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Tides Folly Beach, Charleston's Oceanfront Hotel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Outdoor pool, a heated pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Lobby sitting area
Superior Oceanfront King | Hypo-allergenic bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk
Front of property – evening/night

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
1 Center Street Highway 171, Folly Beach, SC, 29439-0068
  • Folly Island Beaches
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Folly Beach Fishing Pier
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Folly Beach County Park
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Charleston, SC (CHS-Charleston Intl.)
    ‪35 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Oceanfront King | Hypo-allergenic bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Superior Oceanfront King

  • 31 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium Oceanfront Two Queen | Hypo-allergenic bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Premium Oceanfront Two Queen

  • 31 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Premium Oceanfront King

  • 31 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Oceanfront Two Queen | Hypo-allergenic bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Superior Oceanfront Two Queen

  • 31 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Tides Folly Beach, Charleston's Oceanfront Hotel

Hotel on the beach, with outdoor pool
At Tides Folly Beach, Charleston's Oceanfront Hotel, spend the day on the beach where you can enjoy surfing/body boarding. Then return for a meal at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants.
Tides Folly Beach, Charleston's Oceanfront Hotel offers 132 accommodations with MP3 docking stations and a safe. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Guests can make use of the in-room fridges and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels and pay-per-view films. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

The shopping around Tides Folly Beach, Charleston's Oceanfront Hotel gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Folly Island Beaches. 2 restaurants, 2 bars and an outdoor pool are available.
  • Enjoy American cuisine with a beachfront location at BLU Beach Bar & Grill, one of the property's 2 restaurants and 2 bars/lounges
  • To-go breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • Guests have great things to say about the restaurant and the location
  • Steps from Folly Island Beaches and Center Street
  • Cats and dogs welcome for a fee
Spend the day at the beach and work on your tan with sunloungers (chaise longues) or relax in the shade with cabanas (surcharge). Have fun in the sun at Tides Folly Beach, Charleston's Oceanfront Hotel with summer activities such as surfing/body boarding and volleyball.

There are 2 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/cafΘ. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include 2 bars/lounges, a beach bar and a poolside bar. This beach hotel also offers an outdoor pool and a terrace.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Folly Beach hotel.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a to-go breakfast daily from 6:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
BLU Beach Bar & Grill – This beachfront restaurant specialises in American cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered.
Roasted Coffee + Shop – This beachfront coffee shop serves breakfast and light fare. Open daily.
Pier101 Restaurant & Bar – This beach seafood restaurant specialises in seafood and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy al fresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Open daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and transport

  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Daily breakfast to-go available 6:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a fee: USD 5 to 15 per person
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants
  • A beach bar
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar

Restaurants on site

  • BLU Beach Bar & Grill
  • Pier101 Restaurant & Bar
  • Roasted Coffee + Shop

Things to do

  • Heated pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Personal motorised watercraft
  • Shopping
  • Surfing/bodyboarding
  • Volleyball

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre (4,000 square foot of space)
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beach cabanas (surcharge)
  • Beach loungers
  • On the beach
  • On the waterfront
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 9 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1985
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels
  • MP3 dock
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: 6:00 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 114 per accommodation, per stay
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
  • Maximum 2 pets
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Destination fee: USD 2.28 per accommodation, per night.
  • Service fee: 3.27 per cent
  • Resort fee: USD 19.62 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Beach access
  • Health club access
  • In-room bottled water
  • Internet access
  • Parking
  • Pool access

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for to-go breakfast: approximately USD 5 to 15 per person
  • Pet fee: USD 114 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 21 years old.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Children aged 12 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

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Folly Beach Tides
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Tides Hotel
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Folly Beach Holiday Inn
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Tides Folly Beach, Charleston's Oceanfront Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 640 out of 1151 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 291 out of 1151 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 129 out of 1151 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 54 out of 1151 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 1151 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Matthew, Tacoma

Great spot, lovely beach
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Amy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Visited during off season. Hotel painting all the rooms around us, very noisy. Could hear another guest vomiting every morning. Room walls are paper thin. One of the two elevators was not working so the wait to get to and from the 7th floor could be long at times. Lobby has a very strong cologne smell. Staff was friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Teresa

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Reid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

exceeded expectations

My girl and I very much enjoyed our Valentine's day weekend at Tides and will definitely stay here again. The staff here is super friendly and helpful. We did have a miss on our room being cleaned one day, but this was quickly corrected by the service manager. The location is perfect with about a dozen restaurants within walking distance of the hotel. Parking is free, convenient and secure. The beach here is very nice; clean, very dog friendly, and with sand hard packed enough for long walks or bicycling. The Pier next door is really great (free to walk out and on). The 'Pier 101' grill has the best Calamari you'll find on the East coast.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ihor

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Location and the only hotel
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Business traveller
It was nice but only one elevator worker when I arrived which was fine but the next morning for 6 hours there were no elevators at all. No compensation for the inconvenience or fact you had to carry things up and down numerous times
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Right on the beach. Love sleeping with the sound of waves crashing!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very nice staff
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Always a great stay
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great View!

Easy check-in. Friendly & very helpful staff. Great location! Great View!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Joseph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was just one night and we were with you less than 24 hours, but it was convenient for our travel and fit especially well with our plans to watch the Super Bowl at Loggerheads.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great beachfront stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

joy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was really friendly and helpful. Fun place with a beautiful location
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful location. Great service.

We really enjoyed our stay. The beach was beautiful and we saw dolphins on multiple occasions and enjoyed our balcony with a beautiful view of the beach. Having only 1 elevator working for such a large building was not ideal. Penny gave great customer service and was able to help us get a microwave in our room in a timely manner so we could eat our breakfast before leaving for the day. Penny was also very friendly and remembered us throughout our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Both front desk staff we dealt with were super friendly and helpful. Plenty of dining and drinking options within walking distance. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is that one of two elevators wasn’t working and the room had some minor superficial blemishes.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very laid back
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Christian

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

MELISSA

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Dianne

Travelled with group
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Cynthia

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gordon, Brooklyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were extremely courteous. Though, there were issues with the elevator during our stay, we were kept informed via text messaging so could plan accordingly. Additionally, the manager personally called to apologize. The location and view from the room was beautiful and unobstructed. I would definitely come back to this hotel again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025