When elite hospitality meets a real mission, places emerge like The Shepherd Hotel. If you are…read moreintentional about how and where you spend your time & money, then this is where you need to stay. Beautiful design work throughout. A welcoming and cool vibe. Comfortable and well appointed rooms. Central to everything Clemson offers. Don't miss Delish Sisters restaurant on the first floor...it's equal in every way to the hotel. Most importantly are the incredible people that make this place run so smoothly. I could go on and on about Tanner and Frankie, but literally everyone we met brought the same genuine care for making our stay special. A special shout out to Cobi who held down the night operations on a particularity busy evening. His contagious energy and leadership were refreshing. Can't wait to come back!

The Shephard is our favorite place to stay while visiting our kids at Clemson. It is so clean, the…read morestaff is amazing and it has one of the most comfortable beds around! Love the 3rd floor Thomas Bar and love that you can access the rooftop. The location is key! You can walk to anything on campus and it is in the heart of downtown. My #1 choice every time!

Dog friendly! I took pictures of all the goodies waiting for our dog. It's very close to campus…read moreand they have their own spacious parking lot. It made visiting our kid very easy. The room was large, bed comfortable. The breakfast is very limited. We did end up hanging out at the bar with alumni which was fun. Nice place

Upscale hotel within walking distance to downtown, the Stadium & Littlejohn and campus. Also just…read moredown the street from the Esso Club! We stayed one night during fall break on a special fall rate at $125 for a studio room. The room is large with a refrigerator, bar area, small kitchen table and luxury vinyl flooring & couch seating area.. The bed was comfortable and all amenities were upscale. One downside is that there is no tub and my wife enjoys a nice, soaking, hot bath. No option there. Really, this was a nice stay, but most of the amenities were closed due to Covid and it was a Monday night, weeknight, so the bar area was closed. It looks to be a very nice hotel if things were back to normal.

Unbelievable get back to our room this afternoon and our Memento Bottle of 2015 Frank Family Brut…read moreRose that we opened at dinner last night celebrating our son's graduation is gone! I have been saving that bottle just for my son's graduation from Clemson Honors College since 2018!! I left it by my suitcase in the main bedroom in our suite and it is gone, why would the cleaning staff take something and throw it away that is no where close to a trash can?! To make matters worse I go down to the front desk and the front desk staff tells me I'm sorry they have already taken the trash to the dumpster!! Wow!! Terrible customer service all around! I believe this is the last time we will stay here thanks for ruining a great celebration!!

We loved this hotel. It had an upscale feel without an upscale cost. The bathroom had both a…read moresoaking tub and a shower. We stayed after a Clemson event. It's a close drive once you're on Perimeter Dr. They're building a nice little community in this area with a growing set of options to walk to for eating, etc.

Very clean campus…read more The employees are very professional and helpful. Good central location on Clemson campus. You are walking distance to several restaurants and the golf course. This is a great location if you are visiting campus.

Lady bug infestation throughout room, odor in room I'm sure came from the carpet, dead roaches in…read morevents, hair on towels/sheets, mold in shower. Hotel door doesn't close completely so I could see straight out to the hallway. Stains on the walls. Didn't get through the full stay because it was so bad, some of my team also left. Clemson is a billion dollar institution and to host a conference at their "university hotel" that is in this bad of shape is absolutely wild. On the plus, the view of the lake is phenomenal.

Very impressed by this new hotel. We got a great rate. The place is clean and pretty. The rooms are…read morespacious for standard hotel rooms. The beds are very comfy and the sheets are super soft. This is important! The bathroom, if I'm being honest, is nicer than my one at home. Good water pressure in the shower. And toiletries are full size mounted kind so I can use as much shampoo as I need! The breakfast was paltry but I'm assuming that's due to COVID. Still you are close to Clemson. There is a nice shopping center right next door if you need something. Everyone was very helpful.

Great location for Clemson visitors as the campus, specially the football, basketball, volleyball…read moreand other sports arenas are less than 2 miles away. Lots of restaurants to walk to in the parking lot of the property. Also very close to the lake and there is a walking path down to the banks behind the big church near the hotel. The front desk staff needs a little more training

I've stayed at many Hampton Inns around the country, and this location was just very average. When…read morewe arrived, a college team was crowding the lobby, which made check-in feel a bit chaotic. The staff was friendly and the room was fine, but nothing memorable. I wouldn't choose to stay here again.

