Savannah Travel Forum

I'm thinking about planning a short getaway to Savannah with my husband to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. I've heard wonderful things about Savannah, and things about an island beach with seashells and such. Just wondering if mid to late October is still beachy kinda weather and if you can recommend anything about where to stay, what to do, where to go, where to eat, etc.

Thanks! :)

My wife and I are taking a driving trip through the southern US and we can stay either in Charleston or Savannah, or anywhere in between. From what I've been reading Savannah sounds dangerous? Any advice or recommendations are welcome...

Regards

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I am planning to take the train from Jacksonville, FL to Savannah. Does anyone know of a B&B in a safe location that would be good for a woman alone to stay at? I am hoping to find a place that may pick me up at the train station as well. Any other tidbits of info. in re/to where a woman alone in Savannah should go/not go would be appreciated. I will be there for 2 nights. Thank you!

I'm working on releasing a coffee table book on Savannah by mid or the end 2009 through National Geographic Books. I've finished the first portion of the photos, but will be returning to take more in the near future. This time around I want to concentrate on the food, people, possibly the industries of fishing and handcrafts and back roads. This isn't going to be a tourist guide, but a book about Savannah's since of place. I would love to hear your thoughts on this project, but I can't give too much information away. I'm always interested in hearing stories and getting input on new ideas to include in book. I'm also happy to give credit in the acknowledgments to the stories and ideas that I use. Some of the photos are posted on my website under travel at www.johnstonphotos.org. I look forward to hearing from you and your ideas.

We were recently in Savannah and took one of the tours. The guide pointed out a "dog" on point as we drove past a square. Half of our party thinks the dog was real, the other half thinks it was a statue. If it is a statue can anyone confirm that and tell me in which square it is located. A lunch out is riding on the info. Thanks.

what can i do in the african savannah?

Which is the best trolley tour company to use in Savannah. We are looking for one we can get on and off of and has fairly frequent service.
Thanks you

Is this a good central location to stay?
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I've been reading up on the "bad" areas of Savannah - and though this is right in the District, one of the bed areas seems to be nearby - at West Oglethorpe (just west of MLK Jr. Blvd? Any thoughts?

Thanks!

We found a few private homes to stay at in different locations. Can you look at the locations and let me know what you think is the better? We want to be able to walk to everything!

Please tell me if you think certain locations are too far south, too far north, too far east or just perfect. I am interested to know if the places around the park are too far south and whether staying on River or Broughton is too far north. Thanks!

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Hi Everyone!

There are 4 of us traveling to Savannah for a long weekend and I was hoping you could answer a couple of questions for us?

First, we are deciding between 4th of July weekend and Columbus Day weekend in October. Do you have any suggestions as to which would be more pleasant, weather and crowd wise?

Second, we are planning on renting a private home/condo for our stay. We know that downtown is basically bordered by the Park on the South, the River on the North, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. on the West and East Broad St on the East. Those boundaries seem to be about a mile in each direction, such that staying anywhere in between the boundaries is pretty ideal and convenient for access to the park, River St, Boughton St., restaurants and major attractions.

That being said, is there an area within the 1 mile district that is MORE ideal? Some are right at the Park area, either slightly southeast or southwest of the park, some are directly on Boughton Street (loft like condos), others are smack dab in the middle and others are further north near or on River Street.

Our preferences are super flexible, but we would 100% like to be near and convenient to everything. We like everything, from off the beaten path (BUT still close to everything (walking)) OR in the middle of all the action!

What do you think? Looking for an insiders opinion.

Hope you can help us out. Thanks so much!

Kristina

Hi!

I'm looking for a hotel in Savannah and I found this Homewood Suites 4 miles from the city center.

5820 White Bluff Road

Is that a good neighborhood?

Hey y'all! I went to Savannah last year in August and all the clubs and bars were on Bay St. When I went back for St. Patrick's Day this year they had all moved!!! I'm going back for St. Patrick's this year and I'm trying to gets a heads start on figuring out where everything on Bay St. went. Or what recommendations do y'all have on places to go??? I know the club on the river (forgot the name...hope it's still there!!!), but please let me know if there are any other suggestions! Thanks so much!!!

Have NEVER travelled like this before, but am planning trip with older aunt from nj to savannah and would like to know if anuone has resources for organized conducted bus tours from here to there

Hi there ... We are going to a wedding and we'd like to stay somewhere within walking distance from the Planters Inn, (that's a little more affordable. Thanks!

