STAYBRIDGE SUITES CHARLESTON-ASHLEY PHOSPHATE

This hotel's Charleston property is only minutes from the North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center. The venue is the largest in the Lowcountry, and sponsors a wide variety of singers, comedians, dancers, musicians and other performing artists.

A commonly overlooked attraction, the Hunley submarine is nearby, for the hotel's guests, in the Charleston Naval Complex. The world's first successful combat submarine, the sub disappeared during the Civil War and was found and raised in 2000.

Experience history firsthand at plantation properties near the hotel's Charleston suites. Visit Drayton Hall, the country's oldest unrestored plantation house open to the public, as well as Middleton Place, home of America's oldest landscaped gardens.

Head into historic downtown Charleston and step into the city's past. Don't miss the beautifully preserved Edmondston-Alston house and the eclectic Old City Market. Guests can also visit the oldest public building in the Carolinas: the Powder Magazine.

The hotel's address in North Charleston is just a few miles from the Tanger Outlet Center, home to more than 80 brand-name outlets. Be sure to dedicate some time to bargain hunting at such stores as Coach, Calvin Klein, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Nike.

Distance from hotel: 10 MI/ 16.09 KM South East

Distance from hotel: 10 MI/ 16.09 KM South East