Owned and managed for over 48 years by the Barrett Family, Pine Crest Inn is a charming hotel staffed by people who care about guest’s comfort and pleasure. The Pine Crest Inn in the center of the Village of Pinehurst is as close to home away from home as you could find in the Sandhills, or anywhere else for that matter.
Pine Crest Inn has been nestled under the pines of the village of Pinehurst since it opened in 1913. The great Donald Ross owned it from 1921 until his death in 1948. By 1961, the inn had fallen onto hard times. Robert Barrett bought it out of receivership and it has been in the Barrett family ever since. "I used to come to Pinehurst regularly with my father to play golf," said the late Robert Barrett, a native of Pennsylvania and a former editor of the Erie (Pa.) Times. "I didn't know a thing about running a hotel but I learned that the key is to treat visitors warmly. We get 80% return visitors."
Pine Crest Inn is embedded with charm and the traditions and history of the game of golf with famous guests over the years such as Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw, Jack Nicklaus, Roy Williams, Dean Smith, and many more who have dawned the doors of this special place.
