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.
People still come here for the privacy and the quiet.
Like the Seaside Inn, Charleston on the Beach is managed by Charlestown Management. We get different customers at different times of the year, says John Zirpola, Charleston on the Beach s general manager. The first burst is the week before Easter Spring Break, when the college kids come. Then the traffic slows until Memorial Day. After that, business booms.