156 suites on the Reedy River at RiverPlace, with a glass walled atrium, a rooftop restaurant overlooking the Liberty Bridge, and direct access to the Swamp Rabbit Trail; the all suite booking in downtown Greenville.
"Greenville's reliable all suite booking. The atrium does the brand's heavy lifting, the rooftop steakhouse does the entertaining, and the river is fifteen seconds out the front door. For families and longer business stays in downtown, the math is hard to argue with."
Embassy Suites Greenville Downtown RiverPlace occupies the river-front block at the eastern end of the RiverPlace development, on a curve of the Reedy River next to the cantilevered Liberty Bridge and the Falls Park amphitheatre. The property opened as part of the broader RiverPlace mixed-use scheme, which redeveloped a previously industrial bank of the river into a string of restaurants, residences, and one of the country's better small-city public spaces. The hotel is an all suite product, the only one of its kind in downtown Greenville, and the booking that the city's longer-stay business and family traffic defaults to without much debate.
The 156 suites are arranged across nine floors, with the river-facing rooms looking directly onto the Liberty Bridge and the Falls. Standard suites run roughly 50 square metres with a separate living room, a king or two queen bedroom, a dining table that doubles as a workspace, a small refrigerator, microwave, and wet bar. Riverview suites at the higher floors carry small balconies; the corner Presidential Suite on the top floor adds a wrap-around perspective onto the bridge and downtown. The interior palette is the brand's contemporary Embassy refresh, dark wood, leather, charcoal, with the atrium running through the centre of the building in the brand's signature glass-and-water vocabulary.
Food and beverage runs through Ports Bistro on the ground floor, a contemporary American room with a riverside terrace; and a rooftop steakhouse and bar with one of the best private views of the Liberty Bridge and the Reedy River anywhere in the city. Breakfast is cooked to order and complimentary; the evening manager's reception, the chain's longest-running operational signature, runs nightly with complimentary drinks and small plates. There is an indoor pool on the second floor and a full fitness centre. The Swamp Rabbit Trail, the upstate's twenty mile river greenway, runs directly past the front door.
Service is the brand's strong suit, consistently warm, the front desk knows the city, and the housekeeping team is reliably above brand average on the post-stay surveys. The property runs at a higher occupancy than most downtown hotels because of its corporate base, and the elevators can run busy at peak hours; book a high floor on the river side to insulate. Embassy Suites Greenville is consistently rated among the top three downtown Greenville hotels and is the editorial first pick for families and any stay longer than two nights.
For a family weekend in Greenville, Embassy Suites is the obvious booking. The all suite product means the children can occupy the second room without a connecting door; the indoor pool, the included cooked breakfast, and the riverside trail at the front door cover the morning, midday, and evening without effort; and the Falls Park playground is two minutes on foot. Book a Double Queen Riverview Suite for two adults and two children.
For longer corporate stays in downtown Greenville, Embassy Suites is the property that the city's largest employers default to. The separate living room functions as a workspace, the rooftop restaurant doubles as a quiet client dinner, the conference floor is clean and competent, and the evening reception is the only true networking room in downtown most weeknights. Pair a King Suite with a small office block at RiverPlace and the operating math works.
For a relaxed downtown anniversary that prefers comfort to ceremony, the Riverview Suites on the upper floors give a private balcony onto the Liberty Bridge for sunset and the rooftop steakhouse handles the dinner. The Falls Park is twenty seconds from the front door for a morning walk and the small spa in the wellness floor will arrange in suite couple's massages on request.
250 RiverPlace
Greenville, SC 29601
United States
On the Reedy River at the Liberty Bridge; Peace Center 4 minutes on foot; GSP airport 25 minutes by car
156 suites
Double Queen Suites from USD 230/night
King Suites from USD 280/night
Riverview Suites from USD 360/night
Presidential Suite to USD 480/night
Check-in: 4:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Operated by Hilton; on the Reedy River at the Liberty Bridge; Swamp Rabbit Trail at the door
All suite product, separate living and bedroom
Ports Bistro and rooftop bar overlooking Liberty Bridge
Free cooked to order breakfast included
Indoor pool and fitness centre
Complimentary evening reception
Complimentary WiFi throughout
From USD 230/night. Downtown Greenville hotel rates climb across the BMW Performance Center events, Furman commencement, Fall for Greenville, and Euphoria food festival weekends; book six weeks out for those calendar peaks.
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