Poolside's take on Savannah
The locals carry the top end in Savannah. Justine Inn Savannah, Kimpton Brice Hotel, Hotel Bardo Savannah hold the three highest Aura scores here, two of them independent, and the independent pair set the standard the flag has to chase. This is a bathroom-tub town (7 of 14): deep water behind a closed door. Slower, hotter, better sleep afterwards. We have come around to it. The median stay lists from $188, and in Savannah the smart spend sits near that line. The top of the ladder buys polish, not better water.
And the honest skip: Inn at Mulberry Grove. It posts the lowest Aura on this page, 69 (Mellow), with lists from $59 against a $188 page median, no guest score on file yet, a bathroom tub. The tub is real and the room name on its card is bookable; the value case is what is missing. Take it when the top of this page is sold out, not before.
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The soak to beat here: Justine Inn Savannah. Aura 94 (Immaculate), and the record is guests score it 9.6/10 across 1,582 reviews; lists from $201; book the Versailles Court Jacuzzi Room.
Kimpton Brice Hotel: An easy yes. Aura 85 (Serene): guests score it 8.4/10 across 2,596 reviews; lists from $169; the tub sits in the bedroom, soak-as-centerpiece format.
Hotel Bardo Savannah (Aura 84, Serene). Book with confidence: the tub sits in the bathroom, a closed-door deep soak; book the King Forsyth Park View Soaking Tub Room; guests score it 8.6/10 across 128 reviews.
Hampton Inn & Suites Savannah - I-95 South - Gateway (Aura 81, Warm). Dependable: guests score it 8/10 across 1,089 reviews; lists from $129, comfortably under the $188 page median; book the King Whirlpool Room.
McMillan Inn: A fair deal. Aura 76 (Warm): book the Drayton Queen Room 4 with Jetted Tub; no guest score on file yet, so the room record carries this one; lists from $175.
Mansion on Forsyth Park: Better than its billing. Aura 76 (Warm): lists from $289, near the top of the local ladder; the tub sits in the bathroom, a closed-door deep soak; book the Corner Suite with Spa Tub.
Foley House Inn: A fair deal. Aura 76 (Warm): lists from $233; the tub sits in the bathroom, a closed-door deep soak; book the Luxury Room with King Bed and Jetted Tub (204 Stafford).
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Savannah Historic District: Know the trade-offs before you book. Aura 73 (Mellow): lists from $122, comfortably under the $188 page median; the tub sits in the bathroom, a closed-door deep soak; book the King Room with Whirlpool.
Serviceable, not special: The Gastonian. Aura 72 (Mellow), and the record is the tub sits in the bathroom, a closed-door deep soak; book the 101 Caracalla Suite; no guest score on file yet, so the room record carries this one.
Catherine Ward House Inn: Serviceable, not special. Aura 72 (Mellow): no guest score on file yet, so the room record carries this one; lists from $219; the tub sits in the bathroom, a closed-door deep soak.
Serviceable, not special: Azalea Inn & Villas. Aura 72 (Mellow), and the record is no guest score on file yet, so the room record carries this one; lists from $217; the tub sits in the bedroom, soak-as-centerpiece format.
SpringHill Suites Savannah Downtown/Historic District (Aura 72, Mellow). Know the trade-offs before you book: no guest score on file yet, so the room record carries this one; lists from $161; the tub sits in the bedroom, soak-as-centerpiece format.
Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Historic District: Fine when the price behaves. Aura 69 (Mellow): no guest score on file yet, so the room record carries this one; lists from $122, comfortably under the $188 page median; the tub sits in the bedroom, soak-as-centerpiece format.
Inn at Mulberry Grove (Aura 69, Mellow). Serviceable, not special: lists from $59, comfortably under the $188 page median; the tub sits in the bathroom, a closed-door deep soak; book the Jacuzzi Suite.