Name: Emeline
Address: 181 Church Street, Ansonborough, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Charleston, Charleston County, US
Price range: $310–$915 per night
Rating: 9.07

What guests think

At Emeline, guests consistently praise the central, walkable location, boutique decor, and generally friendly staff, with many enjoying the courtyard, coffee stations, and on-site dining and bar as convenient touches that enhance time in Charleston.

Rooms are often described as stylish and comfortable, though several note small layouts, soft or worn mattresses, limited storage, and occasional noise from the courtyard, street, weddings, or HVAC. Operational hiccups do recur: intermittent hot-water and A/C issues, malfunctioning key cards, broken or empty coffee machines, and inconsistent housekeeping or room readiness; valet-only parking is frequently cited as expensive. Expect a lively, well-located boutique stay with appealing amenities, but consider room type selection and potential noise or service variability.

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Facilities

Popular amenities include the courtyard, on-site restaurant/bar, lobby coffee shop, and floor coffee/water stations; several guests also used hotel bikes. Gym feedback ranges from excellent to underwhelming, and valet-only parking is convenient but pricey; occasional coffee-station outages noted.

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10

Joshua

Jan 7, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Outstanding service, fantastic location. One of the best hotel fitness centers I've used. Very helpful staff.

6

ted

May 19, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

room was a little small. Service was good. parking cost $53 a day. Location was excellent

10

Michael

Apr 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel, staff, restaurant, location….only thing missing was a decent gym or fitness area. Other than that this place has it all including free coffee!!!

10

Rosemary

Apr 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Really great hotel for a competitive price. Recieved an upgrade on the room and free valet parking is hard to beat. The staff were friendly and helpful. The hotel was clean, had a good restaurant and coffe shop within hotel. The gym was larger and better than most that I've been in. This is so far my favorite Charlston hote.

10

Tuula

Feb 12, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Comfortable and quiet room. Great staff. Excellent coffee shop adjoining the lobby. Free espresso coffee machines and water fountains in corridors was a nice treat. Walkable to attractions. Note that there is an event space that creates a lot of noise in an internal courtyard - if your room faces that area you could get evening noise.

10

David

Mar 16, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location in the historic district. A number of restaurants available around the area. Room clean, and staff very attentive. On site parking is expensive.

10

Kristen

Nov 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is very nice. Our room view was of the outside courtyard. All lit up in Christmas decor. Unfortunately we did not get to enjoy much of the property amenities as we just needed a place to stay after a work holiday party downtown. The only complaint is the parking. Valet is $55/night. On street is free only until 5am. Was not going to get up that early to move my car. And the parking garage a block away was not operating so we parked in another garage three blocks away.

10

Erica

Aug 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The property was beautiful. I loved the coffee machines on each floor and the gym was lovely. The location is within walking distance of a lot of great restaurants and historical landmarks. We had very rainy weather while visiting and they even had plenty of large umbrellas for guests to use.

10

Cheryl

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

The location was great, totally walkable and with access to awesome food and nightlife. The hotel is nice, and we loved the coffee and fruit on each floor.

10

Jodi

Feb 20, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great beds, robes, coffee on each floor, excellent location. The bike availability was also a plus!

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Cleanliness

Overall cleanliness is praised, but multiple reviews report issues such as stained linens, pests, lingering odors, and occasional lapses in housekeeping.

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Angi

Dec 6, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff was very kind. The carpet and furniture were not clean in our room. A very large stain on the carpet beside of the bed. Very difficult to see in the room (very dark room)

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Amy

Apr 18, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

We stayed three nights- housekeeping never came- after repeated requests they came at 8:00pm. Calls down to the main desk were NEVER picked up. For the price, the service at the hotel is lacking!

10

Thomas

Jul 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent service and cleanliness

6

Michael

Jul 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely beautiful hotel but was so disappointed once we got to our room. Little tiny bug things in our room that we're so annoying and pulled back bed and found stained sheets!!! We were SO upset... didn't expect this from such a nice hotel. We travel all the time and don't see stained sheets! VERY disappointed!

6

Mary Beth

Oct 14, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Room was not at all appealing, very close and had a smell. The lobby area, and restaurants and coffee shop Clerks is great!

8

Gary

Jun 10, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very nice hotel. Enjoyed my stay with a few exceptions. It was nice to have a Nespresso coffee maker on each floor. The water station was nice too. One problem with the coffee maker was that it was not working on any level one of the 3 days I was staying. Not sure if they have a plumbing problem, but the smell at the door of my room was not pleasant, but luckily did not permeate to the room area. We had breakfast in the hotel one of the mornings, and it was delicious. I added 2 eggs onto my order and I feel like the hotel took advantage of patrons by charging $9.00 for the 2 eggs. The hotel is in the heart of the city, close to all the sights. Easily walkable.

