O.Henry Hotel, for old world charm in the buzzing Business District

From its trellised cloister garden to its wood-paneled lobby, this elegant Greensboro hotel is a true Southern belle. Named after the Victorian writer and local resident, William Sydney Porter (who used O. Henry as a pen name), the hotel features leather club chairs and ruched drapes that add to a refined, old-world atmosphere – at odds with its location in the hubbub of the Business District. Mark a special occasion with afternoon tea in the lobby; its finger sandwiches and scones are a favorite with locals.