NC Charlotte Crowne Plaza Downtown

[cunparis]

I won this hotel on a $70 bid with priceline. I immediately came here and then was a bit afraid of what I was going to get. I was pleasantly surprised. Many reviews here are from the best western period or the renovation period. The hotel is much better now. The hotel is very pretty and I have very few complaints.

The first is the parking is no longer included, and it's $15/day. A bit steep in my opinion but it's always like that with downtown hotels. Speaking of downtown, if you really don't need to be close to downtown then I would skip it for a comfort inn or something similar outside of downtown. The location isn't in the middle of downtown, it's on the southern edge and there isn't much within a short walking distance.

The free breakfast buffet is no longer included either. We bought yogurts and bananas for breakfast.

The room was beautiful. Internet access was free and great. The staff was extremely friendly, almost to the point of being annoying (ok I'm exaggerating). This was the most friendly staff I've ever seen. Everyone greeted us. The parking is very accessible and safe. Easy to bring our bags in from the parking. Our room was on the street level and it was quiet for us (4th floor), we didn't hear the traffic. The hotel is very close to the freeway which makes it easy to get to the hotel.

Overall we had a great stay. If I couldn't get it with priceline I wouldn't pay full price, I'd go for a comfort inn nearby. Unless you need to be close to downtown.

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if anyone has any questions let me know.