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Ballastone Inn Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

14 E. Oglethorpe Ave, Savannah, GA 31401
Rates from
$247.00+
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Location Historic District
Phone 800/822-4553, 912/236-1484
Fax 912/236-4626
Web site www.ballastone.com
Room Information 16 units
Prices $235-$305 doubles; $335-$355 suite. Rates include full breakfast, afternoon tea,and evening hors d'oeuvres
Credit Cards AE, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV, hair dryer, fireplace (in some)
Parking Limited off-street parking
Kids No children 15 and under

Ballastone Inn Review

This glamorous inner-city B&B occupies a dignified 1838 building separated from the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace (home of the founder of the Girl Scouts of America) by a well-tended formal garden; it's richly decorated with all the hardwoods, elaborate draperies, and antique furniture you'd expect. For a brief period (only long enough to add a hint of spiciness), the place functioned as a bordello and a branch office for the Girl Scouts (now next door). It has an elevator, unusual for Savannah B&Bs, but no closets (they were taxed as extra rooms in the old days and so never added). It also has many truly unusual furnishings -- cachepots filled with scented potpourri, and art objects that would thrill the heart of any decorator. An antique bar offering boutique wines and beer is tucked is tucked into a corner of what was originally a double parlor

Facilities:
Breakfast room; lounge; spa treatments; nonsmoking rooms

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.



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