Azalea Inn & Villas

An 1889 Queen Anne Victorian in Savannah's Victorian District, plus three detached villas and a saltwater courtyard pool — fifteen rooms total, run as a single small inn. Azalea is the Savannah B&B done at a slightly larger and slightly more polished scale than the genre usually allows.

The setting is what you'd expect from Savannah: live oaks, Spanish moss, a quiet residential street a short walk from Forsyth Park. The bones are deeply Victorian — pressed-tin ceilings, fretwork, fireplaces. The recent operating hand has dialed back the heaviest elements and added a courtyard pool, which alone separates Azalea from the bulk of Savannah's historic guesthouses.

The setting

Azalea sits on West Gaston Street in the Victorian District, the residential neighborhood just south of the historic district proper. It's a five-minute walk to Forsyth Park (the iconic fountain, the live oaks, the Saturday farmers market) and ten to fifteen minutes' walk into the squares — Monterey, Madison, Pulaski, Lafayette — that define the historic core.

The street is quiet. The neighborhood is residential. River Street and the tourist heart of downtown are a fifteen-minute walk or a five-minute rideshare.

The building

The main inn is an 1889 Queen Anne — turret, wraparound porch, painted-lady color palette. The interior keeps the period bones (pressed-tin ceilings, working fireplaces in many rooms, ornate fretwork) and pairs them with updated bathrooms and good beds. Three villas at the back share the courtyard and the pool.

Materials: clapboard outside, plaster and pressed tin inside, antique furniture used in moderation rather than overpacking. The aesthetic is Neo-Victoriana without the doll-house chintz.

The rooms

Fifteen rooms across the main house and the villas. Categories range from compact rooms in the main house to full villa suites with private entrances. Most rooms have working fireplaces; bathrooms have been updated. Beds are king or queen depending on the room. The villa accommodations are best for guests who want more privacy — they have separate sitting rooms and private patios opening to the pool courtyard.

Rates start around $295 in shoulder season; festival and peak weekends climb.

Food & drink

A full Southern breakfast is included — served in the dining room or, weather permitting, on the porch. There's no on-site restaurant. Savannah's restaurant scene is dense and walkable: Husk, The Grey, Common Thread, Cotton & Rye are within a short rideshare. Forsyth Park's coffee scene (Foxy Loxy, the Coffee Fox) is walkable.

On the property

The saltwater courtyard pool is the differentiator — heated seasonally, surrounded by gardens and a few shaded loungers. Porches, the parlor with its fireplace, and the gardens are the rest of the social space.

• Saltwater courtyard pool (seasonal heating)
• Full Southern breakfast included
• Wine and snacks in the parlor most afternoons
• Pet-friendly select rooms
• Open year-round

Who it's for

• Travelers who want a real Savannah Victorian without the heavy chintz overlay
• Couples on a long weekend who'll walk to dinner
• Anyone who'd rather have a pool than another lobby
• Forsyth Park-adjacent travelers

Who it's not for

• Travelers who want to be on River Street or in the historic district proper
• Anyone needing a full-service hotel with restaurant, bar, and room service
• Light sleepers if a wedding party is on the books — confirm event schedule at booking

Nearby

Forsyth Park is five minutes on foot for the fountain, the trees, and the Saturday farmers market. The historic district squares — Monterey, Madison, Lafayette — start about ten minutes north. The SCAD Museum of Art is fifteen minutes. The Mercer-Williams House is ten. Bonaventure Cemetery is a ten-minute drive east. Tybee Island for the beach is twenty-five minutes east.