Awards & Press
Hotel Bennett opened in the heart of Charleston, South Carolina to great fanfare in January 2019, and has since garnered numerous accolades and media attention as the South's Grandest New Luxury Hotel. The hotel is named for the Charleston-based Bennett family, and is owned by local hotelier and businessman Michael Bennett.
Michelin guide
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- One Key Designation, 2024-2025
Forbes Travel Guide
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- Four-Star Rating, 2019–2025
Forbes
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- Best High-End Hotel In Charleston, June 2024
CONDE NAST TRAVELER
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- Reader's Choice Awards - No. 2 Hotel in Charleston, 2022, 2025
- No. 1 Best Small City, 2025
- Readers' Choice Awards 2024 - Top 20 The Best Hotels in the World
- Readers' Choice Awards 2024 No.1 Hotel in Southeast/South US
- Readers' Choice Awards - No. 1 Hotel in Charleston, 2023, 2024
PEOPLE
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- The 50 Most Beautiful Restaurants in America - Camellias, May 2024
LES CLEFS D'OR Concierge
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- Only Les Clef's d'Or Concierge in South Carolina
- Kevin McQuade
- Only Les Clef's d'Or Concierge in South Carolina
Preferred Hotels & Resorts
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- Nominated for Best New Hotel, City Center
AAA Four Diamond
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- 2019 - 2025
U.S. News & World Report
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- No. 2 in Charleston, 2025
- No.3 in Charleston, 2023-2024
- No.6 in South Carolina, 2023
- No.3 in Charleston, 2022
TripAdvisor
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- Travelers' Choice Award, 2022 - 2023, 2025
The Independent
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- Best Hotel for Luxury in Charleston, 2023
Charleston Living
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- Best Hotel 2022 - 2023
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
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- Patriot Award, Chef Rémy Fünfrock, La Pâtisserie
hotels above par
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- USA's Most Over-The-Top Bars, Camellias, 2023
CHARLESTON cITY pAPER
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- 2022, Best of Charleston - Best Hotel (runner-up 2023, 2025)
SPAS OF AMERICA
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- 2022, America's Favorite Spas
Travel + LEisure
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- Top 500 Hotels in the World, T+L 500, 2022-2025
- No. 6 Top 15 Hotels in Charleston, 2025
- No. 5 Top 15 Hotels in Charleston, 2024
- No. 7 Top 15 Hotels in Charleston, 2023
- No. 9 Top 15 Hotels in Charleston, 2022
- No. 3 City in the U.S., 2025
USA Today - 10Best
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- Best Hotels and Resorts in the US, 2025
- No. 2 Best Boutique Hotel, 2022
- Camellias No. 10 Best Hotel Bar, 2022
- Top 10 Spas, 2022
ESQUIRE
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- Favorite Hotels of All Time, Esquire's Hotel Hall of Fame, June 2024
- 6 Best New(ish) Hotels in Charleston, 2023
James Beard Awards
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- Semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker - Remy Funfrock, La Pâtisserie
FODOR's TRAVEL
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- 60 Best Hotels in the World, 2023
- Including special mention of Gabrielle, Fiat Lux, and Camellias for excellent onsite food and beverage offerings.
- 60 Best Hotels in the World, 2023
Post & Courier
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- Charleston's Choice Awards
- Best Boutique Hotel, 2023, 2025
- Best Luxury Hotel, 2022, 2025
- Best Meeting Space, 2025
- Best Hotel, 2022
- Best Boutique Hotel, 2022
- Best Girl's Night Out - Camellias, 2022
- Best Wedding Venue, Finalist 2022
- Charleston's Choice Awards
Charleston City Paper
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- Best Hotel 2021 - 2022, Runner-Up 2023, 2025
- Best Wedding Venue, 2022
- Best Chocolatier - Chef Remy, Runner-Up 2022
World Travel Awards
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- South Carolina's Leading Hotel + Hotel Suite, 2022
UPSCALE MAGAZINE
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- 10 Most Romantic Hotels, 2023
Food Network
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- Best Afternoon Tea Spots Around the US, 2022
SOUTHERN LIVING
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- South's Best City, 2025
- The Best Southern Destinations For A Mother-Daughter Weekend Away, 2023
OPENTABLE
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- 2022, Charleston's Best Outdoor Dining Spots
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