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A Slow Travel Guide from The Ann Savannah
Most people give Savannah a weekend. They walk the squares, photograph the moss, eat somewhere on Broughton Street, and leave before the city has had a chance to show them much else. The Ann Savannah is built for those who decide to stay a little longer, arriving with enough time to build a real connection with the city. Apartment-style suites with full kitchens and in-suite laundry, so the stay has a rhythm of its own. A café and bar downstairs, Little James, that becomes your local by the second evening. The infrastructure of a slower stay, assembled in one place.
A City That Was Designed to Resist the Rush
When General James Oglethorpe planned Savannah in 1733, he built pauses into the grid: 22 squares, each one a clearing in the city’s fabric where the pace drops and people tend to linger. That logic still holds. The Savannah Historic District rewards the traveler who is not in a hurry. Broughton Street is a few minutes north of The Ann on foot. Forsyth Park is a few minutes south through the squares. The SCAD campus runs through the corridor between them. Most of what makes Savannah worth visiting is a short walk from The Ann.
The Suite You Can Actually Live In
Slow travel requires a different kind of room. Not a place to sleep between activities, but a place to actually return to: groceries in a full kitchen, laundry done in-suite, dinner cooked at your own pace with the windows open over the courtyard. The Ann’s apartment-style suites run from studios to four-bedroom configurations. The Our Place pans are already there. The rhythm of a real stay is yours to build from the first morning.
A Building That Feels Different From the Inside
The Ann is the first cross-laminated timber building in the American Southeast, completed in 2023. The material is visible throughout: exposed wood ceilings in the corridors and suites, a warmth in the walls that comes from the grain rather than the lighting. CLT locks in carbon during construction rather than releasing it, which makes The Ann one of the more quietly considered buildings in the Historic District. None of this requires explanation once you’re inside. It simply feels different from a concrete or steel-frame building, and it tends to feel like somewhere you naturally want to spend more time.
Your Third Space in the City
Little James is named for General James Oglethorpe, the British general who founded Savannah in 1733, and it works the way he intended his squares to work: as a place where people come to gather, linger, and stay longer than they planned. Morning espresso and pastries. Rotating exhibitions from local artists. Meetups, a book club in progress, neighbors alongside guests. The Mediterranean-inflected menu keeps the kitchen open for small plates through the day. It is as much a Savannah room as it is a hotel one.
A Reason to Be Back by Six
The Mediterranean tradition of the aperitivo hour is built around a simple idea: the time between afternoon and dinner is worth protecting. A drink, something to eat, no particular reason to move on. Little James holds the Golden Hour Aperitivo daily from 6 to 8 PM. Spritzes, amaro, limoncello, and small plates. The cocktail list reaches toward Italian and Mediterranean spirits, plus bourbon as a nod to Savannah’s southern roots. Come back on the third evening and the bartender will likely know your go-to drink.
The Season You Stay Long Enough to Know the City
Book three nights or more at The Ann Savannah between June 21 and September 21, 2026, and receive 35% off accommodations. Suites run from studios to four-bedroom configurations, all with full kitchens, in-suite laundry, and enough space to unpack properly. Book directly through the offers page, or contact the team at [email protected].
The slow trip you keep meaning to take. Savannah is already ready. The Ann is the place to do it from.