Charleston, United States

The Dewberry

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The takeaway

Choose The Dewberry for a design-forward Charleston stay in a restored modernist landmark, with Marion Square at the doorstep and downtown close at hand.

About the hotel

The Dewberry occupies the restored, mid-century-modern L. Mendel Rivers Federal Building in downtown Charleston, bordering Marion Square. Its 153 rooms, suites and flats range from standard guest rooms to larger one-bedroom suites and flats. The hotel’s identity is carried through its interiors: vintage Danish furnishings, custom botanical armoires, Vermont marble and a brass chandelier. The result is a design-led city base that keeps the building’s modernist character in view while drawing on Charleston’s historic setting.

Choose it if

You want a downtown base beside Marion Square, with a hotel building whose mid-century architecture remains part of the experience.
You value considered interiors and hotel dining, including the Living Room and the rooftop Citrus Club.

Skip it if

You want to step directly from the hotel onto a beach; beach trips are arranged by car rather than from a beachfront setting.
You need self-parking; the hotel says it offers valet parking only.

The property

In photographs.

Guest discussion

What real people are saying.

Reddit excerpts · separate from Rex’s editorial judgment

Guests describe enjoying the hotel’s driver service, lobby and rooftop drinks, and its distinctive scent. Another guest reports that a sliding barn-style door fell on them and says they were disappointed with how the incident was handled.

Discussion is limited; these accounts offer a glimpse rather than a broad verdict.

“We had a really lovely stay at the Dewberry. We appreciated use of the hotel driver services, drinks at the lobby bar, and on the roof top. I still dream of the scent of the Dewberry.”

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“The sliding barn type door came off the wall and fell on top of me. I was very disappointed in how they handled the situation.”

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