Savannah, United States

The Douglas

Price per night from$522.50

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Style

Genteel Georgian

Setting

Leafy Oglethorpe Avenue

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A sojourn at storied mansion turned hotel The Douglas feels like a stay in the company of generous (and elegant) friends. Grown-up gentility drips from every thoughtfully restored detail — the decorative fireplaces, polished bar, minibars stationed on galleried landings, and canapés to begin every evening. Each of this adults-only bolthole’s 16 rooms delivers cozy grandeur with space to lounge. Kick off your shoes and settle in for some seductive Southern charm.  

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

16

Check–Out

11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More details

Rates include breakfast with a choice of hot or cold options; house-made canapés in the Parlor each evening; pantry snacks and soft drinks stocked at communal stations, and espresso made to order.

Also

There are four ground-floor rooms, and an elevator to all floors. Room Four is fully ADA-compliant and wheelchair-accessible.

At the hotel

Bikes to borrow and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: smart TV, Dyson hairdryers, white noise machines, Marshall Bluetooth speakers, bathrobes, Aesop products, free bottled water, playing cards, and postcards to mail at the front desk.

Our favourite rooms

Sprawling Room Fifteen, at the top of the house, feels like the master of the mansion. Room Thirteen is sizeable with two sitting areas. Room Five is a spacious option on the ground floor with full-height windows and we love Room Two for its ground-floor people-watching potential. But as all rooms come with impressive beds, open fireplaces and marble bathrooms, you’ll be happy to adopt any of them as your own.

Spa

There’s no spa at The Douglas, but the concierge can arrange in-room wellness treatments and massages, on request and with notice.

Packing tips

A spine-tingling Gothic novel is the ideal companion to Savannah’s supernatural sensitivities. You won’t need much else; The Douglas has thought of everything.

Also

With the minimum of planned disruption, the hotel is building a restaurant on-site, Lester’s — under esteemed chef Jacques Larson (The Obstinate Daughter, Wild Olive) — due to open in early 2026.

Children

The Douglas welcomes adults only and you'll need to be at least 21 years old.

Sustainability efforts

The Douglas offers reusable glass water bottles in every room, and has a linen and towel reuse program. The kitchen operates as sustainably as possible: produce is sourced locally, and food waste is composted at local farms, and oyster shells are repopulated. A green certified restaurant is in the works.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Nab one of the beautiful antique chairs near the Parlor’s welcoming hearth for a cosy breakfast or fire-lit cocktail in winter, or by the huge windows for people watching in summer.

Dress Code

In keeping with the weekend-with-friends ambience, aim for considered casual — stuffy formality has no place here.

Hotel restaurant

There’s no restaurant at The Douglas, but breakfast is served in The Drawing Room, the Parlor or the lobby – wherever suits you best. A varied menu offers up Southern staples (shrimp and grits, chicken and apple links) alongside lighter fare such as acai bowls and butterbean toast.  

Hotel bar

The Drawing Room, the guests-only bar, serves as The Douglas’s beating heart. Savannah’s seafaring history is echoed in the artwork lining the walls, while the zinc bar also strikes a nautical note. Velvet seating and antique pieces create the cozy atmosphere of a private salon. Dinky though it might be, the bar offers a full range of cocktails, wines and spiritless drinks. Try the Afternoon Call, a mouthwatering mix of Murrell’s Row Gin, Aperol, Vermouth, elderflower and lemon, alongside the included daily selection of hors d’oeuvres. 

Last orders

The Drawing Room bar is open from 4pm until 10pm, although last orders is a relaxed affair.

Room service

There’s no room service, but on each floor you can find free sodas and soft drinks, and a pantry stocked with a selection of complimentary snacks. And staff can make you an espresso, as desired, throughout the day.

Location

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Address
The Douglas
14 East Oglethorpe Avenue
Savannah
GA 31401
United States

On a tree-lined avenue in Savannah’s leafy historic district, The Douglas is in strolling distance of the area’s cobblestoned squares and manicured parks.

