A version of the following article appeared in the April 29, 2026, edition of The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with local business-y news and insights for Charlotte, N.C.
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Uptown hotel guests are complaining about loud street noise, Grand Bohemian GM says; ‘All I could hear were cars revving up their engines’
Hugh Templeman, general manager of the Grand Bohemian Hotel Charlotte, tells the Charlotte City Council about troubles with street noise. (Screen shot of City Council meeting from city’s YouTube)
by Tony Mecia
The general manager of the upscale Grand Bohemian Hotel uptown says the city needs to do a better job of putting a lid on excessive noise in the center city.
Hugh Templeman said that guest complaints about noise are recurring themes in online reviews of the hotel and are hurting its business — and caused it to spend $140,000 to install a third pane of windows on rooms facing the streets to protect visitors’ peace and quiet.
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