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Marc

Jun 10, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The room smelled. The shower was hot and cold. It was difficult to consistently keep the room cool. The staff were very nice. For the money the room was too small.

8

scott and lynn

Nov 24, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Our room consistently smelled like sewage. The brick hallway/ corridor connecting the rooms to the front desk area also consistently smell of sewage. Hostess at Frannie and the Fox asked me to wait after picking up take out pizza for over 7 minutes while she chatted with another staff member around the corner. By the time I got back to my room the pizza was cold. Bikes were great - nice to ride around with when exploring. Two men at front desk were exceptional- professional and informative. Women were not that friendly at check in. Check out woman with accent and very red lipstick couldn't answer basic questions someone had to step in to answer my questions at check out. Room was clean but smelled of sewage all the time. Should have been told at check in that window faced a brick wall two feet away. Very claustrophobic feeling.

6

Lindsay pennica

Sep 30, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

This hotel has so much potential! It’s in the best part of Charleston; so close to the water, very walkable, a great restaurant inside (Frannie and the Fox). However it’s just not clean. Our room was cute, but gross. The toilet little plastic things that cover bolts on the back of toilet were broken off, there was noticeable dinginess on the baseboards, and we had 2 ROACHES in our room on the last day. We didn’t spend much time in the room the other days so I’m guessing there were more. We did mention it to the front desk, but they were just grossed out and didn’t offer any sort of accommodation. The workout is truly gross.. it looks like it hasn’t been cleaned in ages. If this place could get its cleaning act together it could be 5 star.

10

Caroline

Jan 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Absolutely loved the Emeline. Great style, comfortable rooms, really thought about things to keep the guests happy (like great coffee machines, tea, sparkling water, and fruit on each level). Our room hadn't been cleaned properly beforehand (clothes left in it, etc.) and yet I still thought it was a very clean, awesome hotel otherwise.

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Rooms

Decor is stylish and many suites feel spacious, yet a number of rooms are small with limited storage, soft or worn mattresses, and noise from the courtyard, street, weddings, or HVAC.

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Katrina

Feb 7, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The staff were nice but the hotel was loud all the time. Our room was dark and kind of small, and we could hear everything outside in the courtyard (people drinking/wedding reception). I’m sure it’s because the building is old but I didn’t sleep well hearing every conversation and door close.

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Karen

Feb 14, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

It was very close to most places we wanted to visit. We like the convenience of filtered water and bags of ice on each floor. The only real issue was the amount of noise you could hear from outside even on the 4th floor. Maybe because of the age of the building.

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ed

May 1, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

location of room was terrible, way too much noise from outside

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Jill

Aug 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel has so much charm! Wonderful atmosphere and so close to all things downtown Charleston! Our room was extremely small and beside loud ac units. Those are the only things keeping me from giving an Excellent rating! We will be back!

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Stanton

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

We love emiline but the neef to replace the bedding it was way to soft

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Tonette

Nov 7, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Room was very small. Staff was courteous.

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Wendy

Mar 31, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Unique hotel, friendly staff and great location. Complementary water and fruit was a nice touch. The restaurant and coffee shop were both good and the restaurant had a beautiful patio area. On the negative side, our room faced the street and was quite noisy, even in the middle of the night.

10

Tracy

Aug 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful hotel. Pleasant from the moment we checked in. We were greeted at door with luggage cart and provided refreshments at check in. Two king bedrooms with living room was perfect for our family of 5. Bathroom was spacious and a plus that toilet had separate door (this is a huge plus for families all trying to get ready at the same time). Location was perfect- walking distance to market, King Street shopping, and a ton of great restaurants. Hotel had a great restaurant, coffee shop, and outdoor fireplace at night to relax. I highly recommend!

8

Elizabeth

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

We had an amazing stay in the 2 King suite. Loved having the extra sitting room area. We will definitely be back.

10

Kaitlin

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect location right in the heart of downtown Charleston. Plenty of restaurant spots in the area, and the restaurant/bar on-site is great. Staff were friendly and the rooms were clean and modern. Only small complaint is that our mattress was pretty worn, so there wasn't much support for our back. Probably time for them to upgrade those mattresses so it doesn't feel like you're sleeping in a hole. Otherwise, it was a great experience; we'll return!

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly, accommodating, and professional across front desk, valet, and concierge. Some guests experienced unwelcoming check-in, VIP benefit confusion, slow or unhelpful restaurant service, or delays resolving key-card and room-readiness problems.

