Great experience excellent service from bellman, front desk cleaning crew everyone was clearly happy and friendly have already recommended to many friends.They made us feel at home and we were sad to have to leave. Room was beautiful and clean and comfortable.
My daughter and I went on a short mother/daughter trip before her senior year. The check-in process was easy, valet was quick, the people were friendly and helpful and the room was gorgeous! I loved being able to grab a cup of coffee in the morning and the texting feature for valet and housekeeping was a nice touch. The location canât be beat! Itâs near everything or a short walk away! Definitely will stay at the Lodge Alley Inn again!
The room was lovely. Large windows overlooking East Bay Street let in so much light. My only negative comment is that there is some early morning noise from the street below. But it's Charleston....that is to be expected. Highly recommend and will stay there again.
This property is a little different than others we have stayed at using VRBO. Rather than a private property, this is a timeshare resort, and our stay was managed through Koala. That meant we had to also register on Koala's site. However, communication was great with texts and emails to ensure that our visit went smoothly.The Lodge Alley Inn is just like staying in a hotel. There is no breakfast, but coffee and a complimentary newspaper is available each morning. They also don't have daily housekeeping, but you can text the front desk if there is anything you need.They offered valet parking, but we self-parked in the garage at 1 Cumberland and walked about a block to the Inn. Assuming you are reasonably fit, you'll be within walking distance of almost anything on the peninsula. The room itself was better than expected. We were in the main building and our "studio" felt like two rooms. There was a large fireplace in the middle between the bed and living space. The bathroom had gorgeous tile (no tub, just a shower), and there was a small fridge/toaster/coffee pot area. This was obviously an older building, and I noticed that if the dresser drawers weren't pushed in tight, they would slide out because of a slight slope in the room. If you are sensitive to light, it did seem like a fair amount of it seeped in around the door from the hallway. Our room faced the courtyard, and we had no issues with noise.Overall, a great experience. Highly recommended.
On the VRBO platform this property is listed as having a kitchen. It does not. This room has a small microwave and refrigerator. The listing company (KOALA) has very poor customer service practices, does not respond in a timely way and the attempts to shift ownership of errors onto the facility management or the customer. RUN AWAY form any listing that is associated with KOALA. (Of note, the Bluegreen Staff are very responsive and helpful.....but they too could not get KOALA to own the errors.)
Perfect location and great lodging! We got 3 nights in May 2025 for an excellent value. Clean, charming room and very comfy bed. The cozy lounge next to the lobby is a nice plus, with live music most nights.
I want to start with that the Bluegreen Lodge was an amazing experience and that I will 100% be staying here in the future. You cannot beat the price that the price offered here, mainly due to the location of the property, as it is in an ideal spot of the French Quarter, only a few blocks away from the famed pineapple fountain and beautiful boardwalk in one direction, the Charleston City Market in another, nestled in at the bottom of King Street which is home to any shop you can think of, with fine dining & quick dining options spread throughout.That being said, there were some quirks, but that is expected for the price you are paying. The room itself was nice enough, but the floorboards were on an odd slant (literally one side of room was 2-3" higher than the other) and the TVs did not work all that well (reminded you of your late 90s TV picture quality), but if you are visiting Charleston for the city, do these issues really matter? Additionally, check in was a mess, with the hotel needing a bunch of information that they SHOULD have already had from the booking information, so make sure to budget enough time for a 30-45 minute check in process.The communication protocol of the site is a bit off as well, as you must use the KOALA to communicate with the host (maybe this was just our specific host), which does not allow for efficient communication.Overall cleanliness is fine, & will definitely be returning regardless of these minor hiccups. The hotel staff is lovely!