My husband and I stayed here over the weekend while we were visiting our daughter at Wake Forest University. I was excited to stay at this property and be pampered with luxury.
My husband and I arrived late afternoon on a Friday and were greeted warmly. We were escorted to a cluster of buildings that were not attached to the hotel. It is a charming set-up of buildings with a courtyard setting. This was the last time I felt that the area was charming. The hotel had set up a tent for a wedding reception in the courtyard and we were very apprehensive about the noise that would go on as the tent was set-up literally just a few feet from our door. Our fears were unfounded. We returned late that night after attending a Wake Forest sporting event and there was no one left in the tent area. We were awakened early the next morning by the clean-up crew and the maid cart on the cobblestoned courtyard. The noise was very annoying. We felt as though the hotel should have housed the guests attending the reception in the courtyard area and house the guests not associated with the reception in the main hotel.
The room was spacious and completely updated with a large bathroom. The bed was very comfortable and the bedding was luxurious. When we watched television in bed, the footboard blocked one-half of the view of the television screen. Not a big deal, but a hotel like the Grayln should not have an issue like this.
The Grayln is a very nice, upscale hotel with great amenities. However, we felt a little like step-children being put in the area that was not part of the hotel. It was just unsettling.
I would give the property another try if they could guarantee a reservation in the hotel itself and not in one of the satellite areas. The Grayln is worth another try.