We had a wonderful stay. The hotel was very clean. But what made it so wonderful, was the staff…read more They were all so friendly & helpful and it made our trip that much more memorable. Will definitely stay again when back in the area.

My first time staying here, I would have given a 4 but the second time a 2-3. I got upgraded the…read morefirst time and the 1 bedrooms are in good condition meanwhile at least the king bedroom the second time had peeling wallpaper etc (shown in photos). Proximity to clemson is great. They have abar/bistro so that is nice. Staff generally was good except for second time where bistro staff quoted almost double for the glass of wine when I had been there less than a month before. The manager took off the extra so that was greatly appreciated. I will update for time three in the near future!

The check in process was simple and easy. The front desk ladies were funny, and enjoyable to talk…read moreto. The room was extremely clean. The AC worked well since we like to keep the room at 66 degrees to sleep. Would highly recommend staying at this hotel when visiting Clemson!

The nastiest place I have ever stayed in. The ceiling is covered with water damage, the walls are…read moresplattered with all kinds of stuff, the furniture is stained, the sheets are dirty and the bathroom is filthy. Please do yourself a favor and never book a stay here.

Very close to campus! The hotel is tucked back with another smaller hotel right on front. Rooms…read morewere clean and staff was friendly .

Annie was our wonderful server who was very professional and gracious with a smile. Excellent…read moreburgers, lively ambiance with lots of patrons enjoying their lunch celebrating graduation. We love this restaurant and we highly recommend it!!

Well, where do I start. When I first checked in, I asked if there was any chance for any upgrades…read moreand before I could even finish, it was an absolute no. When I got to my room, I found a ceiling access panel laying on the bed. When I mentioned to a person about it, they sent someone and repaired it with tape that you could clearly notice and not a small panel. When I got there, only one elevator was working and by day two both elevators were out of service. Went out the pool which was over 100°. They only have a few umbrellas that were only attached to tables. Pool was way too small for the number of guests to stay at this hotel. Then Noticed some type of water break that put what looked like sewage across a walkway and was dried and no one thought enough to clean it off the entire weekend. Why would a resort with a lot of children close pool at 8 o'clock in the summer? The food I did have from the restaurant was good and the bar service was great both in and outside.

Hallways on 4th floor never vacuumed. We were there 4 days - the same wrappers, paper scraps and…read moreblack button were there day after day. My room 435 hasn't been dusted in years - thick dust on the lamps and top of microwave. I found a receipt, a broken piece of plastic and some trash bit I couldn't identify on the floor of my room upon checking in. I didn't pick them up and I only checked out yesterday - I'm sure they are still there. I wore my flip flops the entire time. We were given a flyer upon checking that housekeeping only comes every few days - it was up to us to bundle our trash and throw away down the hall as needed. Breakfast was free and the offerings couldn't have been cheaper in quality and offerings. Powdered eggs were the only healthy option?. The only fresh fruit was apples? if you want a banana - get there as early as possible. Nothing for vegetarians. Front desk staff never greeted us as we passed through the lobby multiple times a day. They looked tired and overworked. You guys need to add lighting to the left side of the building - that lot is pitch black at night and doesn't feel safe - even at 5 am leaving for the airport. Lots to work on here. For a major hotel chain at a huge highly regarded football school, Best Western needs to do a heck of a lot better. But when all other hotels are charging triple the price for game weekends, ring ceremonies and graduation - why would Best Western change anything? People will still book it. If you a "it's just a place to rest my head" type person - even that may be challenging for you.

I recently stayed here and I was not impressed. The rooms were dingy and our bathroom had mildew…read moreand mold in the shower. When you'd walk in the room from the hall, you could smell mildew.. The breakfast food was not good. The hot food they served was the worst hotel food I've had.. the bacon was flimsy and wet. The grits were burnt and the eggs were undercooked. When we checked out on Sunday, the lobby trash cans and outside trash cans were OVERFLOWING with trash. Overall this place needs some TLC and better house keeping.