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panning from front door to Spacious living area below vaulted ceiling &skylight.
Rain or shine, New Orleans front porch always beckons you to relax
Each season has different surprises,yet garden below is always verdant &vibrant
Kitchen stocked with all amenities and breakfast foods,snacks,& drinks
Updated bathroom features original dramatic red tile.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Parking available
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
NZ$179
avg per night

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Columbia, SC
  • University of South Carolina
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Williams Brice Stadium
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Fort Jackson
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Columbia, SC (CAE-Columbia Metropolitan)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Kitchen

Room

  • 83.6 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
Price is NZ$179 avg per night,

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About the area

Columbia

Downtown Columbia, a neighbourhood in Columbia, is home to this guesthouse. Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve and Sesquicentennial State Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Riverbanks Zoo and Garden and South Carolina State Fairgrounds. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Williams Brice Stadium or Eugene E. Stone III Stadium.

What's nearby

  • University of South Carolina - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Colonial Life Arena - 5 min drive - 3.9 km
  • South Carolina State Fairgrounds - 5 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Williams Brice Stadium - 6 min drive - 4.2 km
  • Fort Jackson - 7 min drive - 8.1 km

Getting around

  • Columbia Station - 6 min drive
  • Columbia, SC (CAE-Columbia Metropolitan) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Backstreets Grill - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Jake's Bar & Grill - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪City Limits Barbeque - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Home Team BBQ - C - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Rosewood Market & Deli - ‬13 min walk

About this property

Shandon’s Best: Bubba’s Tranquil Treehouse

Shandon’s Best: Bubba’s Tranquil Treehouse is walking distance from Columbia's 5 Points,the Divine Corridor,Anytime Fitness & USC,this vintage charmer sits in Columbia’s oldest historical & prestigious neighborhood. As you walk in, you will find yourself surrounded by soothing colors,an abundance of natural light, 2 porches: Including a classic French Quarter Balcony in front, complimented by a cozy Charleston Carriage House deck covered in Confederate Jessamine in back. Host has spared very little expense in completely updating the interior of this guesthouse, while preserving the integrity of the historically significant Victorian style of its exterior. Widescreen high definition television is available in both the great room and the bedroom. You’ll be impressed with a fully-stocked kitchen that will enable you to prepare a gourmet meal inside, while reserving your right to grill out on the deck if you so choose! You will find many opportunities for lodging in Columbia, but you will never find a replication of this turn of the century gem that awaits your visit. If you have more than three people traveling with you, Contact host About booking his Bungalo next door, which happens to be connected by a secret gate in the rear of the property. In other words, if your travels — be they for work or play— include Columbia...congratulations:You’ve just discovered it’s most unique getaway!

Property manager

J.L. Mann Cromer “Bubba”
Premier Host

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Amenities

Air conditioning
Parking available
Laundry

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Adults only
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Government issued ID required.
Host requests information regarding purpose for booking. Prior references from hosts required . Others accepted on a case by case basis

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Frequently asked questions

Is Shandon’s Best: Bubba’s Tranquil Treehouse pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Shandon’s Best: Bubba’s Tranquil Treehouse?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Shandon’s Best: Bubba’s Tranquil Treehouse?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Shandon’s Best: Bubba’s Tranquil Treehouse located?

Located in Downtown Columbia, this guesthouse is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from McKissick Museum and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from University of South Carolina. Allen University and Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Shandon’s Best: Bubba’s Tranquil Treehouse Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

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Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 38 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 38 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 38 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joe M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location and stay!!!!

Can't beat the Shandon neighborhood and location of the Treehouse. Bubba was a great host and the place was clean and cozy - would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a room!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute!

Cute, cozy, comfortable, convenient!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tricia K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quaint little hideaway

I enjoyed my weekend stay. So quiet. Woke up to the birds singing. Lovely. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

joseph s.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice stay in Shandon

We enjoyed the "Treehouse" in Shandon - Columbia, South Carolina. Bubba was very accommodating and responsive. We would definitely stay there again. It is the perfect place for a couple.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathi H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful!

Great property, great location, beautiful garden to look at off of the private patio, and a responsive host. We will be happy to book again!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

James P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent experience

Excellent experience
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jill P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend stay

Bubba was an excellent host. We enjoyed the treehouse and will definitely book again!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Close to it all in Cola!

Second time staying here. We did a long term rental for a few months and it couldn’t have been nicer. Wonderful neighborhood, super clean accommodations. Bubba, the host, is just great and will help with anything you may need during your time there.
Stayed 98 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Allison W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Will stay again!

I am always in search of the perfect place to stay in Columbia in close proximity to the stadium and university. This was perfectly located in town, easy to get to and very quiet for sleeping after a long football tailgate day! I will definitely recommend and stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

LAURA S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic!

Wonderful location! Wonderful rooms! Wonderful host! A+++
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Clean, Quaint, Well-appointed & Comfortable

Had a great stay! Quiet, well-kept neighborhood near Five Points. Clean, quaint, updated and comfortable. Would not hesitate to book again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gypsy Dharma T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Its become our girls weekend spot

This is pur 2nd time staying and it was a wonderful trip as always. Bunna is so kond makes you feel like family. The property is beautiful in the day time and night. Always something fun going on in colimbia SC.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Truly is Tranquil

Love love staying in the Devine neighborhood. Walkable to coffee shops and restaurants. Short drive to USC campus Highly recommend
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sheri M.