Planes

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport is a 20- to 30-minute drive away. For arrivals from Europe, you’ll need a connecting flight via Atlanta or New York City. The Douglas’ concierge can arrange private airport transfers at additional cost.

Trains

Savannah station is a 10-minute taxi ride away and is served by intercity services including routes from New York and Washington DC.

Automobiles

On-street parking is available nearby, charged by the hour. The hotel also offers secure valet parking for $65 a night.

Worth getting out of bed for

Oglethorpe Avenue, on which The Douglas sits, is named for the man who planned the city’s interlinked grid system — America’s first. A stroll or cycle through the historic district’s leafy avenues, wandering through cobbled squares and under trees draped with Spanish moss, is a classic Savannah pastime. Extra points if you snap a pic on the Chippewa Square bench where Forrest Gump narrated his life story. The city’s history comes with a dark side, though — its notably haunted past. The Douglas concierge can arrange a private ghost tour so you can get your thrills (or chills) off the beaten track. Bonaventure Cemetery is an atmospheric destination, the resting place of Moon River composer Johnny Mercer and former governor Edward Telfair, who lends his name to the city’s famed art museum. Another historical site to visit is closer at hand; the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, is next door to The Douglas (one of the hotel’s former incarnations was a Scouts’ dorm). Around half an hour out, the coastal islands of Tybee and Hilton Head offer salt-tinged day trips and dolphin cruises. For nautical fun closer to the city, take a steamer boat along Savannah’s eponymous river for an old-timey taste of Southern hospitality.

Local restaurants

Happily the historic district is also a gourmand-pleasing destination: at Husk, menus may morph with the seasons, but Carolina swordfish, Florida snapper and Georgia shrimp set the seafood-skewed tone at this mansion-housed eatery a short walk from The Douglas. Nearby Common Thread (from the team behind Farm Bluffton) spotlights regional suppliers to show off Georgian produce in dishes such as Richard’s chicken with collard greens; pork collar with eggplant and okra, or mushroom XO lasagna. Or head to The Grey, housed in a curvaceous art deco bus station, for a diner-style experience that starts with oysters and ends with salted chocolate chip cookies, with an expertly mixed milk punch on the side. 

 

Local cafés

Stroll past The Collins Quarter on Bull Street on any given Saturday morning and you’ll find throngs of locals eager for its famed brunch and Aussie-style coffee. Grab a chair in the buzzy bare-brick dining room for smoked pork breakfast sandwiches and French toast.  

Local bars

The expansive marble counter at Bar Julian is an excellent perch from which to view the Savannah skyline. It sits in the Eastern Wharf district near Downtown and its innovative cocktail list includes the Leftover Pizza (pepper and parmesan vodka with tomato water and basil) and an optimistically titled Damage Control (mezcal and pineapple). Back on ground level, Artillery Bar is a chic spot housed in an imposing restored armory: dress up, pick a table and press the call button for a huge roster of champagnes, wines and top-notch cocktails.  

Reviews

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Anonymous review

By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this genteel hotel in the Southeastern US and unpacked their Georgia pecans and Gothic paperbacks, a full account of their serene city break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside The Douglas in Savannah… 
 
Having a Scarlett O’Hara moment on the sweeping palm-lined staircase of The Douglas is an irresistible way to enter this harbor of high-end heritage. It’s elegant from its colonial-style chandeliers right down to its antique-rugged toes.  

 

Despite its undeniable luxury, there’s a laidback irreverence to this restored mansion. The hotel’s mascot Vivienne — based on a Thirties bellhop — winks from door keys and artwork, cigarette in hand. There’s a whisper of one the building’s former lives as a gentleman’s club in the discreet, unstuffy Drawing Room bar and Parlor, with velvet sofas to sink into and a nip-prompting spirits selection.  

 

Bedrooms are imbued with individual character by local designer Kirby Caldwell, resulting in sophisticated sanctuaries you’ll relish returning to after a day strolling the scenic Savannah streets. Sipping a martini in the bar before bed, you’ll feel truly at home — if your home was one of the most tasteful residences on the Eastern seaboard.

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