Blue Ridge Upstate Gateways

Blue Ridge Upstate Gateways Call us today to learn more! We are thrilled to welcome you to our homes in the heart of the Upstate of South Carolina.

My name is Stefania Bondurant and I am a native of Italy but I moved to Greenville in 2002. My husband Charley is a native Greenvillian and we are your hosts here. As lovers of travel, good food, arts, and longtime residents of Greenville, we are passionate about sharing the beauty and tranquility of the Upstate and our neighborhood with our guests.

Your dog deserves better than the same park loop. We mapped out every dog-friendly spot in Greenville that actually matt...
06/01/2026

Your dog deserves better than the same park loop. We mapped out every dog-friendly spot in Greenville that actually matters: patios where Fido sits at the table with you, trails where the views are as good as the sniffs, breweries that get it, and the one coffee shop that keeps a water bowl out front. Just the real moves.

๐Ÿ‘‰Grab the guide free (https://go.blueridgeupstategateways.com/gvldogguide-122280) and stop guessing where to take your dog in Greenville.

๐Ÿ“Fully Furnished Home in Downtown Greenville๐Ÿ“Why cram into a hotel when you can actually live downtown?Essex is your spa...
06/01/2026

๐Ÿ“Fully Furnished Home in Downtown Greenville๐Ÿ“

Why cram into a hotel when you can actually live downtown?
Essex is your space to settle in, spread out, and stay a while.

This is what relocating to Greenville should feel like.
Downtown access. Real home. Zero compromises.

Designed for people who need more than a place to sleep.
Essex = live, work, unwindโ€”right in downtown GVL

๐Ÿ”—Book Now or Learn More: link in bio

06/01/2026

22 miles of pure flow. The Swamp Rabbit Trail is built for this.

Whether you're chasing PRs, testing new gear, or just remembering why you fell in love with ridingโ€”this is the ride. Local knowledge packed into one guide: every segment, every climb, every descent mapped for riders who know what they're doing.

This is the trail that keeps us coming back.

๐Ÿ‘‰Get the Swamp Rabbit Guide: link in bio

๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ, ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜. ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต. 180,000 Travel + Leis...
06/01/2026

๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ, ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜. ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต. 180,000 Travel + Leisure readers voted in the 2025 World's Best Awards.

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ debuted at #7 on the Best U.S. Cities list. Charleston, who had held the top spot for 12 straight years, finally slipped. What pulled Greenville onto the list? A walkable downtown, a waterfall in the middle of it, and a 28-mile trail most travelers still have never heard of. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜. Locals like that it is still a secret. You probably will not after one weekend.

#7 Best U.S. City, Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2025.
First-ever appearance on the list.

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ:
Mountain views, a river running through downtown, world-class food, no Charleston-level crowds, no hotel-tax sticker shock. A real weekend, not a souvenir version of one.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ maps the entire 28-mile route, plus the food and coffee stops locals send their friends to. Link below or link in bio.

๐Ÿ‘‰swamp-rabbit-trail-guide.blueridgeupstategateways.com

06/01/2026

Clemson football weekends are some of the best weekends in the Upstate โ€” if you stay in the right place.

Portman Cove is lakeside and sits just outside the game-day chaos, in a walkable marina neighborhood on Lake Hartwell. Close enough for kickoff. Calm enough to actually rest.

๐Ÿ“ Easy drive to Clemson
๐Ÿ“ Lake mornings before the crowds
๐Ÿ“ Fire pit + pizza oven after the game
๐Ÿ“ Walk to Portman Marina restaurants

Clemson weekends donโ€™t stay open for long.
If 2026 is on your calendar, your stay should be too.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Book direct via the link in our bio for best availability.

05/31/2026

Sound check ๐ŸŽค see you at 6:30 for an evening of soulful tunes in the garden!

05/31/2026

Most people visit Greenville and completely miss the Swamp Rabbit Trail.

Not because they didn't want to ride it.

Because they had no idea where to start, what to skip, or how much time to block.

So they scrolled Reddit for 45 minutes, got three conflicting answers, and spent the day at a brewery instead.

The trail is 22 miles. It connects Greenville to Travelers Rest. It passes waterfalls, local coffee shops, and some of the best views in the Upstate.

And there's a free guide that maps it into four ready-to-ride itineraries - Northern Escape, Southern Flavor, Downtown in Sixty, Full Circle - built for exactly how much time you have.

No guessing. No Reddit rabbit holes.

Link in bio. Use it before you pack.

https://go.blueridgeupstategateways.com/srt-guide

05/31/2026

Lake vacation booked. Rain anxiety? Gone.
We might be the only hosts doing this.

Here's how it works:
Book direct with us. Add Weather Flex as your Ciao Carolina Perk after checkout. We reach out to get your details and handle purchasing weather insurance that covers your entire stayโ€”up to $100 of the premium on us.

A $100 premium covers roughly $3,000 in stay value.

If rain hits during your dates, the insurance pays out. We're not the insurance company. We're the host who decided you should not be carrying the cost and we will pay up to $100 towards that coverage.

Most hosts make you figure this out. We handle it.
Most hosts make you pay for it. We subsidize it.
We might be the only ones doing both.
That's the difference.

Save this. Link in bio to book direct.

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Greenville, SC
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Opening Hours

Monday 12am - 11:59pm
Tuesday 12am - 11:59pm
Wednesday 12am - 11:59pm
Thursday 12am - 11:59pm
Friday 12am - 11:59pm
Saturday 12am - 11:59pm
Sunday 12am - 11:59pm

Telephone

+18642145957

Website

https://lakeguide.blueridgeupstategateways.com/

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