| it's also 15 minutes' walk from both the south carolina aquarium and the historic city market. dating from 1924, this sophisticated hotel is opposite marion square. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. traditionally decorated rooms come with flat-screen tvs, free wi-fi and coffeemakers. other amenities include a spa, an exercise room and a starbucks coffee shop. suites add separate living spaces; some offer harbor views and/or kitchens. breakfast (fee) is served in-room or in a southern-style restaurant/bar, which offers regular, live jazz music. there are 19,000 sq ft of meeting space, including 2 ballrooms
Charleston International Airport 26 min
Joe Riley Waterfront Park (6 min)
Well-known park with water views plus a large lawn, walkways & 2 fountains. Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (6 min)
Sleek car bridge (with a bike/walking lane) whose triangular arches are illuminated at night. Fort Sumter National Monument (3 min)
Accessed by boat, this fort with ruins, gun emplacements & a museum saw the Civil War’s first shots. Historic Charleston City Market (8 min)
4-block city market over 200 years old, with vendors of food, art & crafts like sweetgrass baskets. The Battery (9 min)
Landmark defensive seawall & promenade, lined by stately antebellum homes & historical monuments. South Carolina Aquarium (9 min)
Massive aquarium with interactive exhibits & hundreds of creatures, including many native species. The Charleston Museum (6 min)
America's first museum, founded in 1773, exhibits relics from South Carolina & Confederate history. Old Slave Mart Museum (13 min)
Displays in this former slave auction building tell the story of the slave trade in Charleston. Gibbes Museum of Art (9 min)
Portraits & landscapes dating back to the 1700s, housed in a century-old beaux arts-style building. White Point Garden (7 min)
This public garden beside the water offers paved paths, military statues, canons & picnic areas. Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon (6 min)
Costumed docents lead tours of this historic building, formerly a Revolutionary prison & City Hall. Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum (10 min)
Visitors can explore a retired Naval aircraft carrier, destroyer & submarine docked here year-round. Rainbow Row (7 min)
Historic District cluster of 13 pastel-painted Georgian-style rowhouses dating from 1748 to 1845. Aiken-Rhett House Museum (9 min)
Tours of this historic home of an influential 1800s family include a back lot where slaves lived. Nathaniel Russell House (14 min)
Ornate, circa-1808 home known for its free-flying 3-story spiral staircase, with guided tours. | 
