We went to Charleston for my birthday and had terrible luck from the moment we got there. Our accommodations at an Air Bnb style condo near King and Cannon ended up being a nightmare, and we chose to eat the costs and stay in a hotel our last two nights there. The entire trip changed once we checked in.
The man who checked us in (I did not catch his name) was helpful and welcoming. When we returned later to get our keys, Virginia was so wonderful that it was one of the highlights of the trip. She was friendly and welcoming, but also seemed to genuinely care about making her guests enjoy their stay as much as possible. Our bags were brought to our room, and the nightly ice and macaroon deliveries, as well as breakfast pastries in the morning and wonderful robes just made everything even better. The rooftop bar was wonderful, even on a stormy day, and the service and quality of food was well above our expectation for a hotel rooftop bar. Even though the room wasn’t perfect (no mini fridge and the view was of a construction site that began work early Monday and Tuesday morning), the experience was. We won’t plan to stay anywhere else in Charleston again, and I cannot recommend The Vendue enough.