Harbourview Inn

Hotels
9.6 (1075 reviews)
2 Vendue Range , Charleston , us

Children allowed

Facilities

Electric bicycle charging station
Parking
Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Terrace
Lift / Elevator
Luggage storage
Express check-in/check-out
Safety deposit box
Fax/photocopying
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Great location
Friendly staff
Excellent amenities
Cons:
Valet charge is pricy
Slow elevator
Parking issues in busy area

Categories

Cleanliness
9.33
Clean room and friendly staff!
Service
10
The staff goes above & beyond if you need anything. Extremely friendly!
Location
9.8
Great location, walking distance to all desired locations.
Room Quality
9.34
Spacious room, comfortable bed, and well-maintained.
Amenities
9.79
Thoughtful amenities including wine and cheese hour, and free drinks.
Value for Money
8.82
Complimentary breakfast and evening snacks add significant value.
Food and Beverage
9.78
Excellent breakfast and wonderful choices served in-room or rooftop.
Overall Experience
9.93
Outstanding boutique hotel with excellent experience throughout.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-08 23:47

Property Description

Luxury Boutique Hotel Overlooking Charleston Harbor

Elegant Rooms with Modern Amenities
Indulge in luxury with 49-inch flat-screen TVs, free WiFi, and free afternoon wine and cheese receptions. Old World-inspired rooms feature original artwork, small refrigerators, and hardwood desks. Valet laundry service is available for your convenience.

Unique Atrium Lobby and 24-Hour Business Center
Relax in the Atrium Lobby adorned with hand-crafted wood furnishings by master craftsman Art Welling. Enjoy complimentary snacks, iced tea, and fresh coffee 24/7. Need to work? The business center is open around the clock.

Explore Charleston's Charm
Located minutes away from the Gibbes Museum of Art and Charleston City Market, immerse yourself in the city's culture. Don't forget to visit the South Carolina Aquarium just 1.6 km from the hotel.

Book your stay at Harbourview Inn now to experience luxury and charm in Charleston!

Important information:

When booking 4 rooms or more, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Guests must be at least 21 years or older to check-in.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Airport code: CHS

Property Policies

  • Internet

    WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

  • Pets

    Pets are not allowed.

  • Parking

    Private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed) and costs USD 40 per day.

  • Children and extra bed policy

    Children of any age are allowed.
    Children up to and including 3 years old stay for free when using an available cot.
    Children up to and including 1 year old stay for free when using an existing bed.
    People no matter the age stay for US$35 per person per night when using an available extra bed.
    Any type of extra bed or child's cot/crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.
    Supplements are not calculated automatically in the total costs and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

Location

Property Accessibility

Total Disability Score: 35.71
Public Area
  • Ramp: No
  • Entrance Leveled: No
  • Pet Friendly: No
Reception And Restaurant
  • Reception Hearing Accessible: No
  • Reception Wheelchair Accessible: No
  • Restaurant Wheelchair Accessible: No
Elevator
  • Elevator Audio Signals: No
  • Elevator Braille Numbers: No
  • Elevator Contrasting Buttons: No
  • Elevator Visual Signs: No
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Guest Reviews

9.6
Based on 1075 reviews
Cleanliness: 9.33
Service: 10
Location: 9.8
Room Quality: 9.34
Amenities: 9.79
Value for Money: 8.82
Food and Beverage: 9.78
Overall Experience: 9.93
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Sabrena extended_group us
10
Absolutely wonderful!
Pros:

The property is in an excellent location with ease of walking to shopping, dining and tours.

