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From waterfront patios and shaded parks to beachside strolls and pup-friendly hotels, the Holy City offers plenty of ways to include your dog in all the summer fun.

Gabrielle, located at Hotel Bennett, overlooks Marion Square and brings French-inflected Southern cooking to downtown Charleston.

Get carried away to Paris at La Patisserie, the vision of French pastry chef, Rémy Fünfrock, a 2024 James Beard Award nominee

The property—which will be managed by Salamander Collection—is located on a bluff overlooking the Ashley River and adjacent to the Middleton Place National Historic Landmark, which is home to the oldest landscaped gardens in America.

Bennett Hospitality, owned by Charleston hotelier and businessman Michael Bennett, has acquired The Inn at Middleton Place from Middleton Place Foundation.

Salamander Collection has added The Inn at Middleton Place in Charleston, S.C., its second hotel in the city and second deal with Bennett Hospitality, which acquired the hotel from Middleton Place Foundation. Bennett Hospitality also owns the Bennett Hotel, which joined Salamander in 2019.

Charleston’s reigning grande dame, Hotel Bennett, combines heritage, hospitality and a designer’s eye for detail. From the rooftop to the restaurant, Charleston’s past meets its present, giving travelers a taste of both.

Perhaps the most over-the-top experience is Hotel Bennett’s weekend Afternoon Tea (by reservation), a fantastic ritual that unfolds in the ground floor oval Camellias Bar, named so because you are literally surrounded by glittering wallpapered accents of giant camellias.

In an exclusive partnership with Louis Roederer, Camellias at Hotel Bennett in Charleston will be the only venue in South Carolina offering Cristal by the glass and only location with access to the prestigious 2013 Vintage.