An excellent brunch in a fabulous 1770s Inn located near the marshland and Beaufort River…read more There are many historic places in this area but in my opinion this one near the river is superb. When you step inside you feel like you have stepped back in time. We were able to get a last minute brunch reservation, the last time for brunch is 1:30 fyi. Brunch was excellent Chef Toni brought our food choices to life, not the same old stuff. We were delighted to meet her and tell her how much we enjoyed everything. Staff here are very friendly and informative about the dishes and the inn. We were able to check out the 3 floors and the balconies with the beautiful views of the water. Can't wait to come back and sample more food and next time we will stay at this terrific working inn!

Spent a long weekend in Beaufort. Location was ideal but the manager was very impersonal, coffee…read morewas cold at breakfast and our room wasn't cleaned properly the first day. Since we both have travelled extensively throughout our careers we have experienced 5 star lodging but this wasn't close to that category.

Traditional inn in a pretty pink house with rooms decorated with old fashioned wardrobes and…read moreflowery wallpaper. Bed rather soft and bouncy which is always an issue with older lodgings. The place can use some updating and they seem to be doing that - part of the house is under construction looking like a new deck in the works and at night also work being done to the lobby. The room we booked is a "courtyard queen studio" which has the following description on the website - "Our Courtyard Queen Studio guest rooms are ideal for business or solo travelers. These rooms feature queen beds and stand-up showers. The upper-floor studios have private verandas that overlook the semi-private Lower Courtyard, and the ground studios have lovely front patios and gardens adjacent". However our room doesn't seem to match much of the description other than it has one queen bed, as the bathroom has a small tub, and we are on the second floor but no veranda (maybe second floor is not "upper floor"?). Anyway also not sure why they are called "studios" since it's just one standard room. Anyway other than that our overall stay is comfortable enough - the ceiling fan is a good feature. Breakfast is a bit of an issue however. The inn doesn't provide breakfast so you are given a voucher to have breakfast at one of two nearby cafes. Each voucher basically only subsidizes your breakfast by $7 or $10 respectively which is not enough to include coffee or tea and depending on what food you order will not cover the full amount of that either. That came as a surprise and is not what I'd expected when breakfast is supposed to be included. I don't mind going somewhere else for breakfast but the voucher should cover a set menu that includes at the very least breakfast food and beverages.

A lovely exterior and prime location masks rooms in dire need of renovation! I was excited to stay…read morehere and upon entry everything looked great. My room, however, was unacceptable. No shampoo (had to ask twice to get it refilled), dinged up furniture, lumpy pillows, thin sheets, non-functioning TV and thermostat, broken phone. Amenities mentioned on the site such as "plush robes" were non-existent. Rooms 5 and 6 in the main inn are next to the loudest HVAC system I have ever heard, making sleep difficult. Mildew in the tub grout, peeling paint. Breakfast was weak. No water in the rooms. Never received a final invoice. I hope someone invests in improving this property as it is in a fantastic location.

Husband and I booked direct with Rhett House on 3/3 for 4/18. Happened to be during a flash promo…read more Got a confirmation receipt and a 2nd email with info about our stay. I read the reviews. One said check the fine print, you're not guaranteed the room you select. They might move you to another room, as happened to them. I found that fine print. Seemed strange, but I booked anyway. Figured the odds were low, and if they did switch rooms, it's only one night, and all the rooms looked nice. Jump to 4/18. After a long beach day, arrived at Rhett House at 7:30pm. We knew we had until 8pm to check in. The woman at the desk looked up our reservation and said it had been canceled. Shocked, we told her we did no such thing. She said we booked with the flash promo and canceled a week prior on 4/10 and we had been refunded. We told her we absolutely did not cancel. At this time I was scouring my emails for any kind of cancellation notification and my bank acct to find a refund. I found neither. No email (I checked spam), missed call, voicemail, text, or refund. The woman was kind and expressed concern, but I don't believe she apologized, and she had no explanation for us. She left a message for the owner and gave us a card for the manager, Aimee, in case we didn't hear back. She said we'd be refunded right away. She also called around to other nearby B&Bs to see if there were any openings. It was nearing 8pm, so no one was answering. Only one B&B picked up, and they were full. Unsurprising, as there was a PGA Tour stop in Hilton Head. Not what we were there for but were aware of it. So she suggested Hampton Inn on the outskirts of town, saying it was newly renovated with great water views. We booked there and headed to dinner. There was pie out for guests. She offered us slices. We did not decline, though they had to sit in the car until after dinner. We had a reservation at 8pm just down the road. This situation tainted the whole meal. We were left in shock and disappointment and had no time to change or freshen up first. At dinner, Hampton called to say their elevator was out and only had one room open on the 3rd floor. We didn't want to carry all our bags up, so we canceled and booked with the adjacent Holiday Inn, which was definitely not newly renovated nor sat on the waterfront. After dinner, we tried to make the most of Beaufort. We walked the streets a bit with our pie. We went down to the waterfront park, which I most anticipated. It was said to be lined with bench swings, which sounds romantic. We found the waterfront area was closed due to structural instability. The swings were gone, with just loose chains hanging, and the whole thing was fenced off. With that, we were like, "Let's get out of here." Our stay at Holiday was fine. It was kinda old and worn and smelled musty, but it was fine. Obviously a far cry from the quaint, beautiful room we had booked at Rhett House in historic Beaufort. Next AM we decided to head straight to Savannah instead of spending the morning in Beaufort like originally planned. We were put off by the whole town at this point, and we were already on the outskirts. So we continued onto Sav. In the next few days there, we received no call from Rhett House. I kept checking for a refund, but no luck. We didn't want to spoil any time in Sav over this, so we didn't address it further until home. We left Aimee a voicemail on 4/23 asking for our refund and an explanation. No response, so we left another VM on 4/27. Just a few minutes later, instead of calling back, she texted us. She simply said she processed the refund, we should see it within a day or two, and to have a nice day. No apology, explanation, or call-back. We did receive the refund within the next 2 days. IMO, they should've compensated us for our stay at Holiday for the hassle and the stain on our trip at no fault of our own. But I wasn't going to push it further. We got our refund. This whole experience felt sketchy, and because we never got an explanation, we're left to make our own conclusions. We believe they canceled our reservation because we bought at a discount, and they knew they could get full price from someone else because of the PGA stop. The text from the manager all but confirmed this. It felt like she knew what they did was wrong, didn't have any reasonable explanation, and didn't want to have to answer for what they did. She just dodged us. Completely unacceptable. You shouldn't offer a promo if you don't want to honor it. If there was no promo, I would've paid full price. It seems most reviewers enjoyed their rooms/stays, but I'll never know myself. I won't book here again. This was the most unprofessional experience I've had with a lodging business. Don't give them your money. But if you want to risk booking here in the near future expecting a romantic stay at a picturesque B&B, maybe look elsewhere until their construction is over. You couldn't even enter from the front when we arrived.

