Blowing Rock · Hotel shortlist
Cheap hotels in the old town, Blowing Rock
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These are my five favourites in Blowing Rock, out of the 21 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.3 down to 3.9.
Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $53.
Highest rated of the five
Suburban Studios Winston Salem-University Parkway
★★★★★4.3 from 79 reviews
Suburban Studios Winston Salem-University Parkway comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.3 from 79 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 4 star property, found under old town and around $53 a night on the dates we checked.
21 hotels in Blowing Rock qualified for this list and five made it. Village Inn Hotel and Event Center | A Trademark Collection by Wyndham is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
- Step free accesslevel entry and a lift
All five, ranked
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1
Suburban Studios Winston Salem-University Parkway
★★★★★4.3 from 79 reviews
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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2Village Inn Hotel and Event Center | A Trademark Collection by Wyndham
★★★★★4.3 from 854 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Kid friendly
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3Suburban Studios Winston-Salem near Hanes Mall
★★★★★4 from 291 reviews
- Pool
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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4The Hawthorne Inn & Conference Center
★★★★★4.1 from 1,349 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kitchen
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5Spark by Hilton Winston-Salem University
★★★★★3.9 from 74 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
How this list was put together
21 Blowing Rock hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
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