Brienne Walsh

With an aesthetic which combines the feel of a Slim Aarons photograph mixed with Miami Art Deco, the Hotel Bardo Savannah is a genteel and clean place to stay. The housecleaning staff came frequently, and changed the bedding. It was chic, and quiet. It helped that the hotel also welcomed my dog, Sam, and together, we enjoyed a Staycation—we are Savannah residents—full of good meals, lazy mornings lying in our room’s king side bed, and lots of long walks in Forsyth Park, the gorgeously manicured city park right outside of the entrance. Here’s what it’s like to stay at the Hotel Bardo Savannah.  What stay at the Hotel Bardo Savannah? I say this with the bias of a local, but Savannah is one of the prettiest cities in the United States. Established back in 1733, the city is built around 22 manicured squares bordered by live oak trees, and dripping in Spanish moss. In the center of the city is Forsyth Park, a 30-acre public gathering space that, when I stayed in October, was full of blooming camellias and sweet olive shrubs that fill the air with perfume.  The Hotel Bardo is located on the east side of Forsyth Park, which blossoms year round, and when you walk out of the hotel, you are immersed in all of this beauty immediately. In fact, the setting is so graceful that it distracts from the fact that the Hotel Bardo, located in a looming 19th century brick mansion originally built for a businessman from Baltimore, served as a funeral home from the 1950s until 2005 when it became t