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Yes. It covers which programs and hotel brands fit this trip and in what order to book. It does not quote card offers.

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Long weekend on points: Charleston (3 nights)

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Things change. Ferry schedules, museum hours and award availability shift with season and demand. Each figure here is stamped with the date we checked and the page it came from. Where a page would not open, we say so and name the page to check.

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Promise: three nights, four days, one hotel base, almost nothing you must prebook except the ferry and your award night.
Trip length: Friday to Monday, 3 nights.
Best months: shoulder seasons; summer is hot and in hurricane season (general knowledge; see nhc.noaa.gov).
Budget band: roughly $____ to $____ per person beyond airfare, depending on how many nights you cover with points.
Best for: adult couples, friends and solo travelers who like history on foot and want the hotel line item to shrink.
Base guides: our base guide /guides/charleston/ covers the city in general; /guides/savannah-charleston/ covers pairing it with Savannah. This guide covers only what changes when the trip is three nights and the hotel is paid in points.

At a glance

Ferry to Fort Sumter is a separate ticket; the NPS charges no entrance fee (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Historic house tickets: $16 adult, single house, from the Historic Charleston Foundation (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Charleston Museum adult admission $15 (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Taxis from CHS have a $17 minimum fare (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Hotel chains: not confirmed from chain pages; check each chain's map.
Safety/health: hurricane season caveat in chapter 3 and chapter 6.