Welcome to Charleston South Carolina, we're happy to have you!

Nearly 75% (or more) of my clients EACH YEAR are tourists here to the Charleston, SC area. Whether you're coming in on a short drive from Knoxville or Charlotte or you hopped on a plane from Texas or across the pond, I consider you a visitor here to my home and I am here to show off the place I love the best I can. With that, I decided to put together a visitors guide of sorts. I'm including all the things you might need, the things you didn't know you needed, and answering some of my top questions year after year! If I missed anything at all, I encourage you to shoot me a message and tell me about the thing you love or didn't know you needed when you visited Charleston!

My Clients stay all over the Charleston Area with the most popular destinations being: Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island, Isle of Palms and Wild Dunes Resort, Folly Beach and Historic Charleston. And while you may already have your accommodations booked, I wanted to at least drop a line of some other places you can look to book accommodations here in the area without having to go through third party websites like Booking.com, AirBnB or VRBO. 

Places to stay on Kiawah and Seabrook Islands

Akers and Ellis 

Kiawah Resort

Places to stay on Folly Beach 

Folly's Best Rentals

Charleston Coast Vacations

Places to stay on Isle of Palms or Wild Dunes Resort

Wild Dunes Resort

Island Realty

Places to stay in Historic Charleston

Luxury Simplified Retreats

Hotel Bennett

The Vendue

The Charleston Place

This may seem like an odd topic, but to me it's the most innovative. Perhaps you haven't thought about any of this stuff before but if you're traveling with family including children, grandparents, or really anyone that needs more than just clothes there are so many small businesses here to support that rent some pretty basic things you don't have to lug from home. Things like car seats if you're renting a car, high chairs, strollers, and cribs for babies - who wants to take up all that precious cargo space or trust the airline with that stuff? And when traveling with some less independent family members things like wheelchairs, walkers, and shower chairs are also a key component to having a safe trip, while enjoyable, too. Then of course other fun things like beach gear, games, and more!

Rentals for all things BABY

Charleston Baby's Away

BabyQuip

Rentals for Adults and Durable Medical Equipment

Cloud of Goods

Rentals for Beach Gear, Bikes and Games

Beach and Games To Go

Beach Chairs - Folly Beach

Beach Chairs - Isle of Palms

Beach Chairs - Kiawah

Beach Gear

Bikes

I get asked quite often "Where is a good place to eat for the whole extended family?" so I've put together a list of places able to accommodate a large party, some of my local favorites, and some personal chefs in town if you're feeling a nice meal at home is an easier way to go. 

Restaurants for larger parties

Crave Kitchen & Cocktails - Mount Pleasant

Acme Lowcountry Kitchen - Isle of Palms

Coda Del Pesce - Isle of Palms

Feliz Cocktails et Cuisine - Downtown

Amici's Italian Bistro - North Charleston

Ms Roses - West Ashley

Home Team BBQ - West Ashley, Downtown, Sullivan's Island

Personal Chefs and Catering

Brett McKee Private Chef

Savor Private Chef 

The Carolina Chef

Cozy Kitchen

The Good Cooker - great for premade meal pickup!

Just Eat This

Owen Gaube Chef and Catering

Gringo Ninja - Catering, Bartending, Sushi, Lowcountry Boil and more!

Personal faves and Breweries

Frothy Beard Brewing

I'm here often, they always have a great selection of beer, their food and pizza is amazing, and they have the best atmosphere. Kid friendly, too!

Edmunds Oast Brewing Co

I meet with friends here pretty often, they have an amazing courtyard, excellent variety of beer and food.

Fam's Brewing Co

Pizza and beer - look no further!

Low Tide Brewing

Great beers and rotating food trucks. Dog Friendly.

Swig and Swine BBQ

Literally the only BBQ joint we take our visitors to. GET THE FAMILY PLATTER!

Betty Lou's Bistro

Tiny little bistro offering the very best food. Reservations recommended but this is where I personally eat for a nice meal out.

Rancho Lewis

Angel Oak Restaurant
Great happy hour in the back bar

There are some obvious things to do around town like tours of downtown, Fort Sumter, and Patriot's Point. But there are also some other unique things here in Charleston that I would recommend doing that are sort of more focused on really LIFE EXPERIENCES which is super important to me!

Historic Charleston Carriage and Walking Tours

Burnt and Sandy Boat Charters

Ceviche Charters

Casual Crabbing with Tia

Charleston Fossil Tours

Charleston Crafted Tours

The Goatery at Kiawah River - Goat Yoga and more

Children's Museum of Charleston

Charleston Aquarium

Indoor Play Park- Outslide In

Whirlin' Waters Park

Bee City and Zoo

Park Circle Playground - Largest Inclusive Playground

Need a night out?  

Coastal Nanny

Happy Nest Childcare

If you need transportation, luggage storage, or any other misc help while you're in town 

Charleston Bag Valet

Pegasus Driving and Tour

Charleston Black Cab Company

Health Care and Same Day Appointments 

Palmetto Primary Care Physicians