Everything stood out in my experience. This was 100% the highlight of my stay in Beaufort. Although…read morethis place was under construction, once inside I was completely in a trance and happy to be a guest. Robin was extremely friendly and kind. Explaining the area on a map and being so knowledgeable about the area. And Janese, was SO great (I don't think I spelt her name right). Very outgoing and made deserts for us even after they were closing up. I would recommend this place to anyone in a heartbeat. Blown away with the rooms, the breakfast in the morning and all the treats throughout the day! A true Gem! Thank you. Hugs!

It is smaller but nice the vibe- it has Beaufort historical things there -…read moreStaff is knowledgeable and friendly There is parking but it's usually full- I park At city lot and walk up. They have a few computers to use

Five stars for a comfortable library where I was able to connect and get some online work done…read more This is a big library (certainly bigger than McClellanville but not as big as Mount Pleasant) but it absolutely had everything I needed today. It would be nice if the parking was free, but I guess too many people were parking in the library lot all day and going elsewhere. I found a work carrel where I could plug in both my laptops, though it was a bit of a stretch to the power outlet (I need to start carrying a small power strip!) but quiet. I took a Zoom call or two here without disturbing anyone and still got a bunch of work emails done. Lots of books, DVDs and reference materials. Of course, you need to be a local resident to borrow any of that but anyone is allowed to use the library and the wifi is free for anyone to use. [Review 19473 overall - 1045 in South Carolina - 443 of 2023.]

DO NOT MISS THIS .. What a great time we had with Bill ... he loves Beaufort and it shows …read more. Through him we fell in love with Beaufort too. He knows his town, it's history, architecture and MOVIE his knowledge is awesome. Plus thev A-list movies filmed in the surrouding areas ... It's a mere hour drive from HIlton Head and worth the trip. Thanks again Bill ( p.s. hope you enjoyed the El Camino) Lis - J and Mo

When you book this walking history tour ask if Janet will be giving you tour. If not don't take…read moreit !!!!! Our Charleston based tour planner and staff at our Beaufort B and B raved about Janet's tour and how she brings the city of Beaufort and its magnificent homes and history to life. Unfortunately her delegate who gave us our tour on June 5 was UNACCEPTABLE. I believer we would have enjoyed our two hours more just walking around on our own. We learned more of Beaufort's history, houses and residents on our Dolphins Adventures Tour than we did with this replacement guide. There were only 4 of us on the tour and the guide spent the entire time talking with two phd child psychology students, a couple, trying to impress them with his knowledge of their field of study. He spent more time on this than talking about Beaufort. We traditionally love walking tours as it allows for engagement with the guide etc. We were ignored like we were not even on the tour zero engagement the exact opposite of every other one of our tours on our two week trip. . A church was unlocked for us to walk in. Unfortunately a number of others sauntered in the open door and we had to wait a good 15 minutes while the others moseyed around the interior used the bathroom (queued) etc. as our guide had to wait until they left. Because he had to lock up.

Beaufort's Visitors Center is located inside the Arsenal so it is easy to find. The staff is very…read morefriendly and will help you get oriented in town and provide suggestions as to what to see depending if you are there for the afternoon, a day or longer.

Excellent, fully equipped visitors center. I would recommend stopping here first when you visit…read moreBeaufort. The location was convenient, just inside the Arsenal / adjacent to the history museum. You can easily walk from downtown or there is metered parking in front of it. The woman working at the center was knowledgeable and super friendly - exactly what you expect in the south. There were ample maps, information, restaurant menus, you name it. They had knowledge of the entire low country area, not just Beaufort town proper. They also offered some tourist book up-sells if you really like Beaufort:)

We had an amazing time the staff was super friendly explained everything to use and helped us fix…read moresome coloring issues with one of our pieces. We had a blast but I will definitely say don't think this is a quick activity we were there about 3 and a hours and that was kind of a rush because I was so cold in there I was ready to just be done, but don't let that take away from the experience it was awesome. Dress warm and enjoy the bonding time with the family .

Painted plates with a group in March. Paid that day. When we arrived to claim the items on the…read morepromised date, we were told they were not ready. Attempted to contact via email, phone calls and voice mails and in person many tine with no response for 2 months. Store not open during listed business hours. Still don't have the art we paid for and spent 6 hours creating!!!!