# Downtown hotels **URL:** \ **Category:** New Construction\ **Created:** [May 26, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161 "2018-05-26T21:34:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 50
**Author:** ![Francisco](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/francisco/32/10233_2.png) [@Francisco](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Francisco)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1071 "2021-12-16T14:27:21Z")
They’re excited about the trajectory of the Moore Square District? Are they planning a third downtown project because their two sites in downtown are nowhere near Moore Square. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/jake/32/34692_2.png) [@Jake](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1072 "2021-12-16T14:34:18Z")
It would only make sense- there is a gravel surface lot immediately next to the Hair Curler, along Dawson ---
**Author:** ![oakcityyimby](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@oakcityyimby](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/oakcityyimby)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1073 "2021-12-16T14:39:19Z")
That Stronachs Alley/S Wilmington site they bought is reasonably close. ---
**Author:** ![atl\_transplant](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@atl\_transplant](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/atl_transplant)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1074 "2021-12-16T14:44:03Z")
So much happening I can’t keep them straight. Isn’t the S Wilmington one where they’re building the hotel / apartment combo? ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/jake/32/34692_2.png) [@Jake](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1075 "2021-12-16T14:50:47Z")
That’s the one in the huge surface lot behind Lincoln Theatre ---
**Author:** ![Spero](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Spero](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Spero)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1076 "2021-12-16T14:56:39Z")
Imaps shows both the hotel and lot are owned by Hillsborough Owner LLC, with an address of 520 W 27th Street, NY, NY, was deeded the property November 3. I’m more curious about the lot. I don’t think they’d knock down the hotel so the most they can do is probably improve the facade ---
**Author:** ![oakcityyimby](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@oakcityyimby](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/oakcityyimby)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1077 "2021-12-16T14:58:52Z")
Do you mean the Acorn/Marriott? That’s 415 S. Blount through to Person St. ---
**Author:** ![atl\_transplant](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@atl\_transplant](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/atl_transplant)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1078 "2021-12-16T15:01:13Z")
Yes. Not sure why I was thinking it was this lot ---
**Author:** ![oakcityyimby](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@oakcityyimby](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/oakcityyimby)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1079 "2021-12-16T15:02:13Z")
They’re on catty-corner blocks from each other - easy mistake! ---
**Author:** ![jb50](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@jb50](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/jb50)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1080 "2022-01-26T15:13:52Z")
I’ve heard murmurings of a Kimpton going in at 300 Hillsborough - assumedly in the parking lot right next to the circular Holiday Inn or could be the reason for the recent ownership transition of the HI 🤔. There might be a mix up in the stated address, but just throwing it out into the ether here…and also curious if that rumor is circulating?? Feel free to merge with other relevant threads, just hadn’t seen a related topic yet. ---
**Author:** ![JDenny](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@JDenny](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/JDenny)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1081 "2022-01-26T15:18:44Z")
A Kimpton would be a huge win for Raleigh. Rumor or not, I’m pulling for it to happen. Thanks for the post! ---
**Author:** ![colbyjd3](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/colbyjd3/32/22565_2.png) [@colbyjd3](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/colbyjd3)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1082 "2022-01-26T15:24:27Z")
Wow, _great_ first post, welcome! A Kimpton would be a huge deal for downtown. Would love to see that! ---
**Author:** ![atl\_transplant](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@atl\_transplant](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/atl_transplant)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1083 "2022-01-26T15:37:23Z")
\*has to ashamedly look up Kimpton Oh, wow That’d be a nice get for Raleigh. ---
**Author:** ![ahops0428](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/ahops0428/32/11931_2.png) [@ahops0428](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/ahops0428)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1084 "2022-01-26T15:42:32Z")
I feel Raleigh is severely lacking in ‘boutique’ hotels compared to the cities we like to compare ourselves against (Austin, Charlotte, and Nashville’s of the world). Hell even other NC cities like Durham, Greensboro, and Asheville have a leg up on us in that regard. I do feel there would be a market for a boutique hotel here. I saw some people on my social media timelines stayed at [Bottleworks](https://www.bottleworkshotel.com/about) hotel in Indianapolis for the college football national championship a couple weeks back. Apparently use to be a huge Coca Cola bottling facility back in the 1920s ---
**Author:** ![Nickster](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/nickster/32/8765_2.png) [@Nickster](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Nickster)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1085 "2022-01-26T15:58:27Z")
Kimpton converted the Reynolds Building in Winston into a boutique hotel. I haven’t been since it was converted from the office building. My mom and stepmom (and many others I have known) all worked in the Reynolds Building when I was growing up. I frequently went to have lunch with my mom in the Reynolds Building during my teenage years and have many fond memories of the building and the interesting people I met on those visits. (A future RJR VP told us a story one day of his mom trying to wake him and his siblings up for school when he was a kid. It was hilarious!!) I was very sad to see the company sell their namesake headquarters building, but I have heard that the hotel conversion is very nice. ---
**Author:** ![colbyjd3](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/colbyjd3/32/22565_2.png) [@colbyjd3](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/colbyjd3)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1086 "2022-01-26T15:59:13Z")
Hard agree on this. A good boutique hotel works with the bones of what was already there and, as a result, manages to enhance the character of the neighborhood. It’s nice that we’re getting another downtown hotel, but that Hilton Garden Inn is going to be another cookie-cutter stay that doesn’t really contribute anything beyond additional rooms and the removal of a vacant lot (both good and necessary things, but it’s just… boring). On the flipside, The Durham Hotel is an attraction. Both visitors and locals want to stay there, drink there, even just see the inside. I know several people who have done “staycations” there. I think the closest thing we have to that is the Longleaf Hotel (which I’m a huge fan of, personally), but it’s unfortunately trapped in the least interesting part of downtown. Even a couple more solid boutique hotels could really capture a new crowd of visitors. ---
**Author:** ![jb50](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@jb50](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/jb50)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1087 "2022-01-26T16:20:55Z")
Only a matter of time for Raleigh to up-level our hospitality game, IMO…and from what i’ve heard, this project is bringing in some very reputable NYC based design firm(s), so I’m hopeful it’s going to be very well done with an eye towards experience. ---
**Author:** ![JWH](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/jwh/32/27_2.png) [@JWH](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/JWH)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1088 "2022-01-26T16:30:03Z")
I stayed in that Kimpton about five years ago. Nice rooms and excellent service. They even called the morning of my checkin day to ask if there was anything I would need when I arrived. ---
**Author:** ![Lucius](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b782af/32.png) [@Lucius](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Lucius)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1089 "2022-01-26T16:31:32Z")
Same lol 12 characte ---
**Author:** ![Bobbycox](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bobbycox](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Bobbycox)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161/1090 "2022-01-26T16:37:07Z")
lol…same looks great! I really thought the Sir Walter would be an absolute perfect boutique hotel if done properly. Oh well [Previous page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161.md?page=49) [Next page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/downtown-hotels/161.md?page=51)