Savannah holiday apartment

The apartment is located above the garage behind a well restored historic home. While the house was built in the 1880’s the carriage house is new, spacious, well maintained, and comfortable. TV and wireless internet are provided and worked very well. Bathroom has a full shower/tub. Large walk-in closet also has a washer/dryer. Kitchen has electric range, microwave, dishwasher and a good sized refrigerator. Living room has a large sectional sofa and there is also a fold-up bed.
The owners are on-site and were very hospitable. Tenants have access to the garden area between the main house and carriage house. The garden is beautiful, very well kept, and guarded by a little dachshund who barks when you enter the yard but is harmless and actually well behaved.
The house is located at the south end of Forsyth Park but within walking distance to the historic section. A few blocks walk will give you access to the free shuttle that travels around the historic district. Also a few blocks away is a nice sized Kroger’s grocery store with a large parking lot. The visitor’s center is worth a stop for information (free parking) and the gift shops have lower prices for souvenirs than many shops on River Street.
We did some house tours and museums and walked the historic district visiting every square. We especially enjoyed the free concerts in the squares during the month of July. The town is walker friendly and has lots of shops and restaurant choices. For restaurants: Vic’s on the River was very good as a dinner choice and The Express Café excellent for lunch.
House tours were better than I expected. The best was the Green-Meldrim house that served as General Sherman’s headquarters during the Civil War, and the worst of which was the Mercer-Williams House, made famous in the book “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”. The Mercer-Williams house tour is advertised as a 40 minute tour but ours was over in under 20 minutes. They only show the first floor and the guide seemed bored with giving the tour and rushed us through every room.
We would definitely recommend visiting Savannah and staying at this lovely carriage house.

The location provides a wonderful alternative to the waterfront tourist area for those who want to get a feel for living in Savannah. We spent lots of time walking throughout the city, jogging around Forsyth Park, and in a local coffee shop, The Sentient Bean. From the carriage house, it was an easy drive to the barrier islands for kayaking. We could fix our own meals, purchasing food from a Kroger grocery store a few blocks away. The carriage house was a delightful and comfortable place to spend a couple weeks in a very walkable city.

We loved this place. It was perfect for the 2 of us. We had no problem walking to everything we wanted to see even to the riverfront. We took the free CAT shuttle a couple times...pick up was right at the other end of Forsythe Park. But enjoyed our walks. Joe & Diane were Great. Their gardens are beautiful. Had internet w/ no problems. We even walked to the Kroger's Grocery. Only used our car to drive to Bonaventure Cemetery. Place came w/ some dvd's, books, games---we loved playing Oceanopoly. Very clean, well kept place.