Our overnight parking for the one bedroom was on Cumberland and Church—a 15 minute walk from 86 Church.

Historic, friendly host, very private, beautiful setting, cozy and quaint.

Stayed in June 2025

We love history, so staying in the Bed-and-breakfast was quite an experience! It was gorgeous! Also, we were close to everything that we wanted to see, walking to most sites and experiences

Stayed in April 2025

We loved everything. If I had to find something wrong, I'd warn those with mobility issues that the bathroom is upstairs using either a spiral staircase inside or going outside to use regular stairs. But we adapted quickly.

What a beautiful, quaint cottage. The courtyard/garden was amazing. Hosts were pleasant and helpful. Walking distance to just about everything! Fireplace was cozy on cool nights!

Stayed in March 2025

Amazing location!

Stayed in November 2024

Spiral steep Staircase was difficult to manage.

Old beautiful cottage full of charm original features .

Stayed in October 2024

Outside stairs to get to upstairs. Inside spiral stairs to dangerous to get upstairs and could not get suitcase upstairs unless you use the outside stairs. Luckily there was no rain.

Close to town

Stayed in October 2024

No water bottles, no iron monitoring board. Some surfaces looked dirty and the tv remote was sticky. The stairs were very tiny, difficult to bring luggage up and the railing was rope. It felt unsafe.

Piece of Charleston history. The bed was comfortable and had air conditioning considering the age of the building made for a comfortable sleep.

Stayed in September 2024

Perfect location, beautiful historic home. extremely walkable to all the best Charleston has to offer!

Stayed in September 2024

Perfect in every way

Our people

Stayed in September 2024

Everything was perfect

The owners were marvelous and welcomed us with warmth and generosity.

Stayed in September 2024

Good location, it’s actually a private small home with a small kitchen, living room w fireplace and another fireplace in the bedroom. The Middleton were lovely accommodating people.

Stayed in June 2024

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Beautiful, tranquil property

Stayed in June 2024

Getting up to our room was a little challenging but part of the adventure

Great location charming hosts unique quarters

Stayed in April 2024

A complicating issue is coordination of parking with the other tenants of the adjacent cottage. Minor inconvenience though.

Super cool little tiny cottage. Ignore the complaints about the spiral stairs unless you are infirm/handicapped. If you are reasonably healthy, you will be fine. There is an external stair available to assist with getting larger bags to the small bedroom area. The location is fantastic in a quiet beautiful historic neighborhood. George Washington slept in the place across the street, for Pete's sake! Really neat courtyard area to use that is shared with the neighboring cottage, which is bigger and also really cool. It's expensive but everything in Charleston is expensive, so saddle up. Great place, great stay. We met both of the Middletons and they were very nice.

Stayed in May 2024

nothing

Such a quaint place-couldn't have asked for a better location!

Stayed in April 2024

Nothing

It was wonderful

Stayed in April 2024

you need to be able mobile and careful on stairs.

the history, neighborhood

Stayed in March 2024

We didn't get to stay long enough.

The kitchen cottage is fabulous but you must love and appreciate old historical buildings.

Stayed in November 2023

Everything was perfect in the smaller house for our level of mobility but I will say if you do have mobility issues you may want to opt for the larger house located on the property. I read a lot of reviews before choosing 86 Church st. and I will admit I was worried about the small steps leading to the second level. The steps were definitely narrow and not suitable for carrying luggage up or down but there were very suitable stairs on the outside of the house built to address this very issue. The steps on the interior of the house, in my opinion, only add to the charm and speak to the history of the house but I can see that someone with major mobility issues would not be comfortable navigating the interior stairs. All that aside don’t be discouraged by other reviews. You won’t be rushing down these stairs for sure. Keeping with the atmosphere that is Charleston this quirky little staircase reminded me to slow down, take my time, and enjoy the rich history of this beautiful city I was so fortunate to experience.

This historic property was absolutely amazing in every way!! Within walking distance of all things historic Charleston, 86 Church st. Provides the perfect base for the adventurous traveler. If you are a foodie, like my wife and I, this location provides a wide range of dining experiences all just a leisurely stroll away. Perhaps you are taking in a bit of history during your stay or just want to relax in the spacious, well lit, and surprisingly quiet courtyard, you will find it all obtainable with minimal effort at 86 Church.

Stayed in November 2023

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Would be quite tricky to negotiate the little internal staircase with any level of mobility disability . The shower was not very efficient, but then this is a very old property and so some quirks have to be accepted.

Lovely quirky little cottage, right in the heart of the historic district. We were able to walk to all of the places of interest without having to use the car.

Stayed in September 2023

Our only challenge was getting the suitcase up the narrow steps but we just kept it downstairs.

Judy and Phillip were great hosts and the place was as expected.

Stayed in July 2023

everything was great! there wasn't anything that i didn't like. there was so much to do all around us.

the location was fabulous. were able to walk to everything. the host were so lovely. everything was taken care of.

Stayed in June 2023

The moving space in the 1br, 1ba is a bit small, especially for a bigger gal and guy like my friend and I, but it didn't detract from the experience at all! Again, the parking isn't necessarily quick and easy since it requires communication, but it's genuinely not even close to being a problem; it's on-site and free. There honestly wasn't anything I didn't like about staying here. No place is 100% perfect, but this was exactly what I was looking for and would stay again.

Phillip and Judy were wonderful hosts. They were communicative and extremely kind. The house is in a fabulous location where everything you need is within a 20 minute walk. The 1br, 1 ba house was all the space we needed, and it was just the cutest layout! The staircase is so cute, and it is is a little difficult to navigate as it's quite small, but there's a larger staircase outside the house that has more room to move up and down. Checking in and out was a breeze, and parking is free; you just have to be willing to communicate with Phillip and Judy and the guests staying in the other on-site location to make sure no one is blocking anyone in. I really didn't mind this as the other guests were also lovely. I much prefer this to a hotel. The space is genuinely perfect for 2 people traveling in Charleston, and if I go again and 86 Church is available, I'll stay here again!

Stayed in June 2023