Savannah,GA

I still need to add photos but here's the review.

Here is where we stayed,ate and played:

Stayed at
Holiday Inn Express
SAVANNAH-HISTORIC DISTRICT

199 EAST BAY STREETSAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31401UNITED STATES
http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/savannah/savex/hoteldetail

The room was nice ,clean and comfortable.
The staff from the front desk to the valet to the breakfast dining attendants were great!
We were directly across from the river walk. The only time we drove is when we went to Tybee Island.
The gym area is small but had exactly what I needed and at the time I went in there was only one other person there. After I worked out I walked straight out to the roof top desk to catch a breeze.
The complimentary breakfast was plenty. Normally when they saw complimentary it's cereal,muffins and fruit..not here.
More like biscuits and gravy,eggs,sausage,bacon(hubbie loved that) and I'll stop there:-) you get the picture.
I would definitely stay at this hotel again.

Where we ate:
The Wilkes House
http://www.mrswilkes.com/


We have been to Savannah several times and never ate here. We had been to Lady and Sons(Paula Deen) http://www.ladyandsons.com/
a couple of times but kept hearing about The Wilkes House and made it a point to go this time.
First advantage was there was not the long wait or stand in line to make an appointment to come back and eat as we have experienced at Lady and Sons(Please don't get me wrong I wanted to go so I went through that in order to try Lady and Sons and the food was good).
We waited about 30 minutes. Keep in mind we were in line about 15 minutes before they opened.
The food is served home style meaning you are seated at a big table with people you don't know and all different types of food is already at the table waiting for you. You then pass the food around as if you were at your own family gathering.
Man oh man sooooo much food! We attempted to try everything but that was a FAIL. We were too stuffed.
I kinda liked sitting with people that we didn't know because we all had something different to add to the conversation when we were not stuffing our faces.
So very glad we walked there because we were able to stroll back and let the food begin the digestion process.
OHHH I almost forgot they don't take PLASTIC...no credit cards! Yeah we found out when we pulled out the VISA! They guy at the front was so nice he was like oh you can just bring it back later today before we close and that's exactly what we did because we had no cash or checks on us:(

The Crab Shack-Tybee Island
http://www.thecrabshack.com/
I can't remember how I heard about this place but after seeing the web page it sounded like fun, plus Rachel Ray has a segment on the site from when she made a visit:-0
We had raw oysters and each had the low country boil.
The oysters were big and pretty good.
The low country boil was good but I would have liked more seasoning.
I will say the low country boil here was better than the one I had on the River walk at The Exchange Tavern.
The day we went in it was not too busy. We were seated right away and our server was really attentive.
Outside does have a small area with alligators. I sure kids would get a kick out of this us not so much.
Ummmm would we go back? Yes if we were staying on Tybee no if we were staying in downtown Savannah.


The Exchange Tavern on River Street
We actually stumbled across this place while walking on River Street. The menu looked good so we went in.
We were seated quickly at a nice seat upstairs.
Our server was good.
I had the low country boil(I was on a mission to have a REALLY GREAT one....but it didn't happen) and a spirited drink called the Fire Fly. The drink was delish. The Low Country Boil was not so good. The food was on the luke warm side and the seasoning was close to none.
My lunch mate had a fried seafood platter and enjoyed it.
IF I went back I would have something else on the menu.

Where we played:
Ghost Savannah
We did the haunted pub crawl
http://www.ghostsavannah.com/
It was fun and funny at times. We also learned a little history. Each bar had a specialty drink or you could order from the menu.

Our favorite and last stop on the tour was a place called Jen and Friends Martini Bar.
The martini's were delish!!!! We actually stayed here for another hour or so after the tour ended.
I keep getting error messages for the website(jensandfriendssavannah.com) so here's the address and phone number:
7 E Congress St

Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 238-5367
They're on myspace...just found this.....http://www.myspace.com/96780064

I hope this information is helpful.