If you're looking for a beautiful place to grow your romance or rekindle your relationship, Greenville offers a wide variety of things to do and places to snuggle up with the one you love.
Enjoy a Greenville Getaway With the One You Love
Where to Stay
Start with a cozy, luxurious bed and breakfast as a "nest" away from home. Pettigru Place B&B is ideally situated just a mile from Main Street and the Peace Center, but couples might not want to leave the house with its six uniquely themed bedrooms with private baths, ceiling fans, cable TV and WiFi, plus private porches and fireplaces in some rooms. Amenities include a guest refrigerator stocked with drinks, 24-hour coffee and tea bar with homemade cookies, afternoon wine/beer and cheese and-the highlight of any visit-amazing, handcrafted breakfasts featuring a variety of dishes.
Also great for couples is the Park House B&B, a circa 1911 Colonial-style home with landscaped lawns in the city's East Park Historic District. Adjacent to a Greenville Trolley stop, it's just a nine-minute walk from downtown. Besides luxury rooms with TVs, fireplaces and some with whirlpool tubs, there are suites and even a one-bedroom cottage.
What to Do
Plan a picnic lunch in one of the area's beautiful parks, such as Falls Park or Cleveland Park, both an easy stroll from Main Street. Take in Rock Quarry Falls, a combination garden and pre-Civil War site of a granite quarry in Cleveland Park. Adopted by the Greenville Garden Club, the site features flowing plant including dogwoods and native azaleas, plus the gentle 10-foot falls.
Another peaceful site is the Furman University Asian Garden, located on Furman's campus and open daily with no charge. Furman has a long-term exchange program with Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan, and the garden-including a small teahouse-reflects those ties.
Where to Dine
After all that sightseeing, take in dinner at one of Greenville's romantic downtown restaurants. Highly recommended are Larkin's on the River and Passerelle, overlooking Falls Park. A bit further afield are Stella's Southern Bistro in Simpsonville and Giovanni's at the Woodruff Gallery.
Cap off the night with either a decadent dessert from The Chocolate Shoppe, featuring homemade cookies and candies, or for some evening entertainment, try either Café and Then Some, a dinner-comedy theater, or some relaxing jazz at Blues Boulevard Jazz Club.
Afterward, retreat to your comfy B&B for a good night's sleep and a hearty breakfast in the morning. Then start planning your next romantic getaway in Greenville; chances are you still haven't seen it all.
