Labrynth C.
Yelp
We decided on a last minute weekend in Savannah for my birthday. Since it was last minute, I didn't have time to find a place for my dogs to stay so we found this place with a very nice pet policy. As the owner of 2 pit bulls, we face a lot of issues in general... most places have size restrictions, only take 1 pet, or freak out when they hear pit bull. None of that here. There is a small deposit for the dogs, but compared to other places, it's really not bad at all.
We got in late Friday night so they had given us the code and left the key and directions to our room at the desk. Our room was nice with a king size bed and a very nice modern shower. The bed sat up pretty high, which made it a little difficult to get in and out of. It was a bit firm for my tastes, but I find this true with nearly every hotel or B&B I've stayed in.
We ate breakfast both mornings we were there and while the menu options are small, both times our food was great. Everything was clearly fresh and the banana muffins and biscuits were great. We also appreciated the fruit as well.
Our room was the Wrest House room, 401. It sits in the front of the building. This was our biggest complaint over all. Despite being on the top floor, you could hear everything on the street. And I do mean EVERYTHING. The trash truck, drunks yelling at 3 am, car doors closing.... everything. Which made my dogs jumpy as I have one who is very sound reactive.
Which brings me to the place being pet friendly..... you couldn't ask for more out of a place if you have pets with you. While they were good while we were gone Saturday during the day, they apparently were a little upset Saturday evening when we left for dinner. We got a phone call saying they were making some noise and the person in the room next to us had complained. They apologized profusely for interrupting our evening and asked if there was anything they could do to settle the dogs down a little so we didn't have to come back. She even offered to go get them some sausage from the kitchen and walk them in the park across the street. Thankfully we had only left for dinner and didn't plan on being gone all night, so we got back in a reasonable amount of time. Unfortunately they hadn't settled down. It was a nice evening so she had brought them down to the courtyard and tied them out until we could get back, which was fine. She kept apologizing for having to interrupt the night. I felt bad they had disturbed any other guests. Unfortunately we haven't traveled a lot like this and it was actually the first time for them to be left in a hotel so they were a little uneasy anyway. But staff did everything they could to try to make it better for them. Seriously, they completely won me over. We found out the next morning that the couple who complained had checked out, in part because of my dogs. Eeek. However, they assured me they were not worried about it and that the dogs really hadn't been a big deal. That they were a pet friendly place and they were only being dogs. I still felt horrible about it but they were so sweet. (LOL And said usually the pet owners were far nicer than the non pet owners anyway).
Overall our experience was VERY positive. There are a few things to be aware of tho....
First, this is an old building so there are a lot of steps. No elevators, so some people might find it off putting. We didn't mind it. And even my 3 legged dog did fine.
Second, those front rooms can be noisy from the street traffic. I was told the next time to ask for a garden level room, which was quieter and the dogs might be happier there.
Third, it IS pet friendly. Something they are very proud of and adamant about. If hearing a dog bark at some point is going to bother you, this probably isn't the place for you.
The only thing I would suggest to them is to maybe have some crates available for guests. I suspect my dogs might have been a little more at east when we left if we had some. Unfortunately we couldn't fit them in the car with us, so we left ours at home. Being able to even possibly rent a crate or two from them would actually have been good.
We will gladly be back at some point to continue exploring Savannah. I was shocked at how dog friendly the city is. Not a single person batted an eye that I had pit bulls. Many of the shops by the river have water bowls out and biscuits available. Several restaurants have space where you can bring your dogs. Can't wait to go back.