Uptown Charlotte ( incl’d South End now) on weekends is one big amateur hour. It’s like New Year’s Eve. They have some nice/cool places to hang out up there but the crowd will grow on you quick. Just be prepared to be surrounded by the just turned 21 crowd. It’s like one big frat house. Way too many immature actors. The dudes are all punks. The girls slutty bimbos. Or at least that’s how they like to portray themselves. Everyone is trying too hard to call attention to themselves and be something they’re not. There isn’t much deviance from that. Very few places you can find a diversified down to earth chill crowd in Charlotte. Even in the suburbs like ballantyne the locals have persona issues. No matter where they are in life everyone acts like they’re still in high school.

Funny, I was in a supposed 5-Star hotel and had a similar experience. Hope the rest of trip was great!