We wanted to stay at a real southern plantation and Mansfield fit the bill. It's a wonderful place, straight out of history. The guest areas have been restored/reconstructed with an eye to history; the staff friendly and very helpful; the grounds unique. Would highly recommend it for at least an overnight stay. Also it's close to Georgetown, S.C., a hidden treasure of a town.

This is an amazing B&B. I went with my husband and my brother and his boyfriend. Our trip was one of the most memorable I've even taken. As we approached the plantation, all of our mouths dropped open. The grounds are beautiful, the slave cabins are sobering, the rooms are charming and comfortable, and the breakfast will make you want to slap your mom (that's a good thing). The innkeeper, Kathryn, is wonderful. I was truly in awe of this place. I didn't want to leave. You can ride bikes, kayak, hang in a hammock, walk the grounds and just relax. I also got some of the best sleep I ever had in my life. We will definitely go back. Just one caveat: If you are a person who likes to go, go, go and can't sit down and relax, I don't suggest you stay here. The Mansfield and Georgetown are not for people who can't slow down. However, if you really want to escape from your stressful life for a while, I highly recommend you stay here. The town is lovely as well. Small but lovely and charming. Plus, Georgetown is also about 25 minutes or so from Myrtle Beach and about 45 minutes from Charleston, so you can do day trips and visit those cities and come back to a relaxing retreat.

Spur of the moment we drove over from neighboring Charleston to find this suprise right in our own backyard. My husband and I are nature lovers and even though it had rained all day the property was still beautiful upon our late afternoon arrival. We stayed in a kitchen house room to be close to the water. We walked the rice field paths to see a Golden Eagle and a number of hawks and to the Black River. Wished we'd had a kayak along. Since we don't like to drive at night, particularly in rain, we had brought along a picnic from a gourmet grocery. The room was large enough for us to incorporate the seating, bedside table, and lighting to arrange for a 4 course dinner. Mini frig and microwave allowed us to heat and cool. Much fun! We took a different loop rice field trail in early AM before breakfast and found there is a lot more to explore. All of the buildings are very scenic and the lovely avenue of oaks and slave quarters take you back in time. We enjoyed talking with other guests during breakfast in the main dining room. Tip: you can learn more history about the plantation from the website than find in the room or main house. We can't wait to see the Plantation on a sunny day.

My wife and I stayed here with our extended family this July. Our group rented the entire "Kitchen" building and after a LONG drive it was the perfect retreat. There is very little signage and the plantation itself is quite a distance from the road, so we would not reccomend arriving after dark, although we had no trouble finding the place after going into Georgetown for dinner. When we arrived the innkeeper Katherin was ready for us. I dont know if it was the heat or humidity but Katherin and all of the other guests I saw seemed to move with a slowness and languid manner that I did not really understand until after a few hours of enjoying the place myself. She had prepared the rooms for us with an extra cot as well as extra waters, chocolates, and sparkling grape juice. The bikes which had been mentioned on the site were not that great. They were being stored in an old barn and were pretty dirty. A couple of the bikes had not enough air in the tires and mine had a broken seat. There were also a few bikes that were covered in dust and rusted out and clearly not for guest use. I'm not sure why they were storing them all together. Also, the site advertises wireless internet but we were unable to find any network, and by the time we tried searching the innkeeper had already left the house and was at her own private residence, and we did not want to have to call her back out to our room. The rooms were well air conditioned but we opened the screen doors and just enjoyed the sounds of the plantation at night. I only wish that we could open some windows or lock the screen door because when we were finally ready for bed we had to close up the door so that we could lock it and turn on the AC (or it would have been too stuffy) Breakfast was great and served in a group setting at a large table which we had never done before but it was actually a lot of fun. Try to stay for at least two days, there is a lot to do in the area!