Final Selection Activities: Accommodations
Special rates have been arranged at hotels close to NC State’s campus for a check-in date as early as Thursday, March 5 and a check-out date as late as Sunday, March 8. These rates will be honored until the specified “book by” date below or until the group block is sold out (whichever comes first). After that point, rooms and rates are subject to availability. Rooms will fill up, so we encourage you to contact the hotel of your choice soon if you are interested.
If you will check-in as an unaccompanied minor, please have your parent/guardian call and speak to the hotel staff prior to your arrival.
Aloft Hotel: Downtown Raleigh
- go.ncsu.edu/park-aloft
- Address: 2100 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27607
- Phone: (919) 828-9900
- Reference: NCSU Park Scholarships FSA 2026
- Book by: 8 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026
- Rates: Savvy King or Savvy Queen/Queen – $189 plus tax
- Notes: This hotel is located across the street from the Henry Memorial Bell tower at the NC State University campus. The hotel charges a daily/overnight parking fee. Transportation is needed between the hotel and Centennial Campus. It is a 15-minute walk to Talley Student Union.
Homewood Suites by Hilton – Crabtree Valley
- go.ncsu.edu/park-homewood
- Address: 5400 Homewood Banks Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612
- Phone: 919-785-1131
- Reference: NCSU Park Scholarship 2026
- Book by: Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
- Rates: King Standard or Two Double Standard – $132 plus tax
- Notes: Approximately 20 minutes (5 miles) from NC State’s Central Campus. Complimentary hot breakfast buffet served daily. Transportation is needed between the hotel and all NC State venues.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites: NC State SW
- go.ncsu.edu/park-holidayinn
- Address: 3741 Thistledown Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Phone: 919-854-0001 or 1-888-465-4329
- Reference: NCSU Park Scholarship FSA 2026
- Book by: Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026
- Rates: King or 2 Queen – $135 plus tax
- Notes: Approximately 5 minutes (2 miles) from NC State’s Central Campus. Complimentary hot breakfast buffet served daily. Transportation is needed between the hotel and all NC State venues.
The StateView Hotel – Autograph Collection Hotels by Marriott
- go.ncsu.edu/park-stateview
- Address: 2451 Alumni Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Phone: 919-743-0055 or 1-888-312-8002
- Reference: NCSU Parks Scholarships FSA Room Block Mar2026
- Book by: Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026
- Rates: Standard King or 2 Queen – $179 plus tax
- Notes: This hotel is located on NC State’s Centennial Campus, next door to the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center. It is a 20-minute walk to the Hunt Library. Transportation is needed between the hotel and the Talley Student Union.