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.

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.

James F. Martin Inn in Clemson, SC is a must as long as it is not Football Weekend!! The Martin…read moreInn exudes class while pulling up being next to the famed Walker Golf Course!! Plus the Clemson Conference Center is here at this location as well. Very impressed with the courteous staff and the clean room. Most of the rooms are individually owned and the owners have priority to stay here especially on football weekends. Still great rate for sizable suite with 2 Queen Beds and a Sleeper Sofa with a Kitchenette. Excellent choice here in Clemson! Easy 5 Stars !!

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.

I've stayed here twice in the past year, the rooms are extremely clean and nice and the staff is…read morealways polite and accommodating. But for the price you would think it would be more peaceful. The longhorn steakhouse behind have their dumpsters dumped at 6 a.m. and they just outside of the room windows and whether you want a wake up service or not you're getting up at 6 a.m. Had I not been woke up each visit at 6 a.m. unexpectedly the rating would have been higher.

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.

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.

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!!

We love the brunch items. The sausage gravy is so good. My son likes the chicken and waffles…read more Shrimp and grits are tasty. Florentine casserole is my favorite. We've met many amazing families in the dining area. IMO, it's a must stop when you're in Clemson.

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.

At the risk of sounding a little snotty, I didn't have great expectations for a Comfort Inn. But…read morethis is a pretty decent option. We needed something relatively close to campus and this fit the bill. Our room was clean and comfortable. Breakfast is what you expect from a hotel like this. Parking was plentiful and safe. The only real negative is the train that passes right behind the hotel. But it only woke me up once during our two night stay. I would definitely book this location again

We sold our home in Salem SC and have been traveling outside the US for 4 months. We came back to…read morethe area for the Summer and staying on our houseboat and have an Airbnb in Lavonia Ga. I have a surgery scheduled Monday am at 6:45 and booked the hotel so I could come in Sunday night to prepare. Just got a call today because the address is the one on my license saying Salem SC..... they will not allow me to stay as my " home" is within a 30 mile radius and that violates their rules. The girl at the counter could not even explain the policy and just said call the owner tomorrow. 60 years old- not a college kid or partier and we couldn't stay at the hotel. Fine- booked a nicer one 8 miles away that was way better with no issues. Just so you know- if you are an Oconnee county resident within 30 miles from the hotel - they can make a rule to not allow you to stay there. Bizarre.