Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club recognized for its maximum luxury

"Arriving at Durham’s Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club feels like the end of a fairy tale, or maybe a game of “Dungeons & Dragons”: If you make it safely through the (Duke) forest, you are greeted at the castle’s entrance by a pair of alabaster lions, friendly ones. They wear wreaths around their necks; a small child is climbing on the back of one of them. Smiling valets usher you inside, where you will enjoy meat and grog."

— "Guests Get The Royal Treatment at The Washington Duke Inn" Wendy Brenner, Our State

Getaways for Grownups Profiles Fairview Dining Room

"Pull up the winding driveway and as the trees part to reveal the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, it’s hard to not to feel like you’ve arrived. Not only is this the place that houses the Fairview Dining Room—tell anyone in town you’re having dinner there and their eyebrows rise in approval—but it’s grand and swanky in the “Your Rich Great Uncle’s Country Club” sort of way."

— "The Fairview Dining Room," Hope S. Philbrick, Getaways for Grownups

Top 10 Brunches in Durham

"A mere decade ago, Durham was known as the awkward and potentially dangerous member of the set of cities that makes up North Carolina’s Triangle region. Now however, its downtown has reversed and its restaurant scene keeps racking up accolades from such notable outlets as The New York Times, Gourmet, Southern Living, and Bon Appetit. Use this guide as a starting point in Durham for everyone’s favourite weekend meal: brunch."

"The Top 10 Brunches in Durham, NC: A Foodie's Guide," Lani Seelinger, The Culture Trip

GQ knows Durham is one of the best college towns in America

"Even if you spend every March sticking pins in a Coach K voodoo doll, you'll find at least two compelling reasons to visit Durham in summer. One, you can score a good rate at the Washington Duke Inn, an old-school luxury hotel on the university golf course. Two, you'll feast at every meal..."

—"The Best College Towns in America (When the Students Are Gone)" John Kessler, GQ

Washington Post Visits Washington Duke Inn

"'Do you think you’ll need a sportcoat?'...After all, we’re in North Carolina (Durham, to be exact). At a somewhat pricey hotel (and golf resort). Surely it’s the kind of place that might still have a dress code. You know, some rules about appropriate attire in the fancy white-tablecloth restaurant. I, for one, am wearing a nice dress and heels."

—"In Durham, N.C., an inn that’s traditional but casual, too," Zofia Smardz, Washington Post

Skimbaco Lifestyle Admires Washington Duke Tea in Durham

 "We decided to catch up over high tea at the luxurious Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club in Durham, N.C. Tea here certainly didn't disappoint, and it’s now the place I recommend in the Triangle for traditional afternoon tea. They also have a fabulous menu for children."

—"Travel Insight: Reconnect over Afternoon Tea" Skimbaco Lifestyle

CyberGolf - Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club

"Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed Duke in 1957, building the golf course in and around stunning Duke Forest with the help of the school's football players for a total of $500,000. In contrast, each hole was endowed for $100,000 when son Rees agreed to update his dad's work in the early 1990s... Even though Jones played on his dad's design for Yale in the 1962 NCAA Men's Golf Championship, he had no desire to help out the Durham school since his wife went to rival UNC. But that all changed a year later, when daughter Amy applied to Duke... With his daughter in Durham, Jones added special attention to the project with repeated trips from his New Jersey home, resulting in some truly special green complexes. He also made Duke more generous off the tee, improved the shot values into the greens and brought the hazards more into play."

-  The Outstanding University Courses at Duke, North Carolina & NC State, CyberGolf