First time at Barksdale House. Good location btw King & Meeting.Parked behind main house and left car there the whole time. Either walked or rode DASH trolley(it's free) throughout historic downtown. Friendly,informative staff. Really nice decor and excellent breakfast. We stayed in the carriage house,felt very secure,no big problems. Next time want to try second floor main house.I viewed a few rooms, and fireplace and bigger bathtub looked nice. We've stayed in a 3 or 4 places in Charleston, this was the best deal.

The staff was very friendly and helpful. Our room was adequate, but had a lousy view of the parking lot next door and the parking spaces for the B&B. Our continental breakfast was nice with fresh fruit, cereals, muffins, coffee and tea. The pumpkin jam was awesome. Sherry was available for the guests and I suppose it is always five somewhere. The room could use a good cleaning around the edges of the wood flooring and the baseboards. Very convienent for walking to the market and some nice restaurants. Located between Meeting and King Street. We used a pedicab when we were exhausted at the end of the day to take a leisurely ride back to the Inn. You will enjoy the stay there. We did!

My husband and I go to Charleston several times a year and have stayed in several places. We've stayed at the Barksdale several times now and it is by far our favorite. There are fancier places in Charleston, but they'll cost you plenty and won't beat the Barksdale for location and ease of parking. Every room at the inn is different and each has its own charm. We prefer the rooms in the Carriage house as they're larger and more private, but some of the rooms in the main house have jacuzzis and/or lovely decors. However, unless you're traveling alone, you might want to avoid room #8 which is quite small. In nice weather, it's lovely to sit on the porch or patio and enjoy the excellent buffet breakfast in the morning or ice tea in the afternoon. You're welcome to use the kitchen to get ice, glasses, borrow a hair dryer, etc. Staff is friendly but not intrusive. Reviewers who complained about noise from basketball games in the Cof C gym across the street have never stayed in the main market area where it's always noisy. Make reservations early in high season; rooms fill up fast.

We stayed three nights in an upper room in the carriage house. The price was good, the bed comfortable, and the breakfast real food, not the snack that pretends to be a breakfast in other lodgings. Only a short block to the restaurants and shops on King Street. A few blocks further to the old market. 24 hr CVS 2 blocks, 24 hr Harris-Teeter grocery about 8 blocks. Great stay!