So, I finally made the Future Mrs. Deadhorse the current Mrs. Deadhorse. We went to Charleston, SC and Daufuskie Island for the honeymoon.
First, we spent about 4 days in and around Charleston. Being as the Mrs. is an architect, most of this time was spent looking at buildings. We stayed at the Elliott House, which I would highly recommend. Here's the link: The Link
It was only about $140 per night but the rooms are small. I realized this was a good thing because it eliminated families. It was all couples. It's in a good, central location and they have a wine tasting hour every day at 4.
As for restaurants, we ate at Bocci's, 82 Queen, and Slightly North of Broad for our dinners out. SNOB was the best of these. It's a top notch restaurant. Great steaks, excellent service and a great atmosphere. 82 Queen was right next to the hotel, so it was convenient. The food was good but I'd rate SNOB better. Bocci's is great Italian food but more low key.
The morning we left Charleston, we had breakfast as the Hominy Grill. I like me some cheesy grits and they had the BEST shrimp and cheese grits I've ever had. I liked the place so much, I bought the cookbook. It's not really within walking distance of downtown but parking is easy. It's close to the medical school. Great grits....
As for the buildings, if you're interested in seeing them, the best thing is to get a two day pass at the visitor's center. It's about $40 a piece but it gives you access to around 5 houses downtown plus Drayton Hall and some other plantations outside of town. (These are all about $15 a piece by themselves.) The in-town houses are very nice but I enjoyed Drayton Hall the most. The Mrs. has a Master's in Architecture from the 40 Acres with an emphasis on historic preservation so I got the lowdown at Drayton about the difference between historic preservation and historic restoration.
Drayton is in the first category meaning that it's been preserved in it's original state. I found it interesting from a historical perspective. It was very easy to imagine life back then. The house still doesn't have running water or electricity and never had an attached kitchen. (It was built in 1742.) Anyway, I could drone on about the architectural aspects of it but I'll spare you. Very interesting, though. I enjoyed seeing it in it's original state much more than the houses in town that have been modernized.
After the Charleston leg of the trip, we went to Daufuskie Island, which is across the bay from Hilton Head. This was my favorite part of the trip. It's probably the best kept vacation secret on the Eastern Seaboard.
You have to take a ferry from either Hilton Head or Savannah to get there and that's kind of a grind but once you get there, it's totally worth it. No cars to speak of and not very crowded, as compared to Hilton Head which was both.
The resort was very reasonably priced, too. We got a cottage facing the ocean for only about $200 per night. The Melrose Golf Course is a Jack Nicklaus designed course with the 17th and 18th holes facing the ocean. The green fees for guests was only something like $80. VERY good course, too.
We went to the spa the next day. Nice but pricey.
In short, it's a great resort and very family friendly. There's something for everyone to do. There's a pool and recreation area for the kids, therer's an equestrian center if that's your thing, there's two great golf courses for the golfers, plus there are two restaurants at the resort. There's another one on the island that you can get to that's good as well.
The best thing to do is to get a cottage with a kitchen. You can save a lot on food and the kitchens are full sized. We had a 700 square foot one bedroom cottage with a full sized kitchen. There's a general store there so you can buy food and alchohol there.
I'd recommend the resort to anyone. Very family friendly and it's isolated thanks to the ferry. Very few people around. It's probably one of the only places where I could walk on the beach by myself any time of the day. Bang for your buck, it's the best deal around, in my opinion.
I got lucky with the weather, too. While people in this part of the country were slogging around in the cold and snow, it was 75 and sunny out there on the beach while I was playing golf.
Here's the link for the resort: The Link
We liked Daufuskie so much we'll probably go back. From this part of the country, it's kind of a haul but if you fly into Savannah, you can take a cab from the airport to the ferry departure point in Savannah and ride the ferry out there without every having to rent a car.
First, we spent about 4 days in and around Charleston. Being as the Mrs. is an architect, most of this time was spent looking at buildings. We stayed at the Elliott House, which I would highly recommend. Here's the link: The Link
It was only about $140 per night but the rooms are small. I realized this was a good thing because it eliminated families. It was all couples. It's in a good, central location and they have a wine tasting hour every day at 4.
As for restaurants, we ate at Bocci's, 82 Queen, and Slightly North of Broad for our dinners out. SNOB was the best of these. It's a top notch restaurant. Great steaks, excellent service and a great atmosphere. 82 Queen was right next to the hotel, so it was convenient. The food was good but I'd rate SNOB better. Bocci's is great Italian food but more low key.
The morning we left Charleston, we had breakfast as the Hominy Grill. I like me some cheesy grits and they had the BEST shrimp and cheese grits I've ever had. I liked the place so much, I bought the cookbook. It's not really within walking distance of downtown but parking is easy. It's close to the medical school. Great grits....
As for the buildings, if you're interested in seeing them, the best thing is to get a two day pass at the visitor's center. It's about $40 a piece but it gives you access to around 5 houses downtown plus Drayton Hall and some other plantations outside of town. (These are all about $15 a piece by themselves.) The in-town houses are very nice but I enjoyed Drayton Hall the most. The Mrs. has a Master's in Architecture from the 40 Acres with an emphasis on historic preservation so I got the lowdown at Drayton about the difference between historic preservation and historic restoration.
Drayton is in the first category meaning that it's been preserved in it's original state. I found it interesting from a historical perspective. It was very easy to imagine life back then. The house still doesn't have running water or electricity and never had an attached kitchen. (It was built in 1742.) Anyway, I could drone on about the architectural aspects of it but I'll spare you. Very interesting, though. I enjoyed seeing it in it's original state much more than the houses in town that have been modernized.
After the Charleston leg of the trip, we went to Daufuskie Island, which is across the bay from Hilton Head. This was my favorite part of the trip. It's probably the best kept vacation secret on the Eastern Seaboard.
You have to take a ferry from either Hilton Head or Savannah to get there and that's kind of a grind but once you get there, it's totally worth it. No cars to speak of and not very crowded, as compared to Hilton Head which was both.
The resort was very reasonably priced, too. We got a cottage facing the ocean for only about $200 per night. The Melrose Golf Course is a Jack Nicklaus designed course with the 17th and 18th holes facing the ocean. The green fees for guests was only something like $80. VERY good course, too.
We went to the spa the next day. Nice but pricey.
In short, it's a great resort and very family friendly. There's something for everyone to do. There's a pool and recreation area for the kids, therer's an equestrian center if that's your thing, there's two great golf courses for the golfers, plus there are two restaurants at the resort. There's another one on the island that you can get to that's good as well.
The best thing to do is to get a cottage with a kitchen. You can save a lot on food and the kitchens are full sized. We had a 700 square foot one bedroom cottage with a full sized kitchen. There's a general store there so you can buy food and alchohol there.
I'd recommend the resort to anyone. Very family friendly and it's isolated thanks to the ferry. Very few people around. It's probably one of the only places where I could walk on the beach by myself any time of the day. Bang for your buck, it's the best deal around, in my opinion.
I got lucky with the weather, too. While people in this part of the country were slogging around in the cold and snow, it was 75 and sunny out there on the beach while I was playing golf.
Here's the link for the resort: The Link
We liked Daufuskie so much we'll probably go back. From this part of the country, it's kind of a haul but if you fly into Savannah, you can take a cab from the airport to the ferry departure point in Savannah and ride the ferry out there without every having to rent a car.
