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Tides Folly Beach

3.0 of 5
1 Center Street, Folly Beach, SC 29439
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4.0 of 5 stars 126 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Very good(5)
  • Hotel restaurant(5)
  • Friendly and helpful(5)
  • CUSTOMER SERVICE(4)
  • Only hotel(3)
  • Great Place(3)
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wombat44
Fort Collins, Colorado
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

This hotel is amazing. It has great beach front rooms that are room and clean. The pool is great, the ice cream shop is great and the views are spectacular. We traveled there is July of 2011 and there was a severe lightning and rain storm that blew out the power to the hotel and caused flooding on the beach,... More

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vikesfan
Asheville, North Carolina
Senior Contributor
41 reviews
49 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Let me just start by saying, location is their best selling point and frankly probably the only positive thing I can say about this place. It is directly on the ocean, all rooms face the ocean. All of the rooms have "juliette" balconies . . literally. Don't plan on sitting on the balcony there is barely enough room to stand.... More

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Jordan_Ellis
Zebulon, Georgia
Reviewer
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Since this is the closest hotel to Charleston and on the beach we stayed here. The first time it was a Holiday Inn and my family was very satisfied with the service and thought everything was overall nice! The second time it ok and was now privately owned called The Tides, the room was average but it smelled like a... More

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Brian Ross, Manager at Tides Folly Beach, responded to this review
22 January 2012

Thank you for choosing to stay with us last summer and for sharing your experience! Improvements to our property are of the utmost importance to each of our employees, managers and owners. That is why Tides invested an additional $250,000 this winter to ensure each guest feels like they have arrived at a newly finished hotel with the smell of... More

Ian P
Northville, Michigan
1 review
3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012
3
people found this review helpful

Use to stay when it was Holiday Inn was I was there on business from 1991-1994. Soon after started going as much as possible for pleasure.....Charleston\Folly best combination vacation around! Town busy but not packed. Hotel clean and employees very friendly...special call out to Jay who keeps things hopping in crowded parking lot!!! Great guy!! How anyone can complain about... More

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Brian Ross, Manager at Tides Folly Beach, responded to this review
22 January 2012

Every time you leave us, we anxiously await your next visit! Thank you for continuing to choose the Tides Hotel on Folly Beach as your home-away-from-home and for this glowing endorsement on Tripadvisor. I have passed along your compliments to our entire staff and Jay specifically. It’s always a pleasure having you stay with us and we look forward to... More

Dany C
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012

I initially booked two nights at this hotel and was given a rate of $202/night. I ended up cancelling the second night 4 days in advance and asked for confirmation (which never came). When I checked out, I was charged $270 ($300 incl. tax) for the one night I stayed. Nobody had told me at check-in that the rates for... More

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Brian Ross, Manager at Tides Folly Beach, responded to this review
5 February 2012

Thank you for choosing to stay with us at Tides Folly Beach this past December. We are happy that you enjoyed your stay and found your accommodations comfortable despite the confusion over the rates. Unfortunately, the rates quoted to the author of this review were averages based on a two night stay and we apologize that this was not made... More

newyorker1010
Florida
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 December 2011
2
people found this review helpful

Wonderful Oceanview. Specify above the 3rd floor as we were right above the pool. very noisy at night. Great friendly staff on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Could not have asked for a better group of people to greet your guests. Everyone we encountered was very happy and pleasant. More

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Brian Ross, Manager at Tides Folly Beach, responded to this review
19 January 2012

We appreciate you choosing to spend the holidays with us at Tides Folly Beach! It was an absolute pleasure having the opportunity to serve you. I have passed along your wonderful compliments to our team and we can’t wait until your next visit to Folly Beach! More

Cathy B
Chicago, Illinois
1 review
5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2011
5
people found this review helpful

The hotel rooms were alright but the restaurant was awful. Upon entering the restaurant i was slapped in the face with the smell of raw sewage. The food was small in portions, made me sick, and was very expensive. More

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Brian Ross, Manager at Tides Folly Beach, responded to this review
7 January 2012

It is our mission at Tides Folly Beach and Blu Restaurant to exceed the expectations of each of our guests in everything from accommodations to service to epicurean styling. We regret that we were unable to accomplish this mission with the author of this review. Unfortunately, my attempts to contact them and ascertain details that would aid us in not... More

Butch8133
Cape May, New Jersey
1 review
6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 December 2011
6
people found this review helpful

Poor service,they say full service,don't beleave it.Only thing it has going for it is that it is right on the beach and the fact that is the only one. Needs to be cleaned and up dated. And if you don't smoke don't open the patio door.All the smoke from the other patios will come right in, let alone the smoke... More

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Brian Ross, Manager at Tides Folly Beach, responded to this review
7 January 2012

At Tides Folly Beach, it is our goal to provide unsurpassed customer service within our full-service establishment. We regret that we did not live up to the expectations of the author of this review. With regards to other guests smoking on their balconies, we do apologize for this being an inconvenience in this case. Every attempt to rectify this situation... More

HalfMarathonGirl
Hillsboro, Ohio
Contributor
19 reviews
21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 December 2011
4
people found this review helpful

This was our first visit to South Carolina and the hotel was such a great find. Our room, as does every Tides' room, had a great view of the ocean and pier. Watched the surfers and dolphin both mornings we were there. The beach was clean and nice for shell hunting. There were several fire pits on the hotel deck... More

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Brian Ross, Manager at Tides Folly Beach, responded to this review
7 January 2012

Thank you for taking the time to write such a glowing review of Tides Folly Beach! It was a pleasure having the opportunity to serve you and we are happy that we were able to accommodate your requests for an upper floor room as well as a late check out. With so many hotels in the Charleston area from which... More

idealdan_TA
Boston, Massachusetts
Senior Contributor
22 reviews
5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2011
2
people found this review helpful

Clean rooms - great water pressure - courteous staff - right on the water. The prices are reasonable and they were flexible with our checkout time, since we have a 1 year old and were running late in the morning. We'll be back. More

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Brian Ross, Manager at Tides Folly Beach, responded to this review
4 December 2011

It was wonderful having your family stay with us at Tides Folly Beach! Thank you for your compliments of our rooms as well as our staff. I see that y’all really got out and experienced much of what Folly Beach has to offer and I was happy to see that you enjoyed everything! We look forward to playing host to... More

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Address: 1 Center Street, Folly Beach, SC 29439

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