When the suave, 53-room Durham turned a former bank building – a marvel of midcentury modernist might – into a supremely retro, fiercely local haven in 2015, it marked the moment when the city's revitalized downtown finally got an independent hipster sleep. Raleigh Denim bedspreads, music programming by Durham-based Merge Records – it’s go local or go home.
Award-winning chef Andrea Reusing runs the food and beverage program, best enjoyed on the fantastic open-air rooftop terrace.