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High end hotels downtown in Winston-Salem

Stefan Bauer

Stefan Bauer The American west

Updated 1 September 2026 · 17 Winston-Salem hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Winston-Salem, out of the 17 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.4.

Quiet home in the Kernersville near Winston Salem, Greensboro, High Point is the one I would book myself.

Quiet home in the Kernersville near Winston Salem, Greensboro, High Point

Highest rated of the five

Quiet home in the Kernersville near Winston Salem, Greensboro, High Point

★★★★★5 from 180 reviews

Quiet home in the Kernersville near Winston Salem, Greensboro, High Point comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 180 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 found under city centre and around $270 a night on the dates we checked.

17 hotels in Winston-Salem qualified for this list and five made it. Updated Hidden Gem, close to Kernersville and Winston is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Quiet home in the Kernersville near Winston Salem, Greensboro, High Point1

    Quiet home in the Kernersville near Winston Salem, Greensboro, High Point

    ★★★★★5 from 180 reviews

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    • Updated Hidden Gem, close to Kernersville and Winston2

      Updated Hidden Gem, close to Kernersville and Winston

      ★★★★★4.9121213 from 132 reviews

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      • Kimpton Cardinal Hotel3

        Kimpton Cardinal Hotel

        ★★★★★4.4 from 1,084 reviews

        • Spa
        • Gym
        • Restaurant
        • Bar
        • Parking
        • Kitchen

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      • Downtown Charm, 3 Bdr, Near Rest and Bars4

        Downtown Charm, 3 Bdr, Near Rest and Bars

        ★★★★★4.8221426 from 140 reviews

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        • Unique 3Bd 2Ba GAME ROOM mins to Downtown5

          Unique 3Bd 2Ba GAME ROOM mins to Downtown

          ★★★★★4.773239 from 142 reviews

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          How this list was put together

          17 Winston-Salem 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.

          Stefan Bauer

          Stefan Bauer The American west

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