Ky T.
Yelp
Our stay at The Ivey's was one of our most memorable trips to Charlotte yet and really made us feel transported to a charming Parisian escape . The Ivey's decor and atmosphere are breathtakingly beautiful from the time you enter the lobby and are met with the friendliest most warm and welcoming tone and attentiveness from the very professional guest services coordinator, Dazjon.
Prior to being able to check in, we observed that while she appeared to be attending to a number of things by herself, including what sounded like someone's grievances with Uber Eats that I'm sure she, nor the Ivey's hotel have any affiliation with or ability to impact, Dazjon seemed extremely accommodating, compassionate, and always seemed to be going above and beyond for each person she greeted. This further extended to the superb recommendations she extended us for dinner, brunch, and various things to do in the area to make our anniversary celebratory weekend one of the best milestones we've shared yet.
My husband and I have traveled abroad to enjoy most of our anniversaries, but this year's domestic getaway felt just as exciting and romantic as any trip to paradise previously has, just in a delightful fairytale castle like setting right in the heart of uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. What an unassuming and pleasant surprise and hidden gem.
By comparison to a castle, I only mean that Dazjon and all of the staff members we encountered during our 2 night stay here truly made us feel like royalty, as there was no question or request we had that wasn't prioritized and accommodated with a sense of urgency, including but not limited to the candy coated strawberries, sparkling wine, and flowers our balcony suite was adorned with, after our return from a fun day out on the town. The room service we had was speedy and our food was delivered hot and fresh and made perfectly to order.
The aromatics throughout the hotel were nice and subtle but this place has the most divine scent from the lobby to the hallways, the stairwell, the gym, and guest rooms. This element of attention to detail also translated to the overall cleanliness of the hotel...EVERYTHING was supremely clean so that even my husband's white gym socks were spotless after strolling around the Ivey's floors in them. There was no dust or grime in sight anywhere which encouraged me to enjoy a hot bubble bath in their beautiful tub and boy did I enjoy my soak in that tub before one of the best night's sleep I've had in months. That bed was such a dream I had a hard time wanting to get out of it and when I finally did, I almost didn't want to leave the hotel. There's just so much to take in with the art, decor, and signage all around this somewhat small but exquisite luxury boutique property that you really could celebrate right on site after grabbing some cocktails and light bites from their in house bar, Sophia's. They have the most amazing and chic library style lounge and a well equipped fitness center that was also pristinely clean and smelled really good.
Apparently a night's stay at this place is a little pricey, but I'd call it worth every penny because once we got home I honestly missed the Ivey's and when I let hubby know how much I'd look forward to returning, he surprised me with a signature candle from their gift shop he said Dazjon suggested he pick me up and that gave me all the feels. I'll remember our romantic getaway weekend each time I light that candle and when it starts to burn low, Hubby will know JUST where we need to get back to, LOL.