Carolina Inn (The)
Nationally Registered Historic Place
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Recently, after having heard about "Friday on the Front Porch" at the Carolina Inn, I stopped by to check it out. Unfortunately, the atmosphere was a little strange. I'm not sure if it was that everyone was trying to hard to fit into some southern cliche, or if it was the overcrowding, or if it was all the pretensiousness, or if it was the sad fact that the "too cool" bar tenders overcharged my tab! (not cool guys, very not cool). It really speaks to poor management/hiring practices when you find barkeeps like that. Needless to say I will not be going back, and I will discourage any of my friends to stop by either. Additionally, when I was interviewing for graduate school at UNC, I stayed at the hotel. It was nice, but a little overpriced - your not paying for accomodation, your paying for location I suppose. To sum it up... staff is pretty immature and unprofessional, but the hotel is "relatively" nice.
Reviewed by: Isaac from on Jun 24 2009
It is a nice plece to visit the service was great. i like the staff. The rooms were comfortable, the food was delicious,The customer service was excellent. I would recommend this place to my family and friends.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 09 2007
The rooms and the service are much to be desired, but the location is good as long as you do not need to drive anywhere during your stay.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 09 2007
My husband and I chose the Carolina Inn as the site for our wedding and reception back in 2002. We were impressed from the minute we first walked into the hotel and walked away with wonderful memories of the entire event. It was better than we had planned for or expected, really every detail worked out great. The guests who stayed there all raved about their rooms and we too enjoyed our room and the special basket of goodies the hotel provided for us. It's a beautiful place!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Nov 12 2006
My family ate here for Thanksgiving, and enjoyed the most wonderful buffet spread! The food was well laid out across the buffet room, wll organized and very appealing! It tasted even better than it looked. I would highly recommend having your Thanksgiving dinner there!
Reviewed by: dukefan86 from on Sep 26 2006
While the location is excellent for those visiting the university it is also just one of my very favorite hotels. We travel just to stay there. Staff is very accomodating , food is superb. They treat Hilton Honors Dimond members especially nice!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 04 2006
THE CAROLINA INN IS A GOOD PLACE TO VISIT AND A GOOD PLACE TO STAY AT WHILE YOU ARE ON YUOR VACATION, HONEYMOON, OR YOUR BUSINESS TRIPS!!!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Apr 10 2006
The Carolina Inn was one of the most beautiful hotels I have ever stayed in. The facility is incredibly elegent and full of southern charm. The food was delicious and perfectly prepared and the staff was courtious. I can't wait to go back.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 11 2006
I recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to visit Chapel Hill (or UNC). This hotel is located on campus in walking distance from Franklin Street (street with places to eat and shop, and drink). The historic hotel has clean rooms and a wonderful dining room!
Reviewed by: Matthew Justice from on Mar 18 2005
Nationally Registered Historic Place
Back to Carolina Inn (The)
Recently, after having heard about "Friday on the Front Porch" at the Carolina Inn, I stopped by to check it out. Unfortunately, the atmosphere was a little strange. I'm not sure if it was that everyone was trying to hard to fit into some southern cliche, or if it was the overcrowding, or if it was all the pretensiousness, or if it was the sad fact that the "too cool" bar tenders overcharged my tab! (not cool guys, very not cool). It really speaks to poor management/hiring practices when you find barkeeps like that. Needless to say I will not be going back, and I will discourage any of my friends to stop by either. Additionally, when I was interviewing for graduate school at UNC, I stayed at the hotel. It was nice, but a little overpriced - your not paying for accomodation, your paying for location I suppose. To sum it up... staff is pretty immature and unprofessional, but the hotel is "relatively" nice.
Reviewed by: Isaac from on Jun 24 2009
It is a nice plece to visit the service was great. i like the staff. The rooms were comfortable, the food was delicious,The customer service was excellent. I would recommend this place to my family and friends.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 09 2007
The rooms and the service are much to be desired, but the location is good as long as you do not need to drive anywhere during your stay.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 09 2007
My husband and I chose the Carolina Inn as the site for our wedding and reception back in 2002. We were impressed from the minute we first walked into the hotel and walked away with wonderful memories of the entire event. It was better than we had planned for or expected, really every detail worked out great. The guests who stayed there all raved about their rooms and we too enjoyed our room and the special basket of goodies the hotel provided for us. It's a beautiful place!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Nov 12 2006
My family ate here for Thanksgiving, and enjoyed the most wonderful buffet spread! The food was well laid out across the buffet room, wll organized and very appealing! It tasted even better than it looked. I would highly recommend having your Thanksgiving dinner there!
Reviewed by: dukefan86 from on Sep 26 2006
While the location is excellent for those visiting the university it is also just one of my very favorite hotels. We travel just to stay there. Staff is very accomodating , food is superb. They treat Hilton Honors Dimond members especially nice!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 04 2006
THE CAROLINA INN IS A GOOD PLACE TO VISIT AND A GOOD PLACE TO STAY AT WHILE YOU ARE ON YUOR VACATION, HONEYMOON, OR YOUR BUSINESS TRIPS!!!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Apr 10 2006
The Carolina Inn was one of the most beautiful hotels I have ever stayed in. The facility is incredibly elegent and full of southern charm. The food was delicious and perfectly prepared and the staff was courtious. I can't wait to go back.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 11 2006
I recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to visit Chapel Hill (or UNC). This hotel is located on campus in walking distance from Franklin Street (street with places to eat and shop, and drink). The historic hotel has clean rooms and a wonderful dining room!
Reviewed by: Matthew Justice from on Mar 18 2005
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