Governor's House Inn

Hotel

We had a fabulous time staying at The Governor’s Inn. The owners are wonderful and so accommodating. They recommended great restaurants and places to visit in Charleston. The house is clean, warm and inviting. We loved learning about the history of the house. The Laurens room was large, comfortable, and the balcony was beautiful and relaxing.

So amazing! Our host Q was funny, friendly and so hospitable! I may never leave.

We Love the Govenors House Inn and highly recommend!

Beautiful, clean, tasteful, great location, perfect view, wonderful breakfast. We love the rooms and the extra space to visit with friends. Staff is friendly. Every this is just perfect.

One of the nicest accommodations I have ever had the privilege to be in! Absolutely charming and wonderful ❤️

This place is gorgeous.
We were in the Middleton room. We had the upstairs porch. Amazing.

Beautiful and meticulous detail. Wonderful breakfast. Very quiet and comfortable. Close walking distance to many popular areas. Stayed in the Rutledge Suite. Fabulous.

We stayed for a weekend and fell in love with this place. The history of the house alone is worth staying for, but add into it the accommodating staff and the delicious breakfast at the table for 12 with the owner it made our experience even more impressive. You can walk to many of the attractions if you choose to. We will be back.

Gorgeous home, amazing staff, delicious breakfast — one of the best B&Bs we've ever found. It was the perfect place to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary. We will be back!

I have not stayed here BUT I went by to drop something off and the premises are enchanting. The staff also impressed me as being very sharp. The location is primo and there is parking. I am going to recommend this to my friends who visit!

Spent our 30th wedding anniversary here. Outstanding B&B. Staff was great, breakfast was spot on each day, afternoon wine and cheese always a delight. Easy access to anything your heart desires. We will definitely be back for another visit. Thanks to all for a great 3 night visit.

Beautiful and clean. Stayed on our wedding night and they upgraded our room and brought us a fantastic cheese, cracker, and fruit tray for free. Comfortable bed and couch. Would most certainly stay again.

Amazing historic bed and breakfast. If you are a b&b person. You'll love this place. Beautiful house, great staff. Great location in downtown Charleston. Highly recommended.

The house and the furnishings are as beautiful as the pictures predicted. The staff was courteous, professional and welcoming. We especially enjoyed the served breakfasts and afternoon teas with the other guests. The atmosphere was very collegial and we enjoyed conversations with new friends. This was so much more pleasant than the typical impersonal, no-eye-contact breakfasts we are experience at most hotels.

Southern Hospitality! Excellent location for visiting Charleston. Stay within a historic home that boasts period appropriate appeal, furnishings and feel.

The room was very beautiful. The staff was perfect! This is a very beautiful BandB!

Such southern charm. This Inn has it all. The wrap around porch makes you feel like you are traveling back in time.

Such a wonderful place to stay at in Charleston. The beds and food were to die for. We will be certainly coming back to stay at this location next year.

My wife and I stayed at the governors house for our honeymoon and it was amazing. They were so accommodating and even let us do part of our wedding shoot in the House. I’ll be posting a few of the pictures because you have to see the inside of this house to understand how remarkable it is. Also, the breakfasts were amazing, the praline French toast was probably the best breakfast we had in Charleston. Thank you to everyone of the employees that helped make our stay spectacular. — The Barrett’s.

Nicely kept Inn on Broad between St John's and St Michael's. Very close proximity to eateries and such. This place has a ton of charm!

We had a fabulous time at The Governor’s House unfortunately it was cut short do to bad weather. Brian and Gil were amazing and welcoming. We stayed in the Magnolia room which was lovely. Thank you for making our trip a memorable one. We will definitely come again and we hope to stay for longer next time. Love John & Max.

Remarkably well maintained home on Broad between St John's and St Michael's. Within walking distance to the Battery, shops, and great restaurants. Inn keepers are friendly and informative. They took great care of our needs.

The Governor's House Inn is an excellent place to stay from it's hospitality and quaintness to location. Breakfasts are amazing! We had such a great trip to Charleston! The friendly staff had great suggestions of things to do and places to eat. I would absolutely recommend this as a place to stay.

This inn is elegant, beautiful, and worth every penny the service was phenomenal and the staff was like family. We will be back again.

So beautiful! Loved the afternoon tea and wine offering. Everyone is very nice. It's like living in history! The wrap around porch is everything you could imagine!

Beautiful hotel with interesting hustory/connection to Charleston. Staff very friendly and helpful.

After several visits to the Charleston area, we have discovered a real gem in the Governor's House Inn. Accommodations were great and the bed was to die for. Breakfasts were not huge but exquisitely done with just enough elegantly served food to get the day started. The location was awesome as it is positioned close enough to walk to any downtown action you could ask for. The friendly and helpful staff were the crowning glory to cap off a great stay. We'll be returning to this B&B for sure.

Amazing historic bed and breskfast. If you are a b&b person. You'll love this place. Beautiful house, great staff. Great location in downtown Charleston. Highly recommended.

We thoroughly enjoyed our 4 night stay the week after Thanksgiving. The Inn was beautifully decked out for Christmas. The location was perfect for exploring all the sites wonderful Charleston. The hospitality was perfect and the breakfasts were awesome. Can't wait for our next visit.

