With more than 30,000 hotel rooms in the Charlotte area, including 4,100 within walking distance of the Charlotte Convention Center, the city and its environs were comfortably equipped for the DNC's 35,000 attendees. Following are three of the approximately 150 properties used during the event.
Now that it can be told, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stayed at the elegant Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge (704.248.4000; www.theballantynehotel.com) in south Charlotte's scenic Ballantyne neighborhood. Part of Starwood's Luxury Collection, the Forbes Four-Star and AAA Four-Diamond hotel features 200 rooms, 14 suites, a 36-room lodge and a four-bedroom cottage. Located 20 minutes from the airport and downtown Charlotte, the hotel offers over 30,000 square feet of versatile indoor and outdoor space.
Headquarters for the New York delegates, the Renaissance Charlotte SouthPark Hotel (704.501.2510; www.marriott.com) is located just a few minutes south of downtown Charlotte. With 262 rooms and two suites on seven floors, the hotel provides 14 meeting rooms for a total of 8,775 square feet of meeting space.
Located in the heart of Uptown Charlotte directly across from the Charlotte Convention Center and just blocks from Bank of America Stadium, Time Warner Cable Arena and the EpiCentre entertainment complex, the AAA Four Diamond Hilton Charlotte Center City (704.377.1500; www3.hilton.com) features 402 rooms and over 30,000 square feet of flexible space.
