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Georgia

Historic Hotels & Inns in Georgia

From Savannah’s squares to the Golden Isles, downtown Atlanta and the North Georgia mountains: every historic hotel and inn in the state we could verify.

44 historic places to stay in 12 towns · verified October 2026 · by Historic Inns editors

The short answer

Savannah has the most, with 27 historic inns and hotels around its squares and riverfront. Beyond it, stay at the Jekyll Island Club, the Gilded Age winter club of the Morgans and Pulitzers, or the 1941 King and Prince on St. Simons Island. In Atlanta, book the 1911 Georgian Terrace. In the mountains, the Glen-Ella Springs Inn, an 1880s mineral-springs hotel.

Our top picks

Oldest

17Hundred90 Inn

Built 1821 · Savannah

A rambling inn between Oglethorpe and Columbia Squares whose oldest section dates to 1821, with a restaurant downstairs and a ghost story…

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Most haunted

The Marshall House

Built 1851 · Savannah

Mary Marshall's 1851 hotel on Broughton Street, used as a Union hospital in 1864 and 1865. It bills itself as Savannah's oldest…

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Grand hotel

The Georgian Terrace

Built 1911 · Atlanta

Atlanta's 1911 Beaux-Arts grand hotel across Peachtree Street from the Fox Theatre, where the 1939 Gone with the Wind premiere gala was…

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Where they are

Where to go

Savannah27 historic places to stay · founded 1733Oldest: 17Hundred90 Inn (1821)See the guide →Atlanta6 historic places to stay · incorporated 1847Oldest: The Candler Hotel (1906)See the guide →

Every historic inn in Georgia

InnTownBuiltRoomsTypePriceHaunted
17Hundred90 InnSavannah182129Inn$$YesRates
Stovall House InnSautee Nacoochee18375B&B–Rates
The 1842 InnMacon184219Inn–Rates
Eliza Thompson HouseSavannah184725B&B$$YesRates
The Marshall HouseSavannah185168Boutique hotel$$YesRates
The Cotton Sail HotelSavannah185256Boutique hotel–Rates
East Bay InnSavannah185328Inn$$YesRates
The DouglasSavannah185322Boutique hotel–Rates
River Street InnSavannah185797Boutique hotel–Rates
The BriceSavannah1860145Boutique hotel–Rates
The GastonianSavannah1869–7017B&B$$Rates
Inn on West LibertySavannah18709B&B$$$Rates
Glen-Ella Springs InnClarkesville187016Inn–Rates
Spencer House InnSt. Marys187214Inn–Rates
Hamilton-Turner InnSavannah187317Inn–YesRates
Bellwether HouseSavannah187616Boutique hotel–YesRates
The Hall House HotelDahlonega18815Inn$$Rates
Printmaker’s InnSavannah18849Inn–Rates
Azalea InnSavannah188510B&B–Rates
Catherine Ward House InnSavannah18869B&B$$$Rates
Jekyll Island Club ResortJekyll Island1887199Resort$$Rates
McMillan InnSavannah188815B&B–Rates
The Partridge InnAugusta1890–Grand hotel–YesRates
Kehoe HouseSavannah189213B&B$$$YesRates
Olde Harbour InnSavannah189224Inn–YesRates
The Windsor HotelAmericus189253Grand hotel–Rates
Foley House InnSavannah189619Inn–YesRates
Green Palm InnSavannah18974B&B–Rates
Forsyth Park InnSavannah189912B&B–Rates
The Candler HotelAtlanta1906–Boutique hotel–Rates
The Veranda Historic InnSenoia190710Inn–Rates
The Georgian TerraceAtlanta1911–Grand hotel–Rates
JW Marriott Savannah Plant RiversideSavannah1912419Grand hotel–Rates
Recess Hotel & ClubSavannah1912221Grand hotel–Rates
Planters InnSavannah1913–Boutique hotel–Rates
Ellis HotelAtlanta1913127Boutique hotel–Rates
Riverview HotelSt. Marys191418Inn$Rates
The Drayton HotelSavannah191550Boutique hotel–Rates
Glenn HotelAtlanta1923110Boutique hotel–Rates
Hotel ClermontAtlanta192493Boutique hotel–Rates
Hotel Indigo Atlanta MidtownAtlanta1925–Boutique hotel–Rates
The King and PrinceSt. Simons Island1941146Resort–Rates
Municipal GrandSavannah1959–6144Boutique hotel–Rates
The DeSotoSavannah1967246Grand hotel–Rates

Price is a typical nightly rate: $ under $200, $$ $200–349, $$$ $350–549, $$$$ $550+. Rates vary by season; check the inn for exact prices.

Elsewhere in Georgia

1842The 1842 Inn

Built 1842 · Greek Revival · Macon · Inn

The 1842 Inn

Why stay Former mayor John Gresham's 1842 Greek Revival house on College Street, Macon's stretch of columned antebellum homes.

