The Franklin Hotel

Celebrate a new tradition. Experience Chapel Hill as you never have before. Come and discover The Franklin Hotel a premiere luxury boutique hotel on Franklin Street in the heart of historic downtown Chapel Hill opening Fall 2006. The new hotel offers luxury convenience and unsurpassed attention to detail and personalized service with a gracious and dedicated expert staff. Centrally located at 311 West Franklin Street The Franklin Hotel is just steps away from the campus of the University of Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Dean E. Smith Center Memorial Hall Morehead Planetarium fine restaurants museums art galleries theaters and boutiques and is convenient to I-40 Raleigh Durham Airport Research Triangle Park Durham and Hillsborough. Simple elegance with a distinctive classic style in a warm inviting atmosphere the upscale hotel features 67 beautifully appointed guestrooms including 7 luxury penthouse suites. The comfortable guestrooms feature expansive high ceilings and either double glass doors that open on to private furnished patio balconies or large dome windows both filling the room with beautiful natural light and offering lovely panoramic views of Franklin Street downtown Chapel Hill and beyond. The elegant guestrooms offer many of the finest modern amenities and secure comforts featuring King or Double Queen luxury pillow-top beds adorned with the finest linens executive writing desks with speaker and portable phones private phone number voicemail data port and complimentary high speed wireless internet access for a comfortable working environment in-room distributed audio with local source connections for Ipod with high fidelity sound 32inch wall-mounted LCD HD TV with 145 channels refrigerator nightly turndown service room service in-room vanity with make-up mirror luxurious bath amenities and bathrobe hairdryer complimentary morning newspaper guest-controlled safe and valet-laundry service. Unwind and renew with luxurious spa services offered in t