First visit to Charleston

[volger]

Wow. Wife and I agreed Charleston would be a nice place to live. Looking forward to seeing how Savannah measures up.

[Vols520]

Poes on Sullivan island.

[loggervol]

stayed on cumberland island before.i don't know if its still the same or not but you could only camp when i was there.you took what you could carry and thats it.tents, sleepingbags,and food and drinks.they had showers and bathrooms setup and the beach was nice.for anyone that likes to camp its a nice place.

[SURFSIDEBEACHVOL]

Hymans is a tourist trap, and do not stay in Georgtown unless you like the smell of papermills. There is restaurant in Mt Pleasant called "The Wreck" that is just what you are looking for, hard to find though, google it

North Charleston or W.Ashley would be the best bet for reasonable hotels

[VolnTitan]

Looking forward to the trip...planning on taking our bikes. Good idea?

[loggervol]

my aunt and uncle usually stay in charleston.i don't know where they stay but they usually rent a house and its very reasonable.

[burntorangeVOLffle]

Originally Posted by volger

Wow. Wife and I agreed Charleston would be a nice place to live. Looking forward to seeing how Savannah measures up.

Both are nice places but when comparing the two Charleston is the ugly step sister to Savannah.

[SURFSIDEBEACHVOL]

Originally Posted by VolnTitan

Looking forward to the trip...planning on taking our bikes. Good idea?

Make sure you ride over the Ravenel bridge if you bring them.

[VolnTitan]

We don't ride bikes that often, but the bikes we do have are nice bikes. Is it worth bringing them or should we rent?

[SURFSIDEBEACHVOL]

Originally Posted by VolnTitan

We don't ride bikes that often, but the bikes we do have are nice bikes. Is it worth bringing them or should we rent?

Renting is the way to go then

[VolnTitan]

How much does it cost to rent bikes?

[volwindy]

Originally Posted by salutethehill

Gilligans on mt pleasant. All u can eat skrimph, grilled, fried or boiled. Make them regret it.
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I worked at the one in johns island while I was in high school and summer college breaks. There is now one in downtown, have not been to that location, but that place is sadly not as popular as it used to be. Hush puppies are the best there though.

[volwindy]

Originally Posted by VolnTitan

How much does it cost to rent bikes?

Id say leave them, walking around downtown or on the beach is much better, I'd see them as a pain downtown, too much to see on foot. I've done the bridge run, walked over it, as well as gone over on bike, just walk it as it can get windy up there.

[VolnTitan]

Our thought was riding the bikes on the trails in charleston parks. Not sure how parking is downtown, but thought we would park the car with the bikes on the carrier if we want to ride them past downtown. No real plans to actually ride bikes downtown.

[burntorangeVOLffle]

Originally Posted by VolnTitan

Our thought was riding the bikes on the trails in charleston parks. Not sure how parking is downtown, but thought we would park the car with the bikes on the carrier if we want to ride them past downtown. No real plans to actually ride bikes downtown.

Leave them. Your bike parts will get stolen if you park them out of your sight for too long. I had several friends that lived in Charleston tell me they come out of the shop or whatever and their seat or front wheel was gone.