We have stayed in every room at the inn. We try to go at least twice yearly, we love all the food and charms of Charleston. In the past year we stayed four times because my nephew was getting married and the reception was held at the inn and was a wonderful location. When we stay it is like going on vacation to visit friends, always warm greetings from all the staff. They fuss over us making sure everything is o.k. and always ready to help with anything we could possibly need. Now to the owner Francess, she is like our best Charleston friend. She visits with us a lot during our stay. When we come back from a evening out we will sit on the porch enjoying the views and she comes out and visits with us for hours. This is a historic home that has survived a lot of history.
It is a lot different from staying at chain hotels or brand new inns. This wonderful home is true history. Every effort has been made to make this a comfortable inn with modern amenities and not disturb the true character of this wonderful gem.

I can't believe that the Palmer House is recommended by TripAdvisor. The recommendation should be: Stay Away!
The view is great and that is all the good that I can say.
My wife and I stayed here from 11/5/2012; checking out on11/9/2012. We used two Groupons to book four nights. The only availability they had was for the Carriage House---but, for this, I had to pay a $50.00/night extra fee, presumably because there are two bedrooms.
The place is not clean and very poorly maintained. The window pane putty job has to be seen to be believed! It's a lesson on how not putty a window.
The view was great; the rest was not.

My husband and I travel to Charleston at least once a year. We love the shops, golf, rich history,gardens, food and simply the feel of the city. We try to stay in a different B&B each trip to get a different experience each visit. We simply loved our stay here. The staff was sweet and the care and hospitality we got was delightful. It far exceeded my expectations. We had no illusions of having a 5 star stay. We were not expecting glamor, glitz or excessive pampering. What we were expecting and what we got was an experience of staying is a stately historic home rich in family/city history. loved it

I don't understand all the bad reviews me and my mom stayed here for a girls trip in October and loved this place! We stayed in the Magnolia Suite and loved it very nice suite with a sitting area and great King size bed. It was very comfortable and although the furniture was old that is the whole point of staying at a bed and breakfast and authentic Charleston style house to get a feel for how the house really would have looked I loved that fact that the living room furniture was the old furniture of the house. If you want new go to a Holiday Inn...if you want a true Charleston experience stary at the Palmer Home Bed and Breakfast. It is so close to Battery Park you could throw a rock and hit it from the front porch and it is in the heart of Charleston. What a wonderful place and the breakfast was great even for a picky vegetarian such as myself. The owner was so lovely I stopped and talked with her for ahwile she was so nice and inviting. What a great experience!!