6 Best Hotels in Southwest Georgia, Georgia

Accommodations at this sprawling resort range from fairly basic motel-style guest rooms at the Mountain Creek Inn to fully furnished two- to four-bedroom luxury cottages and villas, all of them with lovely panoramic vistas and verdant woodland garden settings. The gem of the resort is the four-diamond Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens with its comfortable hotel-style rooms, outdoor pool, on-site restaurant, and the award-winning spa, which offers a full range of services. A 10-mile paved biking and hiking trail meanders through the property. There's great fishing in 13 stocked ponds and an adventure zipline course, and the golf courses are famously impressive. Various meal and recreation packages are available. Your room key gains you access to the property's famous gardens from dawn until dusk.

Housed in a former 19th-century grist mill, this newly-opened boutique hotel on the banks of Chattahoochee River features comfortable rooms and an on-site restaurant with breathtaking riverfront views—original brick walls, ironwork and wood beams are incorporated into the design of the public spaces and rooms, creating warmth and a sense of history. Rooms feature all the creature comforts you’d expect, plus a Nespresso machine and luxurious rain shower system. A free continental breakfast with fresh baked pastries is offered each morning. 

Opened in 2021, 106-room boutique hotel is the new crown jewel in Columbus’s downtown renaissance—its modern industrial chic decor pays tribute to Columbus’s textile manufacturing past with warm wood finishes, metalwork, local art and historic maps. Its primo riverfront location offers sweeping views from many rooms, and especially from the rooftop bar, Eighteen85, a local hotspot. There’s also a full-service restaurant, fitness center and outdoor heated pool on site. 

On the site of a vast 1860s complex of warehouses, factories, mills, and a Confederate arsenal, this hotel is a key component of the Columbus Convention and Trade Center just across the street. The rooms and public areas are modern—the lobby has huge skylights that allow natural light to pour in onto the marble floors and the original brickwork of its cotton-mill origins. Rooms are simple but tasteful, and many overlook the Riverwalk Park. With a terrific location between Broadway's Victorian district and the Riverwalk, and a Houlihan's restaurant, the Marriott was a key-player of the city's downtown revival and still a great choice.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this B&B includes a main house and separate cottage, offers a glimpse of old Columbus's elegance—with four-poster mahogany beds, hardwood floors, and period antiques. Each stay includes a full Southern breakfast and afternoon wine and cheese reception. The inn has recently undergone renovations and added an expansive courtyard that offers occasional live music and literary events for guests and the community.