The Velvet Cloak Inn, Raleigh, Arrival

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1505 Hillsborough Street

Raleigh, 27605 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 17 of 21
Average review rating: 2.24

OpinionWell Value Index: NA

Traveler reviews analyzed: TripAdvisor (36) , YahooTravel (7)

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1. We arrived yesterday and checked in with the front desk.

"What has happened to this once cool place? Scary as hell! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/31/2010 Vote

2. With two little ones, we ran out of cups almost immediately ;) We used the coffee cups for toothbrushing the night we arrived, not realizing they were necessary if we wanted coffee the next morning.

"A Fraying Sweater, now " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/13/2009 Vote

3. Maybe it was because it was nighttime when we arrived, but it definitely had an air of past elegance.

"A Fraying Sweater, now " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/13/2009 Vote

4. No mention had been made about the pool being drained even though we called to re-confirm our room being by the pool the day before we arrived.

"Once great hotel is now the pits! " Read full review on YahooTravel 4/19/2009 Vote

5. No mention had been made about the pool being drained even though we called to re-confirm our room being by the pool the day before we arrived.

"A once great, historic hotel now a pit with no idea about service! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/19/2009 Vote

6. The clerk was friendly upon arrival.

"Scared Out of Our Wits " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/16/2008 Vote

7. Upon arrival, check-in was quick, the room was clean and roomy, and I LOVED the new mattresses.

"Love the Velvet Cloak " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/4/2007 Vote

8. When we first arrived, check in was relativly easy.

"Be Prepared, it`s an old motel!!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/14/2006 Vote