Top Luxury Hotels in North Carolina

Traveling to North Carolina can be an outdoor enthusiast's dream come true. With beaches, mountains and wilderness areas, the state has plenty of outdoor activities for visitors to enjoy. In addition to fun-filled days, guests can also delight in spending their evenings in some of North Carolina's luxury hotels, making the vacation both relaxing and adventurous.

Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa

According to Frommer's, the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa is North Carolina's best luxury hotel. Located in Asheville, guests can enjoy an on-site golf course and 50,000 square foot sports complex where guests can play a variety of sports including tennis, racquetball and swimming. The state of the art spa allows guests the opportunity to enjoy various spa treatments including a massage, hydro bath and a mountain honey wrap. Guest rooms and suites come complete with free wireless Internet access, microwave, refrigerator, video games, pay-per-view movies and coffeemakers.

Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
290 Macon Avenue
Asheville, North Carolina 28804
(800) 438-5800
groveparkinn.com/Leisure/

Inn on Biltmore Estate

Located in Asheville, the Inn on Biltmore Estate allows guests to experience life on the Vanderbilt's country retreat. The inn's decor was inspired by the Biltmore estate to provide a relaxing atmosphere for guests. Large plasma televisions, custom bath fixtures, high speed Internet service, concierge service, in-room movies and complimentary shuttle services to the Biltmore estate are among the various amenities available to guests. Guests will also delight in the Inn's close proximity to various Asheville attractions, such as hiking locations, horseback riding and the Great Smokey Mountains.

Inn on Biltmore Estate
1 Antler Hill Road
Asheville, North Carolina 28803
(800) 411-3812
biltmore.com/stay/inn/default.asp

Pinehurst Resort

Nestled among the sandhills of North Carolina, Pinehurst is part of America's number one golf destination. With over 40 courses in the sandhills area, this location can be a golfers dream come true. The resort is comprised of three hotels, villas and condos that provide guests with free high speed Internet access, valet service and complimentary shuttle services to all resort amenities. Guests can enjoy golf, swimming, bicycling, spa treatments and carriage rides while staying at the resort.

Pinehurst Resort
80 Carolina Vista Drive
Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374
(910) 235-8507
pinehurst.com/

Article Written By Emily Retherford

Emily Retherford has been a full-time freelance writer since 2009. She specializes in travel, parenting, fashion and beauty with work appearing on various online publications.

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