The 50-room boutique Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston opened in Charleston, S.C.’s Historic District. This is the Kessler Collection’s first property in South Carolina and is located amidst historic landmarks, restaurants and retail.
A highlight is the on-site Grand Bohemian Hotel Gallery, a 1,100-square-foot space showcasing art, exhibitions and artist receptions by local, regional and internationally known artists. Paintings, sculptures, jewelry, glass and wood art are just a few examples of the Gallery’s collection. The property features 3,000 square feet of meeting space with six meeting rooms, and a garden-inspired rooftop restaurant and terrace that offers views of the area.
Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston is debuting a wine blending program and tasting room with curated wine selection. Under the guidance of the hotel’s head sommelier, Barbie Jean H. Messa, Certified Specialists of Wine guide guests through an interactive wine blending class allowing them to be winemakers for the day. The class is part educational, instructing about the science behind wine making and blending, part hands-on, creating a bottle of wine with a custom label to take home, and most importantly, part tasting, to discuss flavors, structures and what each adds to the blend.
Raymond Vineyards, founded in 1970 and considered to be one of Napa Valley’s pioneers, has partnered with Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston for the class.