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Awards and Affiliations
A Green / Sustainable Property - First Party Certified
This property has performed a self-assessment, also known as First Party certification, of its sustainable tourism practices through South Carolina Green Hospitality Alliance thus taking steps to understand its impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. The property's claims have not been independently verified by a second or third party certification program.
Property Amenities
Located in Charleston's historical district, the award-winning HarbourView Inn sits across the street from Waterfront Park with its 500-foot pier that juts into the harbor. Three blocks away are City Market and the departure point for carriage tours. The hotel offers complimentary 45-minute walking tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Public rooms include two intimate second-floor lobbies. One is an atrium-style space and the setting for an extravagant complimentary Continental breakfast, evening wine and cheese, nightly cookies and milk, and 24-hour coffee and flavored iced tea. Breakfast can also be served in guestrooms or on a rooftop terrace overlooking Charleston Harbor. Hot tea service is delivered to guestrooms each afternoon, on request.
Guests have access to a complimentary lobby workstation, as well as wireless Internet access throughout the inn.
Smoking is not permitted inside the inn; however, guests are allowed to smoke on the fourth-floor terrace overlooking the harbor.
Rooms
Spacious guestrooms in this boutique Charleston inn feature custom-made furnishings, original artwork, high ceilings, and bathrooms with granite-topped vanities. Four-poster beds have Tempur-Pedic mattresses, triple sheeting, and white matelassé bedspreads. Lightweight waffle-weave bathrobes are provided.
Amenities include complimentary high-speed and wireless Internet access and multi-line phones with voice mail and complimentary local calls.
Each room contains a 27-inch, flat-panel LCD TV with complimentary HBO. Rooms are cooled by air conditioning, ceiling fans, and windows that open.
A complimentary newspaper is delivered daily. Complimentary hot tea service with scones or other snacks is provided on request. Nightly turndown service includes Sweet Dream Treats of chocolates atop the pillows. In-room massage services can be arranged (surcharge).
Smoking is not permitted inside guestrooms.
Room Amenities
Dining
All guests have the option of a complimentary Continental breakfast served each morning to guests' rooms, in the atrium lobby, or on a fourth-floor terrace overlooking Charleston Harbor. Breakfast items may include locally baked pastries, bagels, granola, yogurts, cereals, cheeses, fresh fruit, juices, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and milk. Other complimentary snacks, served in the atrium lobby, include wine and cheese, 5 PM-6 PM; cookies and milk, 9 PM-10 PM; and 24-hour coffee and flavored iced teas (hours subject to change). Upon request, guests enjoy a complimentary hot tea service with scones, muffins, or other snacks served in the privacy of their rooms.
The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
Magnolia's
Cypress
High Cotton
McCrady's
SNOB (Slightly North of Broad)
Recreation
The inn provides complimentary 45-minute walking tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4 PM (hours and availability subject to change).
Across the street from the hotel, Waterfront Park offers tree-shaded seating, a fountain with splash deck for children, and a 500-foot pier jutting into Charleston Harbor that has covered seating, swings, and views of passing ships and the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Yorktown moored across the harbor. The surrounding historical district is appealing for jogging, biking, and walking. Carriage tours depart from City Market, three blocks away. Harbor tours, fishing charters, and excursions to Fort Sumter depart from the Aquarium Wharf, one mile away.
Folly Beach, 11.5 miles away, offers swimming, surfing, sailing, and other water sports. Among the nearby golf courses are Charleston Municipal Golf Course, 5.5 miles away, and Patriots Point Golf Links, 7.5 miles away. Francis Marion National Forest, 42 miles north of the city, offers bird watching, wildlife viewing, and hiking paths.
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The preferred airport for HarbourView Inn is Charleston, SC (CHS-Charleston Intl.) - 15.7 km / 9.7 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.
