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The best hotels near Charleston Beach

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Updated 1 September 2026 · 71 Charleston hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Charleston, out of the 71 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.7.

All five are within 10.0 km of Charleston Beach.

The Loutrel

Highest rated of the five

The Loutrel

★★★★★4.9 from 372 reviews

The Loutrel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 372 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property and found under poi.

71 hotels in Charleston qualified for this list and five made it. The Spectator Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. The Loutrel1

    The Loutrel

    ★★★★★4.9 from 372 reviews

    9.0 km from Charleston Beach

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    • The Spectator Hotel2

      The Spectator Hotel

      ★★★★★4.8 from 627 reviews

      9.0 km from Charleston Beach

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      • Inn at I'On, an Ascend Collection Hotel3

        Inn at I'On, an Ascend Collection Hotel

        ★★★★★4.7 from 138 reviews

        7.1 km from Charleston Beach

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        • The Charleston Place4

          The Charleston Place

          ★★★★★4.7 from 2,490 reviews

          9.4 km from Charleston Beach

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          • Wentworth Mansion5

            Wentworth Mansion

            ★★★★★4.8 from 490 reviews

            10.0 km from Charleston Beach

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            How this list was put together

            71 Charleston hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Charleston Beach second, then took the top five.

            Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

            The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

            What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

            Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

            Peter Halvorsen

            Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

            Twenty-six years of teaching means 26 long summers. Trains and driving through most of Europe, now further afield, usually alone with a tent. Keeps every train ticket since 1994.

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