About Charlotte

Charlotte is the largest city in North Carolina’s state. It is also the seat of Mecklenburg County. With about 687,456-estimated population in the year 2008 makes the city the 18th largest city in the US. Charlotte’s residents are referred to as Charlotteans. The city is situated on the foothills of Appalachian Mountains approximately 3 hours from Atlantic Ocean. The city is located halfway between Atlanta, Georgia and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Charlotte is served everyday by 3 Amtrak routes including the Crescent train, Carolianian train and Piedmont train. The Crescent train connects the city with Greensboro, Charlottesville, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York to the north while Atlanta, New Orleans, Greenville and Birmingham to the south. The Carolianian train connects the city with Greensboro, Durham, Raleigh, Richmond, Washington, D.C, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York while the Piedmont train connects the city with Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham.

Charlotte is recently planning a new multimodial centralized train station called “Gateway Station”. It’s expected to house the new Greyhound bus station, the future LYNX Purple Line and Crescent line which passes through Uptown Charlotte.

Charlotte Hotel Deals

The Omni Charlotte Hotel is a 4-star hotel established a block away from the Charlotte Arena and Performing Arts Center while the convention center is about 3 blocks away. The Bank of America Stadium, Afro-American Cultural Center and Discovery Place are all within a kilometer away from the hotel. The Charlotte –Douglas International Airport is within 9 kilometers away from the hotel. The rooftop splash pool at the hotel provides exceptional views of Charlotte. The hotels’ lobby has high ceilinged appointed with an atrium and marble flooring. The second-floor escalator provides access to the near health club, lounges, shops and restaurants.

The hotel’s amenities include an outdoor seasonal swimming pool, a fitness center, a 24-hour front desk, banquet facilities, business center, concierge services and 18,000 square feet meeting space. Other amenities include express check-in and checkout, dry cleaning or laundry service, multilingual staff, airport transportation, complimentary newspapers in the lobby and high-speed Internet access in the public areas. It has 374 spacious guestrooms that are categorized into deluxe rooms, premier double rooms, premier executive king rooms, club signature rooms, executive suites, parlor suites, Randolph Scott suites and Mecklenburg suite. All guestrooms features triple sheeting on bed, turndown service upon request, individual climate control, AM and FM alarm clock, hair dryer, fully stocked refreshment center and complimentary USA Today. There are also in-room technology including 25-inch remote control televisions, smartdesk with dataport, 2 telephones with dual lines and speakers and high-speed wireless Internet connection.

The hotel’s complete address is 132 E. Trade Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information call them at (704) 377-0400 or fax them at (704) 347-0649. Enjoy the rates of the hotel from about 129 US dollars between September 4 and November 3, 2009 per night.

The Blake Hotel is a 3-star business-district hotel established about 4 blocks away from the Charlotte Convention Center. The Bank of America Stadium is with 7 blocks from the hotel while the Discovery Place is a mile away and Paramount’s Carowinds theme park is 14 miles away. The hotel’s outdoor swimming pool is open seasonally and a fitness center features strength-training equipment.

There are complimentary amenities at this hotel including the high-speed wireless Internet connection in the lobby and an Uptown shuttle service. Other property amenities include a 24-hour front desk, banquet facilities, business center, dry cleaning or laundry service, exhibit space, event catering and concierge services. Guestrooms at the hotel are furnished with modern furnishing in wood and leather.

All guestrooms feature flat-screen televisions with pay movies, high-speed wireless Internet connection and Cilchrist and Soames designer bath amenities. The complete address of this hotel is 555 South McDoweel in Charlotte, North Carolina. For reservation call them at 1-888-66.