The pictures and reviews do wonders for this property honestly. I wouldn’t stay here again to be honest but it served its purpose as a place to sleep for the weekend while visiting Raleigh. It’s central to everything we did and was only about a 10 minute drive no matter where we went and the area the hotel is in is safe but the hotel is dated. When we arrived, the first room they put us in smelled like there had been a cat in there, which is fine, I get people travel with animals but the room smelled like cat urine and so did the bedding. The front desk staff was very nice and moved us immediately and the second room was much better and didn’t smell but the beds were very hard and and the lights flickered everytime they turned on like they were struggling to turn on. The shower also sputtered a lot when it was starting like there wasn’t enough water pressure. Like I said, overall it served its purpose but with it being so close to a college and a major city and a major sporting/concert venue and for the price we paid for 2 nights, I expected a nicer stay.