We came to Charleston to celebrate our 11th anniversary and decided to try a B&B for the first time. We were not disappointed! The Inn was very well taken care of and the staff was very helpful and attentive. They even asked if we would like to borrow beach chairs and an umbrella for our beach day. The breakfast each morning was delicious and we sat in the main dining room with other guests and even got to meet the owner. The owner was very helpful with recommendations to make our trip even more enjoyable. You can tell the owners love the house and city and are more than just business owners.

Stayed here on a last minute decision and we LOVED it. The staff was courteous and knowledgable on all the must do Charleston place (shout out to Shane for telling us about the market pavilion rooftop). The location couldn't have been better. The breakfast with the other friendly guests only enhanced our experience. Already planning another trip back & will definitely be staying here!

Such a beautiful historic place.

Engaged here. Gorgeous property and fantastic service. Afternoon sweet tea and evening sherry to round out your day in Charleston.

Great location, beautiful home, wonderful breakfast and courteous and knowledgeable staff.

Beautiful bed and breakfast with great service and great location.

Superb southern experience unlike any other! Step back in time during your stay at this Georgian styled retreat. To say the staff is accommodating would be an understatement, you'll be on a first name basis and have any and all of your needs met at the drop of a dime. The history of this home speaks for itself, to say you woke up in the previous home of a man who's name is scrawled across the Declaration Of Independence is truly remarkable. Now for the stats you've all been …waiting for: Wifi = reliable and strong
AC = Perfect! A refreshing oasis from Charleston heat
Noise = quiet, so far. Barely noticeable sounds of cars passing along Broad St. Can't hear voices through walls. Gorgeous church bell tolls but it's not overbearing.
Neighborhood = will charm your socks off! History at every turn
Parking = free parking at the inn and street parking surrounding You'd be crazy to pass this place up!

7/12/15 My husband and I just got back from our first trip to Charleston. Not only did we love the historic section of town, our stay at the Governor's House Inn made our visit one of our favorites! The Inn was not only beautiful, but the staff was amazing! We felt immediately welcomed with sincere appreciation for not only us, but for the historic home for which they clearly appreciated and treasured. We were introduced to the chef and the entire staff who warmly expressed their sincere desire to make our visit a pleasure, and boy did they deliver! My husband and I mentioned each day after our trips of shopping, beaches and museums that it will be nice to go home and rest before heading back out. We have never made a reference of "home" before with any lodging, but this is exactly how we felt, at home. Breakfast each morning was absolutely delicious, thank you chef Marty! We especially want to thank Teko and Linda for such gracious hospitality, and making our stay so very pleasant. We will certainly return to the beautiful Governor's Inn and hope to see all of you again. Robert and Tracy Tipton, Knoxville TN.

Beautiful house (a historic landmark itself), smart rooms, the hosts were very gracious and served delightful breakfast and tea. Very centrally located, so we could walk to all the major points of interest. The staff gave us great recommendations for restaurants, bars, local attractions — all of which were hits.

We stayed in the "St. Michael's" room which is located on the top floor. The entire house (including our room) was incredibly charming and beautiful. Extremely well preserved and you truly felt "at home". From our room we had a view of the St. Michael's church steeple that was simply stunning, especially at night. This B&B is ideally located, right on Broad street where anything in the downtown area can be walked to, we didn't even rent a car. As for the staff, they were wonderful! They were extremely accommodating and always helping with planning our daily activities in any way they could — whether it was suggestions on restaurants, tours, sites or actually making reservations for us or scheduling a cab ride. Each morning the breakfast was absolutely delicious! I appreciated that they also offered alternatives if you preferred something other than the scheduled breakfast. At 4pm, there is an "afternoon tea" which includes wine, tea, coffee, and a number of sweet and savory snacks to enjoy — once again, delicious. The entire presentation for breakfast and tea was just wonderful — it all felt very "of the time" with the antique serve-ware and dishes. My husband and I just absolutely loved this place and would most definitely go back. It made our trip.

A cot at ymca would of been more comfortable.

Let’s start from the beginning; the undeserved title “Bed and Breakfast” should be halved to simply “Bed. ” The breakfast component of this combination is complete and utter crap. Apparently, they make large buttery quiches or heavy cream filled casseroles days in advance, and then heat them in the microwave for “breakfast” the morning of. I would expect this from a “Day’s Inn, ” but not from a so called “4 Star Luxury Bed and Breakfast” where we paid more than $400 per night. The so called “tea-time” is decent, but beware as you are likely to become a diabetic form just one indulgence. The main dish? SUGAR. The cakes are clearly kept for days, because during our stay, the cake that was served on our first day was ALSO served on our last day…and I do mean the SAME cake, as in it was the exact same one. The wine is wonderful, but for God’s sake, serve some small sandwiches or vegetables…we paid enough for it. One can only handle so many cakes made from a box mix. The house itself is lovely: full of beautiful history and furnishings. Some of the rooms are much nicer than others, but overall the house is gorgeous. They are well kept and the cleaning staff does a nice job tidying up every day. The college students and young adults who work there are fantastic. They have great recommendations about the city and where to go. They are attentive and so friendly, but obviously they are overworked and underpaid. Then there are the managers.

Not worth the money. The manager was rude. Don't stay here. There are so many great places in Charleston that cost less or the same.