Name: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Charlotte Uptown
Address: 201 South McDowell Street, Second Ward, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, US
Price range: $137–$469 per night
Rating: 8.6

What guests think

At Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Charlotte Uptown, travelers consistently praise the friendly, helpful staff, generally clean rooms, and a popular free breakfast, while noting recurring drawbacks like paid parking and occasional street or mechanical noise affecting sleep.

Many guests also like the pool and on-site bar/restaurant. Location feedback is mixed: convenient to Uptown venues and stadiums, but dining and nightlife can require a longer walk and some rooms face traffic noise. Room quality varies, with several reports of dated furnishings, hard mattresses, HVAC/TV/Wi‑Fi issues, and occasional thin walls or light leakage. Expect a comfortable, service-forward stay with city conveniences and some trade‑offs.

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Facilities

Pool area and outdoor lounges are frequently praised, and many guests like the on-site bar/restaurant. Parking is a paid, attached garage that’s convenient but adds $25–$30 per night.

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10

David

Jun 16, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Pool area is lovely. Bar and dining room very nice as was the dinner menu. The free breakfast bar was so varied! Lots of hot and cold choices! The lobby decor was unique. Very elegant urban/city modern.

10

monique

Aug 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The pool and sitting areas were very nice, the breakfast selection was great, and he front desk staff were ALL amazing! Only complaint was the $30 a day parking fee...that was a 45% fee on top of the room rate. I felt like that was taking advantage because there was no parking anywhere else. I did appreciate that they waived that fee for folks who had loved ones at the hospital.

10

Stephen

Jul 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

An excellent facility. It accommodates large groups as well as solo travelers. Pool and exercise room were excellent too.

10

Annmarie

Aug 26, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Once I was able to find the parking garage, it is pretty tough to see the sign depending on which direction you approach from, I found everything else to be great. The free breakfast was plentiful and tasty, and I ate all 3 nights in the dining room. The 1/2 price happy hour prices couldn’t be beat and the portions were great!!!

10

Sinan

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

10 minute walk from uptown Pool area really good and a great bonus Rooms clean and spacious Bar lady’s great service and friendly Breakfast has good choice

10

Kadaisha

Nov 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Restaurant in the hotel was great. Onsite self parking is a plus. Definitely would stay here again

10

Jane

Jul 16, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

The hotel was in a good location, pool was well-maintained and breakfast was good

10

Charles

Dec 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This venue is very convenient and comfortable. The staff was very professional and pleasant. There's a little difficulty getting into the parking deck based on the configuration of registration and parking. The bed was very comfortable, the unit was clean, the bathroom was very ergonomic. The restaurant on site is okay. The only real negative is that hotels.com doesn't tell you that they charge for parking. It's understandable, but would have been nice to know in advance. Otherwise, overall this is a great place and I would come again anytime.

10

Jennifer

Jun 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This hotel checks all the boxes. The quality hot breakfast is appreciated. It's a bit of a walk into the action, but the value reflects that. It's $25 a night to park, being in the city district.

10

Paul

Aug 2, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Lovely place to stay. The staff was wonderful and accommodating. Restaurant was clean and food was excellent. Pool was clean and refreshing .

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Cleanliness

Most reviews report clean rooms and common areas. However, several note issues such as mold in showers, stained or unchanged linens, pests, and occasional maintenance wear.

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Alison

Jul 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall it was good! Just room was not as clean as I expected, but staff was very friendly.

8

Barbara

May 4, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Staff and service were excellent. Room was not as clean as I felt it should be.

8

Sean

Sep 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Overall I had a good experience. The only thing was the elevator was dirty.

8

Amy

Dec 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was courteous, parking lot was easy to access. Hotel was quiet, only issue was shower ceiling near shower head was moldy and coming off on ceiling

4

Rebecca

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The good stuff: Nice pool area. Great breakfast. Easy to Uber from location. The not-so-good stuff. Night 1 - huge roach crawled across the wall. This incident, they took care of right away, and upgraded us to a better room. Was dealt with swiftly and with great customer service. However, it was around 11pm, and climbed right into bed when we got to the suite. Then....DAY 2: Got up and looked down at the bed, and realized there were pee stains all over the sheets that were NOT ours. Very gross to realize we just slept in urine stains. Let the front desk know, and was told they'd fix the problem. Get back from a long day exploring the city, and find the bed has NOT been changed. There were clean sheets folded and left for us in the room, but in a phone call to the front desk, we were told we should have requested them be put on the bed! ??? The rep said we would need to change the DIRTY STAINED SHEETS ourselves and make a new bed. I have NEVER heard of the before in ANY hotel stay! Explained we were paying customers, and shouldn't have to clean a dirty bed left by other guests. Then, the front desk said they were the only staff in the hotel, and would not be able to leave the front desk unless they could find someone to run it for them. So - we changed the gross sheets, and never heard from staff about it again. SO DISAPPOINTED. I've always loved staying in Fairfield Inns, but this experience has me questioning the Marriott brand.

