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Lowcountry cuisine is traditionally associated with the Low Country of South Carolina and the Georgia coast. While it shares features with Southern cooking, its geography, economics, demographics, and culture pushed its culinary identity in a different direction. With its rich diversity of seafood from the coastal estuaries, its concentration of wealth in Charleston and Savannah, and a vibrant Caribbean cuisine and African cuisine influence, Lowcountry cooking has strong parallels with New Orleans and Cajun cuisines. The rich estuary system provides an abundance of shrimp, fish, crabs, and oysters that were not available to non-coastal regions prior to refrigeration. The marshlands of South Carolina also proved conducive to growing rice, and that grain became a major part of the everyday diet.

The Woodlands Inn - Enjoy a retreat at the secluded luxury hotel that combines the history and grandeur of a Charleston Plantation Estate, surrounded by magnolias and moss-draped oak trees, with every modern amenity and comfort of a world class hotel. Woodlands Inn is one of only four hotels in America to earn the Five Star and Five Diamond Awards for both lodging and dining.

The Planters Inn is a luxury boutique hotel with 64 unique rooms in an exquisitely restored historic building. Each room is a thoughtfully considered sanctuary, with an atmosphere of elegance and refinement that far exceeds that of a mere hotel room. Each room is magnificent and expansive, with high ceilings that gracefully frame a Baker reproduction four-poster bed and upscale period-style furnishings.

When next traveling the Lowcountry make your stop either at the Woodlands Inn or the Planters Inn in the Charleston area. We can guarantee a luxurious experience along the Route du Bonheur at either of these Relais & Chateau establishments.