Hello. My fiance and I will be going to Savannah the end of September for our honeymoon. Just curious about how are the taxi services are priced priced. I've heard it's not a good idea to drive through Savannah due to narrow roads and car break-ins, so about how much would it cost us to say, get a ride down from Hilton Head? Or even Pooler or Garden City??

Any other direct advice for Savannah in Fall would be much appreciated.
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Looking for reviews on "Julia's Hideaway" or advice on if it's in a good location. "located 1 block from Jones St. (cited as the most beautiful street in the South by Southern Living Magazine) and is next to Savannah’s growing Design District."

What is the name of Florence Martus' dog on the Waving Girl statue in Savannah, GA?

I will be traveling to Savannah in August with my 7 yr old daughter. We would like to stay at a B&B. I have been doing some research and know that some do allow children. So far, we have found the Hamilton Turner Inn, Savannah B&B, Azalea Inn.

I would like to stay somewhere that is fairly centrally located within the historic district, so it is easy to walk to the must sees. Under $200 or close to it per night would be great.

Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!

Kirsten

Hi all,

I'll be in the lovely city of Savannah for a long weekend in September. Can anyone give me a few good restaurant suggestions and any must see or do ideas?

Thanks

I am going to Savannah for one day and I don't know where to go. I want to spend most of the day seeing historic stuff but I want to know what is the best to see. I will probably be there from about 8 am to 8 pm. Does anyone have any ideas as to a possible itinerary?

I've got a group of girls going to Savannah for my child's birthday. They range in age from 12-16. What are some main suggestions of things to do that they won't be bored with?

We are going to be in Savannah this summer and I would love to be able to take my wife to Paula Deen's restaurant. From what I have read, it is very difficult to get a reservation. I would appreciate any tips in this regard. Are some days easier than others?
Thanks,
Dave

We are going to Savannah mid June. Any suggestions for best restaurants? Do not want high end, but not cheapo either. Menu prices around 20?

My sister and I are travelling to Savannah in 2 weeks. I have never been on a "big vacation" like this before and was wondering if anyone could give us some tips on out of the way places to eat, sights that you might recommend seeing, and things to do while we are there for 3 days.
Thanks!

Is there anywhere close to Savannah that you can get away with sleeping on the beach? Tybee Island? Or any campsites closer to the ocean than to the city? We want to check out both city and bech but sleeping near the beach is our preference (I'm with a girl from Iowa who's never seen the Atlantic!)

We are traveling from the UK to Atlanta in April for a family wedding and have 5 days after to travel and see some sights. We will have a 3 year old and a baby with us. We were thinking of driving down to Savannah, with an over night stop near Augusta.

Any advice, kid friendly places to visit or eat would be appreciated. We are on a tight budget and I am using loyalty points to stay at Holiday Inns where possible.

Or would you go somewhere else, Charleston?

Possible move---tell me what is great, what is not so great, all the insider info we need to make a choice of whether or not to relocate. Also, what are the different neighborhoods like? Anyones to check out of areas to avoid (like lots of crime there, etc.). Thanks!

My mom and I are traveling to Savannah for Mother's Day. We are staying at the Best Western on Gateway Blvd. It was very economical. We plan to do the Paula Deen tour and several other things. Please inform me of this motel. I do not mind driving to locations but I do not want to be on a bad part of town.
Thanks.

hi, i will be coming to Savannah in the next few weeks and wanted to know if there were like hostels in the area, i cant seem to find any information on the net,

any help will be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Is there a "custodian" of the SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, USA Travel Guides?
If so, how do I contact them?

reason I am asking is that I went to look through the Savannah, GA "things to do" and found like 200 entries. so i went "ooooooohhhhhhmmmmmm" and relaxed and paged through them. some (few) were informative; some (too many) were "out of the guidebook" descriptions of each of the 21 Squares in Savannah (this is info i can get from the savannah.com website); some (irritatingly) were nothing more than numbered pictures with no comment or a comment of "no comment"; AND they are not layed out in any structure, just hodge-podge with many repeats of exactly the same info.

when i am looking for things to do in a new city; i come here to find out what YOU did and why it was fun to do. i can find stock info from brochures on any website; i don't need to waste time getting it here too.

can someone cleanup the Savannah mess?

(i now get off my soapbox.... i only rented it for a half-hour).