My husband and I have stayed twice at Duke Tower hotel in the past year. Both times we were more than pleased at the accommodations. For about the price of an average hotel room, we were able to enjoy a well furnished condo with a living room, fully equipped kitchen, bedroom, and bath. There were even two T.V.'s, one in the living room and one in the bedroom. The staff was very helpful and courteous. Our check-in and check-out was easy and we even had help carrying our luggage to our room. The "hidden gem" was the beautiful courtyard centered in the property. It is a beautiful park with swimming pool, walking paths, private seating areas, a giant chess/checker game, and all kinds of flowers, shrubs, and trees. We noticed on our last visit there that they are also in the process of adding a water feature at one end. We have recommended Duke Tower Hotel to friends and we certainly plan on staying there each time we travel to the Raleigh-Durham area!

I completely enjoyed my stay at Duke Tower hotel. The rooms are actually four room apartments at a price about the sme as or better than a regular hotel. You get a seperate spacious bedroom, bathroom, well equipped full kitchen and living room/dining room. All the rooms overlook a beautiful courtyard with swimming pool. There are numerous great restaurants within walking distance of the place. That is, if you want to walk, because the hotel provides a free shuttle service 24 hours a day. The staff was extremely courteous and helpful. i stayed there for a week and i will be staying again next time i am in durham!!!

This condo was so much better than a hotel room. Very clean. The beds are Temperpedic. They have a very nice courtyard, with games to play and a pool. The shuttle service worked out beautifully, especially if you are in Durham for medical needs. The staff was friendly and helpful of places to go and eat. The only few downfalls were the elevator was SLOW... but at least it was only to the second floor. Also, there was not enough kitchen towels and only 4 bowls and 4 plates... but really, if that's all I have to complain about, that's good.
We almost made a huge mistake and stayed at the Millennium. Check out the reviews on that place, and you'll come running back to the Duke Towers site!

OK, it ain't the Ritz Carlton. If that's what you want, go to the Ritz and spend the bucks. This is a well-maintained, clean, quiet, attractive hotel/condo dwelling within walking distance to the Duke University East Campus. There's a cute neighborhood a block away with early 20th century cottages that makes a nice walk/run on the way to the campus. The bed was comfortable and the TVs worked fine (not much of a TV watcher myself). Bring your own amenities, soap and shampoo, and coffee. Towels were clean and plentiful. There was a full kitchen in our suite and we bought some groceries and saved money on restaurants and were able to bring back leftovers when we did eat out. We were there in December so did not take advantage of the pool, which looked clean and well-maintained. There's also a small Putt-Putt type putting greens, shuffleboard and giant chess/checkers. Security is good. For folks who need elevators, there's only a small lift to go to the second floor. You may want to consider a ground floor room.
My wife and I were very pleased with our stay and we will be staying again.