Mansion on Forsyth Park

Character and identity

Set in a 19th-century red brick Romanesque pile that once served as a funeral home, this 125-room property trades hard on its Southern Gothic credentials. The interiors carry the architecture inward: heavy wooden headboards, candelabras, a palette of browns and creams, and art (paintings, sculptures, even a Victorian hat gallery) scattered throughout. The all-day restaurant 700 Drayton leans into the mood with wood panelling, animal portraits and game trophies, serving local crab cakes and pecan-crusted salmon. Poseidon Spa and an onsite cooking school round out the offer. Service is polished and anticipatory, with doors held and luggage handled smoothly. Forsyth Park sits at the doorstep.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What you're paying for here is atmosphere: a genuinely unusual building, art at every turn, and a Forsyth Park address that puts you at the centre of historic Savannah. Book a park-facing room (the views are the upgrade that matters) and lean into the cooking school or spa rather than relying on the restaurant alone to define the stay.