Cons:

Nothing

2026-06-06 via Nuitee
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Linda extended_group us
10
Friendly staff and clean accommodations.
Pros:

The location was excellent

2026-06-03 via Nuitee
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Ray couple us
10
2026-06-01 via Nuitee
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paintedpebbles Couples Lexington, North Carolina
10
Luxury, Comfort, & Location !!
Pros:

This is a top notch hotel. Every staff member we came in contact with was very polite & professional. We chose to stay in a historical room and loved every minute of it. In our opinion, The Harborview Inn is superior to other hotels in Charleston for a few reasons: pleasant & accommodating staff, very clean facility, super comfortable bed, large room and bathroom, tasty breakfast offering which we chose to have delivered to our room each morning, fantastic central location to the market, king street and the waterfront park, Excellent valet service gentlemen!, all day coffee/tea/lemonade/water bar that was so convenient when popping in between our walks about town. We will definitely return!

2026-05-30 via Tripadvisor
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Y5408LMjamesw Couples Woodstock, Georgia
10
Amazing Stay!!!!
Pros:

I loved my experience staying here. Location was perfect the views were beautiful the staff was amazing and the room was top notch.

2026-05-29 via Tripadvisor
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Lori extended_group us
9
Great location and amenities. Would stay again
Pros:

Great location and we had 2 huge rooms! Love the extra amenities too!

Cons:

The breakfast set up was a little tedious. Wish there was more like a breakfast room. Felt awkward to be having breakfast right outside people’s rooms and the tables were limited as it was too hot to go up and eat on roof top.
AC in our rooms felt very muggy and our clothes were slightly damp all week.

2026-05-28 via Nuitee
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drbuck1 Couples Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
10
Best hotel in historic Charleston!!!
Pros:

If you're thinking of staying downtown Charleston, I would be surprised that you could find a better place. As all the hotels are pricey in the historic district, we found the HarbourView Inn worth every dollar. The service staff were very friendly, helpful, and absolutely superior at their jobs. They went above and beyond to make sure our stay was the best. One of the front desk people even ran down some batteries and delivered them to me at breakfast after I inquired if they had any for my mouse. Their rooftop area was such a great place to eat breakfast and enjoy a glass of wine at dusk while gazing out into the water of Charleston harbor. Location was perfect and accommodations very comfortable. I also never experience such an efficient valet service. We drove a couple days and never had to wait more than a few minutes to receive our car, again excellent service. So, their service and accommodations along with the beauty and FOOD of Charleston made it a perfect stay!

2026-05-27 via Tripadvisor
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Susana couple us
9
Looking forward to coming back to Charleston and staying again at the HarbourView Inn
Pros:

Superb location!! Very cordial and helpful staff, willing to give suggestions
The wine and cheese offerings in the afternoon and the cookies in the evening were nice touches.
We enjoyed having breakfast in the outdoor sitting.

Cons:

Would like more selections for breakfast.

2026-05-27 via Nuitee
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E6118DDphyllisb Family
10
Excellent stay at the Harbour View Inn
Pros:

This is the nicest hotel I have ever stayed in! The rooms are huge and the beds are very comfortable. The staff is friendly and ready to assist you with your plans. The location is excellent; right by the free shuttle stop and the Waterfront Park. Breakfast is delivered to your room or the rooftop. There is a wonderful social hour at 5:00 with wine and many delicious charcuterie treats. Later, there are four or five kinds of warms cookies and milk for bedtime!

2026-05-25 via Tripadvisor
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Shirlee couple us
10
Exceptional stay!
Pros:

Location was perfect for a first time visit! Close walk to fab dining and cocktails. Right across the street from Waterfront park.No onsite bar/dining but at the hotel itself they offered great options for breakfast; wine & charcuterie @ 5! Iced tea, lemonade and infused water available all day as well as bottled water. Even a M&M and Skittles bar. Staff were wonderful and always friendly. Highly recommend tho you may pay a bit more, it’s worth it for location and the property itself💜

Cons:

Nothing that comes to mind
Unfortunate that a new hotel went up right across the street blocking former waterfront views

2026-05-23 via Nuitee
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Camilo couple co
9
Excelente Hotel muy bien localizado
Pros:

La amplitud de la habitación y la vista al Parque

Cons:

Todo me gustó

2026-05-23 via Nuitee
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Randa couple us
9
Beautiful place but lacking in cleaning room
Pros:

Its location to every place you wanted to go

Cons:

The cleaning lady never cleaned the floor in bathroom, never cleaned the tub (I put something on the edge of tub) she never saw it and it was there when we got back later that day. Never changed our bed sheets and never vacuumed the room.

