The bathroom was nice, recently renovated. However the room was probably 80+ degrees when we arrived, and with no ceiling fan it took over an hour and a half to cool down. We had a king room (room 4) and the bed was terrible. You could feel the springs pushing through and the mattress had collapsed on each side (there was one spot you could lay without being on a slope). Tip: take your own pillow, unless you like sleeping on a compressed piece of foam.
Staff was courteous but not friendly, barely looked up from the computer when we came in.

This was my second stay at the Anchorage Inn. The first a couple of years ago was for a mini-vacation. I liked it well enough to return - this time with a friend to run the Charleston Half Marathon. The location is perfect and the accomodations are adequate. The room was a bit small and pretty dark in that there is no outside window. But it was clean and comfortable and fit our needs. The wine and cheese is a nice touch-not gourmet by any means. However there is not enough seating ,so both times I have been there, we had to sit on the bench in the hall. The breakfast is lovely. In addition to the usual fare (bagels, sweet rolls, yogurt etc), there is fresh fruit salad and biscuits and gravy and REALLY good coffee. You eat on tables covered wtih white tableclothes and use real silverware, plates, cups and saucers. No cheap plastic. If I had one complaint, it is that the staff, while polite, was not very friendly-which is kind of surprising for Charleston. I would stay there again if for no other reason than the location is fabulous and the price is not bad for a downtown Charleston hotel.

We stayed at the Anchorage Inn several years ago. The bathroom has been remodeled and we chose to be in an outside room. We would be concerned if we had an upstairs room as the stairway is very steep and narrow. I have to wonder if it passed the fire code as it would be difficult to negotiate the stairs if such an event occurred.

We couldn't be more pleased with the fabulous location, but that's where the smiles ended for us. We found the staff aloof from the get-go, which should a no brainer, right? The room was dingy, although the bathroom had been updated. Let's hope the building inspector doesn't drop by though, as the remodel is riddled with code violations. The bed was so uncomfortable that my husband and I both suffered from backaches the following day. But the capper was the drunken screaming coming from the common room that lasted until 8 minutes before 11pm. (Brandy is served until 9:30p, which is when things *should* be settling down for the night). I'm not talking about a little noise- I'm talking about SCREAMING at the top of your lungs. When we attempted to contact the front desk to see if they could address the noise, we got no answer. When we went to the front desk to speak to the clerk we discovered that he was no where to be found. He eventually showed up and the noise eventually quited down, but the whole thing was ridiculous. We let the Guest Services Manager know of our experience before we checked out the next morning (and not kidding)... she said "Yeah, it's gotten so rowdy that we've had to call the cops, so count yourself lucky". Really??? 'Cause we didn't feel very lucky. And, didn't get so much as an I'm so sorry. Do yourself a favor and stay across the street at the Venue Inn. Their staff was actually very friendly and helpful when we had to cross the street to buy a cold drink.