Durham · Duke Cancer Institute
A steady home base for a long treatment. Patients come to the Duke Cancer Center — the NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center on Duke's medical campus — from across the Southeast and beyond for chemotherapy, radiation, bone-marrow and stem-cell transplant (Duke ran the nation's first outpatient program), and clinical trials. Those are weeks-to-months stays, often with daily clinic visits and a caregiver alongside. Trifecta's furnished West Village lofts are about a 2-mile, 7-minute drive from the Cancer Center — a real apartment with a full kitchen, a separate bedroom for the caregiver, in-unit laundry, and weekly or monthly rates, in walkable downtown Durham.
How close you'll be
Both Trifecta lofts are historic West Village warehouses in downtown Durham — about a 2-mile, 7-minute drive from the Duke Cancer Center on the Duke Medicine Circle campus. Close enough for daily chemo, radiation, or clinic visits, with a real home to return to each day.
The Cooper BuildingClosest
West Village · Brightleaf District · 6–8 min drive · 2 mi
The Flowers Building
West Village · Brightleaf District · 6–8 min drive · 2 mi
Where you'll stay
Real photos and live availability from the buildings we own and operate. Sorted by how close you'll be to the Cancer Center.
West Village · Brightleaf District · 2 mi
A converted Liggett & Myers tobacco warehouse on West Morgan Street — a private 2-bedroom loft with a full kitchen (cook safe, home meals), in-unit laundry, a separate bedroom for a caregiver, and on-site parking, a short drive to the Cancer Center. Sleeps six.
West Village · Brightleaf District · 2 mi
The 1916 Flowers Warehouse — a self-contained loft with its own kitchen and bath, hardwood floors, oversized windows, and in-unit laundry, a short drive to Duke and a walk to downtown groceries. 2-bedroom units sleep six.
What guests say
10 guest reviews mention the Cancer Center or the location — here are a few, unedited.
“This was the perfect place to relax while visiting family at Duke Hospital. The stay is within walking distance of Brightleaf Square, with various restaurants to choose from. Our stay was peaceful. The hosts were responsive and I really appreciated the detailed check in instructions, including photographs to guide parking and check in. I will stay here again.”
“The Airbnb is a short 7 minutes from Duke hospital and had all sorts of restaurants within walking distance. The Airbnb was clean and well stocked. It is a loft so you do hear your neighbors and the dog that was next door. It was a short stay but nice.”
“My brother and I were in town to visit Duke Cancer Institute and had a great stay at Bull City’s loft. The space had everything we needed and was well-appointed for our stay. Plus, we each had our own bedroom and bathroom for less than a shared hotel room. Great place and would definitely stay here again.”
“Great place for a short stay. I was here for medical reasons at Duke Hospital and needed a 2 day stay. Was very worth wild. Very close to the hospital. I was satisfied.”
“Beautiful loft convenient to Duke Hospital. Host was extremely accommodating and helped with late checkout due to being stuck at the hospital. Close to tons of restaurants as well! Slept amazing in here too!”
“Short stay in an interesting town. Good access to Duke Medical where we had appointments scheduled. Walked to local restaurants.”
“A lovely historic converted warehouse with great windows and stylish appointments. Large windows and thus light. Layout was good, and as described. Convenient to downtown and Duke University/Hospital. Garage parking across the street.”
“Really cool place, and right in the middle of downtown near really cold restaurants. Also a super quick drive to Duke Hospital.”
“Really nice, spacious, well-decorated, open-plan apartment in a renovated tobacco warehouse. Good location, just a 10-min drive from Duke's medical center. Communication was great, with very clear and detailed instructions on check-in and check-out.”
Apartment vs hotel
Cook for special diets and early-morning appointments during treatment — full-size fridge, dishwasher, real cookware — instead of weeks of takeout and hospital cafeterias.
A separate bedroom and a real living room, so a caregiver, family, or visitors aren’t crammed into one hotel room through a long stay.
Settle in for a long treatment stay without living out of a suitcase — a washer and dryer in every unit.
For a multi-week medical stay, a furnished apartment costs far less than a hotel — ask about weekly and monthly rates, and booking direct drops the 15–20% OTA service fee entirely.
A short, familiar drive to early appointments and back — with your own resident parking instead of the hospital decks and shuttles every day.
We own and operate every apartment, so you reach the people who run the building — guests have told us we helped with a late checkout when they were stuck at the hospital.
Getting around
The Cancer Center is about 2 miles west on the Duke Medicine Circle campus — a short drive or rideshare, with no light rail in Durham. What staying in West Village gives you is the in-between: one of downtown Durham's most walkable addresses, so on lighter days you (or a caregiver) can walk to groceries for a home-cooked meal, a pharmacy, quiet restaurants, and the riverwalk — quality of life through a hard stretch.
A short, straight drive out W Main St / Erwin Rd (or the Durham Freeway, NC-147) to the Duke Medicine Circle campus — about 2 miles / 7 minutes. The Duke Medicine Circle garage (302 Trent Dr) is closest, $2/hour ($14/day max), with valet at the Cancer Center entrance ($16) and discounted patient passes ($7 single / $35 five-use).
An easy hop for daily visits — the simplest option on chemo or post-procedure days when driving yourself isn’t ideal.
Durham’s Amtrak station (601 W Main St) is right in the West Village complex — handy for family traveling in during a long treatment. There is no light rail in Durham.
About 13 miles / a 15–20 minute drive — for family flying in.
The neighborhood
A real neighborhood for a long treatment — groceries for safe, home-cooked meals, a pharmacy, quiet restaurants, and a riverwalk to decompress, all a short walk from your loft, with Amtrak in the complex for family.
Durham Co-op Market and Harris Teeter are minutes away — so you can cook fresh, careful meals in your own kitchen instead of weeks of takeout, which matters during treatment.
Your own kitchen, bathroom, and separate bedroom — a quiet, private space (no shared hospitality-house common areas), which many patients value after a transplant or during immune-sensitive treatment.
Brightleaf Square, the American Tobacco riverwalk, and downtown restaurants are a short walk away — a place to step out and decompress between clinic days.
Durham’s Amtrak station is in the West Village complex, so family can travel in by train without a car during a long stay.
Good to know
About 2 miles — a 6–8 minute drive — from the West Village lofts to the Cancer Center on the Duke Medicine Circle campus. Close enough for daily chemo, radiation, or clinic visits, with a rideshare an easy option on treatment days. Times are approximate.
Yes — it’s built for the weeks-to-months stays Duke draws. You get a full kitchen to cook careful meals, a separate bedroom for a caregiver, in-unit laundry, and weekly or monthly rates that come in well under stacking that many hotel nights. A real home for a hard stretch, not a hotel room.
Those houses are wonderful but small, referral-based, and often waitlisted (and limited to certain patients). Our lofts need no medical referral and no waitlist — book directly, by the week or month, with more space and privacy for you and your family.
Yes — each loft is a self-contained apartment with its own kitchen and bathroom and a separate bedroom (no shared common areas), which many patients and families value during immune-sensitive treatment or after a transplant. Practical comfort, not medical advice — please follow your Duke care team’s guidance.
Yes — ask about weekly and monthly pricing for a treatment-length stay. Booking direct also drops the 15–20% OTA service fee, and you’re in a full apartment with room for family rather than a single hotel room.
Your stay
Furnished Durham apartments minutes from the Cancer Center — full kitchens, free parking, direct rates with no service fee.