The Francis Marion Hotel

Posizione buona Albergo "storico" unico neo bagni minuscoli Città bellissima

The hotel has a lot of charm and historic character, and the location is great. However, it’s in major need of some basic upkeep and updating. The room was crowded full of unnecessary, oversized furniture leaving very little room to walk around between the furniture. It would have been much nicer and more practical to get rid of one of the 2 (!) desks and have a larger bed in the room, but instead they put a small bed in a room that could have accommodated a king bed and crammed it full of an unnecessary and stained sofa, and huge dressers and desks. The bathroom was tiny and the shower curtain was ripped and dangling down, which I found to be just neglectful. The toilet was an older style and very low to the ground which would be difficult for an older person to use. My first set of towels had what looked like lipstick on it, so I had to call down and ask for more. We noticed doors around the property that were really scuffed up and in need of new paint. They had a small terrace overlooking Marion Square, but the door leading out to it was always locked so we could never use it. I visited the spa and it was very dated and drab. The massage room was tiny and didn’t have so much as a stool for me to place my clothes and belongings on. It looked like a hospital room in terms of colors and ambiance; definitely not a spa atmosphere. We had room service breakfast and it was mediocre. The price was less than some other hotels in the vicinity, but still fairly high for what you get.