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Duke Tower
HOTEL$
( 866-385-3869, 919-687-4444;
www.duketower.com
; 807 W Trinity Ave, Durham; ste $88-98;
)
For less than most local hotel rooms you can enjoy a condo with hardwood
floors, full kitchen, and a tempur-pedic mattress. Premium suites have flatscreen TVs.
Located in Durham's historic downtown tobacco-mill district.
Inn at Celebrity Dairy
B&B$$$
( 919-742-5176;
www.celebritydairy.com
;
144 Celebrity Dairy Way, Siler City; r incl breakfast
$100-165, ste $165; )
Thirty miles west of Chapel Hill in rural Chatham County,
this working goat dairy offers B&B accommodations in a Greek Revival farmhouse. Sa-
vor goat's-cheese omelets for breakfast then head out to the barn to pet the goat who
provided the milk.
Carolina Inn
HOTEL$$$
( 919-933-2001;
www.carolinainn.com
; 211 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill; r from $179; )
Even
if you're not a Tar Heel, this lovely on-campus inn will win you over with hospitality and
historic touches. The charm starts in the bright lobby then continues through the hall-
ways, lined with photos of alums and championship teams. At press time the inn had fin-
ished renovating some of the guestrooms, adding eco-friendly features.
Eating
Durham was named 'The South's Tastiest Town' by
Southern Living
in 2013, and for
good reason. The area abounds with top-notch restaurants. Downtown Durham has scads
of great eateries, coffee shops and bars. Most of Chapel Hill's better restaurants are
found along Franklin St.
Neal's Deli
BREAKFAST, DELI$
(
www.nealsdeli.com
; 100 E Main St, Carrboro; breakfast $3-6, lunch $5-9; 7:30am-7pmTue-Fri,
8am-4pm Sat & Sun)
Before starting your day, chow down on a delicious buttermilk break-
fast biscuit at this tiny deli in downtown Carrboro. The egg, cheese and bacon is some
kind of good. For lunch, Neal's serves sandwiches and subs, from chicken salad to pas-
trami to a three-cheese pimiento with a splash of bourbon.
Toast
SANDWICHES$
(
www.toast-fivepoints.com
; 345 W Main St, Durham; sandwiches $7; 11am-8pm Mon-Fri, to 3pm
Sat)
Families, couples, solos and the downtown lunch crowd - everybody loves this tiny
Italian sandwich shop, one of the eateries at the forefront of downtown Durham's revital-
