Intown Suites
Nearest to Viola Drive--about five minutes by car--is Intown Suites Extended Stay Living on Albemarle Road. Offering complete kitchens, free high-speed internet, laundry facilities, weekly housekeeping, and lower rates for weekly stays, the Intown is geared for guests who want to enjoy Charlotte's attractions for more than a few days.
7135 Albemarle Road
Charlotte, NC 28227
(704) 536-8376
intownsuites.com
Greenleafe Inn
Fifteen minutes to the east of Viola Drive is the Greenleafe Inn. Offering 67 rooms with wireless broadband internet and weekly housekeeping, the Greenleafe is another hotel set up to appeal to long-stay travelers. Sports fans will enjoy the Monday Night Football Parties and golf packages that take advantage of fifteen local courses.
5820 Monroe Road
Charlotte, NC 28212
(704) 319-1900
greenleafeinn.com
Best Western Charlotte/Matthews Hotel
Also fifteen minutes from Viola Drive, the Best Western Charlotte/Matthews Hotel is a more traditional daily-rate hotel, located close to several corporate offices in the Crown Point Development Business Park, and local attractions, Matthews Park, McAlpine Park, Paramount's Carowinds Amusement Park and North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center.
Amenities include a gym with universal weight machine, laundry, business center, meeting room, conference facilities, free wireless internet, and massage services.
2501 Sardis Road N
Charlotte, North Carolina 28227
(704) 845-2810
bestwestern.com
Candlewood Suites Charlotte-University
Operated by the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Candlewood Suites is another extended stay hotel, fifteen minutes to the north of Viola Drive. Amenities include a gym with two treadmills, a stairstepper, and universal weight machine, that was renovated in 2008, on-site barbecue grills, weekly housekeeping, and a launderette.
8812 University East Drive
Charlotte, NC 28213
(704) 598-9863
ichotelsgroup.com
Article Written By Jeff Studebaker
Jeff Studebaker is a travel writer and recreational fisherman who started writing professionally in 2003 as a Bangkok-based reporter. Covering Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, he has published more than 1,000 articles in magazines including "Travel Trade Gazette," "MICE Magazine," and "Business Travel News." A psychology B.A. from Western Washington University, he is now based in Bellingham, Wash.
