Perry Lane Hotel

A new-build, design-forward hotel in Savannah's historic district — 167 rooms, a rooftop pool with a bar, an art program that runs through the public spaces, and the Emporium Kitchen restaurant. Perry Lane opened in 2018 as Savannah's first contemporary boutique at scale. It sits in the historic district but reads contemporary inside, which is unusual for the city's hotel landscape.

The pitch is straightforward: most of Savannah's hotels are either historic-district B&Bs (small, Victorian, breakfast-included) or chain conversions in older buildings. Perry Lane is the contemporary alternative that managed to fit inside the historic district's strict design review while making rooms that don't feel trapped in 1880.

The setting

Perry Lane sits at the corner of Perry Lane and Drayton Street, three blocks from Forsyth Park and four from the riverfront. It's in the heart of the historic-district grid — Lafayette Square is two minutes' walk, Madison Square is five. The hotel is square in the most walkable part of Savannah.

The Telfair museums (Telfair Academy, Jepson Center) are a few minutes' walk. SCAD's downtown buildings are scattered through the surrounding blocks. River Street and the historic riverfront are five minutes north.

The building

A new-build, completed 2018. The exterior was designed to fit Savannah's historic-district review standards — brick, restrained massing, a corner that reads continuous with the surrounding 19th-century buildings. The interior makes no such concession.

Inside, the aesthetic is upscale-bohemian with scholarly overlay — brass, velvet, dark wood, large-scale contemporary art (the property's art program is curated and rotates), and the kind of public-space programming (a record library, a literary lounge) that a brand-new boutique uses to signal it's not just another conversion.

The rooms

167 rooms across nine floors. Categories range from compact city-view rooms to large suites with terraces. Interiors are mid-century-modern-leaning with brass and velvet accents. Beds are king or queen. Bathrooms are marble and well-considered. Some upper-floor rooms have park or rooftop views; many face the surrounding historic district.

Rates from $545 in shoulder; festival weekends and peak season climb.

Food & drink

Emporium Kitchen & Wine Market is the on-site restaurant — modern American with a strong wine focus, breakfast through dinner, open to non-guests with reservations. The rooftop pool bar at Peregrin runs through the season for cocktails with a Forsyth Park view. There's a coffee bar in the lobby.

On the property

The rooftop pool is the headline — a real pool with a bar and a Forsyth Park-aimed view, heated seasonally. There's a small fitness center and a wine room. No spa on site (in-room treatments arranged via the front desk).

• Rooftop heated pool with bar (Peregrin)
• Emporium Kitchen restaurant
• Curated art program through public spaces
• Lobby coffee bar and lounge
• Open year-round

Who it's for

• Travelers who want contemporary boutique design in Savannah
• Couples doing a long weekend in the historic district
• Anyone who'd rather have a rooftop pool than a Victorian parlor
• Design and architecture travelers using Savannah as a base

Who it's not for

• Travelers committed to a small Victorian B&B experience — Perry Lane is a 167-room hotel
• Anyone wanting River Street-front access (it's a five-minute walk)
• Budget travelers in peak season

Nearby

Forsyth Park is three blocks south for the fountain, the live oaks, and the Saturday farmers market. The Telfair Academy and Jepson Center are walkable. River Street and the historic riverfront are five minutes north on foot. The Mercer-Williams House (of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) is ten minutes' walk. Bonaventure Cemetery is a fifteen-minute drive east. Tybee Island for the beach is twenty-five minutes east.