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Hotels


Best Western Plus Edison Inn
1595 Mechanical Blvd
Garner, North Carolina

VALUE PLACE RALEIGH
142 Cleveland Crossing Dr
Garner, North Carolina

Hampton Inn Raleigh/Clayton I-40
100 Hampton Dr
Garner, North Carolina

Wingate by Wyndham Raleigh South / Garner
1542 Mechanical Blvd
Garner, North Carolina

Holiday Inn Express Clayton
105 Leone Ct
Garner, North Carolina

Comfort Inn and Suites Garner
126 Cleveland Crossing Dr
Garner, North Carolina

Hampton Inn Raleigh Garner
110 Drexmere St
Garner, North Carolina

Sleep Inn Garner
105 Commerce Pkwy
Garner, North Carolina

Super 8 Motel - Garner/Clayton/Raleigh Area
101 Leone Ct
Garner, North Carolina

Econo Lodge South
1602 Mechanical Blvd
Garner, North Carolina


Hotel Tips

Ask to be shown a room before you check-in which signals the front desk agent to show the best room available to sell it right away. This can put you in the best room available at that time and gives you the ability to check for cleanliness, smells and sounds before transacting with the hotel.

Always find a reason to email the front desk manager in hotels that you plan to visit again. Tell them what they did right and express your plans to stay again and ask what opportunities there might be for frequent discounts or upgrades on your next visits. If you become friends with the manager, you just might get the friends and family rate some day.

Call ahead to make sure your reservation is still active and rebook if there are any price drops or changes in number of people staying with you. Another cost saving tips is to bundle the stay with airport parking and shuttle to avoid hefty fees.



Things To Do

Garner helps you expand your skills and learn some new ways to expand your artisan flare? Sign up for classes at your kitchen supply store, yarn shop, art and craft shop and photo gallery. You'll be having great fun with your new friends as you you take on that next project.

Garner offers on-the-go dining when you visit your favorite food truck. Pick up some corn tortilla tacos with freshly made pico with a fresh squeeze of lemon to give your day a boost. Food trucks can offer a wide variety of niche ethnic blends.

Garner is the place to plan your wedding. You'll be spending a lot of time downtown as there are so many wonderful shops to find invitations, photographers, bakers, caterers and jewelers. Planning your wedding will be a breeze with so much support from local merchants to make a perfect and memorable day.



Why Do You Love Downtown?

Manuel Del Jesus RamosVasconcelos
Nice Beat

Tammy Grubbs
First time visitors

Mary Loar
There are so many cute stores in Silverton. We are going on Thursday to shop and dine.

Sandy saltzer
Great shopping

Carrie AGNEW
why not?


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