2026-05-22 via Nuitee
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Edward couple us
10
Fun, convenient, cozy hotel in a great location.
Pros:

The hotel is in a great, convenient location to restaurants in downtown Charleston. The room was very comfortable. Fun happy hour with drinks and snacks. Breakfast in the room was a nice, convenient benefit. Parking was smooth.

2026-05-21 via Nuitee
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SNumerator Couples Basking Ridge, New Jersey
10
Great Location and First Class Comfort
Pros:

We stayed three nights at the HarbourView Inn and found it to be a wonderful experience. The entire staff was extremely accommodating and pleasant. The room was spacious and comfortable and the location near numerous restaurants and attractions was excellent. Our room was on the fourth floor and there is a terrific rooftop terrace where you can bring wine and goodies from the daily wine and cheese hour each evening. There is a continental breakfast included each day and you can choose to have it brought to the rooftop, the atrium or your room. If you do choose the rooftop be aware that the birds that hang out near there will hover around and will attempt to join you. The atrium has coffee and fruit available a good part of the day and in the afternoon there is tea and lemonade available as well. Each night at 9 there are cookies and milk available in the lobby. I loved most of the features of our room save one...the Wi-Fi was extremely slow. I thought this might be due to my devices but connections at other accommodations on our trip convinced me otherwise. I suspect that this may have been something unique to the room as sometimes the routers do not always reach the rooms evenly.

2026-05-19 via Tripadvisor
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Dawn extended_group gb
9
Excellent location and lovely extras make the stay very enjoyable
Pros:

Excellent location, extras on offer such as free breakfast, wine and nibbles happy hour, free bottle water

Cons:

Would have been nice to have a proper bar! You can order drinks to your room or communal areas but a bar would have been better and a restaurant if you didn’t want to eat out.

2026-05-18 via Nuitee
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537debikab Family
10
Lovely evening in Charleston, SC!
Pros:

Great location, clean and comfortable lodgings, friendly and helpful staff. Also, the rooftop has a beautiful view. We’ll definitely be back.

2026-05-16 via Tripadvisor
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Mary couple us
10
2026-05-14 via Nuitee
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Teresa couple us
8
Pros:

Very comfortable bed. Great location. We enjoyed the cookies and milk each evening.

Cons:

Didn’t put slippers in our room. Quality of breakfast could be better.

2026-05-14 via Nuitee
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Michael couple us
8
Great location. Really nice staff. It’s the actual facility that needs severe upgrade. Kind of felt like we were staying
Pros:

The staff was super friendly and helpful in the location was perfect

Cons:

The building is old. The front entryway had to be kind of guarded by security… Which would really just the valets. There is no open lobby inviting you in. Up a flight of stairs is where the main desk and very small lobby sitting area were. Not perfect if you would like some space from the other guests. It was also challenging to initially check in because those front doors are locked unless you have a room key which of course if you haven’t checked in yet, you will not have yet.

2026-05-14 via Nuitee
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776JudyH Couples Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
10
A gem in the center of the action
Pros:

We had a wonderful experience in this quiet boutique hotel. The staff and customer service are top notch, from the valets to the front desk to the room service. Nightly happy hours are fun with a selection of wine and a whiskey punch, and nice charcuterie spread. You can get your wine and cheese and enjoy it in the lobby, on the terrace or in your room. There is no restaurant on site, but breakfast is included which you order the night before, specifying the time you would like it delivered and the place...your room, the lobby, or the terrace. The location is great, within walking distance of many restaurants and the City Market.

2026-05-13 via Tripadvisor