Wonderful

Awesome place! We loved it. Great location to downtown and a wonderful host! Thank you Bubba!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gypsy Dharma T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great girls weekend get away

My friend Lizzy and i had the best time. Walking distance to everywhere we wanted to go, beautiful place, beautiful nature. Sooo peaceful. I will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Ronnie P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

USC Fraternity dad’s weekend

Property is in a great location. It needs to be updated some but owner is very responsive.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Starr L L., Rock Hill, SC 29732

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thanksgiving 2023

The treehouse is such a quaint spot on Blossom St. The proximity to Devine St, restaurants, and shops was perfect too. The apt was clean with a very comfy bed. The entry way, I imagined, was like entering a secret garden; however, the ivy & fig vine needs a trim!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joy F., Round Rock, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy nest

Not only do you feel like you are staying in a treehouse, the accomodations are like a cozy nest. It has everything you need for a comfortable stay. The neighborhood is beautiful with tree lines streets. Very walkable. Bubba is a fabulous guy. We will be back.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brett E., Hartland

Tropical paradise!

Great place in a quiet and cozy neighborhood. Setting feels tropical and sitting on he deck with a bottle of wine was awesome. Close to 5 Corners and there is nice shopping and bars/restaurants right around th corner. Will definitely be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Byrd G., Jackson, GA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place

cozy little cottage in the best part of historic Columbia. Walking distance to great restaurants and shopping. Very close to McIntosh Cottage, our favorite antique store. Bubba is by far the best host imaginable. He is a fountain of information about Columbia and South Carolina having served in the State Legislature for many years. Very comfortable bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Stephanie J.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

Great location - nice linens

Great, great location. Neat concept, owner was quick to respond. Linens were very very nice and clean, good threadcount, the mattress may need some reinforcement or time for a new one as it sagged a bit in the middle. Would suggest, a deep clean, wasn't really really dirty, but smelled musty, however, it is a older home and maybe a new rug in the den, seemed to be at the end of it's lifespan.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous location and wonderful place

We had such a great weekend! It was our last parents weekend in Columbia after 2 sons and a total of 8 years. Wish I had found Bubba’s Treehouse years ago, b/c I would have booked it every year! Super comfortable and cozy guest house and the location is perfect in the lovely and quiet neighborhood of Shandon. Was half a mile from our son’s house in Five Points! Thanks so much for your hospitality Bubba:)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dawn S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quiet Oasis in downtown Cola

Wow - this was a relaxing, quiet, and private retreat with off-street parking, and close to everything. The owner is so personable and highly responsive. Sadly, my son is a senior - I wish I would have known about this place 4 years ago. I would have booked all of our stays here!!! Thanks so much!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

David S.

Getaway retreat feel at treetop level in private back house

I had a full day of activities at a professional conference and rather than do the hotels that everyone else was doing, I chose to hunker down at Bubba's Tree House. This was a great decision! It is the back building on her home's lot and feels private and secure. The kitchen had everything I needed and Bubba gave it a welcoming feel with note, gift and bottle of wine inviting some down time. The bathroom was well appointed with a great towel and the bed had that European featherbed feel. The location was in a lovely, historic neighborhood only a seven-minute drive from the center of USC and all of the action. Thank you VRBO. I look forward to my next visit to Columbia, SC whenever that might be!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michael S., Colorado Springs, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Magic Treehouse & Enchanted Garden

If you are looking for a place that feels like home, and ENVELOPES you in beautiful greenery and earthiness, you just found it. This is an upstairs carriage house converted into an apartment behind a beautiful house in the highly desirable Shandon area of Columbia near Devine Street. It has a private entrance, set in the most WONDERFUL beautiful garden (award winning actually) that unfolds with wonder and combines thoughtful intent with the beauty of natures chaos. The host who lives in the main house, "Bubba" Cromer may be one of the best human beings you will ever have the pleasure to meet. You are afforded all the privacy you desire, he never intrudes, but is there if you need ANYTHING. His hospitality is 5 star, his humor will have you laughing your ass off, little things like him leaving a bunch of his amazing marinated boiled peanuts dropped off as "hey, left these for you guys" will leave you speechless and craving more. Inside, the property is literally, in ways, a combination of a kids tree house with lots of memories, combined with an adults sensibility of homey shabby chic (but not in a negative way at all; an eclectic mix of old and new, but not really shabby at all, and the space just feels comfortable and right. The bed is FANTASTIC, the art deco lights, handblown glass crystal birds in a rusted cage mobile on the veranda, big overstuffed pillows and hanging chair with foot rest, combined with fine art along with amateur paintings, shows the love of time and history reflecting a life well lived. Again, in short, it feels like home right away. We have throughly enjoyed our stay, loved getting to know Bubba a little (and his beautiful puppy Queen Boudicia too), and can't say enough good about how pleasurable this stay has been! We leave with amazing memories sitting in rocking chairs on the veranda with Ivy and greenery surrounding us, drinking wine and snacking on the boiled peanuts, listening to owls, soaking in the beautiful nights. The back elevated deck off the bedroom looking out into the garden is magical at well, and a great place for coffee in the morning. Don't let this little gem pass you by! Thanks Bubba for a great time! We will certainly be back with any luck at all.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022