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For Romantics OnlyBy: Karen T. BartlettWithout even a transoceanic flight, you can escape to French castles, Italian palazzos and other exotic settings. |
600 Thread-Count Luxury
The Rhett House Inn was not named for Mr. Butler, but for Thomas Rhett and his wife, Caroline Barnwell, the Charleston plantation owners who built it as their summer house in 1820. The verandahs catch the breezes from the nearby Beaufort Marina, and the entire historic district of Beaufort is within strolling distance. Appointments include period furnishings and art and profusions of potted orchids. Cotton no longer grows on the island, but its presence is honored in the inn’s 600 thread-count linens. Should you and your sweetheart yearn for a Rhett-and-Scarlett romantic getaway, you would be in good company. Prior guests have included Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid, Gwyneth Paltrow and Nick Nolte, Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks, Barbra Streisand and Ben Affleck—not, alas, in any of the combinations mentioned here.
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The Rhett House Inn was not named for Mr. Butler, but for Thomas Rhett and his wife, Caroline Barnwell, the Charleston plantation owners who built it as their summer house in 1820. The verandahs catch the breezes from the nearby Beaufort Marina, and the entire historic district of Beaufort is within strolling distance. Appointments include period furnishings and art and profusions of potted orchids. Cotton no longer grows on the island, but its presence is honored in the inn’s 600 thread-count linens. Should you and your sweetheart yearn for a Rhett-and-Scarlett romantic getaway, you would be in good company. Prior guests have included Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid, Gwyneth Paltrow and Nick Nolte, Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks, Barbra Streisand and Ben Affleck—not, alas, in any of the combinations mentioned here.
Romance in the Lowcountry
Be sure to ask for a room with a whirlpool tub. For extra privacy, there’s the two-story cottage behind the Great House. The Rhett House Inn offers lovers two nights in a Superior room, chocolate and champagne upon arrival, a horse-and-buggy tour, rose-petal turndown service, a fine, full Southern breakfast including the inn’s own recipe for true Southern grits; afternoon wine and cheeses, late-night home-baked indulgences, and the real deal in gracious Southern hospitality. Including taxes and service charges, it’s around $750.
Reservations: (888) 480-9530;
www.rhetthouseinn.com.
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