My wife and I will be staying in Charleston, SC on Dec. 29. On Dec. 30, we take train 97 to Fort Lauderdale. We return on Jan. 3 and will also require overnite stay in Charleston. Recommendations on motels/hotels near the station is appreciated and any strong recommendations on Charleston. Rail sale fare: $67.20 roundtrip for us both, a great deal and my wife's first train trip.
Posted by Konstantin (Member # 18) on :
My wife and I had our honeymoon in Charleston. This hotel might not be what you are looking for, as it is quite uncommon. We stayed in the Anchorage Inn. It is a rather fancy hotel, but not as expensive as you would think, right downtown along the Ashley Cooper River. It had 11 rooms at the time. It is in a building that had been built long ago, I think even before the American revolution. We were very happy with it and would love to go back.
While you are there, I would also suggest the you go to Boone Hall Plantation. It is very interesting if you like history.
We found that the trip to Fort Sumter was over commercialized and not nearly as good as we thought it would be.
There are several pictures of our honeymoon on my website. Please feel free to look at them.
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Posted by Newtimes (Member # 2037) on :
Thanks for info on your honeymoon hotel. Boone Hall sounds interesting. I enjoyed seeing our pics too. My first choice for a motel is one near the Charleston station.
Thanks again.
Posted by MPALMER (Member # 125) on :
Newtimes, Looking in Expedia, the following appear: Sheraton North Charleston Courtyard Charleston North Days Inn- Charleston Airport
The Days Inn actually lists Amtrak in its description; they might have a shuttle from the station.
If Amtrak's web page is correct the station is at 4565 Gaynor Ave, North Charleston 29406 so you can use that if you want to search on your own.
Expedia tends to list chain hotels; if that isn't want you want you might try Auto Club, Mobil Guide, etc. for more unique places like what Konstantin mentioned. Unfortunately lodging listings rarely mention if they are near a train station, so you will have to do some legwork.
Posted by Newtimes (Member # 2037) on :
MPalmer, I also used Expedia to checkout lodding in Charleston. I found a Howard Johnsons less than 2 miles from the station. Thanks for the suggestions. I am hoping some rail fans have stayed overnite near the station with recommendations too.