4

Kevin

Jun 10, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We were in Room 608 on 6/8 and the bedding and pillows were stained with what looked like hot sauce. We pulled the nightstand back and there were toenails and trash behind it. I have pictures I can send if needed.

4

Winter

Apr 4, 2023

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The bed wasn’t great but it was tolerable. Parking is an additional $25. There were dirty rags left in my room, the room itself had damaged walls and they were stained. Less than subpar for the money. Do not recommend.

2

Thinh

Feb 22, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Not clean

6

rachel

Sep 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Older and outdated, clean for the most part. Very nice staff.

10

Delann

Nov 11, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Fairfield was wonderful!! From the time we arrived until we left, the service was amazing. I can’t think of anything that they didn’t have for their complimentary breakfast. It was delicious! The rooms were neat, clean, and quiet. I look forward to staying with them again.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally comfortable, but quality varies: some find beds hard, furniture dated, and HVAC or TV/Wi‑Fi unreliable. Traffic noise and thin walls affect certain rooms and floors.

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Catherine

Nov 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

There was significant noise outside my 8th floor window; don't know if it came from roof/access area or the surrounding units. But noise was consistent

10

Erika

Oct 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean and comfortable. Building needs better sound proofing, noisy neighbors and people walking around above us could be heard all night. Staff were great.

8

Lydia

Dec 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great downtown location. I could not give 5 stars because the construction in the area was loud most of the night.

2

Douglas

Jun 20, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

No internet. No housekeeping for three day stay.

4

Darrel

Jan 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The bed was wore out, the heater was loud, I was in room 725

8

Susan

Nov 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

First of all, Hotels.com needs to advertise the final price with tax and parking. Little did I know until after the reservation was booked that $30 parking for an overnight stay wasn't included in the price. The Fairfield is okay. They were kind enough to comp. the parking fee since I was there because a family member had surgery. Rooms are pretty nice, however the comfort of the 2 double beds in the room we stayed in was awful. The mattress was extra firm, hard actually. I would say that it was just my age, but my 42 year old daughter also couldn't get comfortable enough to sleep well. I would have asked for a different room but it had been a very stressful day during my family member's surgery and we'd already gotten undressed and ready for bed. The heat/air system was so loud I finally turned it off and pulled up the covers. The room we were in was on the side of the building that faced Truist Bank, so lots of light came in even around the black out drapes. Also that side of the building had a lot of street noise from the traffic below. The best part of this stay was the breakfast the next morning.

4

Lee

Oct 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel room was old, dented and scratched furniture, noisy as room 425 is by the external machinery. Shower door broken. Breakfast was missing 2 of the 4 hot items. Toilets closed for cleaning at 8am not good at breakfast time.

8

Donna

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was good, staff was friendly, we had to call the first night we were there because our air conditioner was not working. A maintenance guy came to the room and worked on it, but it would not stay on cool it kept reverting the air back to 80 degrees. We had to get up several times during each night we were there because it would get so hot in the room while we were trying to sleep. Also I think charging people that are staying in your hotel for parking is wrong. We paid to stay and then we paid to park our car for 2 days and never left the parking garage after we got there until we left this morning.

4

David

Mar 29, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Super thin walls and extremely small rooms. Breakfast was good. Had to switxh rooms because of a party next to us but the staff was helpful on switching us.

10

Jerler

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was friendly and the room was good, internet was slow but otherwise everything perfect

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Service

Service is widely described as friendly, attentive, and responsive at check-in and breakfast, with maintenance quick to help. A few guests experienced poor follow-through on housekeeping requests or billing issues.

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10

Edward A.

Jul 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Minor issue with air conditioner, maintenance came immediately and problem was resolved. Excellent service by maintenance team.

2

Kristin

Jan 30, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I was charged upon check-in for my stay and parking after having already paid hotels.com. I have made several attempts to get a refund from Fairfield and have yet to get my money back. I have been forced to pay both charges (hotels.com and Fairfield) on my credit card in order to prevent late fees. I will definitely never stay there again and probably won’t use hotels.com again either to avoid any future issues with duplicate charges.

