The Spa at The Charleston Place

"View the entire 2011 Gold List of the world's best places to stay › Also appeared in the Gold List in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 Amenities: Pool, Spa"

"Should you need more enticements, there are also a deluxe day spa, a fitness room, and an inviting indoor salt-and-mineral-water pool with a retractable roof and illuminated skylight for night swimming, along with three fantastic restaurants"

"Amenities include boutique shops, several restaurants, and a spa and health club"

"Guests at this 400-plus-room hotel with an enviable "location, location, location" in the “center of town” enjoy "elegance" and "true Southern luxury" in “immaculate” and “spacious” rooms adorned with “Southern gentry furnishings” while tended to by a "gracious" staff; ground-floor shops, a “fabulous” on-site restaurant and bar, retractable glass-roof swimming pool and a “very upscale” spa complete the package"

"On-site there is also a comprehensive health club and The Spa at Charleston Place"

"It's a family-friendly spot and one of the city's largest hotels (don't miss the magnificent spa)"

"Don't miss the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, a barrier island spanned by five stunning designer courses"

"The Belmond Charleston Place, a hotel that's said to have sparked Charleston’s revitalisation, sets the city’s benchmark for graciousness and grandeur in a city celebrated for its southern hospitality"

"Bonuses include the on-site spa, and a rooftop, heated, saltwater pool made indoor/outdoor by a retractable glass roof"