Charleston, SC
Charleston hotels with no resort fee, and what the rest charge in 2026.
We checked 32 Charleston hotels against their own websites: 6 state a mandatory resort or destination fee, 1 states it charges none, and 25 could not be confirmed either way. The median stated fee is $33.50 a night, before any tax a hotel adds on top. The lowest is $2.00, at Hotel Bennett and The Dewberry; the highest is $40.00, at The Charleston Place. Checked through Sep 19, 2026.
Every figure on this page was read off the hotel's own website on the date beside it, and links the page it came from. The list of which hotels to check came from the wholesale rate feed we buy from; no figure from that feed is printed here as a fee.
See Charleston rooms with every fee in the total
Hotels checked
32
State a fee
6
Median per night
$33.50
Not confirmed
25
Hotels that state no resort fee
- The Loutrel61 State St“No, we do not charge resort or destination fees. All core luxury guest amenities—including high-speed Wi-Fi, daily European breakfast, in-room mini-bar snacks/beverages, and 24-hour fitness studio access—are included in your room rate.”Hotel's sitechecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
What the rest charge
Per night as the hotel states it, cheapest first. The per-stay column is that figure times 3 nights; “plus tax” means the hotel says tax is charged on the fee as well.
404 King St
$2.00 a night
plus tax- 3-night stay
- $6.00
- Called
- Destination fee
- Covers
- —
Hotel's site · checked Sep 19, 2026
334 Meeting Street
$2.00 a night
- 3-night stay
- $6.00
- Called
- Destination fee
- Covers
- —
Hotel's site · checked Sep 19, 2026
4290 Ashley River Rd
$29.00 a night
- 3-night stay
- $87.00
- Called
- Hotel amenities fee
- Also charges
- “The total stay amount includes an 8% lodging fee and $2 destination fee plus tax.” (source) Not in the figure shown.
- Covers
- General admission to Middleton Place National Historic Landmark for the length of stay; Complimentary breakfast in the Lake House; Complimentary self parking; Complimentary afternoon charcuterie during happy hour; Seasonal outdoor pool; Large selection of outdoor and indoor games
Hotel's site · checked Sep 19, 2026
181 Church St
$38.00 a night
plus tax- 3-night stay
- $114.00
- Called
- Amenity fee
- Covers
- High-speed WiFi in all guest rooms and public spaces; Refreshment nooks on each guest floor; Welcome cocktail at check-in; Bicycles to borrow, based on availability; 24/7 access to our well-equipped fitness studio and on-demand classes; Wellness Passport; 20% off carriage tours with Old South Carriage Company; Complimentary snacks in your guest room upon arrival; Two tokens to redeem for complimentary wine or beer at our sister restaurant, Little Palm
Hotel's site · checked Sep 19, 2026
237 Meeting Street
$38.00 a night
plus tax- 3-night stay
- $114.00
- Called
- Destination amenity fee
- Covers
- A welcome cocktail at check-in, crafted by the award-winning Little Palm Bar; 24-hour access to Emeline’s Fitness Center; Access to The Ryder pool; Bicycle usage, based on availability; Hi-speed WiFi in guest rooms and all public spaces; Picnic + beach blankets and cooler rentals; In-room wellness equipment; Outdoor games; Wellness Passport; $10 daily breakfast credit to Little Palm
Hotel's site · checked Sep 19, 2026
205 Meeting Street
$40.00 a night
plus tax- 3-night stay
- $120.00
- Called
- Amenity fee
- Covers
- Welcome drink and arrival amenity upon check-in; curated in-room coffee service refreshed daily; afternoon refreshments served daily; high-speed Wi-Fi; nightly turndown service; house car service for drop-offs within a 15-block radius; access to pool and fitness center facilities; city cruiser bicycles; access to electric vehicle charging stations
Hotel's site · checked Sep 19, 2026
Not confirmed on the hotel's site
The hotel's site could not be read, or it does not state the fee. That is not the same as charging nothing: silence is not a refusal, and a list that turned “could not find it” into $0 would be inventing the exact number this page exists to expose. These hotels are listed, not priced.
