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Charming 2BR/2BA Guest House on Historic 2 acres in downtown Summerville!

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The 1920's Guest House at Historic LINWOOD, Summerville, near Charleston SC
The 1920's Guest House in Spring.
The front porch of the Guest House.
Front,screened-in porch opens to living room. 2nd porch at back.
Guest House living room which opens onto 2 lovely porches, front and back.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue grill
  • Deck or patio

Explore the area

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Summerville, SC
  • Place, White Gables
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Azalea Park
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Summerville Dorchester Museum
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Charleston, SC (CHS-Charleston Intl.)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Charming 2BR/2BA Guest House on Historic 2 acres in downtown Summerville!

Enjoy the privacy and solitude of this renovated 1920s Guest House situated on 2 acres of the award winning gardens of historic Linwood, a Victorian era estate built in 1883. The 2 bed/2 bath property offers an example of life on a Victorian, in-town estate right in the heart of the quaint town of Summerville. Amenities include Wi-Fi, Cable TV, washer/dryer, dishwasher, off street parking, and lots of nice special features including 2 private screened in porches and a sun room.

We are located...
- 3 mins to downtown Summerville with great local restaurants, shops and a YMCA for working out
- 10 mins to Nexton Square with more great restaurants and shopping
- 25 mins from the Charleston Airport (CHS)
- 35 mins to Historic downtown (restaurants, shopping, carriage tours, etc.)
- 40 mins to Sullivan’s Island (our favorite local beach)
- 45 mins to Folly Beach (our second favorite local beach)

We're close to all that the Summerville / Charleston area has to offer!

** We offer BIG discounts for extended stays. Please inquire by email **

The 1920s Guest House at Linwood is located on a two-acre historic estate in downtown Summerville with a beautiful garden and walking paths around the property that are open for guests to explore. There is a main house and three detached houses on the property. The 1920s Guest House is the house at the end of the driveway to the left.

Private History and Horticulture Tours of the 1883 Linwood estate are available upon request.

Please reach out if you have any questions or need any help during your stay!

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About the area

Summerville

Located in Summerville Historic District, a neighbourhood in Summerville, this holiday home is near theme parks and near a water park. Oakbrook Nature Trail and Givhans Ferry State Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Gahagan Park and Whirlin' Waters Adventure Waterpark. Frankie's Fun Park and Audubon Swamp Garden are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and snorkelling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hunting and horse riding.
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Summerville, SC

What's nearby

  • White Gables - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Azalea Park - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Summerville Dorchester Museum - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Bishop Pengelley Memorial Chapel - 4 min drive - 1.4 km
  • Wassamassaw Community Park - 4 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Charleston Station - 24 min drive
  • Charleston, SC (CHS-Charleston Intl.) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Oscar's Restaurant - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Recharge Nutrition - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Icehouse - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪La Chev 208 - ‬17 min walk

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 35 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 35 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 35 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 35 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 35 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Heather S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Location and cottage are perfect! Would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

6/10 Okay

Glenda D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
I love the trees and scrubs especially the Moss hanging from the trees.Kitty cat was friendly.Loved the ceiling fans.Owner needs to up grade the sofa to a power Loveseat.I am 5 foot nine inches tall. All of the furniture was too low to the floor.The queen bed needs a new comforter. The duvet is old and the insert is not working.I purchased and left a good number of toilet paper rolls for the next guess. I ran the dishwasher. Glenda duke
Stayed 29 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Keri C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
What an incredibly charming guest house! Well appointed, comfortable, close to downtown. The gardens were lovely, even in a chilly January. The heater worked well and it had to work hard bc of the cool weather we had while there! The host was instantly available and directions were easy/accurate. I would definitely stay again.
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Chris B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a very pleasant stay in such a unique property!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

mark r.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The residence was a very nice n relaxing place to stay. Loved the garden areas around the house. Owner was very nice to visit with as well. Was nice to hear about the grounds. Very comfortable n homey. Also loved the front porch(for morning book reading n coffee) and the back sunroom was nice to look at the gardens. Plenty of rum for three of us in the cottage. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Zack N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a lovely experience at the Linwood Cottage. The hosts are wonderful, very attentive and quick with communication. Instructions were clear and easy to follow. The place itself was a slice of heaven. The gardens were beautiful. We will be back the next time we are in South Carolina.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

leGay C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Annual Sisters weekend, w/concert @North Charleston Coliseum, was a great respite. Our accommodations were everything we hoped it would be...cozy, convenient and reasonably priced! Farmers Market and shopping were a bonus!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Priscilla C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We did enjoy the cottage although the furnace was very noisy. We had nowhere to park Saturday night due to a tent function going on.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Dec, 2025
Thanks Priscilla, for your kind review. We host a few special weddings each year at Linwood. They always end by 9pm and I did send you parking instructions for the hours from 4-9pm. Sorry if you didn’t receive those. We will look into any noise right away. The house doesn’t have a furnace but I’ll send my handyman today. Safe travels!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Beth V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Bridge Run Weekend

Ccharming cottage on a beautiful property. Enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth S.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice stay

It was great living in a beautiful setting. The only think I didn’t like was the musty smell in the living room
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 1 May, 2025
So glad you loved Linwood. So sorry there was a musty smell. Wish you had alerted me. We just pressure washed before you arrived. We will have the house inspected and do a deep spring clean. Thanks for staying at Linwood!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

carol g.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

History of property was interesting

Great accommodations/ very convenient to Charleston.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Apr, 2024
Thank you so much! Come see us again :)
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Summerville getaway

