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Intimate 8-room boutique hotel nestled in the heart of downtown Raleigh
 
 
 
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RALEIGH’S FIRST BOUTIQUE HOTEL

Peacefully modern.

Playfully designed.

Perfectly downtown Raleigh.

420 S Bloodworth Street, Raleigh, NC 27601

 
Sleeping in a cloud! The best compliment we hear (often!) is: that was the best night’s sleep I’ve had in a long time! We R&D’ed that ourselves for months before assembling the perfect recipe: @helixsleep mattress with @brooklinen linen sheets, blackout shades, and a @marpacusa sound machine! PS you can snag our discount code for the @helixsleep mattress that many guests have already enjoyed: GUESTHOUSE100 This dreamy guestroom is our Skyline Suite with a large private balcony perfect for sipping some refreshments while gazing at #downtownraleigh...and it has the largest double-shower in the house!
THAT WAS A BLAST! Thanks to @exvototaco for sharing your amazing tacos with the world. Thanks to @spclsigns for busting out our special Garden Club sign! And thanks to everyone that braved the heat and the storm to join us in our cozy backyard. That was a pop-up to remember! More to come 😏 woot woot!
This Sunday:::: Taco Shop Pop-Up with @exvototaco - come hang with us 5-8:30pm! See our story highlights for more info! . High fives to our friend @cravencolor for her delightful sketch!
Scheming some fun stuff this summer for our little “🌿Garden Club🌿” at Guest House - formerly known as the cute shed out back. Welcome #GHGardenClub! . First up, an @exvototaco 🌮pop-up on June 30, 5-8:30pm! Tickets will be released this weekend - keep an eye on our stories 🙌. . In the meantime, we’re excited @spclsigns will be adding some of his magic ✨ touch to upgrade this little shed. Thanks to @benchwarmersbagels 🥯for lending us their sign to help get the scale just right!
Look at that jammy pop! . This corner sums us up. We’re all about design that balances minimalism and playfulness. Plus some high fives to our friends and local businesses!
We were proud to be a part of the @presnc annual fundraising tour yesterday. Our hearts are full of gratitude for PNC, they were an integral partner in the relocation and preservation of this special house nestled on the edge of #downtownraleigh. . AMAZING drone shot by a special guest we had over the weekend: @pbcrosby. Check out his work - he’s captured some of our favorite hotels and inns in the Catskills where he resides. Thanks Peter!
Hey, I’m Matt! I’m your innkeeper extraordinaire, managing everything there is day-to-day and week-to-week at Guest House. Along with my wife @nicolenalvarez, we designed and developed the project over the last three years, and now in month 6 of full time operations. Here’s some background about who I am and how I became an innkeeper! . I’m a designer, urban planner, creative place maker, and problem solver. I lived abroad in Copenhagen studying urban design and experiences, which set the stage for my design + city passions. And I’m obsessed with gnomes, but only gnomes without pedestals (ask and I’ll tell you why). . I had a jaunt with a few creative “projects” after graduating: CityFabric, WalkRaleigh, @walkyourcity, @thewanderbox, running for City Council, and dabbling in real estate and development. I’m currently on the Planning Commission and the Dorothea @dixpark Conservancy. Basically: I’m in love with Raleigh and helping make it a thriving, creative, delightful city for all. . Now Guest House! My wife and I put our design caps on and took a nascent dream to full realization, with a learn-by-doing attitude (it certainly wasn’t easy). We worked on everything from business design, to creative financing (thanks North State Bank) and investment, city permitting, historic approval, architecting (primarily Nicole), interior design, furniture selections, guest experience, etc etc! We committed to making each Guest House moment as thoughtful and intentional as possible. People are noticing and it makes us 🤗. As we continue through month 6, 7 and beyond, we look at GH as an ongoing process, always refining and evolving as we learn, as we grow, and as we continue to be inspired. Look forward to hosting y’all!
Ms. Addie Gorham and Ms. Irene Lane were the matriarchs of the historic house a couple of owners before it became Guest House Raleigh. We have something special in the works to honor them and the story of this home. . We enjoyed meeting with Ms Irene Lane again last weekend along with her daughter who generously shared all these photos with us, as well as many stories. . Stay tuned...