7 Hotels in Charleston That Art Lovers Will Adore

Why it made the list

Art enthusiasts will love the St. Philip Suite, where a mural painted by lauded local artist David Boatwright colors a wall of exposed brick. Sweetgrass baskets hand-woven by Lowcountry artisans pepper guest rooms, as well.

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Why it made the list

Don’t expect bland hotel art and décor here. Bathrooms in guest suites star abstract nudes by Charleston artist Lynne Hammontree, the lobby features hand-painted wallpaper, and in the ground-floor bar you’ll find Daisy Buchanan: an albino peacock stuffed by local taxidermist Becca Barnet.

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Why it made the list

Thanks to this boutique hotel’s artist-in-residence program, you’ll enjoy original work from a local talent—like photographer Gately Williams—throughout common spaces, hallways, and guest rooms. Visit the Cultural Library to flip through beautiful Assouline coffee table books, and pick up a copy of the hotel’s quarterly lifestyle publication for lively Q&As with Lowcountry creatives and regional history.

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Why it made the list

Within the ground floor’s Shops at Belmond Charleston Place resides the locally esteemed Mary Martin Gallery. Guests can browse work from the gallery’s collection there and throughout hotel common spaces, too.

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Why it made the list

On the ground floor of this Kessler Collection hotel is the Grand Bohemian Gallery, where guests can browse and buy original paintings, sculptures, and jewelry from makers around the world. To wake up to the site of floor-to-ceiling art, book a room that overlooks the atrium, where rotating galleries are on display.

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Why it made the list

Local art pops up where you least expect it at The Dewberry, like in guest room water closets, which each feature a drawing by Douglas Balentine, and on armoires, which don textiles designed by Becca Barnet. Be sure to visit the seriously stunning Swanson room on the main floor, where 22 wood panels bearing gold leaf, silver, and pewter cranes cover walls.

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Why it made the list

This boutique hotel has dubbed itself “Charleston’s art hotel” and boy do they deliver. Rotating exhibits fill common spaces and each evening guests can join the art director for a guided tour of it all (with wine in hand, of course). Suites hold original pieces and an artist-in-residence often paints in the lobby of 26 Vendue—one of the hotel’s two buildings.

Art lovers will adore The Vendue, where more than 300 pieces Read More