Day or two in Charlotte - part of backpacking trip

Hopefully someone can help me on this one,

basically i am starting to piece together a trip from philadelphia to LA of about 6-8 weeks and am considering a stop in Charlotte.

I dont know much about the place but from what i have seen it looks like an interesting place for two 22yo female students to visit.

Is there cheap accommodation (hostels or reasonably priced motels) available in a good location, or do you think it would be best us staying in a different city on route? if it is a good place to stay how long is long enough to spend there?

Thanks for any help, still piecing things together and dont really know much when it comes to the East coast side of the US!

thanks again :)

Day or two in Charlotte - part of backpacking trip

Depending on what you consider cheap/reasonably priced there are def options to be found in Charlotte. Will you have a car? That will play a big factor in what part of town is best for you to stay in as Charlotte is not a walking city.

Also, how much time you%26#39;d need in Charlotte depends on what your interests are. I personally enjoy the restaurants, bars/nightlife and shopping so if I was a visitor I could probably accomplish a lot of it in 2 nights.

I%26#39;m not sure if my response was helpful or confused you more!! Let me know if you have more specific questions and I would be glad to try and help you out!!

Day or two in Charlotte - part of backpacking trip

Are you walking the entire way?I can%26#39;t imagine you could do the whole continent! What other forms of transportation will you have? Most major cities would not be safe places for two young females to walk around- at least in some areas.

The best place to backpack is the Blue Ridge Mountains in NC.

Charlotte is not a place to backpack. Most of the inexpensive motels are drug-ridden or places of prostitution or have undesirable people staying in them. There are no hostels like you are used to in Europe.Charlotte is really a business/working town.The better hotels cater to business people and sports enthusiasts, primarily.

If you can give us a little more detail- what is your planned route? Charlotte is not really on the way from Philly to LA.

What types of things do you want to see?

I%26#39;m not sure about the inexpensive accomodations, but I absolutely LOVE downtown Charlotte - especially along the main roads Trade St. %26amp; Tryon St. It%26#39;s a very small area, but very pedestrian friendly. The city is great, because the median age is only 33. If you two are looking for some night life, I suggest you try to stay downtown if you can somehow afford it!

Definitely check out hotels near the light rail line, if you don%26#39;t have a car and don%26#39;t want to stay in Uptown (what we call downtown), it%26#39;s light rail or the bus. There are a lot of good rates to be had this summer, especially if you have AAA. I know Marriott is running some crazy specials, you might be able to find a reasonable rate at a major chain.