The Ryder Hotel

3.5 star property
VIP Access

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Interior
Suite, 1 King Bed | Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
237 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC, 29401-1609
  • College of Charleston
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Shops at Charleston Place
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Marion Square
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Charleston, SC (CHS-Charleston Intl.)
    ‪19 min drive‬
VIP Access
Curated for quality and service, VIP Access stays consistently receive our highest guest ratings.
  • Expect exceptional service
  • Extra savings and perks for BONUS+ members

Room options

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Mobility Accessible

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Junior Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Mobility Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

The Ryder Hotel

Art Deco hotel with bars/lounges and 24-hour fitness centre
This smoke-free hotel features an outdoor pool, a restaurant and 2 bars/lounges. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour fitness centre, a poolside bar and a coffee shop/cafe are on-site. Housekeeping is available on request.
The Ryder Hotel offers 91 accommodations with a safe and complimentary bathrobes. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 55-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium digital channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a 24-hour fitness centre and complimentary bicycles.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of The Ryder Hotel's great location. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from College of Charleston. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus 2 bars and an outdoor pool.
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Drinking and dining options include a coffee shop, a restaurant, a poolside bar and 2 bars/lounges
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Valet parking available for a fee
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, a meeting room and a lift
  • On-site recreation includes a 24-hour gym and complimentary bicycles
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • Just a 4-minute walk from College of Charleston and 10 minutes on foot from Port of Charleston Cruise Terminal
  • Dogs welcome for a fee
The Ryder Hotel offers its guests an outdoor pool, a 24-hour fitness centre, and complimentary bicycles. There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. WiFi is free in public spaces.

Business amenities include a meeting room and coworking spaces. The Ryder Hotel also features coffee/tea in common area, concierge services, and 24-hour room service. For a fee, parking is available. A complete renovation of The Ryder Hotel was completed in April 2021.

This Art Deco Charleston hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
The Ryder Hotel has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

The Ryder Hotel is listed in the 2022 Condé Nast Traveller Hot List.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Covered valet parking on site (USD 53 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: USD 6 to 26 per person
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Fenced pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Coworking space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • Lift
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicles
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch flat-screen TV with premium digital channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Champagne service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2.52 per cent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 2 pets
  • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25.0 per day.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Destination fee: USD 39.90 per accommodation, per night.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 6 to 26 per person
  • Valet parking fee: USD 53 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 25.0 per day
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2.52 per cent

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

Property is also known as

King Charles Inn
King Charles Inn
The Ryder Hotel Hotel
The Ryder Hotel Charleston
The Ryder Hotel Hotel Charleston

The Ryder Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 489 out of 856 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 189 out of 856 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 109 out of 856 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 41 out of 856 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 856 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Toni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marnie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eddie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Courtney

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic location and accommodations! Perfect for a girls trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Denise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great atmosphere and location
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

ELAINE

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking wasn't the best
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Beverly

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The vibe was so good ! Great food and drinks ! Room service ! Close to all ! Festive for every holiday !
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

A

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel
Great hotel in an excellent location. The rooms were spotless and staff welcoming and attentive. The amenities were superb.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Amanda, Philadelphia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was beautiful, room was perfect just wish it came with a refrigerator and microwave only reason I can’t give 5 stars. Restaurant attached had really great food. Only other complaint is it can be loud during nights it’s open until midnight could hear the music loud from my room. Other than that i had a great stay and appreciate the room service very much
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Taylor Rae Van

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eldar

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Daniel, Pensacola

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Has been one of our favorite places to stay. However the actual hotel basic functions have suffered a s the management and staff pay more and more attention to the bars, restaurant, and entertainment space. It’s become a very popular bar. The hotel rooms now seem to be a second property. We had major AC problems. And the rooms remain dark, in need of several more lamps, including a desk lamp for the desk. Appears to be a fair amount of staff turnover as well. We saw now familiar faces this time and we’ve stayed there 8-10 times since they opened.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

KAREN, MARION

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the tropical atmosphere- staff very friendly and accommodating. Overall fun place to stay!!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Laci

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, Lewes

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Ryder Hotel was amazing! The staff was delightful! The pool was great and the outdoor area was awesome, with the huge fireplace and fabulous outdoor bar. Felt like we were in a boutique resort. The decor was beach boho chic, I wanted everything off the wall! The coffee shop and The Little Palm restaurant in the hotel were both wonderful. I have nothing bad to say, we will definitely be back!!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed
If you happened to be over 40, forget this hotel. Our room faced a wall, no toiletries, robes, Qtips, etc. When we called to see if they provided these things, they said no to everything. They called back and addressed my husband with “hey” do you still want robes? I guess they found some eventually. When I mentioned that we paid close to $500 for this room, and they were posting the same room for $100 less, no adjustment was offered. Overall the place was lacking in most departments. Think twice before booking.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary Sarah, Clearwater

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great amenities. Nice, clean room. Close to everything in Charleston.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

lolisa, nixa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a nice stay. Did not realize there was a $35 fee daily for amenities I guess we should have used those amenities more. They need to hand out little cards saying that you get $10 off of breakfast because we did forget when you come in Traveling and they rattle off a bunch of stuff we did not remember the $10 breakfast per room so we wasted that $30. $50 day parking. Nice pool to relax by, coffee shop. $8 muffin. I guess it is Charleston though everything is probably a little bit overpriced.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Jessica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice stay. We enjoyed everything this hotel had to offer. Only one issue with noise because our room was facing the courtyard. The bar was playing music that was very audible when trying to sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

jean

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was beyond spectacular.. so nice to be honest I travel a lot and everyone in this hotel was great from the valet to front desk to coffee shop to bar /restaurant .. great place and hope to come back again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brooke

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay! Close to everything!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024