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Gardenia House

7 Bedrooms
7 Bathrooms
5.0 (6 Reviews)

Gardenia House announces itself gently. There is no grand entrance, no lobby, no concierge desk. Instead, there is the quiet satisfaction of arriving at a place that feels immediately and unmistakably like a home, one that has been considered with care and arranged with intention. The residence is designed for gatherings that breathe, for slow mornings that stretch into long afternoons, for the kind of togetherness that only a private house can hold.

The interiors at Gardenia House balance warmth with a clean sense of style. Living spaces are open and light-filled, furnished to invite both conversation and comfortable solitude. The kitchen is built for use, not just for show, equipped for guests who want to cook together and share meals at their own pace. Bedrooms are thoughtfully appointed, each offering a sense of privacy and rest within the larger rhythm of the house. The layout accommodates groups with ease, giving everyone room to gather or drift apart as the day unfolds.

Outdoors, the property extends the living experience beyond its walls. Time here tends to organize itself around the open air, whether that means morning coffee taken in the garden light, afternoons spent poolside, or evenings lingering outside as the temperature softens. The grounds feel generous without being sprawling, scaled to the intimacy of a private stay rather than the expanse of a resort.

What Gardenia House offers is not a curated itinerary or a list of amenities to check off. It is something harder to find and harder to replicate: the architecture of a perfect week among people you choose to be with, in a house that asks nothing of you but to settle in.

What we love about this stay

Gardenia House feels less like a rental and more like stepping into someone's beautifully kept life — a restored Charleston residence where the soaring ceilings and hardwood floors carry a weight of history, but the furnishings and textiles feel decisively now. It sits in Cannonborough/Elliotborough, a neighborhood with its own quiet identity just removed enough from King Street's polish to feel like you're actually living in the city rather than visiting it. With seven bedrooms, this is a house built for gathering — the kind of place where a long dinner around a grand table or an evening on the veranda becomes the trip's defining memory. What lingers is the balance: classical Southern architecture held together by a design sensibility that's curated without being fussy, generous without being showy.

Fitness Center

Laundry Service

Babysitting Service

Cribs Available

Terrace / Patio

BBQ / Grill

Free Parking

Smoke Detectors

Fire Extinguisher

First Aid Kit

Free WiFi

Self-Catering Kitchen

Where you'll be staying

Charleston, SC, US

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