Beaufort SC Hotels

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.

Come the spring of 2010, we’ll all be seeing a lot more of the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce as it gets closer to the heart of downtown and the City Loft Hotel.

The chamber will be moving into the historic Arsenal building at 713 Craven Street, the space will not only also double as a meeting and event venue but it will be the official visitor center.

The central and iconic location will immediately immerse visitors in Beaufort’s historic surroundings.

The yellow fort-like building was built in 1798 as home of the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery, but the building saw major changes in 1852 when it was rebuilt in its present Gothic style.

In addition to serving as the home of the BVA, the building has also served as a venue for parties, plays, political events, fundraisers, lectures and dances.

In 1939 the Beaufort Museum was chartered and housed in a first-floor wing constructed during a 1930s expansion funded through the depression-era Works Projects Administration. In 1966 the National Guard moved out of the building, and the museum relocated into the second story following a renovation.

For many years the building housed government offices as well as the family court and the museum. In 2001 the city leased the building to Historic Beaufort Foundation. During its tenure, HBF renovated the interior with the use of its revolving fund. In 2008-9 the exterior was restored with a Save America’s Treasures grant the foundation secured from the National Park Service. Additional funding support came from the City of Beaufort and Beaufort County. The foundation turned the keys and the museum artifacts back to the city this year.