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My husband and I are spending 7 nights in the Triangle in a couple of weeks. We are looking to explore relocation sites---work and schools are not a factor for us. Budget no higher than $225,000. I'm thinking Raleigh is a sensible place to base the trip as we want to check out Mebane, North Durham, and possibly Wake Forest in addition to Raleigh.
Unfortunately we can't afford ITB hotels---we want to keep it under 90/night. MUST have in-room internet access and a decent breakfast (i.e. hot breakfast with eggs, not just rolls and cold cereal.) The Hampton Inn off Wake Forest Road (exit 10) looks acceptable, but I'm unsure about the convenience of the location. I read that you can walk to some restaurants from here which would be great. But is it a safe walkabiility, or across a busy road. From Google Earth it looked like the latter. When we go into downtown Raleigh, is parking an issue. (I'm a New Yorker who is used to having to hunt for spots.) Any ideas are appreciated.
Although that hotel is fine, it IS across from a busy street. There is a Trader Joe's across Wake Forest Rd, but I wouldn't really call the area walkable. I think a better choice in the same price range would be the Fairfield Inn by Crabtree Valley Mall. You would be directly off of 440, near 40, and you can walk down the hill to the mall (about .5 mile) where you have tons of shopping and food choices. In addition, it is right beside the city's greenway where you can walk, run or bike for miles.
Thanks for the speedy reply. I appreciate this information. Unfortunately I couldn't find a site that has rates as low as below 90/night. I'm going to keep looking.
When we go into downtown Raleigh, is parking an issue. (I'm a New Yorker who is used to having to hunt for spots.) Any ideas are appreciated.
Why not stay at the Clarion in downtown Raleigh? You'll be able to walk to a ton of restaurants and parking won't be an issue. Plus the rates I just looked up for about a weeks stay are at $82/night! If you want to get to something on the far side of downtown you can even take the free circulator called the R-LINE!
Thanks for the speedy reply. I appreciate this information. Unfortunately I couldn't find a site that has rates as low as below 90/night. I'm going to keep looking.
I want to thank each of you for taking the time to respond to my question. I checked into every option you presented. We ended up going with the Clarion. Got a rate of $67/night. (Took some doing. The first few people we got on the phone quoted us prices that were actually higher than the online booking sites.
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