We still fondly remember our stay at Wentworth Mansion. Staying there actually inspired our library where we had a brandy in the evening before going to bed. They have a wonderful little tower you can climb to see all around Charleston, and from there we walked to the downtown to tour some historic mansions and such, nice restaurants, etc.

You might take a look at this old thread too.

Thank you, Annie. I thought there was an old thread, but it didn't come up for me. I checked out Wentworth - they are booked. I need something with a very liberal cancellation policy. We are dealing with the imminent death of a family member - don't know how this will impact - of if it even will. Love it when I can plan!!

Sorry about that...I know it's hard to make plans when something out of your control is looming.

I know. It is hard - but harder on the family involved. We just need to be there for them.

we stayed at the palmer house b&b for a couple of nights... they were less restrictive on the # of nights you had to stay there than some of the others- they might have a more liberal cancelation policy too...? they have a very nice location overlooking the harbor and the room was ok, esp if just for a night or 2...

I stayed at the Belmont also. It was expensive, but I was in a bind. Long story short, I had to be in Charleston for a meeting. The meeting was held at a different hotel (below my standards), but I thought I could rough it for one night. WHen I got to the hotel and saw the state of the room, I quickly searched and found complaints online of bed bugs at the hotel. I got my money refunded and did a quick search for another hotel without complaints of bed bugs. The only one I could find was the Belmond Place. It was very expensive to get at the last minute like that (10 PM) but I didn't care. I knew I would get no sleep at the other one. Wherever you go, make sure you do a search online for bed bugs. Maybe it is just me, but I am paranoid of bed bugs.

We go quite a bit...my favorite is Two Meeting Street Inn. Utterly gorgeous, and overlooks the Battery. I love taking early morning jogs around the whole residential area down at that end...the homes and gardens are complete eye candy. I really feel like staying there truly gives you the complete Charleston experience.

We always stay at the a Planters Inn in Charleston, I think it's the perfect location near the City Market and the shops on King Street. I'd try to book a walking tour, you can see many of the charming gardens and hear about the history - it's much more interesting than the carriage tours in my opinion. My favorite restaurant is Husk (love their shrimp & grits)!

We were there quite a few years ago - LOVED it. We did take a walking tour which was great ( very small group ). I remember as well that the Museum was surprisingly good.