The Arrowhead Inn, located in Durham, N.C., offers accommodations eight miles from Duke University and 20 miles from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Eclectic shops and art galleries in Durham’s downtown area are approximately nine miles away, and a variety of restaurants are three miles away on Roxboro Road.
This 18th-century plantation inn rests on six acres of gardens and lawns amid magnolia and pecan trees. A sunny patio offers pleasant views of hummingbirds fluttering on flowering hibiscus, and birds and butterflies gliding among Rose of Sharon trees, trellised mandevilla and velvet pansies in the gardens. The inn’s parlor room offers a fireplace, piano, television with VCR and video library. Full, complimentary breakfasts, featuring puffed pancakes, blueberry French toast, fresh herb frittatas, yeast breads and baked fruits, are served each morning. “Take-along” breakfasts are available upon request. Lunches and candle-lit dinners are available for a fee. Business amenities include photocopy, fax and message services, a computer, complimentary wireless Internet access and conference rooms.

The elegant guestrooms at the Arrowhead Inn offer private bathrooms with two-person steam showers or two-person jetted tubs with bathrobes and amenities baskets. Each room features a wood-burning or gas fireplace. Cable television with VCRs, CD players and complimentary wireless Internet access are provided. Rooms are decorated with Far Eastern, Williamsburg-style or classic country furnishings.