10

John

Aug 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Sherrie, the night shift front desk associate is phenomenal!!! Her attention to detail, making us feel comfortable and welcomed was above and beyond!!! DONT LOSE HER!!!

10

Lenwood

Sep 17, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel staff was super nice

4

Rebecca

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The good stuff: Nice pool area. Great breakfast. Easy to Uber from location. The not-so-good stuff. Night 1 - huge roach crawled across the wall. This incident, they took care of right away, and upgraded us to a better room. Was dealt with swiftly and with great customer service. However, it was around 11pm, and climbed right into bed when we got to the suite. Then....DAY 2: Got up and looked down at the bed, and realized there were pee stains all over the sheets that were NOT ours. Very gross to realize we just slept in urine stains. Let the front desk know, and was told they'd fix the problem. Get back from a long day exploring the city, and find the bed has NOT been changed. There were clean sheets folded and left for us in the room, but in a phone call to the front desk, we were told we should have requested them be put on the bed! ??? The rep said we would need to change the DIRTY STAINED SHEETS ourselves and make a new bed. I have NEVER heard of the before in ANY hotel stay! Explained we were paying customers, and shouldn't have to clean a dirty bed left by other guests. Then, the front desk said they were the only staff in the hotel, and would not be able to leave the front desk unless they could find someone to run it for them. So - we changed the gross sheets, and never heard from staff about it again. SO DISAPPOINTED. I've always loved staying in Fairfield Inns, but this experience has me questioning the Marriott brand.

4

Theresa

Jul 31, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

I checked in on a Tuesday! On Wednesday morning I had to talk into an interpreter app so the staff could understand! (Anyways she said she understood!!) I told her to just replace the towels! Got back to my room in the evening! No towels!!! Had to call to get towels! They brought towels up! I told front desk to have clean towels and trash removed THURSDAY! Nothing again! Called down NOT HAPPY told them again no clean towels and trash way overflowing everywhere because it has been three days AND we needed toilet paper! The lady said, “Do you want your trash out or toilet paper! I said both plus clean towels! She said I will have towels and toilet paper brought up but there is no one here to collect trash, could you please just put it outside your door! I said we have NO TRASH BAGS!! GUESS WHAT Friday evening? No TOWELS!! And on top of all that I was charged $25 day to park but another lady was only charged $9!! Never staying here AGAIN!!!

10

Izabella Christine

Nov 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Wonderful. Everything was very well organized and clean, and the staff were extremely attentive. I hope to return soon.

10

Charles

Dec 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This venue is very convenient and comfortable. The staff was very professional and pleasant. There's a little difficulty getting into the parking deck based on the configuration of registration and parking. The bed was very comfortable, the unit was clean, the bathroom was very ergonomic. The restaurant on site is okay. The only real negative is that hotels.com doesn't tell you that they charge for parking. It's understandable, but would have been nice to know in advance. Otherwise, overall this is a great place and I would come again anytime.

10

Sandra

Aug 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our stay here was terrific! We came for a concert in Charlotte and it was easy to get to from the Ovens auditorium. Front desk was super helpful and friendly, it was easy to check in, parking was simple and had In-N-Out privileges. The room was clean and the beds were comfortable, although whatever they used for air freshener was overpowering and very chemical smelling but that was our only complaint at all! The breakfast was amazing and the staff there were super kind! We will stay here again!

10

Melodi

May 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Erin was super friendly and helpful! She welcomed us with a huge smile and eagerness to make sure we were completely taken care of.

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Location

Convenient for Uptown, Spectrum Center and Bank of America Stadium, with many sights walkable. Several note fewer nearby dining/nightlife options and occasional street or construction noise.

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Roxana

Mar 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Loved staying here! Great room and staff. Efficient parking situation and easily accessible to most of Charlotte and surrounding areas.

8

Andrew

Apr 11, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Lots of options in Charlotte. Nothing wrong with Fairfield at all, just a little out of the way of the Amin restaurants and nightlife.

10

Patricia

Jul 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean and comfortable, dining options at the hotel and walking distance. Walking distance to BOA Stadium, we visited NC for the Copa America, and public transportation options available. Art and NASCAR museums also at walking distance from the hotel! Great visit!

10

Jade

Jul 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The facility is beautiful and the room was very well maintained, although the building is an older building. Also great location in Uptown

10

Jonathan

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Located in downtown Charlotte, Fairfield is very nicely maintained, quiet and clean. Staff were very helpful and friendly. NOT within walking distance of shops or restaurants, but that’s why it’s so such a quiet and safe area. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

8

Lydia

Dec 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great downtown location. I could not give 5 stars because the construction in the area was loud most of the night.