Good to know Breakfast: included

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1872Spencer House Inn

Built 1872 · Victorian · St. Marys · Inn

Spencer House Inn

Why stay An 1872 house built by a customs collector, in the heart of the St. Marys historic district near the Cumberland Island ferry.

Good to know Parking: on-site free · Pets welcome

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The Partridge InnJud McCranie / CC BY-SA 4.0

Built 1890 · Augusta · Grand hotel

The Partridge Inn

Why stay A winter-resort hotel that grew from an 1890 house into a landmark of Augusta's Summerville neighborhood, saved from demolition and restored.

The ghost story Guests and staff report seeing 'Emily,' said to be a bride who died of grief after her fiancé was shot on the way to their wedding, wandering the halls and rooms in her wedding dress.

Good to know Pets welcome

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1914Riverview Hotel

Built 1914 · Two-story brick commercial with full double verandas · St. Marys · Inn

Riverview Hotel

Why stay A 1914 brick hotel with double verandas facing the Cumberland Island ferry dock. The Brandon family ran it for nearly a century.

Good to know Breakfast: included · No elevator · Pets welcome

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Ways in

Themes in Georgia

Gilded Age winter resorts

Before Florida took the trade, wealthy northerners wintered in Georgia. The Jekyll Island Club (1887) was their island retreat; Augusta’s Summerville neighborhood, home of The Partridge Inn, was a fashionable winter resort; and Americus built The Windsor Hotel in 1892 to draw northern visitors.

The Golden Isles

Two historic resorts face the sea on Georgia’s barrier islands: the Jekyll Island Club and The King and Prince on St. Simons Island, which the Navy used as a training facility and radar station during World War II. On the mainland at St. Marys, the Riverview Hotel and Spencer House Inn are near the ferry to Cumberland Island.

Mountain inns

In the North Georgia mountains: the Glen-Ella Springs Inn, a mineral-springs hotel from the 1880s near Tallulah Falls; the Stovall House Inn, an 1837 farmhouse in the Sautee Nacoochee valley; and The Hall House Hotel, the only lodging on Dahlonega’s historic square.

Haunted stays

Savannah has most of the ghost stories: The Marshall House, used as a Union hospital in 1864 and 1865, the Kehoe House and the 17Hundred90 Inn. Outside Savannah, The Partridge Inn in Augusta has a published one. We report these as stories guests and staff tell, not fact.

Road trip

Atlanta to the coast, inn to inn

Atlanta

Start in a 1911 grand hotel: The Georgian Terrace on Peachtree Street, across from the Fox Theatre, or Asa Candler’s 1906 skyscraper, The Candler Hotel.

Senoia and Macon

Head south to The Veranda Historic Inn, Senoia’s 1907 railroad-era hotel, or to Macon’s 1842 Inn, a Greek Revival house on College Street.

Savannah

Give Savannah two nights. Pick a square and an inn from our Savannah guide.

Jekyll Island and St. Marys

Finish on the coast at the Jekyll Island Club, then continue to St. Marys for the Riverview Hotel and the ferry to Cumberland Island.

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Context

History and architecture

Georgia’s historic lodging comes in layers. Savannah has the oldest: townhouses and cotton warehouses from the century after James Oglethorpe laid out his city of squares in 1733. The Gilded Age added winter resorts for northern visitors, from Jekyll Island to Augusta and Americus. Railroad towns built their own hotels, such as Senoia’s Hollberg Hotel, now The Veranda. And Atlanta’s early skyscrapers, from the 1906 Candler Building to the 1923 Glenn Building, have been turned into hotels in the last two decades.

Questions travelers ask

What is the oldest hotel in Georgia?

Of the inns we list, the oldest building is the 17Hundred90 Inn in Savannah, whose western section was built between 1821 and 1823 as a house. The oldest built as a hotel is The Marshall House in Savannah, opened in 1851; it calls itself the city’s oldest hotel.

What is the most haunted hotel in Georgia?

There is no official ranking. The Marshall House in Savannah, a Union hospital in 1864 and 1865, says it often appears on lists of the city’s most haunted hotels; the Kehoe House and 17Hundred90 Inn have well-known stories too. These are reported lore, not documented fact.

Are there historic hotels in Atlanta?

Yes, six that we list: The Candler Hotel (1906), The Georgian Terrace (1911), Ellis Hotel (1913), Glenn Hotel (1923), Hotel Clermont (1924) and Hotel Indigo Atlanta Midtown (1925). All are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or sit inside a listed historic district.

Where are the best historic bed and breakfasts in Georgia?

Most are in Savannah, in restored 19th-century houses such as the Kehoe House, The Gastonian and the Green Palm Inn. Outside the city, the Stovall House Inn in the Sautee Nacoochee valley is an 1837 farmhouse with five rooms.

How we chose these inns

Every place on this page is at least 50 years old, holds a credential we can check (National Register listing, a listed historic district, landmark status, or Historic Hotels of America membership), and takes bookings today. We verify each one against primary sources before it goes on the list, and last checked this list in October 2026. Read our criteria.

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