Kids Discover Historic Savannah GA at Hamilton-Turner Inn - The Smartly Upscale Family Vacation
Imaginative families are discovering the smartly upscale, "hip & historic" Hamilton-Turner Inn in Savannah Georgia as a sophisticated family vacation destination spot. Davon, a nine month old, enjoyed his first silver dollar pancake with powdered sugar at the Mid Victorian mansion in historic Savannah. A British diplomat's children anticipated the visit of "Father Christmas" on Christmas Eve.
(PRWEB) April 20, 2005 -- Annually, two children, a boy 11 and girl 10,
travel to visit cousins with grandparents. Grandmother calls their trip “Our
personal time with our grandchildren, minus their parents.” These grandparents
like to stay in inns and have found it difficult to find inns that will
accommodate children.
Angus, a 7 year old traveling south to The
Cloister with his family, assisted Hamilton-Turner Inn's owner Jane Sales to
feed the inn's furkid kitty, Fufu, every morning. Then, he would sit patiently
on the steps sipping juice, waiting for his parents and two teenage brothers.
Thoughts of a first-class family vacation in historic Savannah, a city
laced with the slower pace of Old South culture, may emerge initially as a
paradox. The naysayer might adopt the view of American humorist Robert Benchley,
“In America there are two classes of travel -- first class and with children.”
Historic Savannah’s Hamilton-Turner innkeepers Jane and Rob Sales would
respectfully disagree. Mrs. Sales shares her insights after five years as an
innkeeper owner. “Savannah is a place that offers unique experiences and new
travelers' tales. Most of us welcome quiet moments from our busy day-to-day
lives. The peaceful, culture-centered vacation offers memorable family time that
can be cherished by all ages.”
The applauded walking city of Savannah
delivers a sociable, quiet family escape ... some might call a soft adventure
vacation. What Savannah may lack in fast-paced theme parks, it abundantly
provides in rich folk lore, heritage, nature, and culture-lovers festivals.
Events include the Savannah Music Festival and St. Patrick’s Irish celebration
in March, Scottish Games and Seafood Festival in May, Telfair Art Fair in
November, and Christmas celebrations on the Savannah River and Wormsloe
Plantation.
Savannah's nearby Tybee Island beach; water sports of
fishing, sailing, yachting; historic Liberty Freedom Trail, Revolutionary and
Civil War points of interest; plus, nature's bird watching in the Atlantic Ocean
fly path fill varied interests. The recently updated “Insider’s Guide to
Savannah” narrates twelve months of recurring annual events.
An
enchanting place to lodge with children, the treasured stay-over at the
Hamilton-Turner Inn is reminiscent of the family’s much-anticipated outing to
grandmother’s home ... where pretend and hide-and-seek, and hearing
grandmother's stories were more fun than hours in front of the television. Today
Savannah Georgia’s beautiful Hamilton-Turner Inn -- with its imposing structure
often compared to Disney’s Haunted Mansion – hosts imaginative children whose
families come to capture the sights of Savannah through tree-top level
binoculars and waist high photographer lens.
Children are amazed by the
pets on the city streets -- spending outdoor time with their owners at sidewalk
cafes, in parks chasing a frisbes. Youngsters delight in the discovery of
feeding the pidgeons and squirrels in Savannah's world-famous squares (garden
parks), and the ease of attracting a flock of sea gulls with the simplicity of
standing quietly and throwing bread pieces on Riverfront Plaza.
Travelers to Savannah's Hamilton-Turner Inn enjoy the
larger-than-life-style of leisure and family living at the mansion inn. The
elegant accommodations at the four-story luxury bed and breakfast encompass
casually refined pleasures, including the signature "dessert begins with
breakfast(sm)," and gracious southern etiquette. Several guestrooms provide
double queen beds or twin bed lodging. The carriage house features three
clustered bedrooms, complimented by a patio garden and carriage house parlor.
Uniquely, a wheelchair lift and comfortable handicap accessible
accommodations serve the mobility challenged guest. The Inn's Tybee Island beach
cottage offers a "town and country" opportunity to savor a blend of beach life
packaged in a combination metropolitan and beach vacation deal.
There
are those who will succumb to the late George Burn’s view that “happiness is
having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” Others may
delightfully choose to meet up in historic Savannah -- starting at the
Hamilton-Turner Inn mansion -- to rediscover the smartly classic, "hip and
historic" family vacation.
About the Hamilton-Turner Inn. The
architecturally notable mansion (ca. 1873) of post-Civil War businessman
extraordinaire and former naval officer, Samuel Pugh Hamilton, retains its high
society status and is “historically the talk of the town”(sm). Notoriously known
as the party mansion of John Berendt’s colossal best selling novel “Midnight in
the Garden of Good and Evil,” today the 19th century Mid Victorian gentleman’s
manor reflects meticulous renovations and affluent furnishings as a "hip and
historic" family-friendly, luxury bed and breakfast inn in historic Savannah
Georgia. The park mansion’s Second French Empire architectural craftsmanship
permeates 17 guestroom and luxury suite accommodations, formal parlors and cozy
carriage house. Peaceful butterfly gardens, culinary trained chefs, and
fashionable dining – signature "dessert begins with breakfast"(sm), and evening
hors d’oeuvres with a complimentary wine – are included in a larger-than-life
style of leisure. The invitation to ‘arrive for quiet comfort and inviting
pleasures’ is extended to the discerning traveler, destination wedding, romantic
honeymoon couple, journalist, dignitary; and, more uniquely, to upscale lodging
to families with young children, and guests requiring wheelchair accommodation.
With a coveted park side setting in the quiet dignity of Lafayette Square,
Hamilton-Turner Inn is the refined answer to “Where to stay in Savannah.”
www.Hamilton-TurnerInn.com
Telephone (888) 448-8849 or
912-233-1833
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