The Blue Heron Inn

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  Home away from home...

  My husband and I took a much-needed weekend away at this truly special marsh side retreat. We have traveled extensively all over the US and Canada, and our experience at the Blue Heron matched or exceeded the best of our inn experiences.
  
  The house is a lovely, secluded Mediterranean style home on the edge of the gorgeous (and teeming with wildlife and birds) along the estuaries and salt marshes of Doboy Sound,near Sapelo Island and Darien GA, putting us midway between Savannah, Brunswick, Cumberland and Jekyll Island (all easy day trips away). My husband, a birder, was in paradise. The grounds are well appointed and landscaped with local flora, and there is a jaw-dropping organic garden that is a wonder to walk through! It was great fun to stretch our legs each day by exploring the docks and points around the marsh.
  
  The rooms are, well…roomy! How often we have been disappointed after poring over a website with gorgeous pictures only to feel duped into renting a cramped or loud room…Not the case here! We enjoyed an open, airy, quiet room with a king sized bed and plenty of space to navigate luggage and sitting to discuss our plans for the day. We asked to peer into other rooms as guests checked out, and see that this is the case across the board at the Blue Heron Inn.
  
  Activities in the area abound. Owners Jan and Bill Chamberlain, friendly and helpful in an unobtrusive way, made suggestions for excellent restaurants and guided tours (the ferry to Sapelo Island is only 5 minutes down the road), and there are kayaks and bicycles for exploring the area available at the guests’ whim. There were more opportunities to engage with the local culture than we had time for!
  
  Breakfasts were terrific and catered to special dietary needs; the first morning we enjoyed eggs Benedict and the second we were over the moon with sweet potato pancakes with pecans. No continental breakfast here…we could barely eat lunch, the breakfasts were so satisfying.
  
  Comfort is an obvious priority at this inn; whether the huge fireplace in the living room, the porch swings, the wine at 5pm, or the genuinely warm smiles and conversation, Jan and Bill have created a distinct feeling of being welcomed into a home away from home. We had the most delightful conversations with them and other guests due to this communal sense of peace and being well taken care of. One of the things we enjoy about B&Bs versus hotels is the opportunity to be more friendly with the owners as well as other guests. We left with a heart-full feeling of the specialness of the place and the hosts, and we will most certainly return.

  by LiciaBerry, 2/26/13
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  Never stayed, but most people agree.

  First off, the B&B is in Darien, GA not on Sapelo Island.
  
  I work in this tiny historic town, and everyone that has stayed at the B&B has nothing but compliments for the Inn Keepers.

  by whozitsdad, 7/13/08

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