Book One Of These Standout Hotels For Your Next Trip To Charleston

28.11.2023 - 00:59 / forbes.com

Charleston, S.C. boasts an abundance of charms, from its perfectly-preserved architecture to gorgeous beaches, top-tier food festivals, historic landmarks, and one of the country’s buzziest dining and nightlife scenes. So it’s no wonder the city has become one of the country’s top travel destinations in recent years.

Whether you’re planning your first-ever trip to Charleston, or its charms have lured you back more times than you can count, here are three standout hotels you’ll want to call home on your next visit to the Holy City.

The Pinch

With its singular combination of style, charm, apartment-style guest rooms and suites, and an ideal location a block from Marion Square, on the corner of King and George Streets, The Pinch boutique hotel from Method Co. hospitality group has set itself apart from the crowd since it opened in 2022.

Thanks to their curated collections of books, artwork, bar carts, live plants—plus in-room washer/dryer units and kitted-out kitchens—staying in any of the hotel’s 25 rooms and suites feels more like having a friend’s stylish apartment to yourself than bunking in a hotel.

The interiors are plush and energetic, with a deft mix of modern art, contemporary patterned wallpapers, and high-end furnishings like velvet sofas, mid-century coffee tables, and statement-making chandeliers.

This month, The Pinch added to their on-site offerings with the grand opening of Lowland Tavern, and the re-opening of The Quinte oyster bar. Both are helmed by James Beard Award-winning Executive Chef Jason Stanhope, formerly of Charleston’s beloved FIG restaurant.

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Post House Inn

This chic and cheerful boutique hotel is situated in the historic Old Village area of Mount Pleasant, just a ten-minute drive from downtown Charleston. (If the village’s tidy 18th-century white clapboard houses, streets shaded by live oaks dripping with Spanish moss, and old-fashioned storefronts bearing vintage neon signs look familiar, it’s probably because they were used as filming locations for the cult-favorite movie, The Notebook.)

Post House Inn’s cheerful blue-shuttered building dates back to 1896. Over the decades, it served as an inn, a neighborhood gathering place, a hardware store, and a school before Ben and Kate Towill of Charleston-based hospitality and design firm, Basic Projects, gave the interiors a serious refresh and re-opened it as an inn in 2020.

The self-described “coastal tavern and inn offering seasonal fare, classic cocktails, seven cozy hotel rooms and a bit of salty air” offers guests the best of both worlds. Not only does the Inn’s Old Village Mount Pleasant location give it a relaxed, beachy, and nostalgic feel, but it also puts them just across the Ravenel Bridge from