The Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst, North Carolina

The Carolina Hotel
built in 1900

The Spa at Pinehurst

Rocking chairs line

the porches,

The Carolina Hotel

goes on & on...

Guests enjoy

bike rides,

The Christmas Tree dominates

the hotel lobby,

The Christmas Village is
made of Gingerbread.

The hallway is festooned

with garlands & poinsettias.

We decided to stop at the
Ryder Cup Lounge
for a drink.









The Carolina Hotel opened when horse drawn carriages brought guests from the railroad station to the property,  The hand crank started motor car was a noisy rarity.  Men wore suits, shirts with detachable collars and Homburgs or Bowler hats.  Women wore corsets beneath their gowns and carried parasols to shield them from the sun,