Sun Belt
Hotels for sale in Charleston, SC. Cap rates, comps, and brokers across the Charleston MSA.
Charleston is a top-tier Southeast leisure destination with material weekend ADR premium and growing weekday corporate / industrial demand from Boeing, Mercedes-Benz Vans, and the Charleston port. Historic downtown hotel inventory is supply-constrained — this is one of the few Southeast markets where new construction is genuinely difficult, supporting the bid.
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Cap rate range (Q1 2026)
Stabilized PIP-current select-service: 7.25%–8.00%. Downtown historic full-service: 6.25%–7.25% (supply-constrained premium).
Source: CBRE H2 2025 U.S. Cap Rate Survey, HVS U.S. Market Pulse, Matthews Hotel Markets internal underwriting (Q1 2026).
ADR + RevPAR commentary
Charleston ADR: historic downtown full-service $300–$450 peak, $200–$280 stabilized. Select-service Mt. Pleasant / North Charleston $130–$170.
Source: STR (str.com) public press releases, AHLA State of the Industry, JLL Hotels Research (Q1 2026).
Charleston demand drivers
- Historic downtown leisure (King Street, Battery, Rainbow Row)
- Wedding destination (top 5 in U.S.)
- Boeing 787 Dreamliner facility
- Mercedes-Benz Vans manufacturing
- Port of Charleston
- Spoleto Festival USA, Cooper River Bridge Run
Charleston hotel investment FAQ
- What is the current cap rate range for hotels in Charleston, SC?
- Stabilized PIP-current select-service: 7.25%–8.00%. Downtown historic full-service: 6.25%–7.25% (supply-constrained premium). (Q1 2026). Ranges reflect stabilized, PIP-current assets across select-service, full-service, and where applicable resort/lifestyle. Cycle-trough resets, distressed assignments, and PIP-overhang trades clear at materially wider levels. Source: CBRE H2 2025 U.S. Cap Rate Survey, HVS U.S. Market Pulse, Matthews Hotel Markets internal underwriting.
- What are ADR and RevPAR doing in Charleston right now?
- Charleston ADR: historic downtown full-service $300–$450 peak, $200–$280 stabilized. Select-service Mt. Pleasant / North Charleston $130–$170. STR press releases (str.com) and the AHLA State of the Industry are the public benchmarks we cite for ADR/occ/RevPAR. We supplement with internal underwriting on every active mandate.
- Who are the named demand drivers behind Charleston hotel performance?
- Historic downtown leisure (King Street, Battery, Rainbow Row); Wedding destination (top 5 in U.S.); Boeing 787 Dreamliner facility; Mercedes-Benz Vans manufacturing; Port of Charleston. Underwriting in this market keys on the diversification of those drivers — concentration in any single demand source is the most common reason a buyer haircuts our pro-forma RevPAR.
- Who at Matthews Hotel Markets covers Charleston?
- Our Charleston mandates are led by Luke Thompson. Direct contact info is on each broker's profile. For confidential disposition or acquisition conversations, the team responds within 24 hours.
- How long does a typical Charleston hotel disposition take?
- Matthews's published 24-week playbook applies in Charleston — engagement letter and BOV in weeks 1–4, OM and marketing launch in weeks 5–8, call-for-offers and finalist round in weeks 9–14, definitive agreement and closing in weeks 15–24. Construction-loan workouts and recap structures sometimes compress; PIP-cycle disputes can extend.