Stephanie & Louis
Stephanie & Louis
Travel
Heads up!!!!
There is an international Bluegrass Festival in Raleigh the weekend of our wedding. As such, much of the downtown Raleigh room inventory is already booked, and AirBnB costs are outta sight for that weekend in the downtown area.
We have chosen a room block near the airport and also near our house for the family who may be flying in. We can help you locate a good hotel if you want to be elsewhere in the city, or if the room block is full.
I'll add links to a few hotels we can vouch for, and please ask if you need any other help!
Market Hall
Here is a map of Market Hall and the surrounding area. We have also highlighted your best parking deck options in blue icons. If you want to interact with that map, please click here. A note for locals: there will be little to no parking in City Market itself, Moore Square will still be under renovations, and the Wide Open Bluegrass Festival will be happening in the streets of downtown Raleigh (mostly 2 blocks up on Fayetteville St.) at the same time as the wedding, so a parking deck may be your best bet.
We've also secured a 18 passenger shuttle that will depart for the hotel at least twice after the cake cutting.
Does Raleigh have public transit?
Unfortunately, the answer is, yes, but not as much as we would hope. You may want to consider a rental car if you will be traveling to see more than the rehearsal and wedding. Uber and Lyft are thriving here in the Triangle. An Uber from the Brier Creek area (where we have the hotel block) is about $30 one-way.
Hampton Inn & Suites Raleigh-Durham Airport-Brier Creek
We have secured a block of 20 rooms across two properties - the Hampton Inn and the Embassy Suites. The link below takes you to the group reservation page. However, the rate is only available until Sept. 7, 2018 so please consider making your reservations sooner rather than later.
These two properties share a parking lot, as well as an airport shuttle, and a neighborhood shuttle that will take you to the shopping centers that are in the area. To offer context, the shuttles will take you to Brier Creek Commons as well as Brierdale (mmm... sushi) and to the Starbucks that is teasing you out the window from the other side of Glenwood Avenue.
Embassy Suites Raleigh - Durham Airport/Brier Creek
We have secured a block of 20 rooms across two properties - the Hampton Inn and the Embassy Suites. The link below takes you to the group reservation page. However, the rate is only available until Sept. 7, 2018 so please consider making your reservations sooner rather than later.
These two properties share a parking lot, as well as an airport shuttle, and a neighborhood shuttle that will take you to the shopping centers that are in the area. To offer context, the shuttles will take you to Brier Creek Commons as well as Brierdale (mmm... sushi) and to the Starbucks that is teasing you out the window from the other side of Glenwood Avenue.
Hyatt Place North Raleigh-Midtown
Slightly north of downtown along Wake Forest Road, just beyond the Beltline. Couldn't get enough rooms here for a block and it wasn't near us. Highly recommend car or Uber for most trips. (It is, however, near Trader Joe's and delish sushi!)
Aloft Raleigh
Walking distance from NC State, yet with that comes the sound of the Belltower, so ask for a room on the OTHER side of the hotel. I've stayed here during weather coverage, and it's quite a comfy place. Restaurants walking distance, short Uber to the ceremony, but minimal shopping. With no airport shuttle, you'll need a car here.