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Planters Inn
Charleston
A Relais & Châteaux inn on Market Street with a piazza garden and the long-standing Peninsula Grill.
Old town & heritage · No. 3 in United States
Boutique hotels in Charleston
Charleston's small hotels fill Gilded Age mansions and old cotton warehouses in one of America's best-preserved historic cities.
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Where to stay in Charleston
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The Restoration
Charleston
A design-minded hotel on King Street with spacious suites and a rooftop bar over the city's steeples.
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The Spectator Hotel
Charleston
A Jazz Age-inspired hotel in the French Quarter with butler service in every room.
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Wentworth Mansion
Charleston
An 1886 Second Empire mansion with a cupola over the rooftops, fireplaces in many rooms and the restaurant Circa 1886.
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Zero George
Charleston
Five restored 19th-century residences around a courtyard in Ansonborough, with a cooking school and an intimate restaurant.
Charleston, South Carolina, is a city of pastel row houses, church spires and gas-lit lanes, with a historic district that has been carefully protected for nearly a century. It is also one of the South's great food cities, known for Lowcountry cooking and an ambitious restaurant scene.
Where to stay
The area south of Broad Street is the most elegant and residential, with grand antebellum houses and the Battery waterfront. Upper King Street has the liveliest restaurants and bars, while the French Quarter is central and quiet at night.
Good to know
Spring, when the azaleas and jasmine bloom, and autumn are the best seasons. Summers are hot and humid. The beaches of Sullivan's Island and Folly Beach are a short drive away.
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Questions about Charleston
How many boutique hotels are there in Charleston?
We list 5 boutique hotels in Charleston, including Planters Inn, The Restoration and The Spectator Hotel.
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