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The Vendue
Charleston, South Carolina, United States · Independent · Near Luxury
Warehouses from the 1780s on Vendue Range, once Prioleau's Wharf, were saved from the wrecking ball in the 1970s and remain on the National Register. The Vendue Inn opened with 18 rooms in 1978. Avocet's 2014 redo, about 5.5 million dollars, turned the buildings into an 84-room art hotel on Charleston's French Quarter waterfront, beside Waterfront Park.
- 84 rooms
- Opened 1978
- Neighborhood: French Quarter / Vendue Range
About The Vendue
- National Register warehouses. The Enclave in 26 Vendue opened 2023. Avocet operates; the door is The Vendue.
- French merchants traded at Prioleau's Wharf, and Civil War blockade-runners stored cargo in these 1780s warehouses.
History
Warehouses from the 1780s at Prioleau's Wharf, where French merchants traded and Civil War blockade-runners stored cargo. Save Charleston Foundation stopped demolition in the early 1970s. Vendue Inn opened with 18 rooms in 1978. Avocet bought it, then the Anchorage Inn next door, and reopened as The Vendue in 2014 after a 5.5 million dollar redo, about 84 rooms.
The setting
On Vendue Range at Waterfront Park, in Charleston's French Quarter.
Restaurants and bars
- Revival — Restaurant
- The Drawing Room — Restaurant
Experiences
- The Gallery — A space featuring original artwork among historic exposed brick walls, located in The Enclave.
- Rooftop Bar — Rooftop bar at The Vendue.
Amenities
- Rooftop bar
- Pet-friendly
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