Having stayed at various "Chain" motels...we bumped into the Acorn Inn at Elon, NC. Our son was being recruited for a sports scholarship and the coaches at Elon University specifically recommended the Acorn In.. They were right and we haven't been disappointed yet...ever! We have stayed in the most quiet, relaxing, and friendly B&B we ever have visited and we have now stayed there over 20 times and it only gets better. We even stop at the Acorn when we travel south on vacation. The Acorn Inn makes the visit to a great college even better. Elon was chosen as the "#2 prettiest campus in the US"...and that should include the beauty and quality of a stay at the Acorn Inn. It has 12 rooms (like a B&B) so book your reservations early...plan for the greatest graduation experience ever if you stay at the Acorn!

The mangement treats you like it is a privilege to be allowed to stay here. Trust me it was not.
On the other hand, Burke Manor, just up the road from Elon, was fantastic.

Ok I admit it is nice to be in walking distance of where my daughter lives on campus. But it is way too small and the service was not that great. The staff seem to lack in professional attitude. When I asked a question about extending my check out time they had to call the owner. The owner should hire people he can trust to make on the spot decisions. Also I thought that the breakfast was not so great. Generic or plain is a better way to describe it. Dont stay here for any other reason except the location. They charge a very large sum for hotel shuttle service and the peron who offered had a little toyota with not much room. I took a shuttle service instead.

The location is right next to Elon University, which is great. However this is a full priced inn with a discount mentality. There is no attendant in the evening, so you pick up a key and find your way to the room. The shower curtain and shower head holder were broken in the bathroom. The pull-out bed was not made even though they knew we had three people using the room (and paid extra for the third); I had to make the bed myself. The living room was small, so opening the bed meant you couldn't move in the room. The TV was undersized, maybe 21 inches. The website advertised a breakfast with homemade waffles, but it turns out that's only on weekends. The weekday breakfast was not great, very basic.