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HarbourView InnvsThe Dewberry Charleston
Both hotels are recommended by professionals. On balance, Harbourview Inn scores significantly better than The Dewberry Charleston. Harbourview Inn scores 86 with positive reviews from 11 reviewers including Afar Magazine, Jetsetter and The Telegraph.
HarbourView Inn
Concierge
Fodor's
Oyster
Star Service
Michelin Guide
Gayot
Jetsetter
The Telegraph
Afar Magazine
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2 Vendue Range, Charleston, SC 29401
From $169/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Multilingual
"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.
"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.
Upscale
"Harbour View Inn is a historic landmark, and the only waterfront hotel downtown." Full review
"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.
"This historic district property overlooks Charleston Harbor. Low country-style guest rooms feature four-poster beds, wicker chests and seagrass rugs."
"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."
"Boutique inn with classic Charleston style just steps from the harbor and the city’s best sights." Full review
8.0
"Friendly staff and a prime harbour-front location make HarbourView Inn a choice spot for those visiting Charleston." Full review
"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
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).
The Dewberry Charleston
Condé Nast Traveler
The Telegraph
Jetsetter
Mr & Mrs Smith
Travel + Leisure
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's Show All Reviews
334 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403
From $295/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"In addition to 155 guest rooms, including Grand Suites overlooking the park, the most talked-about element of this project is the main restaurant, Henrietta’s." Full review
9.0
"This mid-century modern gem in midtown Charleston positions itself as “Southern reimagined”, with impeccable attention to detail and design." Full review
"Charming, mid-century modern stay in downtown Charleston with up-to-the-minute amenities and a swanky dining scene." Full review
"Don Draper would approve of The Dewberry hotel in Charleston, where the mid-century decor is straight out of Mad Men." Full review
"Set in a repurposed midcentury modern office building, the Dewberry embraces a vintage, Mad Men-esque aesthetic." Full review
"What was once a vacant Federal office building is now The Dewberry: one of Charleston’s chicest hotels." Full review
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If the weather’s nice, request a seat in the Tree House: a tucked-away portion of Henrietta’s outdoor seating space that features a bar table salvaged from a decaying oak tree that once stood on the property.
"Once an abandoned federal office building, this former eyesore was tinkered with by architects for eight years before reopening as a glistening ode to mid-century, modern design." Full review
"The Dewberry is a sophisticated pastiche of time-honored Southern style and streamlined mid-century modern design inspired by the hotel’s original building." Full review
"The Dewberry, which describes itself as "offering old-world charm with a distinctive modern edge," is downtown, just a block from King Street"
Charleston Travel Guide
March 1, 2021
"Though you won't see it on any of Charleston's carriage tours, The Dewberry could very well serve as a model of the city's tradition for architectural preservation" Full review