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5 Star Hotel and Restaurant in Cary

The Umstead Hotel & Spa

  • Forbes Five Star Award: Since 2008
  • AAA Five Diamond Award: Since 2008
  • Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Award, Best Hotels in the South – 2018 (#6), 2017 (#1), 2016 (#1), 2015 (#7), 2014 (#21), 2011 (#41)
  • Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award, Best Hotels in USA- 2017 (#3), 2016 (#6)
  • Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award, Best Hotels in World – 2017 (#40), 2016 (#26)
  • Condé Nast Traveler Gold List – 2014, 2013, 2012
  • U.S. News & World Report, Best Hotel in Raleigh – 2018, 2016
  • U.S. News & World Report, Best Hotel in North Carolina – 2019 (#1), 2018 (#1), 2017(#2) 2016 (#1), 2015 (#2)
  • U.S. News & World Report Best Hotels in the USA – 2018 (#90), 2017 (#79), 2016 (#57), 2015 (#42), 2014 (#95), 2013 (#41), 2012 (#41)
  • Travel + Leisure T+L 500 List – 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
  • Travel + Leisure Top 50 Large City Hotels – 2014(#18), 2012 (#11), 2011 (#10), 2010 (#34)
  • Travel + Leisure World’s Best Hotels – 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010
  • Travel + Leisure World’s Best Lake Hotels – 2016 (#1)
  • Southern Living Best Hotels in the South – 2018 (#6)
  • Smart Meetings Platinum Choice Award – 2012
  • Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Integrity in Business Award - 2012
  • NC Green Travel Two Dogwood Blossoms – 2012
  • ConventionSouth Reader’s Choice Award – 2017, 2016, 2014, 2011
  • Condé Nast Traveler Top 50 Spas in the United States – 2014 (#43)
  • Organic Spa Top 10 Green Spa Award Winner – 2014

Herons Restaurant

  • AAA Five Diamond Award – since 2012
  • Forbes Five Star Award – since 2012
  • News & Observer Restaurant of the Year – 2019, 2010
  • James Beard Best Chef in the Southeast (Steven Greene) – 2019(semifinalist), 2017(semifinalist), 2016(semifinalist)
  • USAToday Thirty Best Restaurants in America - 2019
  • News & Observer Best Restaurants – 2016, 2015, 2014
  • Newsweek 101 Best Places to Eat in the World – 2012
  • Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence – 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008

For Press and Media Inquiries, please contact:

Leah Goodnight
Director of Marketing
Email: Leah Goodnight