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 ENJOY OUR 2012 HOLIDAY TOUR OF INNS!

BALLASTONE INN AZALEA INN AND GARDENS PRESIDENTS QUARTERS INN ZEIGLER HOUSE INN AMETHYST INN AT SARAH'S GARDEN FORSYTH PARK INN

VIEWS OF SELECTED INNS

Savannah's incomparable beauty and world-wide reputation as a leading tourist destination make it the perfect environment for Innkeepers!   Private luxury inns of all types can be found here.  Usually, the only way to experience and compare these Inns is to book a few nights.  But no one can try them all!  So the Holiday Tour of Homes has created a special Sunday event for our guests -- the "Holiday Tour of Inns." 

We have selected six of the most exciting and prestigious private inns in Savannah -- five which are new to our Inn Tour this year --  and arranged for them to open their doors to our guests on Sunday afternoon, after the Saturday Holiday Tour of Homes.  As the photographs of these inns -- rotating on the left and individually below with a brief narrative -- illustrate, these properties are all different.  But all share one key ingredient: An Innkeeper with imagination, creativity, and total dedication to the comfort of the guests!


You should consider staying in one of these Inns on your 2012 holiday weekend visit to Savannah. 
A click on any of the photographs below will take you to the Inn's website, where you can learn all about the inn, take a virtual tour, and book a room.




HOLIDAY TOUR OF INNS - KEY FACTS

  • WHAT:  Visit a number of uniquely different private inns, beautifully decorated for the Holidays.  View accommodations, facilities and enjoy refreshments
  • WHEN:  12:30 -  4 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012 
  • WHERE & HOW:   Walk or drive, start anywhere, locations are shown on the map in your Holiday Tour of Homes Guidebook issued with your tickets.
  • TICKETS ON LINE:  Tickets are $25.  Buy on-line on our "Tickets" page for pickup at our Holiday Tour of Homes Headquarters on Saturday Dec 8 between 9:30 am and 5:30 pm and again on Sunday Dec 9 between 11 am and 2 pm.
  • TICKETS LAST MINUTE:  Tickets will also be sold at Tour Headquarters.
  • ASSISTANCE FOR TOUR GUESTS:  Tour Staff will be available at Tour Headquarters on Saturday Dec 10 between 9:30 am and 5:30 pm, and again on Sunday Dec 11 between 11 am and 2 pm to answer questions and assist our guests. 
  • TOUR HEADQUARTERS: Is in the Savannah Visitor's Center, 301 Martin Luther King Boulevard, in downtown Savannah.  The link below will take you to an interactive map and complete driving instructions.
  • WEB LINKS:  TICKETS   TOUR HQ  
 
   

Each Inn is showcased below along with a brief narrative.
  Visit any Inn's website by clicking on their photograph

Zeigler House Inn

ZEIGLER HOUSE INN

ZEIGLER HOUSE INN

Standing out on the otherwise quiet avenue, our Savannah bed and breakfast offers good cheer, a simply exquisite jubilee of casual fare and privileged comforts. The most popular luxurious feature at Zeigler House Inn is the extraordinary bed comforts. The greatest conveniences are the location and in-room kitchens. The Italianate home built in 1856 represents the Old South with all its charming romantic splendor, chivalry, and gracious hospitality. The stately house epitomizes what is fine and beautiful in historic Savannah. There’s no need to be a stranger here. The gentle leisure is not extravagant but graceful for unceremonious, home-away-from-home comforts.

Our Savannah, Georgia bed and breakfast is located along legendary Jones Street – the one that Southern Living describes as the “most beautiful street in North America” – guests mellow into the comforts of Savannah’s privileged gentlefolk. The Inn is ideally located within a short walk of the major downtown attractions including shops, restaurants, art galleries, museums, Forsyth Park, City Market, and Savannah’s historic River Street.

 

Forsyth Park Inn

FORSYTH PARK INN

FORSYTH PARK INN

We graciously invite you to visit the historic and lovely Forsyth Park Inn during this year’s Holiday Tour of Homes. We warmly welcome visitors with homemade sugared Christmas cookies, fine holiday hot chocolate, and warm seasonally spiced cider. With the sweet scents of peppermint and pine throughout the inn and flickering fireplaces keeping the guests warm, visitors will feel a true sense of southern hospitality at its holiday best! The inn will be decorated in creative and elegant fashion, and the adorned Christmas tree always impresses.

