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Charlotte, North Carolina
Well-located South End hotel near the bars, breweries and Blue Line
A reliable, well-located hotel on South Tryon in the heart of South End — a five-minute walk to a LYNX Blue Line station and the South End bar-and-brewery strip, with a quick train ride up to the Uptown festival.
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