The Battery House Carriage Inn

Welcome to the Battery House Carriage Inn; whether it is just one night or several "welcome" is the way that you will feel.  This historic house built in 1843 passed through the hands of many notable individuals, many renovations and many incarnations  (including a rooming house for students and a house known for hourly rentals) before being restored by the Hastie family in 1992 to this elegant and quaint bed and breakfast.

If you are looking for a weekend retreat, a base of operations while you tour historic Charleston, or a place to rest your head after participating in the boisterous night life this is the perfect location.  The Battery is a popular tourist location; however, this historic park situated directly across the street from the inn seems oddly quiet. Bring a picnic basket and a book, take a stroll along the boardwalk, watch the waves crash against the historic walls, walk the sculpted paths or sit under an ancient tree; either way this is the perfect location to relax and forget about your hectic schedule. If you don't want to leave the comfort of the inn, the beautiful gardens will give you same effect, just outside your room.  Did you come to Charleston for the first time or are you a tourist yet again?  The Inn is the perfect launching pad for walking tours of this historic city.  If you prefer not to walk the friendly and ever courteous staff will ring you up a rik-shaw taxi and you can tour the city while being peddled around town.  Maybe you came to party and take in the night life.  By foot or taxi you can easily make it to any of the hot spots in town for a great meal, live music or an active bar.  Located at 20 South Battery Street, the Battery Carriage House Inn is accessible to all of these things; however, if you are just there for rest and don't want to do a thing the comfort of inn itself will satisfy.  

With a total of eleven rooms, either in the old carriage house itself, or in the main building, the inn has a relaxing feel.  Passing through the wrought iron gates and taking a stroll down the cobble stone drive at the side of the house it feels like walking back in time. Entering the main lobby and reception area southern hospitality greets you with a friendly smile and a warm hello from the staff. The cookies and juice (wine and cheese in the early evenings) on the side board make for a quick pick up after a long drive and might remind a weary traveller of grandma's kitchen.  On left is a wonderful sitting area with a fireplace, so if you want to cuddle up with a good book on a rainy afternoon you have a place for that.  The staff hands over your keys and keeping the welcome feel guides you to your room and gives you a short tour of your home away from home.  

The rooms elegantly furnished with styles and colours from an era long forgotten.  Each one is unique but classic touches such as terry cloth robes and turn down service are staples of the inn.  Whether you are in King suite with jacuzzi tub facing the Battery, a lower level room with four poster bed reminiscent of a French country inn, or a slightly larger upper level room with a traditional queen rice canopied bed you are invited to relax and rest.  A small sitting area is great to read the tourist and historic information provided in each room and it is a great place to have breakfast.  Breakfast is served on a silver tray in your room, based on an order card you fill out the evening before, or served in the lovely garden.  If you love a good ghost story, the inn's history contains a tale or two from the spirit world and some say ghosts still roam the old building.  These elegant rooms are not gawdy or overpowering with pomp and circumstance but feel quaint allowing you to settle in for a good nights rest.