Charleston Place — Charleston, SC, United States

Style: Classic Luxury. Built: 1988. Remodeled: 2001. Rooms: 339. Suites: 42.

Awards

Conde Nast Award Winner, Travel & Leisure Award Winner

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"The Club" floor at Charleston Place offers the hotel's most distinctive level of service, exclusively available on the top two floors of the property. With 79 guestrooms, "The Club" offers a private personal concierge and an array of culinary offerings, including complimentary continental breakfast, afternoon tea, evening cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and after dinner cordials and desserts.

Banquets & Meetings

Charleston Place features the most comprehensive banquet and conference services in the area. The hotel features 23 meeting rooms, for a combined total of 22,000 square feet of function space. All conference, banquet and seminar facilities are located on the second floor for the convenience of meeting planners and attendees. The 14,432-square-foot ballroom with its 16-foot ceiling accommodates up to 1,500 people. The Grand Hall, adjacent to the Ballroom, is a 4,000-square-foot pre-assembly space ideal for receptions. Additional function rooms range in size from 400 to 1,200-square feet and can accommodate smaller meetings, breakout sessions and seminars. Six residentially appointed hospitality suites and a two room conference lounge are fully furnished with a wet bar and bathrooms. In addition, the hotel's full service destination management company can produce unforgettable events at a variety of venues from beach front oyster roasts to "Gone with the Wind" plantation soirees. In addition, the hotel's Riviera Theater represents a new level of conference capabilities. Located directly across the street from the west entrance of Charleston Place, the Riviera's 1930's art deco style represents one of the most unique conference centers in the nation. A registered historic landmark, it has been lovingly restored and combines state-of-the art meeting technology with original historic detail ranging from the lush theatre seating to a Hollywood-esque ticket booth and marquee. Chosen for the site of A&E's remake of the film classic "The Great Gatsby," The ballroom space is capable of hosting dinner parties for up to 300 people, while the Conference Theater seats 300 in a fixed amphitheater arrangement.

Business Center

A full service Business Center provides photocopiers, fax machines, desktop and laptop computers, high-speed internet connections, laser printers, cellular phones, pagers, teleconferencing, clerical and technical support.

Fine Dining on Site

Recognized by USA Today, Town and Country, Gourmet, Food & Wine and Saveur as one of the best restaurants in the nation, Charleston Grill is the recipient of the coveted Mobil Four-Star, the AAA Four-Diamond and the Distinguished Restaurants of North America designations. The Charleston Grill offers contemporary Lowcountry cuisine, with a live jazz accompaniment, from 5

Fitness Center

Located at the Spa, the fully equipped gym features free weights and state-of-the-art Cyber, Life Fitness and Stairmaster equipment. Professional trainers are on-hand to provide instruction, as well as to lead classes in aerobics, body sculpting, yoga and even power walking through the historic district.

Child Programs

The hotel offers special programs for their younger guests, with amenities just for children, including a special welcome package with pint size robes, free meals in the Palmetto Cafe, and summer programs that vary from summer sea camps to etiquette lessons.

Pool, Outdoor

In the spa, enjoy the stunning horizon edged swimming pool. Small kids will especially enjoy the children's splash pool located on the rooftop sun terrace.

Spa Facility

The hotel's spa was voted the "Best City Hotel Spa in North America" by Travel & Leisure Magazine. The Spa at Charleston Place offers a full range of services for you to relax and unwind. Facials, pedicures, manicures, exotic body scrubs and wraps, hot stone- and aroma-therapy, shiatsu, Thai, neuromuscular, sports and pregnancy massage are all available. After a little pampering, guests can lounge by the horizon edged swimming pool with its retractable glass roof, which guarantees the best weather, rain or shine, or soak away any tension in the spacious Jacuzzi while stargazing through the glass roof above.

Beach

For beach lovers, the areas beautiful shorelines of white sand are a favorite for surfing, sailing and dolphin watching. The hotel can provide beach accessories and picnics to ensure a pleasant stress free day.

Ecological Tourism

The rich ecological system also makes Charleston a perfect destination for kayak adventures in the ocean or in the ACE Basin.

Fishing - Ocean

For anglers, deep sea fishing or shrimping can easily be arranged by the concierge.

Golfing

Golfers can select from more than 21 courses, including Kiawah Island's Ocean Course, home of the most fiercely contested Ryder Cup, also Wild Dunes and the new Arnold Palmer signature course.

Shopping

The Shops at Charleston Place include a collection of 32 upscale shops and boutiques, including Gucci, Laura Ashley, Crabtree and Evelyn, Godiva Chocolatiers and more. Additionally, the hotel is located in the center of what has been the premiere shopping district for more than two hundred years. Today, boutique shops, elegant clothiers, antique merchants and local crafts people, nestled in buildings dating back to the 1700's, offer their wares, including the true Charleston Sweet Grass Basket. For discerning shoppers who prefer private consultations, Charleston Place can arrange for personal shoppers, in-room fittings, or guided antique and silver tours.

Nota Bene

Charleston offers a unique urban resort experience for the discriminating traveler. Narrow cobble-stoned streets, continental ambiance and old world-style architecture add to the city's European flair. Antique shops, award-winning dining, art galleries and shopping are all part of the Charleston experience, with plantations, historic gardens, beaches, golf courses, the South Carolina Aquarium, Ft. Sumter, the Yorktown WWII aircraft carrier, and the H.S. Hunley counted among the many attractions. Visitors to Charleston, South Carolina are often artistically inspired by the antebellum architecture, intricate iron gates and century old gardens of this historic City. Charleston Place caters to both the beginner and expert artist with an Inspired Artist Kit (A portable easel, sketch paper and charcoal) they can borrow on a complimentary basis. In addition, the concierge can arrange for medium specific art supplies (oils, watercolors, pastels, etc.) to be delivered to the guests room.