It List 2022: Our Editors' Picks of the Best New Hotels in the World
Alexandra Marvar | Travel + Leisure
After years of stilted attempts to expand the city of Savannah eastward, a long-awaited new riverfront district, Eastern Wharf, is coming into its own. At its heart is the Thompson Savannah hotel. A few minutes’ walk from the cobblestones and clamor of River Street, this elevated, spacious new addition to the Thompson portfolio (with interiors designed by Studio 11) feels a world apart from the city. In a light-filled lobby with towering ceilings, guests lounge at an inviting bar, surrounded by pop-up exhibitions curated by celebrated Savannah gallery Laney Contemporary. At the first-floor restaurant Fleeting, executive chef Rob Newton helms a menu of seasonally driven Southern cuisine. Up a grand staircase, a vast pool terrace beckons with daybeds, cabanas, and lounge chairs. And thoughtful details define the guest rooms, like the D.S. & Durga products in the massive walk-in showers and the mini-bars stocked with local IPAs. But the standout amenity is those views. Savannah is a river town, and nowhere embraces this like the Thompson, purposely set back from the water and fronted by green space.
Read Full Article“A few minutes’ walk from the cobblestones and clamor of River Street, this elevated, spacious new addition to the Thompson portfolio (with interiors designed by Studio 11) feels a world apart from the city.”
Alexandra Marvar, Travel + Leisure