2 lobbies, 2 different room designs. I’m sure some hotel exec thought it was innovative and exciting but it’s nothing to waste exclamation marks over
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The last one I stayed at was 2 weeks ago in Atlanta. I stayed at the Crowne Plaza (don’t recommend) off North Avenue in Midtown(ish), and there was also a Staybridge Suites in the same building. The lobby for the Staybridge was below the lobby for the Crowne Plaza and it entered off the side street.
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Nice photos! Do you happen to know the expected completion date for this project?
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Fall of this year per TBJ article from today. I think they were predicting September back in November of '22 because me and the SO were looking at trying to get a hotel block for our August reception.
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I also noticed in today’s TBJ article on the Tempo hotel that this will also be Raleigh’s highest roof top bar.
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Raleigh has gotten four rooftop bars in the last few years, right? Residence Inn and Willard plus this one and Seaboard under construction.
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Five if you count the Botanical Lounge on Glenwood.
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and @largesevan
Visit Raleigh made a list on the subject not too long ago back in 2022.
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Last spring when we had monthly barhop at AO by Marriott, I stayed there at $300+15 for parking+20 for breakfast+ for wi-if if not a Marriott member. Next night I stayed at Fairfield by Marriott in Southport for $110 with free parking and breakfast. The rooms where exactly the same just AO had fancy decor. I go to hotels for convenience and a place to sleep, Only time I have stayed an high end was when trying to impress or someone else was paying for it. BTW the AO was a comp room so stayed there just to see what the fuss was about, not impressed.
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We might be losing a crane downtown today, this street closure for mobile crane set up should be for removing the stationary crane.
https://twitter.com/RaleighTranspo/status/1630209104273629184?s=20
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So long, ChikFilA Hotel crane, we hardly knew ye
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Any time we lose a crane its because we gained a building! I’m all for it! Let’s put more cranes up so we can lose them!
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Oh yippee ( 
); here comes the ugly.
For what its worth, that’s just the air barrier membrane applied to the exterior sheathing. There will be insulation over this and then whatever cladding/ veneer/ exterior finishes. (probably EIFS or stucco on this side?)
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But less ugly than originally planned…
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That doesn’t make me feel any better!!!
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Crane take down in progress.
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Part of me is sad to see it go, but as I stated before, it’s a milestone of our city growing up! Excited to have a future meet up on the rooftop bar!
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My sadness can only be quenched with more cranes.
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