A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

I had been wanting to go to Charleston, SC for some time now, the food scene there is amazing. Yup, that’s how I pick my vacations, where do I want to eat?

Our JetBlue flight got us there direct in under 3 hours. The downtown historic district is about a 20 minute ride from the airport. You can take a shuttle for less than $20 or a taxi. We opted for a taxi since a shuttle had just left. We had a great taxi driver who gave us a little history lesson along the way. The taxi ended up being around $40. Later we found out that UberX is the way to go in Charleston, and it’s super cheap, the Uber on the way to the airport was $23. Live and learn. Everyone says that Charleston is a walking city – I’m pretty sure that is just what locals tell the out of towners so that they can laugh at you foolishly walking around and sweating! Oh wait, they call it “glistening”.

I had really wanted to stay at the Zero George, but figured it wasn’t practical with my son. So we opted for the DoubleTree in the historic district instead – the location couldn’t have been better – close to the City Market, lots of restaurants and shops. The lobby was traditional, southern, some would say charming. Breakfast was offered in the morning between 7am and 10am, either a buffet or a continental option. Lunch and dinner are not offered at the restaurant but they do have an evening bar service from 5:30pm – 9:30pm.

The rooms are a bit tired but they are spacious and the bedroom is separate from the living area. There was a wet bar sink and a small fridge in the room.

The living space and the bedroom both had flat screen tvs.

The couches and chairs were a bit tired.

The valets provided the best service at the hotel. They gave us small bottles of water every day when we left the hotel for our walk, they were friendly and helpful with directions.

We had a great couple of days in Charleston. We explored the city market (they had beautiful sweet grass baskets but the rest of the items were a bit junky), walked on King Street, went to the aquarium, toured the city by carriage and took a boat ride. In addition to UberX, the city offers a free trolley service which can come in handy. We didn’t get to hit all the places on my list, but that just gives me a reason to go back! Here is a list of places that I wanted to go but we missed:

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Xiao Bao Biscuit

Peninsula Grill for a delicious meal and their coconut cake – they are a relais & chateaux property

Zero Cafe

Hyman’s Seafood the line is supposedly down the block because they have the best seafood

McCrady’s

Hanks Seafood

Magnolias

Vendue Inn for drinks on their rooftop

Two Boroughs Larder

Chez Nous

Follow on the blog for the next few days to see where and what we ate!

Tags: charleston, sc, trips