Forsyth Park Inn is a circa 1893 Queen Anne Victorian mansion that overlooks the breathtaking Forsyth Park; truly an elegant mansion for the eyes to behold. Originally, acquired by a celebrated sea captain from Nova Scotia, Captain Aaron Flint Churchill, who became a prominent Savannah citizen involved in both the cotton and steel industry. Interiors showcase remarkable woodwork, 14-foot ceilings, a grand staircase, and beautiful parquetry floors throughout. The inn offers full gourmet breakfast each morning, early evening hors d'oeuvres, and homemade sweets each night. The innkeeper always strives to immerse guests into the pampered lifestyle of the 19th century of Savannah. We look forward to your holiday visit!

 

Azalea Inn and Gardens

AZALEA INN AND GARDENS

AZALEA INN AND GARDENS

Constructed in 1885, the Victorian inn was home to the then prominent sea captain and member of the Cotton Exchange, Walter Coney. Located on quiet brick side-walked East Huntingdon Street, this stately residence was first established as an inn in 1994 and boasted that a guest could “… eat breakfast with Sherman, Lee and Juliette…” The dining room’s murals (above the chair rail in the seven-sided dining room) depict important events and people in Savannah’s history and provide a lively topic of conversation around the breakfast table.

Proving you can ‘travel well on little’ in historic Savannah, or indulge to your heart’s content, innkeepers Teresa and Micheal Jacobson spoil their guests in this quiet oasis with casual dining recommendations, tips on where to go to experience historic Savannah's unique character, and nightly wine and hors d’oeuvres (except Sunday). As a guest in their home you will enjoy 24-hour access to signature snacks, fresh fruit, hot chocolate, coffee, tea, and cold beverages, and may stay as connected as you like with complimentary wireless Internet. Right outside our door you can enjoy a quick jog around the Forsyth Park, walk to many shops and restaurants, and envelop yourself in Savannah’s history.

 

Ballastone Inn

 BALLASTONE INN

  BALLASTONE INN

This picture-perfect Italianate mansion (circa 1838) is on Oglethorpe Avenue near Bull Street.  The soft curve of the  Ballastone Inn’s festively decorated marble staircase fascinates year around.  Innkeeper Jennifer Salandi extends a unique invitation to step inside Ballastone mansion, decked out in Christmas finery for the 2012 Holiday Tour of Homes. Freshly baked Christmas cookies, warm fireplaces, and the inn’s hostess -- dressed in full period costume for the occasion -- will welcome tour visitors to this "Grand Dame" of Savannah’s famous bed and breakfast mansions. For last minute Christmas and Hanukah gifts the inn’s newly published cookbook, "Simply Ballastone", is available for purchase.

Showcasing beauty in architecture, comforts, and social refinement, Ballastone continues to benchmark the best of historic inn lodging in the American South. See the intimate inn’s Savannah-themed, antique-rich décor featured in the formal entry, visiting parlor, tearoom, private bar, plus 16 sumptuous bedrooms on four floors. The hidden courtyard garden, silver service, vintage gas fireplaces, and elevator add to the inn’s list of surprising details.

Amethyst Inn and gardens

AMETHYST INN AT SARAH'S GARDEN

AMETHYST INN AT SARAH'S GARDEN

Inspired from the decorations of the post-Civil War's New South and colorful Victorian architecture, Amethyst Inn at Sarah's Garden offers a timeless, and yet always new, family-friendly experience.  Located "North of Gaston” near Forsyth Park, this happily vibrant "Painted Lady" Victorian Mansion (ca. 1888) sets the stage for a character-rich Savannah experience -- a sense of homecoming for many of our loyal guests who return again and again. Savor new trends, new foods, and a family-welcome while you still enjoy the certain history and culture that is embedded into the soul of the Landmark Savannah Historic District.

Located where noble, historic streets -- Habersham and Gaston -- meet in Savannah's Landmark Historic District, the Inn reposes fittingly among Gaston Street's stately mansions along the southern boundary of colonial Savannah.

Amethyst Inn’s owners share their family-friendly inn lifestyle with their guests. An impromptu breakfast-time idea might roll into a family-supper party invitation, or a blues and wine party where Savannah's musicians bring more of the historic city's unique spirit and fun into the mix.

 

President's Quarters Inn

PRESIDENTS QUARTERS INN

PRESIDENT'S QUARTERS INN

Nestled in the heart of the downtown historic district on Oglethorpe Square, this Savannah inn’s exclusive location is only steps away from the many sights and attractions that the "Hostess City" has to offer - City Market and River Street, the theatre district, world class restaurants, galleries and boutique shops, and the beautifully landscaped parks and squares that make Savannah famous.

Originally constructed in 1855, these twin, Federal-style mansions were extensively renovated in 2007. This elegant, historic inn now features 16 overly spacious, richly appointed suites with fireplaces and private balconies.

 Each suite, named after United States Presidents who have visited Savannah, is newly decorated with both antique and period reproduction furnishings.

 
 
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