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The South Carolina Low Country is filled with so many great hotels, inns and bed and breakfasts, that it's hard to pick out the 10 best hotels in Charleston. Although you have your standard budget hotels spread throughout the area, the city is known for it's beautiful bed and breakfasts and historic hotels. Charleston has established itself as a melting pot of many historic buildings and mansions that have been converted into bed and breakfasts. Get outside of the city itself and you'll find several luxurious resort hotels that are located on the Atlantic Ocean.
Although Charleston is one of the largest cities on the southeast coastline, you still won't find many high rise hotels. This doesn't mean however, that you won't find plenty of luxurious accommodations in Charleston. Hotels that were once historic buildings or mansions are spread throughout the city and provide the same luxurious experience you would expect from a New York City hotel. Yet for a true southern hospitality experience, consider one of the many well-appointed bed and breakfasts. Although you may expect to pay a little more for a historic downtown Charleston hotel or bed and breakfast, there are some real gems in the area.
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Waters Edge Inn at Folly Beach
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- 79 West 2nd Street
- Folly Beach,SC29439
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Secluded in a lush tropical setting and located minutes from Charleston, South Carolina, Water's Edge Inn boasts eight beautifully appointed guest rooms feature Heavenly queen size beds with Egyptian cotton sheets and down comforters, plasma flat screen television, sound machine clock radios with iPod docking ports, wireless internet and telephone and fireplaces. Individual mini refrigerators with complimentary bottled water and other beverages of your choice can be tailored to your individual wishes. The pristine beaches of the Atlantic Ocean are just two short blocks away and guests are welcome to use our bicycless or our shuttle service for quick and easy access. After returning, rinse off under our outdoor shower and wrap yourself in a luxurious robe provided for your use and enjoy the relaxation of our large, outdoor hot tub overlooking the marsh. Complimentary cocktails and lite hors d'oeuvres are available daily from 4-7pm/
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The Lodge Alley Inn
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- +1 800 253 6720
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- 195 E Bay St
- Charleston,SC29401-2740
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The Lodge Alley Inn invites you to step back in time and discover a collection of 18th-century warehouses, carefully restored to let their history shine through. Start your Charleston vacation with a historic walking tour or arrange for a horse-drawn carriage ride. After a day of world-class golf or shopping, treat your appetite to old-fashioned recipes and Southern seafood! This Charleston landmark displays some stunning features: original pine floors and red brick walls, thick Oriental carpets, period reproductions and intimate parlors with fireplaces. The Inn offers one- and two-bedroom suites, studios, one-bedroom lofts, and standard one-bedroom accommodations.
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Francis Marion Hotel
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- +1 843 722 0600
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- 387 King St
- Charleston,SC29403-6404
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A $14-million award-winning restoration has returned this historic hotel to its original elegance. Although the 12-story structure breaks from the standard Charleston decorative motif and has rooms furnished in traditional European style, it is not devoid of Charleston charm. Guest rooms feature a king-size, queen-size, or double bed, and the renovated bathrooms contain tub/shower combinations with brass fixtures. The hotel's restaurant, Swamp Fox Restaurant & Bar, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and features classic Southern cuisine.
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Two Meeting Street Inn
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- +1 843 723 7322
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- 2 Meeting Street
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- Charleston,SC29401
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Charleston's Oldest and Most Elegant Inn!! The beautiful Queen Anne mansion, given as a wedding present and completed in 1892, has welcomed guests for over 70 years. Filled with family antiques, oriental rugs, and heirloom accessories, the INN offers the finest in the Charleston tradition. Exquisite Tiffany stained glass windows and intricately carved oak paneling throughout, give the INN a mellow ambience. Beautiful arched piazzas with rocking chairs, provide complete relaxation and a panoramic view of the Historic Battery and waterfront.
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Harbour View Inn
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- +1 888 853 8439
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- 2 Vendue Range
- Charleston,SC29401-2114
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Spruced up and looking better than ever, this four-story inn lies in the heart of Charleston, across from the landmark Waterfront Park. From its windows you can see some of the best seascapes in the city. Known for its Old South hospitality and attentive service, this is one of the best and most comfortable inns in the historic zone. Guest rooms have an understated elegance, with plush four-poster beds, wicker chests, sea-grass rugs, and rattan chairs -- decor very much in the style of an old-time Charleston sea captain's town house. Expect pampering here, from morning (when a continental breakfast is delivered to your door) to night (when turndown service comes with candy on your pillow). The beautifully maintained private bathrooms come with both tub and shower. The most elegant unit is the penthouse with its whirlpool bathroom, working fireplace, and private balcony.
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Market Pavilion Hotel (The)
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- +1 843 723 0500
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- 225 East Bay Street
- Charleston,SC29401-2608
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The hotel evokes old-time Charleston so effectively that virtually everyone is amazed that the structure is from 2003. With only 66 rooms, it's defined as a classy boutique hotel with a spectacularly attractive bistro, the separately recommended Grill 225, which fills up most of its street-level entrance in a style that evokes a grandly imperious turn-of-the-20th-century bank. Accommodations are unashamedly posh, unashamedly conservative, and deeply connected to 18th-century English and colonial American (especially South Carolinian planters-style) furnishings and fabrics. There's a rooftop pool, terrace, and the Pavilion Bar, and a sense that this hotel attracts high-profile guests as diverse as John Kerry and Rush Limbaugh. The hotel's most visible and obvious competitor is the also-recommended and much larger and better-accessorized Charleston Place, which evokes a greater degree of European flair, more elaborate service, and even greater degrees of plush.
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Beaufain Street Bed & Breakfast
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- 106 Beaufain Street
- Charleston,SC29401
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Ideally located in Charleston's historic district. Within walking distance to shopping, dining, and touring. Enjoy beautiful sunsets over Colonial Lake on your own private piazza. This B&B is in a Charleston single house with large cheerful rooms. The bedroom is very private with queen size bed, working fireplace, oriental rugs and large private bath with tub and shower. All amenities, including complimentary off street parking. Continental breakfast with delicious fresh fruit and pastry. You will learn the best about this heavenly city at Beaufain St. B&B.
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Wentworth Mansion
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- +1 843 853 1886
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- 149 Wentworth Street
- Charleston,SC29401
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The Wentworth Mansion, circa 1886, is one of the world's finest and most unique Inns. Once a grand, private residence, the Inn features the hand-carved marble fireplaces, intricate woodwork, parquet floors and Tiffany stained glass windows of the original owner. Twenty-one rooms and suites of unparalleled drama and beauty offer our guests an experience that will remain among the fondest of memories. Our rates include afternoon tea and wine tastings and a level of guest service expected at only the finest world class Inns.
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