Fulton Lane Inn — Hotel in Charleston

I stayed at the Fulton Lane Inn for four nights around St Patrick’s Day. The parade went down King St, which prohibited any driving in an already difficult (one way and narrow streets) downtown area. But this was a temporary inconvenience. I only mention it to alert others who may visit around a holiday that typically has a parade.

I stayed in a second floor room. My stay was quiet and comfortable, and the service staff was impeccable and amicable. I enjoyed the wine and cheese and crackers Happy Hour each evening, although I wish it was held a little later (as 5 o’clock is a bit early). I had to cut my day tripping short each day to partake. Still, it was my choice and I particularly enjoyed chatting with Robert (the server) each day; he was a delightful and respectful young man and an excellent server who anticipated my wishes.

Breakfast was delivered to my room promptly at the time requested after a phone call to let me know it was on its way. Each day I got a yogurt (Chobani) and fruit cup; it was freshly cut up and always delicious with berries, melons, pineapple and pears. The coffee was good. I think all the options were sufficient.

I liked that no matter what time of the day or night I passed through the lobby, there was a cheerful face at the desk asking me about my stay and wishing me a good day or night.

Charleston is an easily walkable city so I parked my car in the city lot behind the inn and never moved it until I left. I had no issues using the gate control machines.

The only thing I didn’t really like about my room was that the three beautifully crystal clear windows in my room could not be opened to allow fresh air to circulate. But there was an air purifier and good A/C to make it feel comfortable.

FLI is a nice option if you want to stay in the middle of the action. You’ll pay for the prime location but there are lots of good restaurants, shopping and site seeing opportunities. You’ll get your steps in every day and not worry about driving or navigating one way streets (especially after enjoying a cocktail before dinner, wine with dinner and a digestif after dinner) or finding a parking spot at your...

My wife and I recently stayed here for a short romantic trip to Charleston. This place was highly recommended and the website looked great so I had high hopes.

Unfortunately, our stay was less than advertised and was honestly overpriced for the experience.

The good: -Great location, right on Kings st, access to a ton of restaurants and shops with a short walk -Full kitchen and full sized fridge in the room we stayed in -Customer service, the staff was very friendly and polite -Evening sherry is a nice touch and a unique way to come back to your room

The bad: -The breakfast delivery to your room was nice but the food was not fresh and most our fresh fruit was expired and should not have been served. -The fridge in our room was very old and was rumbling. We had to make sure the kitchen door was shut at all times. -There is a jetted bathtub, the shower head in our room was leaking quite a bit and the water was falling down onto the bath head and splattering everywhere. -It took roughly 5-10 for the water to even get hot in the rooms. You have to turn it on and wait until it warms up before you can shower or take a bath. -The Inn is quite old and it is showing. There were large stains on the carpets as you walked to the rooms and general lack of upkeep you would expect for the price point charged for a stay.

If the cost were lower, I would have cared quite a bit less about a lot of these things. This is not a cheap stay and we had higher expectations coming into the experience. Many of the perks they offer are nice but are not worth the cost of the stay....

I guess you are mostly paying for the location, which is great. But for the price I expected a little more quality. They didn't look at our reservation requests and see that it was our honeymoon until we were checking in. So they brought the champagne after we were already in the room, a little awkward for us and the maid. They really needed to paint, but I think they might have been starting to work on that. Looked like the base boards hadn't been painted in many years. The jacuzzi tub was nice, but when I wiped it with a bleach wipe (something I do before I take a bubble bath even in my own home) it was fairly soiled. So they had not cleaned it between guests. There was also a splattered blood stain in the carpet in front of our door. (I'm an RN I know blood when I see it). The breakfast was great, they bring it to your room at a time you choose. Also the wine and cheese hour and sherry at nighttime were nice. It's a very pretty location and parking was easy, but its an extra fee. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The decor was nice, high ceilings and pretty furnishings. Overall I enjoyed our stay, but felt like I should have payed a lot less for what I got. Not necessarily disappointed with stay, but probably wouldn't recommend it to a friend or go back. Just so you know the type of person reviewing.. I usually stay in modest hotels, nothing too fancy. The only other super nice place I've stayed is...