The Hotel Aiken is a 21-minute drive from Kitchings Mill. It's three-story main building was constructed in 1898 in classical revival style, and there's also a modern annex set around a courtyard. As the hotel's Tiki Bar is in the courtyard, guests are warned that late-night noise is likely in the courtyard rooms. The on-site One Hundred Laurens restaurant offers a tapas menu, while the Polo Tavern has live music from local bands Thursday through Sunday, and serves a bar menu.
Set in a historic clapboard home with wooden shutters, the Carriage House Inn is a 21-minute drive from Kitchings Mill. The inn's 16 rooms are furnished and decorated in 19th-century style, and some have four-poster beds. Dining options a few steps from the inn include Malia's, serving a contemporary American menu, and the Prime Steakhouse, which offers seafood as well as aged steaks. Hopelands Gardens, which cover 14 acres of mature oaks and fountains, is a three-minute drive from the Carriage House Inn.
Housed in a late 19th-century mansion with a splendidly pillared portico, the Willcox Hotel also has a seasonal outdoor pool. The Willcox is a 23-minute drive from Kitchings Mill. The on-site spa offers beauty treatments, yoga classes and massages, and there's even a special range of treatments for children. The hotel's restaurant specializes in fresh fish and certified Angus beef. A six-minute walk from the hotel, the Aiken County Historical Museum includes a schoolhouse from the 1890s, and exhibits in the main building chronicle local history.
The three-story, 84-roomed Fairfield Inn and Suites Aiken, a 23-minute drive from Kitchings Mill, is a little less than two miles from downtown Aiken. This modern hotel has an indoor pool, jetted tub and gym. Complimentary services include continental breakfast and high-speed Internet. Local eateries include VZ's Big Easy, offering Creole and Cajun cuisine, and the Aiken Brewing Company, which features craft-brewed beers and a casual dining menu with Mexican and American dishes. Both restaurants are a six-minute drive from the hotel.
