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80°F / 26°C
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The choice of where to rest your head in Charleston is difficult. There are hotels and bed and breakfasts throughout the city. Perhaps you would like the briskness of the breeze blowing in from Charleston Harbor. Maybe you would rather hang out in the French Quarter. You may prefer to stay in an old building that conjures up images of the old city. Almost everywhere you turn you will see a slice of history and it is impossible to not be enthralled by the city’s richness. The bed and breakfasts are enormously popular in Charleston and early reservations are recommended.
On the Waterfronts
The Harbourview Inn is a four-diamond hotel located by Waterfront Park. Its 52 rooms demonstrate the elegance and hospitality that defines the Old South. You can enjoy wine and cheese in the afternoon or milk and cookies at night. Palmer Home Bed & Breakfast was built in 1848 and has withstood hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes. It is a private home owned by the same family for three generations. Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina at Patriots Point boasts a man made beach on the property and is located only two miles from downtown Charleston. The hotel offers fishing charters, jogging trails and bike paths. Situated along The Battery near the harbor, The Battery Carriage House Inn is a bed and breakfast offering a harbor view, intimate rooms and private gardens. One of South Carolina’s finest golf resorts, Wild Dunes is bordered by the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. The Cottages at James Island County Park sit ten minutes from the beaches on the edge of 643 acres of campground, bike trails, freshwater lakes to complement the saltwater fishing, and 10 acres of open meadows.
Historic District
Mills House Hotel is a reconstruction of the original Mills House Hotel—only with modern amenities. Palmer's Pinckney Inn is located within walking distance of much of downtown Charleston and the Historic District. The Best Western King Charles Inn was originally the Pavilion Hotel. All fourteen rooms of The Barksdale House Inn bed and breakfast provide something unique, whether it is a bed decorated with inlaid mother-of-pearl or a bedside gas fireplace. The inn features a back porch garden and a continental breakfast each morning. The Jasmine House Inn is a Greek revival mansion in the Ansonborough area dating to 1843, and it is within walking distance to many downtown attractions. Historic Governor’s House Inn was the home of Governor Edward Rutledge in the late 18th century and is also near many popular landmarks. The Indigo Inn carries a four-diamond rating from AAA. The building was originally a 19th-century warehouse for the indigo plant. Two Meeting Street Inn has garnered a reputation as one of the most enchanting bed and breakfasts in the South. The Francis Marion Hotel opened in 1924 and is named after the infamous Revolutionary War hero also known as “The Swamp Fox." Villa De La Fontaine Bed and Breakfast is a six-room (each with private bath), eighteenth-century mansion with a garden, terraces and tennis. The Best Western Sweetgrass and Days Inn Historic District provide 21st-century facilities in an 18th-century atmosphere.
French Quarter
The 45-room Vendue Inn is conveniently located near landmarks and boasts oriental rugs and lace-canopied beds. Fully modernized amenities complement the authentic 18th-century feel. 4 Unity Alley is literally tucked away in an alley between East Bay and State streets. The building is another renovated warehouse dating to the 18th century.
Modern Alternatives
For more contemporary accommodations, there are the Embassy Suites North Charleston hotel and convention center near the airport, the Radisson Hotel Charleston Airport, the Charleston Marriott, and the Courtyard Charleston Downtown/Riverview.
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