When we visited Charleston in 2001, we stayed outside of the city and drove in to explore and walk around. One of the things we enjoyed was seeing the historic houses and their private courtyard gardens. When we decided to visit this time, I was interested in staying in the downtown historic district and was thrilled to find the Elliott House Inn, which had the feel of a historic Charleston home and had a lovely courtyard area. Since we went in early January, we were able to get off-season rates and a discount for staying two consecutive nights.
The location was perfect. We were just a few blocks from the City Market area where there are a lot of shops, restaurants, and where the horse drawn carriage tours start from. We were also just a few blocks from the South of Broad area where many of the historic homes are. In fact, we parked our car in the garage across the street from the hotel ($20 maximum) and didn't get back in it until it was time to go home.
Because of the location, we were able to go out exploring but were still close enough to the hotel to go back to change clothes or go to the bathroom. (Interesting note, most of the parking garages in downtown Charleston have public restrooms.)
While I can't say enough wonderful things about this place, if the on-season rates are a little too much, there is also a Days Inn that is also convenient to walk from and has it's own parking lot. It doesn't have the courtyard thought.
Charleston Dining :
82 Queen, next door to the Elliott House Inn
For lunch we went to City Lights Coffee, which was funky in a good way.
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