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Mansion on Forsyth Park

Address: 700 Drayton St., Historic District, Savannah, GA, 31401 | Map It
Phone: 912/238-5158; 888/711-5114
www.mansiononforsythpark.com

Price range: $$$$
Location: Savannah

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 3.8/5

Fodor's Review:

Sophisticated, chic, and artsy only begin to describe this Kessler property. The newer wings blend perfectly with its historic surroundings and the original, 18,000 square-foot Victorian-Romanesque, redbrick and terra-cotta mansion. Sitting on the edge of Forsyth Park, its dramatic design, opulent interiors with a contemporary edge, and magnificently diverse collection of some 400 pieces of American and European art create a one-of-a-kind experience. Every turn delivers something unexpected—the antique hat collection; the pool with its creative water wall, and a canopied patio that looks like it's out of the Arabian Nights; a Nordic-looking full-service spa; back-lighted onyx panels and 100-year-old Italian Corona-marble pillars. The 700 Drayton Restaurant offers contemporary fine dining and professional, attentive service. Upstairs, Casimir's Lounge, with live piano and jazz, is one of the city's hot spots. Pros: no real breakfast, but Starbuck's coffee, pastries, and bagels are gratis in the Bösendorfer Lounge every morning; an exciting, stimulating environment that transports you from the workaday world; complimentary Lincoln Town Car and driver (limited). Cons: very pricey, particularly for room service and phone calls; some of the art from the early 1970s is not appealing.

Hotel Details: 126 rooms
In-room: safe, Internet, Wi-Fi.
In-hotel: restaurant, room service, bars, spa, Internet terminal, parking (paid).
Rate includes: European Plan
Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V

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Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by OCDiner from Orange County, CA on 6/29/09
This hotel looked very elegant on their web site. In reality, it is half modern/chic and half very strange/bordello-ish/tacky. It is as if two different people with different tastes designed different aspects of the hotel for a look that is not exactly cohesive. Housekeeping was okay - sometimes they felt like giving us washcloths, other times, not so much. And twice we were awakened in the middle of the night by a very strong "sewer-y" odor filling the room from either the vents or the drains. It was bad enough to wake us up! Service at the front desk, concierge and valet was great though. And the location was nice - right by Forsyth Park. We could walk from the hotel all the way down to River Street in about 30 or 45 minutes (it is about a mile away. Beware of booking a park-view room though - the hotel doesn't tell you that the park area directly across from the hotel is undergoing renovation and is completely torn apart. Not a pretty sight. All in all, not bad, but next time I think that I will try a hotel with more of a traditional southern feel.