Old Sea Pines Inn

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Staying here is a bit like staying at Grandma's house: antique fittings, sleigh beds and sepia photographs on the bureau. This former girls' boarding school dating from 1840 has 24 rooms: some small; others commodious, with fireplace; some suited to families. Mosey out to the rocking chairs on the porch and soak up the yesteryear atmosphere.


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