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Kimpton Cardinal Hotel
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States · Kimpton · Accessible Luxury
Kimpton occupies the lower six floors of the 22-story R.J. Reynolds Building, an Indiana limestone Art Deco ziggurat built in just eleven months and opened in April 1929, widely cited as the design precursor to the Empire State Building. The 2016 hotel added playful amenities including an indoor basketball court and a two-lane bowling alley.
- Opened 2016
- Neighborhood: Downtown
About Kimpton Cardinal Hotel
- Clad in Indiana limestone with a ziggurat form, the tower is widely cited as the design precursor to the Empire State Building.
- Kimpton opened The Cardinal in 2016 across the building's lower six floors, while PMC Property Group converted the upper stories into 120 apartments.
- The hotel includes an indoor basketball court and a two-lane bowling alley among its amenities.
History
The Kimpton Cardinal Hotel is set within the R.J. Reynolds Building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a 22-story Art Deco skyscraper that opened in April 1929 after being built in just eleven months. Clad in Indiana limestone and rising in a ziggurat form, the tower was designed by a New York architecture firm whose work is widely cited as the design precursor to the Empire State Building in Manhattan.
Kimpton created a boutique hotel from the building's lower six floors, opening The Cardinal in 2016, while PMC Property Group converted the upper stories into 120 apartments. The hotel embraces its heritage with playful amenities including an indoor basketball court and a two-lane bowling alley, alongside its restaurant, The Katharine Brasserie & Bar.
The setting
3.5 miles from Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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