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Richard

Nov 30, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

First-class Experience. The hotel is well situated near Charleston’s main sites. We found the staff to be exceptional. Thanh from the front desk was especially helpful.

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kelly

Nov 9, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Front desk and the valets were Excellent.

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Steven

Aug 7, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Liked location and facilities. Had multiple problems with this stay. Problems with reservations, housekeeping, billing, lack of toiletries, toiletries never refilled or replaced after use, had to ask 2 times for toilet paper, room not cleaned at all for one night of our stay and no fresh towels left, had to ask 3 times for a blanket, not provided room we had booked, told not available until next day, went to one room for that first night and then no tv and no internet, got moved in wee hours to the room we had indeed reserved.

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Katherine

Jun 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We arrived at the hotel at about 11:00 on a Friday night. The hotel was still bustling but no one came out to help us with our car or our bags. We had to go to the front desk to find a valet and when he did come, he wasn’t friendly and never offered even a cart for our bags or to help us with them. The man at check in was pleasant and the welcome cocktail was nice. The hotel, the amenities (coffee and water bar on every floor, welcome cocktail, multiple restaurants, refillable water bottles in the rooms), and the central location to everything were wonderful but the service all around left a lot to be desired. When we checked out, the valet brought our bags out of the lock up room and just put them in the lobby. We had to drag them out and load them in our car on our own. In conclusion, we loved the hotel but were very disappointed with the service.

10

Caige

Sep 16, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This is always one of my favorite stays in Charleston. Amazing location, clean and spacious rooms with great amenities, and the staff is always pleasant. The coffee shop in the lobby has become one of My favorites in town. Well worth the price when it’s a bit higher to be right in the middle of everything with modern amenities.

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Anthony

May 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Always a challenge with the front desk to get the VIP benefits. You always have to remind them or they will overcharge you. And their new policy to charge $100 if you try to check in before 2 o’clock, even if the room is ready is really a poor decision. Questionable VIP hotel!!

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Jay

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The check in experience left a bit to be desired. No smile, no eye contact. Barely 10 words. Not welcoming AT ALL.

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Robin

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

After having dinner in the hotel restaurant, Frannie and Fox, I went up to my room and key cards didn’t work. I ended up waiting 45 minutes for front desk employee to try to open and finally the engineer was called “ just in time “ and he worked to finally get me into my room. I was given new cards and went in for the night. My son, who owns an art gallery on Queen, graciously surprised me with an extra night. He was told everything was taken care of, I would not have to change rooms and I was very excited. The next day, I spent most of the day with my son, then came back to my room to get ready for dinner and could not get into my room. I went down to the front desk, was told that I had not properly signed in and was given a new set of key cards. They didn’t work. I went back down to the front desk, was given another set of key cards and they also did not work. I went back downstairs and when I asked if my belongings were still in my room, told they did not know. The lady at the front desk finally got a master key, and thankfully my belongings were still in the room. I had called my son by this time and had decided to leave but was told that my son he would not be reimbursed because they offered me another room as a solution, which I did not ask for, therefore wasn’t a solution for me. I ended up packing, moved to another room, went to dinner. Got back, people were everywhere and a fire truck was there. But the key card worked. The employees were nice. Manager, not so much

10

Paige

Nov 25, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Staff was excellent and accommodating, from the moment we checked in until we drove away. Everyone made us feel welcomed and valued

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linda

Sep 1, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Great service. The rooms are quite small so we ended up upgrading to a suite. Very convenient location, walkable area. Would definitely stay again.

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Location

Consistently praised as central and walkable, steps from the City Market, King Street, dining, and attractions; many guests said they barely needed a car.

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Blythe

May 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, friendly staff, beautiful hotel.

10

Ernest

Apr 27, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very convenient and everything is the historic district is walkable.

10

William

Oct 4, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Clean Comfortable Hotel in a Good Location

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Nick

Jul 8, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location right next to the market.

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David

Mar 16, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location in the historic district. A number of restaurants available around the area. Room clean, and staff very attentive. On site parking is expensive.

10

Zyrafete

Jul 16, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Amazing stay! Beautiful hotel and perfect location. Just a few minutes walk from all the main attractions and restaurants.

10

Tracy

Aug 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful hotel. Pleasant from the moment we checked in. We were greeted at door with luggage cart and provided refreshments at check in. Two king bedrooms with living room was perfect for our family of 5. Bathroom was spacious and a plus that toilet had separate door (this is a huge plus for families all trying to get ready at the same time). Location was perfect- walking distance to market, King Street shopping, and a ton of great restaurants. Hotel had a great restaurant, coffee shop, and outdoor fireplace at night to relax. I highly recommend!

10

Sydney

Jul 30, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The property was clean, staff were friendly, and it was in the middle of everything!

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Kaitlin

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect location right in the heart of downtown Charleston. Plenty of restaurant spots in the area, and the restaurant/bar on-site is great. Staff were friendly and the rooms were clean and modern. Only small complaint is that our mattress was pretty worn, so there wasn't much support for our back. Probably time for them to upgrade those mattresses so it doesn't feel like you're sleeping in a hole. Otherwise, it was a great experience; we'll return!

10

David

Dec 28, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location. Don’t need a car because you can walk to everything.

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Dining

On-site dining and bar receive many compliments for tasty food and lively atmosphere, plus a daily drinks hour. Critiques include limited dining hours at times, occasional cold dishes or high prices, and uneven service.

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Steven

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Excellent location. Superb service by Chico at front desk and Rebecca in restaurant. Food, drinks, pizza delicious. Inconvenient no food between 2:00 to 5:00. Have stayed here multiple times. Hotel still needs to significantly improve the housekeeping in the rooms in several respects. Benefits of stay this time outweighed drawbacks of housekeeping and limited dining hours.

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Connie

Aug 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel - great staff, everything you need is there and very close to everything in downtown Charleston. The bar and restaurant is excellent and was really helpful during my stay! Will stay there again for the price for sure!

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Gary

Jun 10, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very nice hotel. Enjoyed my stay with a few exceptions. It was nice to have a Nespresso coffee maker on each floor. The water station was nice too. One problem with the coffee maker was that it was not working on any level one of the 3 days I was staying. Not sure if they have a plumbing problem, but the smell at the door of my room was not pleasant, but luckily did not permeate to the room area. We had breakfast in the hotel one of the mornings, and it was delicious. I added 2 eggs onto my order and I feel like the hotel took advantage of patrons by charging $9.00 for the 2 eggs. The hotel is in the heart of the city, close to all the sights. Easily walkable.

10

Kiana

Sep 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was wonderful, I received a welcome cocktail at check-in, which was tasty. The food at the restaurant was pretty good. I ordered a pizza to the room and by time it arrived it was cold. The hotel did remove the charge at checkout. I also loved the record player in the room. The hotel was busy but also quiet. The only complaint I had, was being on the third floor near the gym, I could hear the weights being dropped on the floor. Other than that the hotel is near plenty of shops and eateries. Overall a great choice.

10

Mike

Sep 29, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Check-in was easy. We received a complimentary room upgrade. Our room was awesome. Only issue was the coffeemaker dispensed more coffee than the cups could hold. Messy. The food at Franny and The Fox was tasty but the dining room was crazy cold. The location of the hotel was perfect for walking. We were very pleased with our stay.

10

Diane

Aug 29, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We loved everything about this boutique hotel! Our only criticism is the breakfast in the hotel restaurant. Definitely sub par. That being said the coffee shop in the lobby is wonderful.

10

Anthony

Feb 7, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Overall good property. Bar staff at night can be a bit rude.

10

Joy

Jun 17, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

All good this time. Gave me a nice upgrade. Restaurant was not super helpful when didn’t like an entree

10

timothy

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent food and beverage at Frannie and the Fox.

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Anne

Jul 14, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Excellent hotel. Wonderful restaurant and great captains hour with free wine and beer. Fantastic location for everything to see and do in Charleston. Highly recommend

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Month	Average price
January	$200
February	$325
March	$396
April	$457
May	$411
June	$294
July	$232
August	$251
September	$319
October	$395
November	$319
December	$250

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17 $915	18 $448	19 $559
20 $323	21 $345	22 $421	23 $425	24 $501	25 $608	26 $684
27 $310	28 $501	29 $658	30 $310

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $689	2 $528	3 $610
4 $310	5 $348	6 $417	7	8	9 $719	10 $798
11 $354	12 $315	13 $312	14 $567	15 $632	16 $645	17 $640
18 $345	19 $349	20 $350	21	22 $534	23 $784	24 $894
25 $357	26	27 $640	28 $385	29 $350	30 $424	31 $424

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Room, 1 King Bed (Atelier)

Premier Room (Socialite, Two King)

Premier Suite, 1 Bedroom (Collector's)

Premier Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Atelier)

Premier Room, 1 King Bed (Artist's)

Premier Suite, 2 Bedrooms (Collective)

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Travelers, One King)

Premier Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Artist's)

Premier Room, Accessible (Socialite, Two King)

Superior Suite (Maisonette, Loft)

Suite, Multiple Beds (Socialite, Two King)

Premier Suite, 1 Bedroom, Accessible (Collector's)

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