"Towering above the Harleston Village neighborhood just four blocks west of all the downtown action, Wentworth Mansion can't be ignored: It's an unapologetically grand tribute to Second Empire architecture. Hotel guests are the modern-day beneficiaries of original 1886 owner Francis Silas Rodgers's spare-no-expense taste: 14-foot ceilings, Tiffany windows, hand-carved moulding, huge marble fireplaces, gargantuan pocket doors, crystal chandeliers, and a rooftop cupola with sweeping views out over the city. Exclusive to guests by morning and open to the public by night, Circa 1886 restaurant occupies the carriage house a stone's throw away, across the mansion's formal gardens. Dinner is refined and hyperlocal, an incredibly artful take on classic Lowcountry cuisine." - CNT Editors
