Historic 86 Church Street

Great location charming hosts unique quarters

Getting up to our room was a little challenging but part of the adventure

Super cool little tiny cottage. Ignore the complaints about the spiral stairs unless you are infirm/handicapped. If you are reasonably healthy, you will be fine. There is an external stair available to assist with getting larger bags to the small bedroom area. The location is fantastic in a quiet beautiful historic neighborhood. George Washington slept in the place across the street, for Pete's sake! Really neat courtyard area to use that is shared with the neighboring cottage, which is bigger and also really cool. It's expensive but everything in Charleston is expensive, so saddle up. Great place, great stay. We met both of the Middletons and they were very nice.

A complicating issue is coordination of parking with the other tenants of the adjacent cottage. Minor inconvenience though.

Such a quaint place-couldn't have asked for a better location!

nothing

It was wonderful

Nothing

the history, neighborhood

you need to be able mobile and careful on stairs.

The kitchen cottage is fabulous but you must love and appreciate old historical buildings.

We didn't get to stay long enough.

This historic property was absolutely amazing in every way!! Within walking distance of all things historic Charleston, 86 Church st. Provides the perfect base for the adventurous traveler. If you are a foodie, like my wife and I, this location provides a wide range of dining experiences all just a leisurely stroll away. Perhaps you are taking in a bit of history during your stay or just want to relax in the spacious, well lit, and surprisingly quiet courtyard, you will find it all obtainable with minimal effort at 86 Church.

Everything was perfect in the smaller house for our level of mobility but I will say if you do have mobility issues you may want to opt for the larger house located on the property. I read a lot of reviews before choosing 86 Church st. and I will admit I was worried about the small steps leading to the second level. The steps were definitely narrow and not suitable for carrying luggage up or down but there were very suitable stairs on the outside of the house built to address this very issue. The steps on the interior of the house, in my opinion, only add to the charm and speak to the history of the house but I can see that someone with major mobility issues would not be comfortable navigating the interior stairs. All that aside don’t be discouraged by other reviews. You won’t be rushing down these stairs for sure. Keeping with the atmosphere that is Charleston this quirky little staircase reminded me to slow down, take my time, and enjoy the rich history of this beautiful city I was so fortunate to experience.

Quaint & historic. Good location esp if you can walk a lot. We had to Uber everywhere

Bathroom located on 2nd fl. Old spiral staircase to get there (rope railing). Or you can access bedroom /bath through an outside straight staircase (esp for luggage). Any guest requiring help with luggage will not find it here. Pack light! We are 64 & 68 and while the bed was very comfortable the overall experience was just ok. Breakfast was a package of 4 muffins & OJ & milk left in the frig. And coffee machine.

Location and charm were excellent

The property needs TLC. There were many small items that needed repair such as a broken faucet in the shower, parquet squares coming up, and sagging window blinds. The advertised breakfast was do it yourself with stale coffee and plastic packaged supermarket muffins . I really wanted to love this place, but I just couldn’t.