- Andrew Pinckney Inn40 Pinckney StNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Best Western Charleston Inn1540 Savannah HwyNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Charleston Marriott170 Lockwood BlvdNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Comfort Suites Charleston West Ashley2080 Savannah HwyNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Waterfront35 Lockwood DriveNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Francis Marion Hotel387 King StNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- French Quarter Inn166 Church StNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Fulton Lane Inn202 King StNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Hampton Inn Charleston-Historic District345 Meeting StNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Harbourview Inn2 Vendue RangeNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Hilton Club Liberty Place Charleston475 EAST BAY STREETNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Holiday Inn Charleston-Riverview301 Savannah HwyNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Charleston DWTN - Medical CTR250 Spring StreetNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Homewood Suites by Hilton Charleston Historic District415 Meeting StreetNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Indigo Inn1 Maiden laneNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Market Pavilion Hotel225 East Bay StreetNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Mills House Charleston, Curio Collection by Hilton115 Meeting StreetNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Planters Inn112 N Market StNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Sleep Inn Charleston - West Ashley1524 Savannah HwyNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- The Ansonborough21 Hasell StreetNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- The Lowline Hotel560 King StreetNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- The Restoration75 Wentworth StreetNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- The Spectator Hotel67 State StreetNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- The Vendue19 Vendue RangeNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
- Town & Country Inn and Suites2008 Savannah HwyNo source recordedchecked Sep 19, 2026See rooms
How the fee reaches your bill
A resort fee is a mandatory charge per night that the hotel sets and collects itself, usually at check-in. It is not a government tax, and it is charged whether or not you use anything it covers. Some hotels call it a destination, facility or amenity fee; the table uses the hotel's own word.
Because the hotel takes it at the desk, it can sit outside the total a booking site quotes. We put it in the total, and we say which part we charge and which part the hotel collects, because only one of those is ours to take.
Where a hotel says tax is charged on the fee, the row says so; where it says nothing, the row says nothing.
Since May 12, 2025, the FTC's rule on unfair fees (16 CFR Part 464) has required the total price a seller shows to include mandatory fees. Government taxes may still be left out of it, and the rule governs what a seller displays, not what a hotel may charge.
Read next
- What is a resort fee? — what it pays for, who collects it, and why it is not in the headline rate.
- Destination fee, facility fee, resort fee: one hotel charge
- Hotels without resort fees, city by city
- Resort fee laws by state, and the federal rule
- Resort fee calculator — the fee for your stay, with the tax on it where the hotel charges one.
- How we check these figures — where each number comes from and what we refuse to print.
- Every city — the ones read from the hotels' own sites, and the ones estimated.
Questions
- Which Charleston hotels have no resort fee?
- The Loutrel states on its own site that no resort or destination fee is charged. Checked through Sep 19, 2026.
- How much is the typical Charleston resort fee?
- Of the 32 Charleston hotels we checked, 6 state a fee. The median stated fee is $33.50 a night, before any tax a hotel adds on top. The lowest is $2.00, at Hotel Bennett and The Dewberry; the highest is $40.00, at The Charleston Place. Checked through Sep 19, 2026.
- Is tax charged on the resort fee?
- 4 of the 6 hotels that state a fee say tax is charged on top of it, and 2 do not say. Each row in the table marks what its hotel said.
- What is a resort fee?
- A mandatory nightly charge a hotel sets and collects itself, usually at check-in, on top of the room rate and separate from government tax. Hotels also call it a destination, facility or amenity fee. It is charged whether or not you use anything it covers.
Other cities
All 36, compared →“Hotels' own sites” marks a city whose fees we read hotel by hotel. A percentage is the typical gap between the advertised rate and the real total; “est.” marks one estimated from market data rather than measured from captured rates.