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The Ballantyne, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · The Luxury Collection · Core Luxury
H.C. 'Smoky' Bissell's Bissell Companies opened this seven-story, 208-room resort on September 5, 2001 as the centerpiece of Charlotte's Ballantyne community, built on Harris family hunting grounds where Smoky and Sara Bissell circled the globe twice with the Conlans studying great hotels. Their collected art still fills the AAA Four Diamond property, which includes a lodge, a four-bedroom cottage, and Gallery Restaurant since February 2007.
- 208 rooms
- Opened 2001
- Neighborhood: Ballantyne
- Rooms from 355 sq ft (33 m²)
About The Ballantyne, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Charlotte
- Opened September 5, 2001 as the centerpiece of the Ballantyne mixed-use community in south Charlotte, on land that had been Harris family hunting grounds.
- Founder H.C. 'Smoky' Bissell and his wife Sara circled the globe twice with the Conlans studying great hotels, returning with art and objects that fill the property.
- The seven-story resort has 208 rooms plus a lodge and a four-bedroom cottage.
History
The Ballantyne opened on September 5, 2001, built by the Bissell family's Bissell Companies as the centerpiece of the Ballantyne mixed-use community in south Charlotte, on land that had been Harris family hunting grounds before development began in the mid-1990s. The seven-story, 208-room resort was conceived to host visitors of nearby corporate offices; founder H.C. "Smoky" Bissell and his wife Sara circled the globe twice with the Conlans studying great hotels, returning with art and objects that fill the property. Now flying the flag of Marriott's Luxury Collection, the AAA Four-Diamond, Forbes Four-Star hotel includes a lodge and cottage and its Gallery Restaurant, which opened in February 2007.
The setting
17 miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
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