10

Sinan

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

10 minute walk from uptown Pool area really good and a great bonus Rooms clean and spacious Bar lady’s great service and friendly Breakfast has good choice

10

Yancy

Jan 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Close to Hornets area, as we came for a basketball game. Easy walk to the game. Clean stay!

10

Tim

Dec 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice quiet downtown location, convenient but not blocks away from area attractions. Pay to park garage connected $25 daily come and go as much as want. Nothing fancy but solid and works. Front desk was very nice.

10

Kimberlee

Sep 25, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location!

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Dining

Breakfast earns frequent praise for variety and quality, and many enjoyed the on-site restaurant and bar value. Some guests reported early closing times or missing/cold items, and occasional inconsistent dinner quality.

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Elizabeth

Feb 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our room was clean. The mattress is so hard I felt like someone beat me in my sleep. The food at the restaurant was terrible. The staff was friendly and accommodating.

10

David

Jun 16, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Pool area is lovely. Bar and dining room very nice as was the dinner menu. The free breakfast bar was so varied! Lots of hot and cold choices! The lobby decor was unique. Very elegant urban/city modern.

6

Pam

Jan 1, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

New Year’s Day we went down for breakfast at 9:30 and they had it shut down! It’s unheard of to stop breakfast any earlier than 10am on weekends. Desk staff was less than happy to be at work. Good amount of filth built up in the showers. I’d look for a better place next time

10

Kadaisha

Nov 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Restaurant in the hotel was great. Onsite self parking is a plus. Definitely would stay here again

8

Michael

Oct 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Versus friendly staff and very clean. I was disappointed with the breakfast,

4

Lee

Oct 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel room was old, dented and scratched furniture, noisy as room 425 is by the external machinery. Shower door broken. Breakfast was missing 2 of the 4 hot items. Toilets closed for cleaning at 8am not good at breakfast time.

10

Misty

Jun 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We were in Charlotte attending a concert. We only stayed at the hotel to sleep, take showers, and eat breakfast. The room was clean and the bed was extremely comfortable. The clerk that checked us in (initials MCL, per my receipt) was very personable and attentive to detail. She was customer-focused and willing to accommodate our needs. The breakfast buffet was one of the best I've had over my years of travel. That staff was very friendly. Overall, a very pleasurable stay.

10

Delann

Nov 11, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Fairfield was wonderful!! From the time we arrived until we left, the service was amazing. I can’t think of anything that they didn’t have for their complimentary breakfast. It was delicious! The rooms were neat, clean, and quiet. I look forward to staying with them again.

10

Tracie

Dec 6, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful accommodations. Pleasant and helpful staff. Breakfast buffet was excellent and close to everything in uptown Charlotte.

10

Christine

Jul 31, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The bed and pillow were very comfortable. The restaurant food was delicious, and the prices were reasonble. Kudos to Debbie, the restaurant manager. She gives great customer service. There was a hotel shuttle that ran from 10am-10pm, and we were able to easily go between the hotel and the Charlotte Convention Center. Kudos to shuttle driver, Louis. He was so friendly and helpful! I would stay here again in the future!

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Month	Average price
January	$147
February	$157
March	$195
April	$187
May	$197
June	$198
July	$240
August	$179
September	$162
October	$203
November	$145
December	$149

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16 $272	17 $155	18 $224	19 $304
20 $137	21 $182	22 $251	23 $306	24 $179	25 $175	26 $191
27 $148	28 $243	29 $289	30 $296

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $212	2 $330	3 $469
4 $311	5 $217	6 $235	7 $260	8 $272	9 $272	10 $217
11 $154	12 $166	13 $217	14 $208	15 $181	16 $313	17
18 $211	19	20 $269	21 $252	22 $183	23 $227	24 $262
25 $187	26 $231	27 $255	28 $192	29 $153	30 $176	31 $214

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Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa Bed (High Floor)

Room, 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 King Bed (High Floor)

Room, 1 King Bed, Hearing Accessible (Roll-In Shower)

Room, 1 King Bed, Hearing Accessible (Accessible Bathtub)

Room, 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Hearing Accessible (High Floor, Accessible Bathtub)

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Hearing Accessible (High Floor, Roll-In Shower)

Room, 1 King Bed, Hearing Accessible (High Floor, Roll-In Shower)

Room, 2 Queen Beds (High Floor)

Suite, 1 Bedroom, Hearing Accessible (High Floor, Roll-In Shower)

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