Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
Carolina gem balances tradition and trends
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Durham is a traditional college town with growing-city tendencies. Thanks to Duke University and a diverse metropolis jostling for position in the same space, there are times when the two sides spill over onto the other — and never is that more present than at Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club.
Named after the late tobacco maven and philanthropist Washington Duke, this upscale hotel option for campus visitors and area businesspeople has an elegance that resonates back to a simpler time — 19th-century-inspired furnishings in the lobby and old photos of the Duke family throughout the public spaces certainly help in this mission.
But in the same breath, the 271-room Forbes Travel Guide Recommended hotel has a cosmopolitan side that struts in the form of in-room gadgetry and an in-cart GPS system for the 18-hole championship golf course that should come with NASA clearance.
Getting There
3001 Cameron Boulevard, Durham, North Carolina 27705
TEL800-443-3853
TEL919-490-0999
NEARBY AIRPORT(S)
RDU (24-30 min)
GSO (1 h 5 min- 1 h 15 min)
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