"Best in the South"

---Featured in Southern Living Magazine October 2004 Issue
—Southern Living magazine poll (1999 & 2000)

Overlooking prestigious South Battery at White Point Gardens, Two Meeting Street Inn proudly invites you to share the romantic heritage of one of the South's most admired bed and breakfast inns. In the words of one writer, "On a scale of one to ten for elegance, Two Meeting Street is at least a twelve."

It's fitting that when it was completed in 1892, this lovely Queen Anne mansion became a father's generous wedding gift to his daughter.

From Southern rockers on the famous arched piazza, guests at Number 2 Meeting Street enjoy the sea breezes while gazing upon century-old live oaks and Charleston Harbor beyond. The Inn's sweeping vista is perfect for an intimate conversation, a courtyard breakfast or sumptuous afternoon tea with friends.

We're gratified that Two Meeting Street has consistently been voted "Best in the South" by readers of Southern Living magazine.

The History of Two Meeting Street
(circa 1890)

According to tradition, Waring Carrington, a successful Charleston jeweler, experienced love at first sight when he saw young Martha Williams in the late 1800s. The two were married in 1890 in a celebrated society event for which 2500 invitations were sent. Fittingly, the bride's father, wealthy merchant George Williams, bestowed an incredibly beautiful wedding gift on the newlyweds.

This gift, presented on a rose colored pillow, was a check for $75,000 to be used for the couple's new home at the corner of Meeting Street and South Battery, one of the most desirable properties in Charleston. This gift would be generous even by today's standards, but in the depressed post-war South, the loving gesture was truly extraordinary.

In 1946, the mansion at 2 Meeting Street was purchased by Minnie Spell Carr, aunt (and great aunt) of the current owners, who established a guest house. The Spell family has been welcoming guests ever since. The guest house eventually became Two Meeting Street Inn, which has become known worldwide as a symbol of Charleston's grace, beauty and hospitality. Two Meeting Street is now owned by Mrs. Carr's youngest nephew, Pete Spell, along with his wife and two daughters.