Best Western Sea Island Inn

Came to visit the lovely Beaufort on a whim, and called the Best Western from the welcome center. The price was competitve, but what we were the most thrilled about was the location. Right in the middle of things — restaurants, walking by the water, historic sites… truly amazing.
Staff was very friendly — from Lisa on the phone, to Buddy at the front desk, to the housekeeping staff. Hotel was clean, beds comfy, breakfast good and hearty. All in all a great experience.

Lovely hotel in Beaufort. Staff is so great! Breakfast has a lot of options too. Eggs biscuits, grits, oatmeal, cereal, coffee, yogurt ect. The fitness gym is pretty subpar (two treadmills and a bike, no weights).

Great price for location and value of this place! Just a block from the main downtown area and across the street from the start of the waterfront path. Super super super convenient! We were able to walk right around the corner for dinner, and go walking along the water and historic areas.
Very friendly staff, and the free continental breakfast was great!
Rooms were nice and clean, standard hotel rooms. The fitness room near the pool is small, just a few cardio machines and some weights, but nice that it was there!
I would definitely recommend this for anyone that wants to be in the heart of town but not go over budget

Update, so after I spoke with my folks it seems that they gave my parents an actual handicapped room. I karumba. I never said my mom was disabled, just not great at stairs. So my folks changed it back to the original room as the handicap room has zero view (unless one likes to look at the wall of another building). And to top it off nothing was left in the room for them, Bummer. My reason for the initial call was to give them my cc number and have champagne delivered but they had no interest in that only focused on changing the room. In hindsight it felt like Rose was assuming things that weren’t said during the conversation and not listening to what the request was. I just wanted my folks to have the nicest room possible with a little something left for their arrival.

I am currently staying at the Best Western Seaside Inn and it’s a great little hotel. I was worried sick after reading the review about the bugs, but I’ve not see a single bug and it’s very clean. You cannot beat the location for your stay Beaufort.
The rooms do open to the outside and
the only complaint I have is that it’s a little noisey. Our room is on the 1^st level right at the stairs, so people congregate and talk right outside our door.
Other than that, we are enjoying our stay.

My boyfriend and I stayed here on our way from Philadelphia to Florida. We decided to stay here, knowing the Best Western name would provide a quality room at an affordable price. When we first arrived at the hotel, it appeared as though it could use some updating, but overall was relatively clean for a motel. The price was pretty high, ($ 150 before tax) but we hoped that was an indication that the place was clean and safe.
When we woke up the next morning, we found baby cockroaches in the bathroom. While this was concerning, the bigger issue was the way the staff handled the situation. We called the front desk and the staff member laughed and asked us to come to the front desk. When we got there she offered us a small discount, but explained that she was new and would have to call the manager on duty — the head of housekeeping. I do not remember this woman’s name, but she was extremely rude, condescending, and disrespectful. She proceeded to laugh at us and tell us «maybe you northerners don’t understand but that’s a Palmetto bug, which is pretty much the state bird of South Carolina. You’re lucky it wasn’t bigger or you’d be down here crying.» Well, a «Palmetto bug» is simply a cute name for the American cockroach (
). Further, how is speaking so condescendingly to a customer appropriate? She then proceeded to try and skirt the issue, saying that there were other great things about the hotel such as a «hot breakfast that didn’t run out» and while she increased our discount she kept saying that the GM would just laugh in our faces over something so ridiculous and that she was probably going to get in trouble for increasing the discount. Again, how inappropriate and unprofessional.
The GM wasn’t in that day, but I asked her to call me the next day, which she did. When we spoke, she again kept trying to make excuses for the situation and the way her staff dealt with it and repeated the sentiment that I wouldn’t understand how common bugs are in SC being from the North. Bugs are everywhere, it’s how you manage it and when something slips through the cracks then that’s part of the cost of business. It became less about the bugs and more about how the staff and the GM handled the situation and spoke to their customers.
Long story short, DO NOT STAY HERE. The place had cockroaches and the staff was rude and disrespectful. For $ 150? You’re better off pretty much ANYWHERE else.

Excellent motel. Great facilities at a good rate.

Came here for my wife’s birthday and the hotel provided nice amenities for the occasion. The rooms and grounds are very clean. The location is perfect for spending a day in Beaufort.

