Holiday Inn Historic District Charleston
 

Anybody stayed here? Any info good/bad? <BR>Is area okay? ANy info would be great!

If you are talking about the Mills House, which is a Holiday Inn, you will be very pleasantly surprised. It's beautiful. I haven't seen the rooms, but have toured the public areas and it's quite nice, as is the area its located in--nicely situated in the midst of the historic district. <BR>

No, It's located on Calhoun St and Meeting at Marion Square. Do you know the area this hotel is in?

Sorry..can't help you with that hotel. Can't picture that intersection at all. The one I mentioned was Meeting St and Queen.

Couldn't tell you much about the hotel itself, except that I think that they just did a big renovation a few years back. The area that it is located in is a good for hitting the shops on King St. It is very close to the College of Charleston (my dormitory (so many years ago now) was only a block down Calhoun). <BR>It is a few blocks to the downtown market and to the waterfront, but not bad -- walking is the best part of Charleston, anyway. I always felt a little safer sticking to King street when walking to the market rather than Meeting, just because there are more people and crowded shops & restaurants around. Of course, be careful at night!

Hey BB <BR> <BR>Obviously, I realize that you have to be careful everywhere, but is this area worse than other areas in Charleston? <BR>Also about how many blocks is a "few"?

Depending on where you'd be headed in the historic district, "a few" is 4, 6 -- like that. I have the map of C spread in front of me; we just got back a few weeks ago. I think I recall that HI location and it isn't quite in "the heart" of the historic area, but seemed to be a decent stroll. On the other hand, we stayed at the Days Inn Historic District, which is RIGHT in the midst of all that wonderful architecture/shopping/etc...and found it to be very pleasant. I'd recommend it if you are not already locked into the HI.

Brooke - Your hotel IS within easy walking distance to the Visitors Center, where you can catch a shuttle bus to the historic/market area. Unless you're really avid walkers, I'd recommend getting the shuttle.

I've heard the Embassy Suites is nice too. One of my friends stayed there for her honeymoon.

Hey, no it's definately not a bad part of town. I can't think of any well-known hotels here that are in areas that I would call "unsafe." I guess what I would say about any hotel up by calhoun street is that if you go out for a late dinner in the Market, those 4-6 blocks home will seem like a long way in a strange town, especially if you run into jerks spilling out from the bars and all. <BR>It is hard for me to know what to say about walking distances -- walking around this city is, to me, one of the true joys of living here. I feel like I could discover something new every day, even after several years here. On the other hand, I would not expect that my grandma or a small child would be up for it. <BR>The visitors center is across Calhoun and past Marion Square park, trolleys from there to downtown are about $.75, I think. Parking is available downtown for $4-5 a day, or you can pay by the hour and half hour at city garages. <BR>

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