And as always City Loft Hotel is here to help you enjoy your stay in town and navigate all that there is to do.

Here’s just some of what’s going on:

• Seafood, Jazz and Brew festival
• Yemassee Shrimp Festival
• Hunting Island beach sweep
• Hardeeville Catfish Festival

Click here for a full list of weekend events.

And that’s just the beginning. We of course have our weekly farmers markets, and if you just want to enjoy a great meal and take in a little relaxation, you know we can help you with that, too.

So give us a holler, and let us know we can make your stay in Beaufort all that it can be.

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We are proud to announce that City Loft Hotel was included in a Miami Herald travel section review of Beaufort this past weekend.

The hotel was included in the “Where to Stay” section of the article.

Here’s what it said:

They’ve turned a two-story motel into a boutique hotel with Memory Foam beds, iPod lamps and flat screen televisions for a distinctive urban feel. Within walking distance of historic downtown area and The Point, a lovely area of restored historic homes.

We are proud to have been included in the piece and excited about what it will mean not only for City Loft but for all of Beaufort.

Seems more and more people are learning about just how special Beaufort is.

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There are a ton of things going on in Beaufort SC this weekend.

So as always we invite you to come down, stay with us and partake in a few or all of these great events.

Here are just a few of the events going on:

• Street Music in Port Royal
• Beaufort Military Appreciation Day
• Stomp the Vineyard in Ridgeland

Check here for a full list of Beaufort events this weekend.

So if you want to partake in one of those, or just want to spend one of the last summer weekends we have at the beach and enjoy a wonderful meal, give us a call and we’ll take care of you.

All of these opportunities is what makes City Loft Hotel one of the most unique Beaufort SC Hotels.

Breakwater Restaurant & Bar has brought back its “Recession Tuesdays” under the new name of “Thank God It’s Tuesday.”

$17 will land you a full meal with the special menu available from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays throughout January and February. They’ll also be offering two wines by the glass for $5 all night.

Reservations are recommended or you can always get our full menu in the bar.

Breakwater is located next door to the City Loft Hotel.

We know, newspaper’s are talked about more often these days as a joke than and not for people actually wanting one, but let’s face it: They’re still very much worth reading, even if it is hard to justify a subscription to more than one.

When you find yourself with an urge to see the daily paper it can be hard to find one spot in Beaufort (much less downtown) that offers all of the region’s best papers along with The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The New York Times.

Well, if you come to City Java & News we sell those three iconic papers, and the leading local ones:

• The Beaufort Gazette: William Elliott, a Beaufort attorney, founded Beaufort’s paper of record in 1897. The paper publishes seven days a week.
• The Post and Courier: Charleston’s paper is the oldest daily newspaper in the South and the eighth oldest newspaper in the United States.
• The Savannah Morning News: This paper traces its roots to 1850.

Whether you want one or three, you’ll be able to see the headlines of each before choosing.

We also offer the local free paper, Lowcountry Weekly

If you’re in Beaufort and in need of a newspaper, City Java & News is a great spot to find the region’s best — and maybe grab a coffee to enjoy with that paper.

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Running parallel with historic downtown Beaufort’s many restaurants, historic attractions, and shops is the Beaufort Waterfront Park.

This public land along the Intracoastal Waterway offers some of the best views of nature in the country and is located midway between Charleston and Savannah. Many restaurants dot the park’s edge and offer scenic views to be enjoyed while eating dinner from a restaurant’s porch or terrace. A long boardwalk dots the park’s edge, perfect for a stroll after dinner or just a chance to sit in one of the many swinging benches to enjoy the view of the Beaufort Rive and its marsh.

Not to be overlooked is the park’s modern playground, clean facilities, day dock and marina.

But despite the historic nature of its surroundings the park is actually fairly new, having been built in the mid 1970s as a way to revitalize Beaufort’s downtown district.

In 1975, the City of Beaufort worked with landscaper architects Robert Marvin and Associates to develop the site plan. When completed the park was a marvel of engineering. But the park has undergone major updating and renovation over the years and still serves as home to the popular Beaufort Water Festival held each July. (In 2010 it will be held from July 16 to 25.) Also held at the park are the Taste of Beaufort, Shrimp Festival, Gullah Festival, and many, many more.

Located just a block from the park, the City Loft Hotel is a great spot to rest whether you’re in town for a multi-day festival, or just want your hotel to offer convenient access to one of the best views in the country and many of the other beautiful historic sites in town.