Description:
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, 32? 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 the privacy and comfort of your guestroom.
Guests can also relax in the third floor atrium lobby enjoying stunning views of the sky window above.
The fifth floor penthouse, a private keyed entry floor, features luxury penthouse suites with private furnished patio balconies and exquisite views. These spacious VIP suites are also well suited for private receptions, meetings and retreats. Penthouse guests can also relax in the penthouse commons living area with stunning atrium view of the sky window above. Romantic deluxe eight-foot Euro showers for two with body sprays are also offered in select penthouse suites.
Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast menu at Windows Restaurant amidst expansive views of historic Franklin Street; or relax and unwind in the perfect setting at Robert?s At The Franklin lobby bar and patio with charming sidewalk views, jazz piano and cozy fireplace.
The hotel features a fully equipped executive business center and fitness center, concierge services, on-site/valet parking and more than 2300 square feet of flexible meeting and event space, with state-of-the-art audio visual capabilities including recessed screens and mobile projection systems, and will comfortably accommodate functions for 15 to 240 guests.
We look forward to welcoming you to an extraordinary experience at The Franklin Hotel.
Amenities:
- 24 Hour Reception
- Banquet Facilities
- Bar / Lounge
- Business Center
- Cable / Satellite TV
- Concierge
- Conference Room(s)
- Fitness Room
- Gymnasium
- High-speed Internet
- Laundry service
- Massage / Beauty Centre
- Modem / Data Port
- Non-Smoking Rooms
- Parking
- Pets Allowed
- Refrigerator
- Restaurant
- Room Service
- Safe-Deposit Box
- Swimming pool
Check-in:
From 3:00 PM
Check-out:
Prior to 12:00 PM
Attractions:
Attractions: - ACKLAND ART MUSEUM. . . . . . . . . 0.0 MI/0.0 KM- CAROLINA PERFORMING ARTS. . . . . . 0.0 MI/0.0 KM- CHAPEL HILL MUSEUM. . . . . . . . . 0.5 MI/0.8 KM- CHARLES KURALT LEARNING CENTER IN. .0.0 MI/0.0 KMCARROLL HALL- DEAN E. SMITH CENTER. . . . . . . . 0.0 MI/0.0 KM- DOWNTOWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 MI/0.0 KM- DOWNTOWN CHAPEL HILL. . . . . . . . 0.0 MI/0.0 KM- KENAN FOOTBALL CENTER. . . . . . . .0.5 MI/0.8 KM- KENAN MEMORIAL STADIUM. . . . . . . 0.0 MI/0.0 KM- KIDZU CHILDRENS MUSEUM. . . . . . . 0.0 MI/0.0 KM- MEMORIAL HALL. . . . . . . . . . . .0.0 MI/0.0 KM- MOREHEAD PLANETARIUM AND SCIENCE. . 0.5 MI/0.8 KMCENTER- NC BOTANICAL GARDENS. . . . . . . . 2.0 MI/3.2 KM- NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART. . . . 23.0MI/37.0KM- RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK. . . . . . . 11.0MI/17.7KM- THE MEMORABILIA ROOM IN THE DEAN E..0.5 MI/0.8 KMSMITH CENTER- THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION. . . .0.5 MI/0.8 KMGALLERY WILSON LIB- UNC ATHLETICS. . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate Locations: - AQUEDUCT CONFERENCE CENTER. . . . . 4.0 MI/6.4 KM- DUKE UNIVERSITY. . . . . . . . . . .10.4MI/16.7KM- DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. . . 11.0MI/17.7KM- DURHAM REGIONAL HOSPITAL. . . . . . 16.0MI/25.8KM- THE FRIDAY CENTER. . . . . . . . . .3.5 MI/5.6 KM- THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. . 0.0 MI/0.0 KM- UNC HEALTH CARE. . . . . . . . . . .0.9 MI/1.4 KM- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT. . .0.0 MI/0.0 KMCHAPEL HILL
Recreations: -CARDIO EQUIPMENT-LIMITED HEALTH CLUB-MASSAGE-OUTDOOR POOL
ROBERTS AT THE FRANKLIN: LOCATION - ON PROPERTY
DISTANCE FROM HOTEL -0.0MI / 0.0KM OPEN 4PM-MIDNIGHT DAILY
ROBERTS AT THE FRANKLIN IS AN EXCITING AND ELEGANT NEW GATHERING PLACE IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN CHAPEL HILL. RELAX AND UNWIND IN THE DISTINGUISHED AND LUXURIOUS LOBBY BAR WITH ITS SILVER LEAFED DOME LIGHTING AND INTIMATE AMBIENCE ITALIAN STONE FIREPLACE AND COZY COMFORTABLE SOFT SEATING AREAS AND BABY GRAND WHICH PROVIDES EVENING ENTERTAINMENT. DOUBLE DOORS OPEN ON TO THE OUTSIDE PATIO WITH GASLIGHT LANTERNS AND SIDEWALK VIEWS OF FRANKLIN STREET. THE STUNNING LOBBY BAR FEATURES EXTENSIVE WINE LIST AND MARTINI MENU AS WELL AS DESSERTS AND LIGHT BAR FARE. ENJOY AFTER WORK AFTER THEATRE DURING AND AFTER THE GAME OR AS A SPECIAL MEETING PLACE FOR CASUAL BUSINESS GET-TOGETHERS.
WINDOWS RESTAURANT: LOCATION - ON PROPERTY
DISTANCE FROM HOTEL -0.0MI / 0.0KMOPEN 6A-11A DAILY
A SPECIAL BREAKFAST DESTINATION IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN CHAPEL HILL. THE FRIENDLY AND DEDICATED STAFF WILL WELCOME YOU AS YOU ENJOY A SUMPTUOUS BREAKFAST MENU IN A WARM AND INVITING SETTING WITH STUNNING DOME WINDOWS AND EXPANSIVE VIEWS OF FRANKLIN STREET. THE RESTAURANT IS THE PERFECT GATHERING PLACE FOR THE IMPORTANT EARLY MORNING BUSINESS BREAKFAST AND CASUAL SOCIAL BREAKFAST WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WINDOWS IS ALSO THE IDEAL SETTING FOR PRIVATE RECEPTIONS MEETINGS AND CELEBRATING SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
