HOTEL DESCRIPTION: Nestled in the gently rolling hills of Piedmont North Carolina, just a 20-minute drive from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, Ballantyne Resort welcomes you to a world of elegant architecture, gracious service and uncompromising quality in a true resort setting. Whether you are planning a social event, golf outing, business conference, vacation, or a combination of these, Ballantyne Resort offers the facilities, amenities and detailed level of service that discriminating guests expect. With sweeping views of the eighteenth fairway, The Grill Room offers extravagant daily breakfast and luncheon buffets. Ballantyne Resort Hotel guests can enjoy a wide variety of amenities both at the hotel and the surrounding Ballantyne area. Amenities abound within the resort hotel. Included are such luxuries as an indoor 'grotto' swimming pool, a fitness center featuring state-of-the-art fitness equipment, two continuous wave lap pools, and a gift shop.