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The Fourteen Rooms
No two chambers share a floor plan. Expect tall sash windows, unlacquered brass fixtures, hand-loomed linen drapery, and deep soaking tubs overlooking the garden.
Restored 1890s Townhouse · Fourteen Keys
Fourteen rooms, one courtyard, and a kitchen that cooks what the coast gives it.
Behind wrought-iron gates in the historic district, Aurelia House offers couples and design-minded travellers a quiet private house instead of a lobby crowd—complete with limewashed plaster walls, wild jasmine, and an evening rooftop bar.
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Direct desk response within four hours ·
- Architecture
- c. 1894 Single House
- Inventory
- 14 Private Chambers
- Guest Rating
- 4.98 / 5 Read Ledger
Index of the House
Designed for travellers who prefer keys to keycards.
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The Walled Courtyard
Flagstone paths shaded by crepe myrtle, loquat, and climbing confederate jasmine. Morning coffee is poured beside the fountain; evening aperitifs are served by candlelight.
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The Coastal Kitchen
A twenty-eight-seat dining room cooking what Dayboat fishermen and Wadmalaw Island growers bring to the back door each morning—flounder, Carolina gold rice, and sea island peas.
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Rooftop & Peninsular
An intimate widow’s-walk terrace pouring small-batch coastal spirits and mineral wines above the church steeples, steps from quiet South of Broad lanes.
“A hotel of fourteen rooms remembers how you take your morning chicory coffee and which piazza chair holds the late afternoon sun.” — Notes from the House Ledger, Aurelia House
Plate II — Transom & Brass Key No. 07
Every room opens with a weighted brass key crafted for the original 1894 mortise locks.
The Philosophy of Four Walls
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Why we restored a private residence rather than building a resort.
Large hotels in are built around volume: valet queues, wristband pools, and banquet halls that blur one coastal city into the next. When we acquired this 1890s brick townhouse, we chose to subtract rather than add. Where twenty-six small rooms might have fit, we kept fourteen generous chambers so every guest room could retain its original fireplace mantle, double-hung sash windows, and plaster crown mouldings.
Downstairs, there is no marble check-in podium. You step through the carriageway into the courtyard garden, where our house host greets you with a cold glass of verbena tea or dry Madeira and walks you directly upstairs. Breakfast is included and unhurried—warm buttermilk biscuits, local honey, and poached farm eggs served either under the courtyard arbour or on your private piazza.
Whether you are arriving for a long anniversary weekend or a quiet midweek study of Lowcountry architecture, our front desk handles every reservation personally so we can match you with the exact floor, morning light, and dining table you prefer.
The Kitchen & Rooftop
Supper under the crepe myrtles; nightcaps above the steeple line.
Every evening at six, lanterns are lit across the courtyard and our coastal Southern kitchen begins service. Expect roasted Bull Bay oysters with green garlic butter, line-caught triggerfish over Sea Island red peas, and warm fig tart—followed by amaro on the rooftop bar.
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House Specifications
Four categories of chambers, each tailored to unhurried stays.
Because our rooms occupy a historic 1890s layout rather than a cookie-cutter floorplate, guests submit a brief booking enquiry and our house desk responds with exact chamber portraits, quietest courtyard orientations, and confirmed direct rates.
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Direct Reservations
Begin your stay at Aurelia House.
We do not list our fourteen rooms on third-party travel engines. Booking directly through our house desk guarantees our most favourable seasonal rate, priority dining reservations in the coastal kitchen, and a personal room assignment suited to how you travel.
Why do we take enquiries instead of instant automated checkout?
Each of our fourteen rooms has distinct architectural proportions, stair access, and light orientation. A brief enquiry allows our desk in to confirm the ideal chamber for your dates and hold a table in the courtyard dining room at the same time—always within four hours.
Is the restaurant and rooftop bar open to non-resident guests?
The courtyard garden and rooftop bar prioritize house guests first. A limited number of supper tables are released each morning for neighbourhood diners; overnight guests always have a guaranteed table held until 8:30 p.m.
Where do guests park when arriving by car?
Pull directly up to our wrought-iron carriageway gate. Our house team handles private gated parking off-street and carries your luggage straight to your room so you can explore the peninsula on foot or by house bicycle.