1843 Battery Carriage House Inn

Frommer's Review

In one of the largest antebellum neighborhoods of Charleston, this inn offers guest rooms in a carriage house behind the main building. In other words, the owners save the top living accommodations for themselves but have restored the bedrooms out back to a high standard. Recent renovations added four-poster beds and a Colonial frill to the not-overly-large bedrooms. All units contain well-managed bathrooms with mostly tub/shower combinations. Don't stay here if you want an inn with lots of public space; that, you don't get. But you can enjoy the location, which is a short walk off the Battery -- a seafront peninsula where you can easily imagine a flotilla of Yankee ships enforcing the Civil War blockades.

Unfortunately, if you call, you're likely to get only a recorded message until the owners are able to call you back. Despite the inaccessibility of the main house and the difficulty of reaching a staff member, this place provides comfortable and convenient lodging in a desirable neighborhood.

Breakfast, during nice weather, is served in a carefully landscaped brick courtyard. Evening wine is also served to guests.

Facilities:
Lounge; nonsmoking room

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