The Dunhill Hotel

For an 81-year-old boutique hotel in a busy metroplex like Charlotte, North Carolina, The Dunhill Hotel still weathers the winds of fad and fashion by hewing to its tradition of genteel service. The ten-story Uptown landmark features 60 restored guest rooms that blend such period touches as four-post beds and armoires with the modern necessities of wireless Internet, voice mail, and CD players. Vintage rooms skew toward tradition while the Specialty Collection accentuates modern amenities.

Meeting planners take comfort in the familiar at The Dunhill, which features four meeting rooms and 2,500 square feet for corporate events and business meetings up to 100. Nearby incentives include Discovery Place Science Museum, the Blumenthal Center for the Performing Arts, and professional sports at Bank of America Stadium and Time Warner Cable Arena.