City: Hilton Head, SC

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (843) 681-3001, (800) 471-3001

Address: 2200 Main St.

Description: Emulating a fine European hotel, the Main Street Inn is indeed a delightful retreat in the midst of a modern-day island destination located just off US 278 between mile markers 3 and 4. Elegance abounds in this inn. There are rich (and comfortable) furnishings, antique accents, fresh floral arrangements, a grand piano, and beautiful heart-pine floors. In short, it’s a captivating place to stay. The Royal Queen Suite is bright and cheery with an iron bed and gold-framed artwork perfect for a couple seeking a spot for a romantic getaway. The Deluxe Queen rooms have fireplaces and balconies large enough for a wrought-iron table that’s a perfect spot for breakfast. The additional 32 rooms are luxuriously appointed with classic furnishings: wooden armoires handmade on Hilton Head; beds adorned with Italian linens, goose-down pillows, and comforters; and baths featuring pedestal sinks and Italian marble floors and shower walls. The inn’s crowning glories are the four Courtyard King rooms with their whirlpool tubs, glassed-in showers, and pine floors fashioned from the 150-year-old beams of a Lowcountry mill. In some Kings, French doors in the bathroom open onto an intimate courtyard abounding with fig vines, fruit trees, and jasmine. Guests staying in rooms on the upper two floors can step outside onto wide verandas complete with rocking chairs. From there, you’ll see the Charleston-style gardens of the courtyard and an inviting pool designed for swimming laps; the view beyond is of the lush 15th green and 16th fairway of Hilton Head Plantation’s Bear Creek Golf Course and of the forested wetlands of a nature preserve. Your stay includes buffet breakfasts with eggs, bacon, fresh fruit, and pastries served from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the dining room/library, the dining room/lounge, or the courtyard. If all this isn’t relaxing enough, try a massage, which is available on-site. For a first-hand look, the website offers a virtual tour of all rooms and exterior gardens.