The 20 Best Hotels in Charleston, From Harborfront Cottages to Gilded-Age Inns | Condé Nast Traveler

"It’s challenging to strike a balance between design-forward and authentically historic, but 86 Cannon nails it. Designer Betsy Berry worked on the D.C. St. Regis and The Connaught in London before relocating to Charleston with her chef husband. Her work is bold and beautiful, from indigo-dyed grasscloth walls in the parlor, to pomegranate-silk pitched walls in the attic library, with Venetian plasterwork and hand-stenciling by local painter Suzanne Allen. 86 Cannon’s location in the center of a foodie hub absolves the inn of not having an onsite restaurant. In late afternoon, the inn provides a wine and a cheeseboard sourced locally from Church Street shop Goat.Sheep.Cow. There are seven rooms total, so service is beyond attentive." - Allston McCrady