Ocean Plaza Beach Resort
Just steps from the beach and built on the same site where the Hotel Tybee stood for nearly 50 years, the newly-renovated Ocean Plaza Beach Resort has two outdoor pools, one with a pool bar. All rooms have private balconies with ocean or island views, WiFi and high speed internet access and voice mail.
Hiking or biking along the island beachfront will whet your appetite for the hotel's Oceanfront Restaurant's Friday and Saturday Seafood Buffet. When you're tired of pedaling or treading on sand, head for historic Fort Pulaski and 5,600 acres of wildlife-rich uplands and marsh with more hiking and biking trails.
Ocean Plaza Beach Resort
Oceanfront at 15th St.
Tybee Island, GA 31328
(912) 786-7777
www.oceanplaza.com/
DeSoto Beach Hotel
Its porthole windows and tile roof evoke the romance of an earlier time, when Tybee Island was a playground for the wealthy. The amenities at the DeSoto Beach Hotel, however, are 21st-century in every respect. Its 37 renovated rooms have microwaves, refrigerators, cable TV and WiFi.
If you don't want to walk the 15 feet from the hotel to the beach for a swim, cool off in the beachfront swimming pool or laze on its sundeck. Spend an afternoon exploring the island's marshes on a guided kayak tour before heading around the corner to MacElwee's Seafood House for freshly caught seafood prepared Southern style.
DeSoto Beach Hotel
212 Butler Ave.
Tybee Island, GA 31328
(877) 786-4542
www://desotobeachhotel.com/
Royal Palm Motel
Only 500 feet from Tybee Island's Savannah beach and a 10-minute drive from Fort Pulaski, the Royal Palm Motel offers affordable family-friendly accommodations with in-room refrigerators and cable TV. This older motel is immaculately maintained, with a sparkling pool and lovely landscaping.
The Royal Palm is just over a mile from the historic Tybee Island Lighthouse. If the walk there doesn't tire you, the climb up the lighthouse's 178 steps might, but the island view at the top is worth the effort.
The Marlin Marina and a deep sea fishing charter are waiting across the island on Chatham Avenue. Head south from the motel on Butler, then turn right on 12th Street and left on Venetian to Chatham.
Royal Palm Motel
909 Butler Ave.
Tybee Island GA 31328
(912) 786-4763
www://royalpalmtybee.com/
