Mills House Charleston, Curio Collection by Hilton

Love The Mills! Very clean, classy decor, LOVE LOVE the pool! My second time staying (the first just this past June), my room was on the sixth floor facing St Philip’s Church so lovely to watch the sunrise every morning ! Will always stay at the mills when I visit Charleston.

I follow The Mills on social media and was so excited for all the August events celebrating their 170 birthday. Thursday afternoon around 2:00 pm I went to the Iron Rose for one of their featured throwback cocktails. The female bartender had no idea what I was talking about, she grabbed my iPhone without asking first, running her fingers all over her face and then touching my phone (I had the iron rose social media page on my phone). She says “I don’t have access to those ingredients”. Throws my drink together like she’s never been behind a bar in her life and says “just take it”. Strange and unexpected service at such a classy hotel. Was it her first day or possibly was she unexpectedly told to fill in for a sick call?

The property is clean and very modern . Staff are friendly and very helpful. I love that they are pet friendly, my little Doggo got his own package when we checked in , water bowls, poop bags and holder and the cutest bandana. So many guests at the hotels had dogs with them . This was fantastic . The hotel is also very close to night life , tourist attractions and restaurants, my family and I walked to almost all the restaurants and attractions.

The one thing I didn’t like was on one of the days even though I had the do not disturb sign on as my dog was in the room the hotel cleaning staff still went in and my dog got out of the room.

Stunning, sophisticated hotel in Charleston’s historic district. Location was PERFECT! The pool was FABULOUS and exclusive to hotel guests. I will return!

Room tv did not have any premium channels or Chromecast for streaming. That was a bummer because after being in the heat and humidity all day, it would’ve been nice to settle into a movie. I ended up watching apps on my iPhone. The pillows were pancakes. My last evening there was a constant knocking sound coming from either the bathroom pipes or the air conditioning. I’m hearing challenged so I was able to block it out but I’m sure it would’ve bothered a more sensitive hearing person. None of this would deter me from staying again though. Really a CLEAN, beautiful hotel with everything needed on premises (pool, coffee shop, restaurant, hydrating stations, etc).

My friend and I stayed here for two nights in early July, and loved our stay. Our room was ready early (great, since my flight got in midday), and the room was nice and spacious, clean, and comfortable. They brought us a bottle of sparkling one night as we were celebrating a special occasion, which was a nice touch! The various main areas of the hotel are beautiful, including a couple different lobby seating areas, the patio/restaurant, pool area and patio, and reception. We didn't eat at the restaurant or have a drink at the bar, so can't speak to that, but I did enjoy a few iced lattes from the coffee shop (their summer seasonal strawberry latte was amazing!). Great location as well, easily walkable to all sorts of spots.

Mostly these are small things, not really big issues but possibly helpful to know for some travelers. The A/C worked great during the day and I had it way cranked down, but we never felt like it was *quite* cold enough at night for sleeping. During the afternoon, pool chairs are limited and hard to come by! And because we were there a few days after 4th of July, the prices were super high so value for money wasn't quite there (but that's not unique to Mills House, that was every hotel at that time).

Great location, beautiful facilities (courtyard, lobby, coffee shop, rooms), great staff. Walking distance from so many restaurants, cafes, and attractions. We wanted a hotel that felt local/had elements of Charleston’s history and architecture and Mills House definitely did. Highly recommend and would definitely come back!

The only minor thing was check in/check out. There was some confusion on our room when checking in that caused us to have to wait without explanation. With check out, we had someone from the cleaning staff come into our room at 9am and again at 10am even though check out was not until 11am.

The proximity to everything was wonderful and the facilities were lovely. We enjoyed some time by the pool and on a couple of chilly evenings, the patio fireplace was the perfect spot to warm up, have evening drinks, and meet other guests.

Our room that we had booked felt very cramped- there was very little room to store anything, so we were constantly bumping into one another to get around the bed.

LOCATION! Well located, close to some of THE best restaurants (Husk, Poogan’s Porch, 82 Queen) and shops on king street. short lovely walk to market street city market and the water front. CHARMING - the hotel itself is So charming and clean!

our room was close to the staff closet and the walls aren’t exactly sound proof so we woke up to the sound of the staff going in and out of the closet staring at 7am.

We liked the location and the atmosphere at the hotel. Service by staff was good all around: from front desk, dining, and room service.

I'm a Hilton member, but my stay was arranged through Booking.com. As a result, I was given a handicap room rather than a regular room. Shower was inconvenient for us and I was unable to comfortably get some work in the room due to no desk or chair.

Perfect location. Absolutely beautiful! The outside was gorgeous and the interior was breathtaking! Free yoga classes and free afternoon wine/champagne toast.

The room and bathroom were on the small side but it was so beautifully finished and the location was perfect so we didn’t mind. And that is to be expected in an older historical building.

Staff was super-friendly and accommodating. Great decor and seating options on the ground made it easy to relax or conduct work. I appreciated the convenient market on the ground floor although overpriced.

Pool was so crowded that it was difficult to access even though that is one of the major reasons I chose this property.