Hi, I'm Beth. Your Local Charleston Guide.

I live here, I plan here, and I've spent more Saturdays than I can count helping bride tribes figure out where to eat, what to book and where to sleep. This site is everything I'd tell a friend who called and said, "We're doing the bachelorette in Charleston. Where do we even start?"

Beth, the local Charleston guide behind this site
BethLocal Charleston Guide

How This Guide Started

I never planned to become the person everyone texts before their Charleston trip. It just happened. Between planning my own group's weekends downtown and answering the same questions from out-of-town brides over and over ("Is it walkable?" "Where do we eat with 12 people?" "Is King Street worth it?"), it was easier to write it all down in one place.

That's what this site is. It's not a sponsored listicle, and it's not a hotel's idea of local favorites. It's the honest version, from someone who lives here and has watched enough bachelorette weekends go right (and a few go sideways) to know what works for a group.

When I'm not adding spots to the guide, I'm probably at Shem Creek for sunset, arguing about who has the best she-crab soup, or talking some maid of honor out of cramming six activities into one day.

What I Help With

The same questions come in every weekend, so the guide is built around them.

Full itineraries: a weekend that actually flows, with one big booking a day and room to breathe. Start with the four-day game plan.

What to book: the boat days, kayak tours, tastings and classes worth your money and your Saturday. See the top bookings and boat days.

Group-friendly tables: which restaurants can seat ten or more, and which pretty spots will make you wait two hours. It's all in the restaurant guide.

Where to stay: rowhouses that sleep everyone under one roof, and boutique hotels close enough to walk everywhere. Check where to stay, plus the Folly Beach and Isle of Palms guides for beach houses.

Everything here is written independently. No business listed on this site has paid for a spot.

Ready to Start Planning?

Head back to the full guide for the itinerary, the restaurant list and where to stay. Then book the boat before someone else does.