Welcome to Charleston, South Carolina Maddie & Austin!

Welcome to our town! We’re so excited to help you explore the Charleston area and narrow down some favorite neighborhoods. Based on our conversations I’ve highlighted some specific areas I would recommend you drive around and get to know! Per our discussion, this is mostly focused on James/Johns Island, Park Circle, and West Ashley

Please let us know as you go and we’ll tweak, offer additional advice in real time!

Gentry | Gentry Todd Group

*note: these driving tours include addresses not specifically for that particular property but the neighborhood/area itself!

Your Custom Itineraries:

Other Assets

Here’s a few helpful tools as you go:

Relocation Guide - This is helpful on all things Charleston, demographics, stats, data and a few highlights of why people love it here.

City Guide - This is an area by area slant from a locals perspective. Places to eat, drink, things to do, what types of cars people drive and even where to stay.

GTG Agency Guide - https://www.pulte.com/homes - This is more on us. Who we are, how we operate and some insights on SC buying + cool tools and tech. Lots of shameless self promotion.

where to stay

Hotels:

The Dewberry | Charleston Place | Hotel Bennett | The Loutrel | The Restoration

Inns:

Post House Inn, Inn at I’on, 86 Cannon, French Quarter Inn, Wild Dunes

Air BnB

reach out to Stay Duvet (great property management company with lots of options). If you are looking for long term furnished rentals, Furnished Finder is a great option as well (3+ months).

Mount Pleasant

  • Belle Hall

    Brickyard

    Snee Farm

    Dunes West

    Planters Pointe

    Shemwood II

    Wakendaw Place

    Sweetgrass

    Charleston National

    West Point

    Center Lake

    Oakhaven

    Longpoint

    Rivertowne

    Dunes West

    Charleston National

  • Breakfast/Coffee: Vintage Coffee, Second State, Page’s Okra Grill

    Lunch: Five Loaves, Community Table, Melvins BBQ, Tavern & Table, Sesame Burgers

    Dinner: Post House Inn, NICO, Shellmore, Grace & Grit

  • Whole Foods, Publix, Trader Joes, Harris Teeter, Aldi

  • Shem Creek & Shem Creek Boardwalk, Pitt Street Bridge, Patriots Point Links Golf, Crushyard Pickleball, Mount Pleasant Towne Center (shopping), Sullivan’s and Isle of Palm Beaches, Boone Hall Plantation

  • Pitt Street Bridge, Shem Creek Boardwalk and Restaurants, Alhambra dog park, I’on walking trails.

James Island

  • Stonoboro Shores

    Terrabrook

    Lynwood

    Clarks Sound

    Majestic Oaks

    Stiles Point

    Seaside Plantation

    Bennett's Bluff

    Clearview

    Ocean Neighbors

    Fort Johnson Estates

  • Breakfast/Coffee: Millers All Day, Muddy Waters, Huriyali, Baguette Magic

    Lunch: Crust Pizza, Ellis Creek Fish Camp, Martins BBQ

    Dinner: The James, Lowdown Oven, Bowens Island

  • Harris Teeter, Publix, Aldi

  • Folly Beach, James Island County Park , Charleston Outdoor Adventures, Terrace Movie Theater, Charleston Municipal Golf Course, Fort Lamar Historic Preserve, McLeod Plantation.

  • Folly Beach, James Island County Park, Petsmart, Scenthound Grooming

Park Circle

    • Oak Terrace Preserve

    • Mixson

    • Park Circle

  • Breakfast/Coffee: Orange Spot, Evo Bakery

    Lunch: EVO pizzeria, Tattoed Moose, the Codfather

    Dinner: DIG, Jackrabbit Filly, Lola

    Drinks: Holy City Brewing, Firefly Distillery,

  • Food Lion, Piggly Wiggly

  • North Charleston Farmers Market, Firefly Distillery (brewery with events and concerts), North Charleston Playground, Paradiso Club (membership only pool club)

  • Mixson Dog Park, Broken Leash Dog Bar

West Ashley

  • Harrison Acres

    Parkwood Estates

    Bolton Landing

    Shadowmoss

    Avondale

    Forest Acres

    Byrnes Down

  • Breakfast/Coffee: Highfalutin Coffee, Normandy Bakery, Three Little Birds, Early Bird Diner

    Lunch: Triangle, Glass Onion, Gene’s Haufbrau

    Dinner: Mellow Mushroom, Mex 1, Home Team BBQ

    Drinks: Avondale Wine & Cheese

  • Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, Publix, Piggly Wiggly Earth Fare

  • West Ashley Greenway, West Ashley Bikeway, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, West Ashley Farmers Market

  • West Ashley Greenway, Ackerman Dog Park

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