City: Chapel Hill, NC
Category: Accommodations
Address: 211 Pittsboro St.
City: Chapel Hill, NC
Category: Accommodations
Address: 311 W. Franklin St.
3. Hampton Inn Chapel Hill
City: Chapel Hill, NC
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (919) 968-3000
Address: 1740 Fordham Blvd./U.S. 15-501
Description: This is a convenient and affordable option for visitors to Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The Hampton Inn is on U.S. 15-501, about 4 miles from the Dean E. Smith Center and UNC Hospitals. The hotel offers 122 rooms all with free high-speed Internet access. A fitness room, outdoor pool, and business center are on site. Smoking rooms are available.
4. The Siena
City: Chapel Hill, NC
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (919) 929-4000
Address: 1505 E. Franklin St.
Description: The Siena embraces the luxurious vibe of the European hotels that inspired it. Marble floors and gilt mirrors greet guests entering the lobby. The 67 rooms and 12 suites are large and classically appointed. On-site amenities include Il Palio, a well-regarded Italian restaurant with an extensive wine list. Turndown service, a hot buffet breakfast, and wireless Internet come with all rooms. The Siena also has a business center and is pet-friendly. The hotel is on Franklin Street about a mile and a half from campus and directly across from the shops and restaurants at University Mall.
5. Inn At Bingham School
City: Chapel Hill, NC
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (800) 566-5583
Address: 6720 Mebane Oaks Rd.
Description: The Inn at Bingham School offers three rooms and a small cottage set in a 208-year-old, National Register of Historic Places home. The 19th-century headmaster for the Bingham School, a prep school for UNC, lived here. Amenities include gas-log fireplaces, heart pine floors, claw-foot tubs, TVs, and wireless Internet. Wine and cheese are served in the evening, and homemade chocolate chip cookies are available throughout the day. The separate Milkhouse Cottage includes a sitting room and whirlpool tub. The breakfast menu changes to include seasonal ingredients, and ranges from baked German pancakes to huevos rancheros. The setting is pastoral, with acres of pecan trees surrounding the grounds and house. It is 5 miles north of UNC’s campus.
6. Rock Quarry Farm Bed & Breakfast
City: Chapel Hill, NC
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (919) 929-1408
Address: 1700 N.C. 54
Description: The decor of the three rooms at Rock Quarry Farm echoes the rustic aesthetic of the 120-year-old farmhouse. Wood floors, stone fireplaces, and simple antiques make for cozy surroundings. The lawn is shaded by 200-year-old oaks and magnolias, and outdoor dining is available in the covered pole barn. Bluegrass bands play on some Saturday nights on the cabin porch. Rates include breakfast and either afternoon tea or evening wine and cheese. The inn is about 3½ miles west of downtown Carrboro.