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Orangeburg's Southern Lodge ...A Bargain Orangeburg Motor Inn … with a Great Restaurant Nearby –
Where Life is Quiet and South Carolina Travel is Affordable
The Southern Lodge motor inn’s hotel in Orangeburg fits the request perfectly for the well-traveled Orangeburg traveler looking for a “respectable Orangeburg hotel near a great restaurant in Orangeburg,” The spare, clean lines of the architecture give a signal of practicality – low key and low cost. The touches of hominess – the fresh gardens, well-groomed exterior, thorough cleansed interiors, neighbor-friendly express check-in services – are the hallmarks of pride of ownership from its hotelier, Sam Patel.
Without fanfare, the confident hands-on Mr. Patel wisely sets economic benchmarks and hospitality trends that other Orangeburg budget hotels and mid-range hotels in Orangeburg South Carolina near I-26 and I-95 attempt to emulate. Southern Lodge’s latest updates include fast speed wireless Internet, a rose garden and relaxing, romantic Jacuzzi suite guestrooms. -Less
For fourteen years Southern Lodge motor inn has been the patriarchal anchor Orangeburg hotel in Orangeburg South Carolina’s hospitality industry along Saint Matthews Highway 601. Located just of I-26 in Orangeburg South Carolina near I-95, the sensible 46-room motor inn hotel in Orangeburg South Carolina sets a methodical, quiet pace for privately owned motor inns and motor lodges in the Columbia South
Carolina region.
Arriving from England in 1988, Sam Patel carefully selected a spot to build his motor lodge inn in Orangeburg. In November 1992, the land was purchased. Construction began in February of 1993 and Southern Lodge was completed in November of 1993. The grand opening was on November 25, 1993, which was Thanksgiving Day.
The decisive factors included the township’s small town’s family appeal, economic value, growth opportunities, great natural beauty and attractions for golfers, hunters, fishermen and nature lovers to enjoy exploring the grand open spaces of rural South Carolina. In 2004, Mr. Patel built a second South Carolina hotel in St. George (Dorchester County),
Peachtree Inn.
Today the success of Sam Patel and his family, a new wave of English settlers to Orangeburg, is an exciting 21st Century story of ingenuity and forward thinking. Arriving in Orangeburg in the 1980s, the former automobile parts dealer invested in land and concepted a bargain hotel in Orangeburg -- now Southern Lodge motor inn on Saint Matthews Highway at I-26. With his stabilizing guidance and wisdom, Sam Patel is a recognized leader among the quiet business leaders in the Columbia South Carolina region and Orangeburg South Carolina community.
So, what lesson can we learn from Southern Lodge? Each settler’s role, energies and investments are important, vitally needful and stabilizing in Orangeburg Township’s quality growth and economic renewal. His loyal staff is a testament to his steady, fair, congenial business influence.
Mr. Patel’s cautious planning, wise investing, hard work, methodical ingenuity and resilient determination equate to a restful, reassuring night’s rest in Orangeburg South Carolina at the Southern Lodge motor in on Saint Matthews Highway at I-26.
Southern Lodge: Close to Regional Medical Center hospital and technical school -- Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College.
Restaurants nearby.
RATES AND DISCOUNTS
- AARP Discount: Yes
- Government Discount: Yes
- Military Discount: Yes
- Other Discounts: Corporate and Senior Citizen
- Visa/Master Card: Yes
- American Express Card: Yes
- Discover Card: Yes
AMENITIES
- 24 Hour Front Desk: Yes
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICES
OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS
- Number of Rooms/Units/Sites: 43
- Jacuzzi suites available
GROUP INFORMATION
- # of Double-Double Rooms: 17
- # of Handicap Rooms: 2
- # of Non-Smoking Rooms: 22
Southern Lodge | Exit 145A
Hotel Reservations
803/531-7333
email info@southernlodge.com
3616 St. Matthews Road
Highway 601
Orangeburg, South Carolina
USA 29118-8214
