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Market Pavilion Hotel

225 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401
Forbes ★★★☆☆
Google 4.4
Overall 58
Lowest upcoming
$318
15 Jul 2026
Highest upcoming
$1,134
4 Jul 2026
Median nightly
$398
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
5 to 11 Jun
7% below annual median

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Review

Synthesized from Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes ★★★☆☆ Recommended

Character and identity

Market Pavilion sits at the corner of East Bay and South Market in downtown Charleston, across from the columned U.S. Customs House and steps from City Market. The building looks colonial-era but only opened in 2002, designed by the Palassis family to feel period-correct: toile wallpaper, dark wood, mahogany beds and armoires, marble baths, and more than 300 handpicked pieces of original art, including oil portraits of U.S. presidents. Grill 225 anchors the dining: a formal, dark-walled steakhouse serving USDA Prime cuts and Maine lobster prepared multiple ways. Up top, the fifth-floor Pavilion Bar and rooftop pool (the only one in Charleston) draw locals and guests alike.

Who's it for

Best for:
Couples and traditionalists who want a walkable downtown base for City Market, Waterfront Park, and King Street shopping, paired with a serious steakhouse dinner and a buzzy rooftop scene. Design-wise, it suits guests who prefer 18th-century colonial atmospherics, dark woods, period portraits, classic luxury, over contemporary minimalism.

Should look elsewhere:
Light sleepers and quiet-seekers should think twice on weekends, when the Pavilion Bar pulls lines around the block and the rooftop turns into a DJ-driven party. Travellers who want modern, light-filled interiors or a full destination spa won't find that here.

Bottom line

What you're booking is location plus a convincing period-piece interior, with a strong steakhouse and the city's only rooftop pool attached. The right pick if you want to walk everywhere in historic Charleston and don't mind the scene downstairs. Aim for spring or early summer to use the rooftop, and time a visit to Wine + Food in March or Spoleto in May-June if culture matters.

Location

225 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401 · 10 nearest tracked hotels

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Amenities

17 features
Wi-Fi
Restaurant
Bar
Room service
Breakfast
Smoke-free property
Kid-friendly
Front desk
Full service laundry
Pool
Outdoor pool
Parking

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