trip review Mar 30-Apr 1.

My husband and I, and our 2 children (girl 13, boy 12) recently traveled to Savannah for a short trip. It was our first visit. We drove from Florida.

Monday/Mar 30 - Arrived around 11:30 a.m. We were able to check into our hotel, even though check in is stated at 4 pm. We stayed at the Inn at Ellis Square in the Historic District. The hotel staff was very friendly. We had a standard room, which was very clean. Nice bedding and a mounted plasma tv. I enjoyed the Hotel, and don%26#39;t have any complaints. They serve a complimentary continental breakfast. Parking for the Hotel is right next door in a parking garage. The charge was $9.00 a day. Only Hotel patrons could park there, as they give you a card key to get in and out of the garage. The Hotel is in an excellent location in the Historic District on Bay Street.

We walked from our hotel, to the Information/Welcome Center (located on Martin Luther King) and decided to do the Oglethorpe Trolly Tour. The cost was $10.00 a person. The tour is 90 minutes long. After the tour, you have on/off privileges until 5:30 pm. We enjoyed the tour and learned some interesting facts, and saw all the squares, and highlights of the historic area. After the tour, we ate lunch on River Street (I can%26#39;t remember the name of the resteraunt, but it was good - we were starving!), strolled along river street and looked in the shops, and the kids had ice cream. We saw various boats/tug boats on the River,and enjoyed people watching. We also did the Ghost Walk Ghost Talk -Ghost Tour that evening. For the money, it wasn%26#39;t bad - although I would have enjoyed a different type of one. It was my children%26#39;s first one, so they thought it was fun. We saw the ghost/gravestones trolley bus and also a hearse tour while on our tour, so they seemed to make most of our same stops. We got pizza from Vinnie%26#39;s which is in City Market, right behind our hotel. We took the pizza back to the hotel with us. The pizza was delicious, I honestly think the best I have ever had!

Tuesday/Mar 31 - We drove to Fort Pulaski - took about 20-25 minutes. We all enjoyed learning the history behind the Fort. It is very well preserved. It was one of the Highlights of our trip. We then drove to Tybee Island, which is a short drive from the Fort. The Lighthouse was not open, so we did not get to go there. The weather was overcast and cool, but my kids waded in the beach anyway and we sat on a wooden swing for awhile just enjoying the relaxation. We ate lunch at Five Guys (a chain I know, but we were in a hurry!) which is right across the street from our hotel. We took the 2 pm sailing on the Dolphin Magic to see Dolphins. We did see quite a few dolphins. It is about a 2 hour trip. The first mate gives you alot of history and information during the trip out to the ocean. It was cold and windy, but we had a great time. The kids also enjoyed it. We ate dinner at the Pirate House. The food was very good, but quite expensive. We got desert at Lulu%26#39;s chocolate Bar later that evening - which was delighful! The kids had ice cream.

We left Wed morning- the weather was getting bad with rain, so we decided to just head home instead of doing anything else.

We enjoyed our trip very much. My kids enjoyed it also. It was nice to be able to walk around and see the historic distric and learn the history of the city, and see the beautiful architecture. We will definately return one day.

trip review Mar 30-Apr 1.

Thank you for posting your trip reprt. We are coming to Savannah next month, and I appreciated the information, especially about the Oglethorpe Trolley.

trip review Mar 30-Apr 1.

Tahnks for taking the time, lots of helpful details. Glad to hear you and your family enjoyed yourselves.