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The Loutrel
Charleston, South Carolina, United States · Independent · Grand Luxury
The Loutrel is new construction from 2021 that looks as if it has always stood on State Street in Charleston's French Quarter, because Michael Graves Architecture and Design drew its setbacks, materials and proportions from the historic streets around it. The quarter was settled by French Huguenot merchants in the 1680s and is on the National Register of Historic Places, and the hotel takes its name from landscape architect Loutrel Briggs. MICHELIN gave it Two Keys in 2025.
- 50 rooms
- Opened 2021
- Neighborhood: French Quarter
- Architect: Michael Graves
About The Loutrel
- The hotel occupies Charleston's French Quarter, a neighborhood named for the Huguenot merchants who settled it in the colonial era and now home to some of the oldest standing structures in the American South.
- Despite being new construction completed in 2021, the building was deliberately designed by Michael Graves Architecture and Design with setbacks, materials, and proportions drawn from the surrounding historic streetscape, and holds Two Michelin Keys.
History
The Loutrel opened as a purpose-built luxury boutique hotel in Charleston's French Quarter, a neighborhood defined by the extraordinary concentration of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century architecture that has made Charleston the most intact antebellum city in America. The French Quarter takes its name from the Huguenot merchants and traders who settled it in the colonial era; it is bounded by Church Street, Meeting Street, and the Cooper River waterfront, and it contains some of the oldest standing structures in the American South.
The hotel's new construction was designed with deliberate sensitivity to that context — setbacks, materials, and proportions drawn from the surrounding historic fabric, so that the building reads as a respectful addition to one of the country's most architecturally regulated streetscapes rather than an intrusion upon it. The result is a fifty-room hotel that occupies its French Quarter corner with the quiet confidence of a building that has always been there.
The interior delivers the full range of contemporary luxury: rooms with freestanding tubs, minibars, and smart televisions; a rooftop terrace with views over the low-rise historic district; and a social club and lounge program that orients the hotel toward Charleston's food and drink culture. The location — three minutes from the Charleston City Market on foot, seven from King Street's boutiques and restaurants — gives guests immediate access to the city's social geography while providing an enclave of genuine quiet. The MICHELIN Guide awarded The Loutrel Two Keys in 2025, recognizing it as the neighborhood's most polished small-hotel experience.
The setting
The Loutrel sits on State Street in Charleston's French Quarter, a district settled by French Huguenot merchants in the 1680s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973. Named for landscape architect Loutrel Briggs — who designed more than 100 private gardens in the Historic District — the hotel is two minutes on foot from the Charleston City Market, established in the 1790s, and six minutes from both Waterfront Park and the Old Exchange. Flanked by East Bay Street's acclaimed dining and King Street's boutiques, and positioned within a cluster of landmark luxury properties, this cobblestoned micro-neighborhood defines the cultural and historic core of the peninsula.
Restaurants and bars
- Veranda Lounge — Bar · craft cocktails and small plates
- The Clubroom — Restaurant
Experiences
- Rooftop Terrace — Expansive open-air rooftop with greenery and views over the city; cocktail service is seasonal and weather permitting.
- The Clubroom and The Study — Flexible 700 sq ft Clubroom and 216 sq ft private dining room The Study for up to 16 guests.
- Cruising Bikes For Borrowing — Bicycles guests can borrow to explore the city.
Amenities
- Fitness center
- EV charging
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
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