Coming down for the NCAAS

I%26#39;m coming down from Massachusets in two and a half weeks for the NCAA Tournament. I%26#39;m staying at the Best Western Raleigh North, going out to eat at Sullivans Steakhouse.

I%26#39;m looking for cool places to watch the other games around town (my brother isn%26#39;t 21 yet, so its gotta be 18+)...How are getting taxis from the RBC? Will it be hard to get back to my hotel at the Best Western Raleigh North through cabs? I also want to visit Tobacco Road in Durham and Chapel Hill, so I%26#39;m wondering about how difficult access is to that. Any cool places to hang out I%26#39;d love to know about and eat and drink especially. Thanks alot.

Coming down for the NCAAS

I%26#39;m thinking you need to rent a car. I%26#39;m not sure about taxi service at the RBC. Further, if you want to visit Durham and Chapel Hill, a car would be needed.

If you visit Chapel Hill, the new Carolina Basketball Museum in a building next to the Smith Center is a must for a basketball fan.

Coming down for the NCAAS

Cabs are no problem at RBC......check with your hotel to see if they have a complimentary shuttle.

While at Sullivan%26#39;s, walk around and check out the area there, it is known as Glenwood South.

The closet mall to your hotel(Triangle Town Center, 3 miles away) has a Champs Sports bar %26amp; grill. Good food, and plenty of TV%26#39;s to watch games.

If you have time, try the Angus Barn on 70 HWY. A nice locally famous steak house, with a nice lounge upstairs. Carver%26#39;s Creek is a nice steakhouse that is very close to your hotel also...........

A car rental will suite your needs much better than cabs, the trips to durham and chapel hill are atleast 30+ mins from your hotel. Dont forget to take a trip to NC Stats Campus and visit Reynolds Coliseum, which many think is the birthplace to ACC basketball. Your hotel is a good distance from the RBC center as well and the cab fare will probably not be to cheap, especially with the traffic that will be around the RBC. Also since you have a designated DD in your younger brother you will be set! Unfortunately we do not have a good mass transit system here, I wouldnt take the busses. RebelJohn is on point about Glenwood south. That is the happening area of Raleigh with all of the bars and restaurants. Try Hi-5 for a place that will allow you brother in during the day that has nice tvs and serves alcohol. Most places will allow underagers in before a certain time, but he will probably have to wear the dreaded wristban. There is another place called the Flying Saucer close to Glenwood south that has the best beer selection in raleigh, they have a few nice tvs and will let underagers in during the afternoons. Champs at Triangle would be a good choice as well. Another always standby option is Hooters. If you want to watch some games close to the NC State campus try Sammy%26#39;s Tap and Grill on Avent Ferry Rd or Playmakers on Hillsborough St. Unfortunately the Wolfpack will probably miss the tourney, but there could still be a good contingent of college aged people there watching games. My local dives to watch games at are called Blinco%26#39;s on glenwood ave (great wings ang bar food as well as nice samsung DLP flat panels gracing the wall) and Lynwood Grill off of Grove Barton Rd (great bar staff, local watering hole type of place with an array of TVs throughout). I dont know of any places closer to your hotel as that is the other side of town from me. Another option is to look up your affiliate schools local club in the raleigh area and find out where they usually gather! Good luck!

Id love to get a rental car, but being under 25 (I%26#39;m 23), It%26#39;s usually pretty expensive to rent one, especially considering I%26#39;m there Thursday-Monday. Any suggestions of places to rent a car in the area thats affordable?

we have the normals, hertz, enterprise....