Is this a «5-​Star» hotel? Probably not. But compared to other Best Westerns, this is DEFINITELY a 5 star Best Western. This hotel was cute, quaint, and definitely not what I expected out of the franchise name.
1. Very cute, very clean, very comfortable rooms
2. Unlike the other reviews, I had NO problems with my bathroom and there were 3 of us sharing a shower; also, the lighting was plenty sufficient.
3. Free breakfast was quite good, and free newspapers
4. Perfect location, near many good restaurants and very close to Parris Island
5. Wonderful staff, they honestly couldn’t have been more cheerful and helpful, and if you are staying for the USMC graduation they give you a whole packet with information and coupons for the weekend
6. Cheap! For this price, you get a LOT out of your money staying here.
All in all, I was hesitant to stay here because of the franchise «Best Western» name. However, I would NOT consider this in the same league as other Best Westerns. If I am ever in the area again I am definitely staying here!
Oh, and if you ARE staying here for the USMC graduation, ask for the discount :)

Attended my daughters graduation at MCRD Parris Island. After a terrible flight we had arrived way before check in. They were more than gracious, letting us check in early. Our room faced the rear of the property, which had a nice area to hang out, charming view, horse drawn carriages passing down the street. Within walking distance to nice shops, great restaurants, and the marina park. The front office staff were very friendly and helpful, gave us a whole packet of information regarding the graduation as well as info about the base. The breakfast was great and ready in time for those of us that had to leave early for the ceremonies on base. To me this is true southern hospitality. Room was very comfortable and clean. I gave one star off for the slow draining tub. It was a small issue when three us us were trying to get ready at once! Would definitely stay there again.

The staff and the location are what earned this Best Western an extra star from me, otherwise I was a little disappointed. The staff members are very welcoming and are fonts of information; also, the front office has lots of local and regional tourist information available. .. which serves as take-​away reminders of all the information the staff passes on to you from their memory. And the location is _​outstanding_​, right in the main wandering/​shopping area of Beaufort, and immediately across the street from the marina and the west end of the Waterfront Park. The atmosphere and décor are nice — the hotel’s in a nice, old brick building, with pretty wrought-​iron gates and railings. The rooms are simple, nice, and clean.
On the opposite side of the coin, I had a number of issues. The bathrooms are a bit dated and worn, which isn’t too awful, but the bathroom was the source of most of my irritations. The shower part of the bathroom was very dark, the shower didn’t drain easily (it took 10 – 15 minutes for the deep water that built up during my shower to drain out after I finished), and the toilet suction was extremely weak [which I won’t elaborate on except to say that I’m sure the housing staff here are much less pleased with this part of their duties than they would be at most other hotels]. Also bathroom related, there’s no closet and the hanging rod for clothes is located in the bathroom — this isn’t bad in itself, but hanging all my clothes beside the shower (particularly when the ceiling fan didn’t work or was just as weak as the water-​removal systems) is just a pet peeve. Last, this is a very loud hotel — the other people or the neighborhood, but the hotel itself. I’ve rarely stayed somewhere where the noise from the water pipes and other mechanical things was this obtrusive.
Again, I’d recommend it for the location and the people (both of which made me –want– to give this hotel four stars from the time I arrived). .. but otherwise you might want to check around for other options.

The girl at check-​in could not have been nicer. Staff was always most friendly. GREAT location in the heart of the historic section. Don’t book a hotel on Boundary Street, it’s too congested. From this hotel, we could walk; not much traffic… horse-​n-​buggy across the street. Restaurants and shops a 4-​minute walk. Room was clean, roomy, lotsa pillows (yay!), but I did see a cockroach on the wall. You can be super clean but still have cockroaches. Big closet. Internet is free when you use the free cable wire they supply. If two people in the room want to be on the computer at the same time, you can’t. Breakfast was GREAT: eggs, sausages, gravy, yogurt, cereal, apples, bananas, waffles, and I forget what else. Pool was nice, but perhaps lining could be scrubbed cleaner. It was not kid-​infested which I especially enjoyed.

Room was clean and cheery. Price was inexpensive and free breakfast was good. Located right in the historic district. Free parking.