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Old-money Charleston mansion meets Relais & Châteaux polish. Hushed, antique-filled, genuinely historic without feeling museum-like. Velvet sofas, Audubon prints, uniformed doormen, and a parlor that serves complimentary coffee and housemade Benne wafer crackers each morning.
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Why It Matters
South Carolina's only Relais & Châteaux member. The only U.S. hotel furnished exclusively with Baker's Historic Charleston Collection decor — every room has a four-poster rice bed. Home to Peninsula Grill, one of Charleston's most celebrated fine-dining restaurants, and Benne's café. Winner of Travel + Leisure's #1 Best U.S. Boutique Hotel award.
Planters Inn sits on the corner of Market and Meeting Streets — arguably the best corner in all of downtown Charleston. It's a 64-room Relais & Châteaux property housed in an 1844 building that looks and feels exactly like a private Charleston mansion, down to the four-poster Baker Historic Charleston Collection rice beds, working fireplaces, and a hidden garden courtyard lit each evening by hand-fired copper carriage lanterns. Travel + Leisure readers voted it the #1 Best U.S. Boutique Hotel. The no-pool, no-gym setup is the point: this place is about antiques, silk drapes, and Peninsula Grill's Ultimate Coconut Cake.
Where You'll Stay
13 room types available
Charleston King
A generously proportioned urban retreat with soaring ceiling height and authentic Charleston style. Baker Historic Charleston Collection four-poster king bed in Italian linens. Travertine marble bathroom with glass shower and Molton Brown products. Hickory Chair writing desk, plush cushioned chairs, and flat-screen TV.
King
Deluxe Double Queen
A spacious room with two plush queen beds — a solid choice for families or friends traveling together. Same antique-forward Baker Historic Charleston Collection decor as the rest of the hotel.
Two Queens
Double Queen
Two queen beds with classic Southern decor. Can be reserved in tandem with The Proprietor's Suite for family groups.
Two QueensGarden Courtyard Suite
A spacious two-room suite — one of Charleston's largest hotel accommodations — with 10-foot ceilings, hardwood floors, custom crown molding, Lowcountry artwork, and Baker Historic Charleston Collection furnishings. The bedroom has a four-poster king bed in Italian linens. Bathroom features a custom quartz-top vanity, glass floor-to-ceiling shower, and Molton Brown products. Each suite includes a wrought-iron bistro table on the shared piazza overlooking the garden courtyard.
KingGrand King
Beautifully decorated king room with Baker Historic Charleston Collection four-poster bed and classic Southern decor.
KingPiazza King
King room with piazza access and views of the garden courtyard. A quieter option that benefits from the courtyard atmosphere.
KingPremier Charleston King
Elegant king room with courtyard view and Baker Historic Charleston Collection four-poster bed.
KingPremier Grand King
Refined king room with courtyard view, Baker Historic Charleston Collection four-poster bed, and Italian linens.
KingThe City Market Suite
A majestic suite with views of America's oldest public market — the Charleston City Market — directly below. Distinguished Southern style that blends historic and contemporary touches.
KingThe Governor's Suite
Spacious, elegantly furnished one-bedroom suite with Baker Historic Charleston Collection decor and refined Charleston splendor throughout.
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The Penthouse
Top-floor enclave ideal for restorative stays. Features a private terrace, soaking tub stocked with Molton Brown products, a wet bar with coffee machine, built-in bookshelves, writing desk, plush sofa, and a four-poster king bed from the Baker Historic Charleston Collection in Italian linens. Robes and slippers included.
KingThe Proprietor's Suite
An opulent one-bedroom suite in the heart of the Historic District. Can be reserved in tandem with the adjacent Double Queen room for groups or families.
KingThe St. Philip Suite
The hotel's crown jewel — a 1,460-square-foot top-floor suite designed to feel like a private Charleston pied-à-terre. Features a reading room, a light-filled living room with city skyline views, full kitchen (refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, coffeemaker), a dining area with a mural by David Boatwright and a table that seats ten, and a bedroom with a Baker Historic Charleston Collection four-poster king bed in Italian linens. Three flat-screen TVs, remote-controlled blackout curtains, exposed hand-pointed brick, Jonathan Green artwork, and arched doorways throughout.
KingThe Property
Eat & Drink
2 venues on property
Restaurant
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Every evening at dusk, hotel staff walk the garden courtyard and light each copper carriage lantern by hand, one by one. It's a longstanding Planters Inn tradition that gives the courtyard a warm, romantic glow.
The 24/7 concierge provides curated maps, walking tour recommendations, history notes, and arrangements for carriage tours, plantation visits, and Charleston harbor cruises. Everything within Charleston's Historic District is walkable from the front door.
The intimate Champagne Bar at Peninsula Grill opens daily at 4PM. Oysters on the half shell, caviar selections, foie gras, and a curated list of Champagnes and cocktails. Feels like a jewel box — small, velvet-lined, and extremely well-staffed.
Peninsula Grill's 12-layer Ultimate Coconut Cake is baked fresh each morning and available in the restaurant, by the slice at Benne's, or shipped nationwide via overnight delivery. The New York Times called it 'a little slice of heaven.'
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
On-site business center available to guests.
Free WiFi in public areas and guest rooms.
In-room dining available.
Complimentary coffee, orange tea, and mango tea served each morning in the parlor, alongside housemade Benne wafer crackers.
On-site sun deck and sunbathing terrace available to guests.
A private garden courtyard with fountains and palm trees at the center of the property. Each evening, staff light the copper carriage lanterns by hand. Serves as the gateway to Peninsula Grill and Benne's, and provides a quiet outdoor retreat from the street.
Valet parking on-site at $40 per day. Arrive via North Market Street to the front door.
On-site library for guests.
In-room safe provided for security.
Nightly turndown service provided.
Around-the-clock concierge available for restaurant reservations, tour bookings, maps, local recommendations, and private airport transfer arrangements.
Uniformed doormen welcome every arrival at the front entrance.
Same-day laundry service for items received before 8AM; next-day for items received after 8AM, Monday through Friday. Third-party partner service.
On-site gift shop with Planters Inn merchandise and local goods, plus an online store.
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