O. Henry Hotel - Greensboro, North Carolina - Hotel With Banqueting Rooms

The O. Henry Hotel is an eight story building located in Green Valley Road, Greensboro, North Carolina and has 131 rooms. It is a privately run hotel and is operated by Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels, a company founded in 1988. The hotel is named after the short story writer O. Henry, who was born in Greensboro in 1862.

The O.Henry was originally built in 1919 in downtown Greensboro and was initially a huge success. After interstates were built and the city grew away from the downtown area, the hotel closed in the 1960s and was demolished in 1979. The old brand was revived though and the existing hotel was opened in 1998.

The hotel is easily accessible from Piedmont Triad International Airport, which is approximately seven miles away. Complimentary airport transportation is one of the services on offer by the hotel, by way of a black London taxi. Guests making their own way there can utilize the free parking at the hotel.

Bedrooms and suites vary in sizes, but all have high ceilings and soundproof walls. The King Rooms and Double Queen Rooms are en-suite with TV, microwave and mini cooler. The Porter Suites and Magi Suites are larger and more expensive, with the latter having a lounge as well as the bedroom and bathroom.

Each bathroom also has a separate dressing room as well as a Terrazzo shower. Wireless high speed internet access is available in each room. Guests can order in-room dining from Green Valley Grill's lunch, dinner and brunch menus.

The Green Valley Grill is actually connected to the hotel. There are various dining options within the restaurant, which include the Main Dining Room, a smaller Copper Dining the Courtyard for dining outdoors and the bar. There is also a home made complimentary breakfast served to guests in the hotel's pavilion.

Recreational activity is available at the hotel. The fitness room is open 24 hours a day and has many apparatus such as exercise bikes, treadmills, weights, bench and floor exercise equipment. There is an outdoor swimming pool, which is open between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 8am to 8pm.

There are four banquet rooms seating from 14 to 150 guests maximum in a total of 5,000 square feet. Conferences, meetings or banquets will have a planning professional assigned to help customers with their requirements. Food is again catered for by the Green Valley Grill.

The same rooms can also be hired for special occasions such as wedding ceremonies, receptions, or any other parties. Special packages are offered for weddings at the hotel, which include two quarter bottles of champagne for the bride and groom. Staff at the hotel can also suggest ideas for florists, photographers and musicians.

Reviews from guests who have stayed at the O. Henry have been very positive, with many suggesting it is a good place to take a long weekend holiday. They have almost all suggested it is very clean and well run. Several went as far as to say it was the best hotel in the city.