The Best Places to Drink and Stay in Raleigh
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The best places to drink and stay in Raleigh, according to the experts: the Forbes Travel Guide, the Michelin Guide, and the James Beard Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. The Umstead Hotel and Spa comes out on top.
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Guest House Raleigh and The Longleaf Hotel hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Difford's Guide next.
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Pine trees and a three-acre lake frame this Forbes Five Star hotel in Cary, close enough to RDU that a delayed flight barely stings. The Umstead is the kind of full-service resort that earns a weekend on its own terms, with a spa, an upscale restaurant, and hiking trails threading through an adjacent nature park. The crowd tends toward quiet money rather than loud occasion.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Guest House Raleigh (this place) 72.605
- #2 The Longleaf Hotel 72.605
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Guest House Raleigh 72.605
- #2 The Longleaf Hotel (this place) 72.605
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Twenty-inch brick walls and ornate plasterwork that predate the Civil War set the scene at this nine-room boutique hotel in Boylan Heights. The Italianate mansion has been fitted out in what the team calls "Modern Victorian," meaning four-poster beds and working fireplaces alongside contemporary furniture, so it reads as historic without feeling like a museum. Guests book the Honeymoon Suite; the house books weddings in the library and drawing room.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
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The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
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The awards
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: Difford's Guide
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide