Description

Other than a heraldic shield out front, few ornaments mark this bulky structure, which was built in the 1840s as a cotton warehouse. The inn boasts the only decorative theme of its type in Charleston: a mock-Tudor interior with lots of dark paneling; references to Olde England; canopied beds with matching tapestries; pastoral or nautical engravings; leaded casement windows; and, in some places, half-timbering. Because bulky buildings are adjacent to the hotel on both sides, the architects designed all but a few rooms with views overlooking the lobby. (Light is indirectly filtered inside through the lobby's overhead skylights -- a plus during Charleston's hot summers.) Each room's shape is different from that of its neighbors, and the expensive ones have bona-fide windows overlooking the street outside. The inn serves a continental breakfast and an afternoon tea (complete with sherry, wine and cheese, and fruit and crackers). Facilities:
Breakfast room; babysitting; laundry service; dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.