Graduate Columbia, SC

We had booked this hotel for one night coming from Charleston and would continue the next morning to Athens. Little did we know at that time, that a certain hurricane named Helene would hit SC, GA and NC quite hard. We arrived in the rain and were happy to find out, that we would be able to use the parking garages on the university campus - so the car was safely stored. We were even happier, that this hotel contains a small café/pub - what a great feature given the weather! The room was nice, and had a nice decoration, clean and spacious. We woke up in the morning without electricity, which was of course not the hotel's fault - the whole block or city was out, but it came back at 7 and so we got a breakfast and were able to walk around in the morning. Quite a lot of trees downed, but that was nothing compared to what we later saw when driving west :(.

The hotel's decor and furnishing are wonderful ..and a fabulous coffee table book is available for purchase detailing the interiors of all Graduate Hotels. The menu offered in the Trophy Room cafe is varied but there are items on menu not correctly described, such as Breakfast Sandwich on Brioche Bun.. was served on toasted sliced bread, not Bun. Otherwise, the food on their Trophy Room menu was tasty. Complimentary beverage coupons appreciated.

Attractive building and decorated really nicely. Good sized room

The place smelled great, the front desk receptionist was friendly and helpful.

Downtown location was perfect and we loved being g close to USC.