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Luxury spot Hotel Bennett has to have a luxury rooftop, and Fiat Lux is it. With expansive views of Marion Square, the sky-high bar serves fancy cocktails, wines, beer, and small bites such as Chablis-poached shrimp cocktail.

Posh hotel restaurant Gabrielle now serves brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Chef Edgar Kano puts out sophisticated plates like truffle deviled eggs, a lobster and crab roll, an egg white frittata, steak frites, smoked salmon Benedict, and more.

With its marble-floored rotunda lobby, Hotel Bennett channels the grand European hotels of yore, complete with murals of Charleston harbor and tufted banquettes.

These Black-owned hotels and resorts offer a welcoming environment where you can enjoy safety, respect, and budget-friendly comfort.

Come fall, the action moves to Gabrielle Plaza, which becomes the Bennett Biergarten and serves up German-inspired tastes like sizzling bratwursts, pretzels with hefeweizen cheese sauce and a wide selection of craft beers.

The hotel overlooks Francis Marion Square and is conveniently located near many popular downtown restaurants, museums and shops on King Street.

Where to stay: Hotel Bennett is a five-star hotel that is ideally located to explore all the city has to offer. 

Explore Charleston nears a close on its fourth year of the Intern Cultural Enrichment Program (ICEP), an initiative that connects underrepresented minority college students with world-class internship opportunities in the Greater Charleston Area’s travel and hospitality industry.

While you can easily spend an entire afternoon popping in and out of boutiques in the King Street Antique District, be sure to carve out enough time for spa treatments at Hotel Bennett, followed by afternoon tea at the Instagram-worthy Camellias.