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Antebellum Bed and Breakfast at Thomas Lamboll House: Traveler Reviews

Nineteen King Street, Charleston, SC 29401 (Charlestowne)
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Liberty, North Carolina
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“1 block from Battery Park-Clean Room-Continental Breakfast-Fairly Priced”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 22, 2011

We stayed on a Saturday night arriving at 8 pm. Marie was there to greet us at the door. She was very nice welcoming us...gave us the keys to the front door and to our bedroom on the third floor and told us to read the rules that was in our bedroom. Room was nice and clean and well decorated..as well as the bathroom. Small door led out to a spacious piazza with table and chairs. There were magazines and books to read. A ceiling fan for those of you..like me that can't sleep without some noise lol. We went walking down to the market area (maybe 1/2-3/4 mile) to eat a late dinner. We walked back a different way to take in the sights...all the way to battery park which is only about 1 block from the house. Breakfast on Sunday was at 8:30 am in the formal dining room..served on very nice china and silverware. Her husband Emerson came out to meet and greet us. They only have two rooms that they rent to guests..so we had our breakfast with two other people. You serve yourself...cereal, biscuits, marmalade/jam, butter, 3 types of fruit, orange juice and your choice of coffee or tea. A nice continental breakfast. Now if you stay on Satuday night as we did..they do attend church on Sunday morning ..so be prepared to settle up with your credit card at breakfast as they will be leaving by 10am or so.(That is checkout time..but if you need to stay longer you can..and just lock up whenever you leave). This is a nice place to stay if you are physically able to carry your bags up 3 flights of stairs and want a nice quiet room and be left alone and come and go as you please. This would not be a good place if you are handicapp or like to spend a lot of time talking with the owners or expect a full gourmet breakfast. Nonethless I would recommend this bed and breakfast...we were in town during a convention and this was the only place out of 20 that I called that had an opening..and the price was on the lower side compared to other places. Owners were nice and courteous to us..since they only rent two rooms...all the money that they make goes towards the upkeep and maintenance of the home..which you can imagine is probably very high with hurricane/flood insurance and trying to maintain a house that was built in the mid 1700's.

  • Stayed February 2011, traveled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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north carolina
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Don't Stay Here!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed October 19, 2009

They mishandled our reservation terribly, having rented one of our reserved and confirmed rooms to someone else, forcing us to scramble to find a second room elsewhere in town, even though we arrived as agreed at 3:00 PM. There was no one there to discuss the situation, and we still haven't heard back from them with an apology or explanation. We ended up having to take an expensive hotel room far away from our friends who stayed in the one free room, almost ruining our weekend. The location is good, but the owners have clearly lost interest in running this place. Stay away.

  • Stayed October 2009, traveled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Too many other B&Bs in Carleston to consider this one”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 9, 2009

Host not present upon scheduled arrival. No assistance with luggage to third floor. No afternoon libations at all and not even a bottle of water available in our room, let alone flowers or welcoming snack. Nothing special about the room. As we were leaving for dinner, hostess asked if we would prefer coffee or tea for breakfast in the morning. I expressed a preference for decaffinated coffee and her response was "if I have some, I'll put it out" (!) There was no decaf in the morning. At breakfast (fruit and cereal, biscuits and jam), which is only served from 8:30 until 9, she seemed very anxious for us to depart and asked if I had brought my credit card with me to breakfast. No assistance with bringing luggage down from third floor. I was traveling with my 80 year old mother and found this to be a very disappointing experience. I would not recommend them and would certainly not consider staying there again. Next visit to Charleston, I will book the Meeting Street Inn.

  • Stayed March 2009
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“History Lovers Delight”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2008

Welcome to Charleston. Set your watch back 200 years. We came for the candleight home tour and found our B&B far more charming than anything on the tour. Slight problem checking in as owners were in Europe, Host was owner's son who was not on premises.

House is lovely, and has not been modernized except for bathrooms which may be 1920's. Deep clawfoot bathtub! Location allows for walking to everything, and there was off-street parking. You don't have to close your eyes to imagine yourself in the 18th Century.

Suite was clean and spacious including a fireplace, dressing room and large private bath.

Owner's son was extremely friendly and welcoming. Breakfast was both excellent and elegant. Household companions were a friendly Persian cat and and adorable, loving little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel we were privileged to walk morning and evening (our choice) and who visited our room (again our choice.)

We will most certainly be returning next year.

  • Liked — Historical ambiance of house
  • Disliked — Difficulty in checking in
  • Stayed September 2007, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Nashville, Tennessee
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 hotel reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Huge, comfy room, beautiful antiques, genuine clawfoot tub!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 7, 2007

A fantastic place to stay. The bedroom was huge, comfy, and furnished with an antique sofa, many beautifully carved chairs, and excellent pieces of china and art. Off street parking was available. The bathroom fixtures were antiques and fun to use – a genuine claw-foot tub. The French doors led to a piazza with a lovely view, and you could hear the many fountains in the neighborhood. There is a friendly spaniel and persian cat who will sit with you downstairs. Continental breakfast was an elegant experience. Mrs. Read serves breakfast in the formal dining room on beautiful china and polished silver.

  • Liked — The beauty of the home. It was furnished to period, which was the point of staying in a B&B.
  • Disliked — It was wonderful.
  • Stayed November 2007, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Nineteen King Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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Region: United States > South Carolina > Coastal South Carolina > Charleston > Charlestowne
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Ranked #30 of 44 B&Bs / Inns in Charleston

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