Our wedding hotel block is conveniently located to a handful of activities and sights in and around the greater Raleigh area. Below are some recommendations of things to do!

The hotel is located southwest of Raleigh but, within 20 minutes, there are plenty of parks, trails, sights, and breweries to explore!

Downtown by the NC State Capitol building:

- Shopping: Deco Raleigh, Hartwell, Village District

- Coffee: Morning Times, 321, Blackbird, Little Native

- Eats/Treats: Morgan St Food Hall, Transfer Co. Food Hall, Sam Jones BBQ, Big Ed's, Gravy, Bittersweet, Videri

- Bars/Restaurants: Irregardless, Whiskey Kitchen, Brewery Bhavana, Flying Saucer

- Breweries: Crank Arm, Trophy, Burial, Wye Hill

Southwest of Downtown:

- NC State Farmers Market (Open daily)

- State Farmer's Market Restaurant

- Pullen Park

- Dorothea Dix Park

- Lake Johnson Park

- JC Raulston Arboretum

- WRAL Azalea Garden

- Drinks: Riparian, Trophy Brewery (Maywood)

Northeast of Downtown (our neck of the woods)

- Durant Nature Preserve

- Neuse River Trail

- Crabtree Creek Trail

- Eats/Treats: Standard Beer + Food, Gringo a Go Go, Longleaf BBQ, Oakwood Pizza, East Cut Sandwiches, Goodberry's, Two Rooster's Ice Cream

- Breweries: Ponysaurus, Lynwood, R&D, Edit

Originally a railroad hub, Cary is a nice little suburban town about 15 minutes north of the hotel.

- The Downtown Cary Park is a beautiful newly renovated park with a library, trails, playgrounds, and water features.

- Cary Night Market (8/16 at the park)

- Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve

- Coffee: Esteamed, BREW

- Eats/Treats: Di Fara Pizza, Scratch Kitchen, Goodberry's, FRESH Ice Cream

- Breweries: Bond Bros, Cotton House, South Line, Vicious Fishes

This is the town where the wedding reception will be, about a 15 minute drive from the hotel. There is a cute little main street with shops and restaurants.

- Mims Trail

- Ting Park

- Eats/Treats: My Way Tavern, Vieni, FRESH Ice Cream, Mama Birds Ice Cream

- Breweries: Local Time, Bombshell

"The Peak of Good Living", Apex is the closest of the downtowns to the hotel. The little main street is 10 minutes to the main street.

- Shops: Cocoon Gallery, Doodling Bug, Apex Outfitter

- Eats: Scratch Kitchen, Salem St Pub

- Coffee: Common Grounds, Mission Market

- Breweries: Oaklyn Springs, TapStation, Southern Peak

- Apex Lake Community Park

- Jordan Lake State Park (West of town, 20 min from hotel)

Raleigh's neighbor city in the Research Triangle, downtown Durham is about a 30 minute drive from the hotel. For the adventurous, the American Tobacco Trail follows an old rail line 20+ miles from Durham down to Apex.

- Durham Bulls are home all week

- American Tobacco Campus

- Duke University

- Boxyard RTP

- Breweries: Ponysaurus, Hi-Wire, Flying Bull, Tobacco Wood