Savannah's luxury hotels divide along one axis: the Historic District properties among the squares, and the riverfront builds that face the water. Both camps charge within the same band, both draw returning guests, and neither is the obvious wrong choice. The difference is what you want when you step outside the door. A district inn puts you on a residential block where the city unfolds on foot; a riverfront hotel puts you on the water with the scale to match. The five properties below compete in the same tier and cluster in the same part of the city, which makes the decision feel smaller than it is. It is not small. Savannah rewards the visitor who picks the right street over the right lobby.
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1 Hamilton Turner Inn
Luxury330 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31401Historic District inn at the lowest rate on this list
At 330 Abercorn Street, Hamilton Turner Inn occupies the Savannah Historic District at the scale the district was built for. Skip the hotels designed around ballroom capacity and conference signage; this is a property where the neighborhood carries the stay. Trip.com classifies it as luxury tier and quotes a nightly rate of USD 251, the lowest on this list and low enough to make the location feel like a pricing error. The inn earns the rate without the square footage, and the street earns the return visit.
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2 Perry Lane Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Savannah
Luxury256 East Perry Street, Savannah, GA 31401Luxury Collection property on a side street in the Historic District
Light pours down East Perry Street where Perry Lane Hotel stands at 256, inside the Savannah Historic District. The locals know the side streets between the squares better than the squares themselves, and this address is on one. Trip.com classifies the property as luxury tier and quotes a nightly rate of USD 290. The riverfront hotels chase convention traffic; Perry Lane earns its rate by placing you where you want to be when you step outside.
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3 The Alida, Savannah, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Luxury412 Williamson Street, Savannah, GA 31401Mid-range luxury on Williamson Street inside the Historic District
Inside the Savannah Historic District, The Alida sits at 412 Williamson Street with a luxury classification on Trip.com and a nightly rate of USD 268. Don't bother with hotels that trade on the brand name printed on the keycard; what matters in Savannah is the block you sleep on. The rate splits the difference between the least and most expensive entries on this list, and the Williamson Street address earns what it asks. The hotel is the mid-range pick in price and the district pick in position.
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4 JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District
Luxury500 W River St, SavannahHighest-rated and most expensive riverfront property on this list
One guest review of JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District calls it 'very decent', which undersells a property at 500 W River St carrying a guest rating of 8.9 on Trip.com. The locals head to the riverfront for the walk, not the hotel lobby; book here for the address and let the district around it do the work. Trip.com classifies the property as luxury tier and quotes a nightly rate of USD 353, the highest on this list, in the Savannah Historic District. The rating is the highest here and the rate matches it.
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5 Marriott Savannah Riverfront
Luxury100 General McIntosh Boulevard, Savannah, GA 31401The contrarian pick outside the Historic District
At USD 259 a night on Trip.com, Marriott Savannah Riverfront at 100 General McIntosh Boulevard sits in the Robert M Hitch Village zone, the only property on this list outside the Historic District. Avoid the assumption that a district address is always the better booking; this hotel earns a luxury classification on Trip.com and a guest rating of 8.3 from a different part of the city. The rate and the location make it the contrarian pick, and the boulevard address offers a stay that the district inns cannot replicate.
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