HarbourView Innvs20 South Battery
Harbourview Inn and Battery Carriage House Inn are both rated very highly by professionals. Overall, Harbourview Inn scores significantly better than Battery Carriage House Inn. Harbourview Inn has a TripExpert Score of 86 with recommendations from 11 publications including Concierge, Afar Magazine and Condé Nast Traveler.
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2 Vendue Range, Charleston, SC 29401
From $169/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Multilingual
Concierge
"If you want to be right in the historic district, this hotel in an old shipping warehouse is steps from the harbor, Old City Market, and Lower King Street's antique row."
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Request one that overlooks the Waterfront Park along the Cooper River.
Fodor's
"Calming earth tones and rattan furniture soothe; four-poster beds and sea-grass rugs complete the Lowcountry look." Full review
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If you ask for a room facing the harbor, you can gaze out onto the kid-friendly fountain and 8 acres of Waterfront Park.
Oyster
Upscale
"Harbour View Inn is a historic landmark, and the only waterfront hotel downtown." Full review
Star Service
"Across the street from Waterfront Park, next to the more florid Vendue Inn, this purpose-built, full-service hotel frequently pops up on popular lists of Charleston's Top 10 lodgings." Full review
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Best choose a unit on the third floor to guarantee a water vista.
Michelin Guide
"This historic district property overlooks Charleston Harbor. Low country-style guest rooms feature four-poster beds, wicker chests and seagrass rugs."
Gayot
"Simple can either be stark or strikingly elegant---in the case of this hotel, its the latter. This stately brick building is well-located overlooking a pretty fountain plaza."
Jetsetter
"Boutique inn with classic Charleston style just steps from the harbor and the city’s best sights." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Friendly staff and a prime harbour-front location make HarbourView Inn a choice spot for those visiting Charleston." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Located across the street from the Cooper River, the hotel is a great spot for visitors who like exploring on foot and getting to know their destination. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"For top-tier service and a private rooftop bar with sunset views, you can't do any better." Full review
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If you're looking for a little more luxury, then request the historic part of the hotel (the staff calls that location 1A).
20 South Battery
20 S Battery, Charleston, SC 29401
From $257/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Free Parking
- Meeting Rooms
- Air Conditioning
Frommer's
"In one of the largest antebellum neighborhoods of Charleston, this inn offers guest rooms in a somewhat eccentric carriage house behind the main building." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Step through the iron gates and into this secluded 11-room treasure, where an interior garden filled with roses and whimsically trimmed topiary hedges begs you to sit down for a cup of tea." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Dating back to 1843, the Battery Carriage House Inn is located along the city's famous area known as The Battery and offers views of Charleston Harbor and historic Fort Sumter." Full review
Zagat
4.2
"This "beautiful" 11-room inn provides a “charming historic locale” for guests hoping to “experience old Charleston” in the heart of the neighborhood south of Broad Street."
Fodor's
"Facing White Point Gardens, this 19th-century house has views of Fort Sumter and Charleston Harbor from the front steps." Full review