Rates were able to be raised without deterring tourists. And there were more upscale rooms available. At Folly Beach s 14-room Holliday Inn, new beds and carpeting have been installed and the swimming pool primed for the summer invasion. We re getting booked up for June, July and August, says manager Andrea Kent. During the year we re booked almost every weekend.
People keep coming back and business picks up every year.
Founded by Louise Holliday in 1948, the inn began as a four-room summer cottage. As the inn expanded, the cottage atmosphere remained in tact. It s quiet here, Kent emphasizes. We attract lots of couples and families and offer so much more privacy than other places. She says the new condos on Folly Beach one of which blocks an ocean view once enjoyed by Holliday Inn guests haven t harmed the inn s business.