My favorite experience in a 5-day visit to Charleston? Staying at the Wentworth Mansion. Visiting Charleston means tours that allow you to *observe* history--but staying at the Wentworth invites you to **step into** history. We stayed at 3 hotels across a 4-night adventure, and after the Wentworth on nt #2, I kept wishing we'd stayed there the whole time. Even though the price point was higher, it exceeded the experience at the other two hotels by such leaps and bounds, it would have been worth it dollar-for-dollar. The spaciousness of the rooms, the abundance of amazing food and drink and the unique, walkable location through some of Charleston's most amazing streets...just spectacular. You're about a mile from Meeting Street, a mile from the Charleston Visitor's center (via a walk through the beautiful College of Charleston campus), and in proximity to jaw-dropping homes and history. The staff was so warm and welcoming. They made us feel like we were relatives who arrived for a visit. And, the breakfast at Circa 1886 was BEYOND amazing. Pastries and coffee available in the drawing room for early risers, and the food and wine at happy hour was divine. You can sit inside or in the beautiful gardens. Every room is unique - we stayed in a Mansion Room, which was huge, had a working gas fireplace, giant windows, and more. This experience is one I (and my traveling companion) will remember for decades to come.