My wife left Cary as a little girl 56 years ago, and wanted to stop and see her childhood home as we drove home to Arlington VA from Santee SC. We picked the Mayton Inn because it was within walking distance of the places she wanted to revisit (the old drugstore with the 1940s soda fountain; her elementary school; the old house, etc.) We could not have picked a better place to stay, and we've stayed in places all around the world. From the time we entered the front door, the reception staff were going well out of their way to be accomodating, helpful, and pleasant. The same was true of the bartender, the restaurant wait staff, the chefs, and even the owner/manager whom we encountered and had a delightful conversation with. The Mayton only opened in FEB 2016, but it retains a traditional southern charm that is well-appointed and radiates a thoroughly pleasant environment throughout the building. The cuisine was outstanding, the mixology superb, and there were many places to sit, rest, and relax--from the lounge to the library. We went to Cary to visit my wife's old home (which we actually got to enter) as a one-time event, but have decided that we will have to swing by more often on our North-South jaunts just to spend the night in such a pleasant surrounding. Be sure to say "hi" to Josef, the young Zulu-American waiter and Ryan, the barkeep-extraordinaire.