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Market Pavilion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina |
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Market Pavilion Hotel
225 East Bay Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29401
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| Old-world charm defines the style of this hotel adjacent to the City Market in historic downtown Charleston. Guestrooms lead into mahogany foyers. Poster beds feature Frette linens and the windows open to let in harbor breezes. A black-and-white checkerboard sundeck surrounds the cascading rooftop pool and an upscale bar, all with city views.
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Amenities | Recreation | Features | Reviews
Market Pavilion Hotel Amenities
A mahogany case in the lobby displays artifacts from Charleston's early days that were unearthed when the hotel was built early this century. Adjacent to a rooftop pool, a small air-conditioned fitness center with cardio machines offers city views. Valet parking with in/out privileges is available for $15 per night in the hotel's garage. (Price subject to change without notice.) A public parking garage is one block from the hotel.
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Recreation
Bordered by a checkerboard sundeck furnished with thickly cushioned wrought-iron lounge chairs, a 30-by-18-foot, infinity-edge, heated pool with water spouts offers year-round swimming on the rooftop. The hotel's concierge provides maps to jogging routes through the French Quarter and along the waterfront. The nearest golf course is at Patriots Point, 7.5 miles away in the town of Mt. Pleasant. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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Features
What to expect: Discriminating leisure and business travelers find the comfort and convenience here they seek downtown, while mingling with locals doing business, having fun, and celebrating special occasions at the hotel's fashionable dining/drinking spots.
Amenity highlights: Five stories up, the hotel's rooftop offers 360-degree harbor/city views, a bar serving contemporary appetizers and cocktails, tables under umbrellas strung with twinkling lights after dark, a sundeck furnished with lounge chairs, and a 30-by-18-foot, infinity-edged, heated and lighted pool with water spouts. The bar attracts locals and guests, as does the hotel's street-level, New York-style steakhouse, which serves prime-grade beef.
Insider tip: City Market, Charleston's principal visitor attraction--the three-block-long open-air brick structure housing arts-and-crafts vendors--begins adjacent to the hotel. Streets flanking the market are crammed with shops and restaurants.
Grill 225 - Streetfront New York-style steakhouse paneled in mahogany. High molded ceiling, wood columns, wood floor. High-backed, freestanding, circular booths lined in plush maroon fabric. Brass revolving door, potted plants, fresh flowers. Lunch choices include escargot, Oysters Rockefeller, saffron-steamed mussels, salads, sushi, sandwiches, prime-grade sirloin and Kobe-beef burgers, pasta, poached salmon, crawfish etouffée, sea scallops with goat cheese, prime-grade steaks. Dinner menu adds choices such as veal chop, double-cut pork chop, pepper-coated tuna, crab-stuffed prawns, and broiled lobster. Sunday brunch. Grill 225 Lounge - Black-and-white floor, mahogany bar, glass-fronted backbar, 20 wines by the glass. Open for lunch, dinner. Pavilion Bar & Café - Open-air rooftop spot adjacent to heated pool. Gas heaters, transparent wind-barrier installed in winter. High, wrought-iron tables with chair-stools and umbrellas strung with twinkling lights. 360-degree harbor/city views. Open late morning to after midnight for cocktails, appetizers, soups, salads, and burgers. Choices include tuna tartare, shrimp satay, panko-crusted lobster tail, smoked-chicken-and-plantain pizza, prime-grade and Kobe-beef burgers.
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Market Pavilion Hotel Reviews
| Traveler Ratings Summary for Market Pavilion Hotel
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Overall: 5.00 |
Service
5.00 |
Condition
5.00 |
Cleanliness
5.00 |
Comfort
5.00 |
Recommend
100 % |
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| Very nice; we would definitely return! |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Not a huge hotel, but a great location, very attractive (rooms, lobby, restaurant, and the rooftop lounge), and spectacular personal-service.
Reviewed by traveler from New Jersey on January 5, 2006 |
| So-So |
Overall: 3 |
Service
3 |
Condition
3 |
Cleanliness
3 |
Comfort
3 |
Recommend
No |
| Initially, I checked into the hotel and was given a small, dark room with one small window overlooking a rooftop and no closet or even a luggage stand. I mentioned it to the front desk, and they did move me to a much nicer room with french doors that opened onto a balcony. They were very pleasant in dealing with my request. I was extremely disappointed with the hotel's rooftop restaurant. The service was terrible, and the food was worse. I ordered a salad off the menu that had grilled chicken and avocado, and asked for some bread to go with it. The server seemed stumped by the bread request. The salad came and had no avocado (it was just lettuce and chicken), and the bread was rock-hard stale. I asked about the avocado, and the waitress was unfamiliar with the menu, and had to go check. She came back and told me that there was no avocado, so I'd have to go without. I was basically charged $16 for lettuce and a few slices of chicken. When I pointed this out, the waitress just stood and looked uncomfortable, and never suggested a way to improve my lunch. Overall, the hotel misses the mark, mostly because of the service. There are many nicer places to stay in Charleston.
Reviewed by traveler from Boston, MA on April 20, 2005 |
| Great location |
Overall: 4 |
Service
4 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| This is a beautiful, luxurious new hotel located in the middle of many great restaurants and sites. We enjoyed our spacious room w/ a small balcony overlooking the Market, especially the Hermes amenities. Our two criticisms were that housekeeping came to make up our room somewhat late in the day and that we called to ask about the heated pool for our February visit and were not told that it would be closed for the winter--VERY disappointing!
Reviewed by traveler from nantucket , MA on March 1, 2005 |
| We loved this hotel. |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Old South charm. Staff is extremely friendly and helpful. Hotel is beautiful with old-fashioned styling - dark wood, glass & brass (plus all the modern comforts). Great bed linens! We'd definitely stay here again. The lobby restaurant - Grill 225 is wonderful!!
Reviewed by traveler from Dallas, TX on January 19, 2005 |
| Very nice |
Overall: 4 |
Service
4 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| The hotel and staff were very nice. The room was quite plush and the concierge very helpful. There was some confusion with how to handle the billing on checkout due to reservation going through Expedia. The rooms facing the market area were noisy at night due to music from nearby bars. The hotel staff was quite responsive to this complaint and within a few minutes the noise level was reduced as the bar closed its doors.
Reviewed by traveler from St. Louis on December 23, 2004 |
| Wonderful city center retreat in the heart of the action downtown |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Outstanding small boutique hotel feel. Excellent service from attentive, conscientious staff in all areas. Rooftop poll and bar make this the only place to stay in Charleston. 5 star in my book and I'll revisit it as often as I'm able.
Reviewed by traveler from Hudson Valley New York on October 30, 2004 |
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