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.

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

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.

We usually always book at a Hampton Inn. This one one was closest to our kids who live in Central,…read moreSC. Of course, when we came in the temperature was set at 68 degrees, we immediately changed it too heat--too cold for us from Florida. Room was great, bathroom good, HOT breakfast also very good. The coffee was a little weak for our liking, but we always bring a small cof pot of our own with cof just in case. It is situated very close to a railroad track, which was very loud, at times. We were on the 3rd floor and there was an incident on one of our nights, that 3 vehicles were in the parking lot playing very loud music at 6 am. My husband said that they had their headlights on at 4am when he got up to go to the bathroom. I guess because it's a college town. We probably will not stay at that particular Hampton Inn again

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!!

We have to give a big shout out to Ray! He made our stay perfect; super friendly and outgoing! it…read morewas our first time visiting and Ray made it an easy choice to want to return next time we are in Clemson! Thanks for everything!

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.

I don't think I'm telling you anything surprising when I say, if you have the opportunity to stay…read moresomewhere else, take it!! We arrived at 11pm for a quick overnight. The front desk clerk was no where to be found and there was no way to notify her that we were there. After about 20 minutes, she came strolling down the hall. Check in was pretty easy after that. The room was far more industrial than expected Ted. Like, more office building than hotel. The bed was comfortable and the water pressure in the shower was strong. But other than that, the room and the facilities left a lot to be desired.

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.