The grounds are beautiful Lovely sitting area outside and nice screened in porch. Nice size bedrooms Kitchen was equipped with what we needed Close to restaurants
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Valerie W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quaint and quiet

Fri-Sun just wasn’t enough time to spend in this lovely little town in this most welcoming spot. Close to everything and yet everything you needed to feel right at home. I hope our ventures take us back to Summerville and Linwood Cottages.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ginger A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for a quick getaway

We loved staying in this cute cottage! Plenty of room & very clean. The gardens were beautiful. Perfect location for us! Thank you for sharing with us & we will be back for a longer stay!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Barbara A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful

This is a darling 1920s cottage. Everything was wonderful and so cute. We had a fantastic time and would definitely stay there again
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

1920 cottage

Very nice cottage in a great location - walking distance from many restaurants, and event locations. Property in a quiet location, surrounded by large trees. Owners very responsive to any questions we had during our two week stay.
Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

SANDRA T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Stay

We stayed at the 1920 house, absolutely beautiful. Loved the history of the property. We were free to walk the grounds of the historic house. It was close to down town. I would definitely go back when I'm in town again. LOVED IT!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Wonderful!

Our stay with Linda and Peter was everything we could have hoped for! The property is so beautiful and they are the perfect host and hostess! True southern hospitality!!
Stayed 30 nights in Apr 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2020
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review about your stay. It is important to us to meet the expectations of our guests so we appreciate the positive feedback very much. Sincerely, Linda, Peter and Enola.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sharon L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Vacation

This cottage is juat perfect for our family of 4. It was perfectly located and very close to downtown Summerville. Short drive to Charleston, Mt. Pleasant, Isle of Palms, and etc. The cottage had everything we needed and was a nice and peaceful place tonreat after visiting all tourist sites all day. The check-in and check-out process were a breeze and management was very helpful!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Such a wonderful experience in sweet cottage

I so enjoyed the peace and quiet, lovely SC front porch, and location. Plenty of space and very kind owners. Highly recommend. I booked for two months awaiting construction of new home. Such a lucky decision. Couldn’t have been happier and fell in love with Summerville.
Stayed 61 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Aug, 2023
Thank you, Connie! I'm so glad that you enjoyed Linwood and found it be so special. You were a joy to have and I know you will love your new Summerville home. Please don't be a stranger!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicole S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Private, Quiet and Amazing

I first visited the property 16 years ago. I returned to share it with my husband this time. It's location in Summerville is perfect. Just close enough to ride into Charleston, but far enough and so green with mature foliage it feels like you're secluded, when we needed to rest. We enjoyed homecooked meals on the front screened porch and card games later in the evening on the back screened porch. A frog visited with us too! We enjoyed local fare at Low Country Fish Camp and Cafés in town, checked at the huge pizza at Benny's and we loved the Farmer's market on Saturday morning.We walked, Kayaked and rode bicycles and had great adventures. Having the 1920s guesthouse as homebase was great!The 4th fireworks at Gahagan Park were amazing!We will be back!
Front Screened Porch
Benny's Pie
Rainy afternoon napping on the front porch
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lauren S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Super cute!

The property was very nice and the house was so charming and so cute! We also loved that it was so close to the historic town. We enjoyed everything about the property, the house and had a very peaceful and relaxing stay. We loved everything about it and would definitely stay there again. It was great! The host and property manager were both very nice and kept in contact to make sure we had a great stay and time there. We also enjoyed looking at the book they have in the house that told you all about the property, the flowers on the property, and the history of houses. Very cool! We also did the walking tour to see all of the other historic places around which was also in the book they had left. It’s such a cute town and the property was amazing. It did not disappoint.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Archival

2/10 Terrible

Could Use Alot of TLC

My husband and I recently rented the 1920's guest house in Summerville, SC, for a week. This house has great potential and we really wanted to give it high marks, but sadly it fell short. Certainly it's adorably quaint, and sits in a beautiful garden setting. However, that isn't enough to overlook the problems. Our first morning we were awakened by the sound of the gardner, using a gas engine trimmer on the hedge below our bedroom window at 8:00 a.m. Time to get up! The mattresses are worn out, and should be replaced. There was mold in the shower, lots of sand and dirt under the bedroom rug and the entire house is in severe need of a deep clean. I was frustrated that the porch table was so dirty I had to clean it before I sat down our breakfast plates. The kitchen skillets were very worn as was the limited flatware set. We made several trips to the local stores because it didn't even stock the barest of supplies, so before you go, here is the list: Paper Towels; Large Kitchen Bags; Dishwasher Powder and Dishwashing liquid. We have owned a beach house rental for 5 years, and understand that guests expect to get what is advertised for the money they are paying.
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2020
Even with all the wonderful reviews, (over 50), which we have collected in the Guest House guest book, including the one immediately before these guests, we regrettably realize we are unable to satisfy everyone's many different vacation expectations. However, it is always our earnest desire to provide safe, clean and comfortable accommodation at a reasonable rate. Our response, if contacted, is immediate to the needs or concerns of all our guests.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paula D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quaint 1920’s cottage

This was the cutest cottage!! Close to town, surrounded by beautiful, lush gardens, has a heated pool, wonderful owners!!!
Stayed 59 nights in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michele R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Experience

The property is absolutely beautiful. We had an amazing stay and highly recommend. Linda and Peter the owners of the property are lovely and make you feel that their home is yours
Stayed 39 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Oct, 2021
We are grateful for the kind review. This was a lovely family staying at LINWOOD during their move into the area. We are so glad to have been able to help with their transition to a new home by having them stay with us in the 1920's Guest House.
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