Savannah for luxury travelers
Here's Savannah through the lens of luxury travelers: the canonical questions worth asking before you book a flight, the curated lists worth opening when you want a shortcut to local expertise, and the live right-now data below ready to inform your next decision about when, where, and how to spend your time on the ground.
Savannah for luxury travelers, in numbers
- Picks on this page
- 5 places across 1 lists, led by Hamilton Turner Inn, Perry Lane Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Savannah, The Alida, Savannah, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
- luxury-tier hotels
- 5 in the Trip.com poolfrom US$251 a night
Questions luxury travelers ask about Savannah
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Where to stay
The Historic District between Forsyth Park and River Street for a first visit. You can walk to 21 of 22 squares, every major restaurant, and the riverfront without a car. Budget $150-300 for a Historic District hotel, $90-160 for the Victorian District two blocks south. Skip Tybee Island unless you want a beach trip, not a city trip.
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Must-see
Forsyth Park, not River Street. Start at the cast-iron fountain in the 30-acre park at the southern end of the Historic District. Walk north through the original squares before 9am, when the live oaks still drip with overnight condensation and the cobblestones hold cool air. The riverfront is a gift-shop corridor.
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Food culture
Savannah eats Lowcountry, rooted in the Gullah-Geechee rice-and-seafood tradition. Stone-ground grits, tidal-creek shrimp, she-crab soup, and red rice appear on menus from the Historic District to the Starland District. Skip the River Street tourist corridor for serious eating. The best plates come from neighborhood restaurants south of Forsyth Park, where kitchens still cook in cast iron and bacon fat.
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Airport to city
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) sits about 11 miles northwest of the Historic District. Uber or Lyft from the arrivals curb costs $15-25 and takes 15-20 minutes. No rail link or airport bus exists. Taxis charge a flat $25-35 to downtown. Rideshare is the simplest option for first-time arrivals.
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Cost per day
Budget $65/day in Savannah covers a hostel dorm ($30-35), two counter-service meals ($18 combined), and walking the Historic District's 22 squares for free. Midrange runs $155 with a hotel near the district and sit-down dinners. The open-container law saves you bar markup. A $3 store-bought tallboy is legal on the sidewalk in a plastic cup.
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