Windsor Hotel
Historic downtown Americus can be experience quite well from the historic 1892 Windsor Hotel. Occupying most of a city block, this 100 room Victorian building features a three-story tall atrium, as well as many towers and balconies. Their presidential suite is truly presidential, having hosted fictional president Martin Sheen and real president Jimmy Carter.
Al Capone stayed in the bridal suite, and after a 5.8 million dollar restoration, the Windsor provides modern comforts alongside its classic features. There's Southern cuisine in Amelia's Restaurant, and you can enjoy music and cocktails at Floyd's Pub and a treatment at the Windsor Spa.
Windsor Hotel
125 West Lamar Street
Americus, GA 31709-3546
(229) 924-1555
windsor-americus.com
Americus Garden Inn Bed and Breakfast
If 1892 isn't far back enough in time, then how about 1847? That's when the Americus Garden Inn Bed and Breakfast was built. Set right next to Rees Park in a quiet residential neighborhood, the Americus Garden Inn makes it easy to imagine the Georgia of the past.
The hotel offers fresh baked breads, muffins and chocolate chip cookies, as well as live piano music in the parlor. There's a swing in the gazebo and rocking chairs on the veranda, and the stores and restaurants of downtown are less than a mile away.
Before you go off to explore Andersonville, you can have a full three course breakfast, and there are modern amenities like wireless Internet access. But perhaps more important than any of this, the Americus Garden Inn won Best Tasting Pecan Pie in the 2007 Georgia Pecan Festival.
Americus Garden Inn Bed and Breakfast
504 Reese Park
Americus, GA 31709
(229) 931-0122
americusgardeninn.com
Holiday Inn Express Hotel Americus
Of course, maybe you're experiencing all the past you need to at the Andersonville National Historic Site. If you'd rather stay in a new hotel, there's the Holiday Inn Express Americus.
This hotel offers free wireless Internet access, as well as refrigerators in the guest rooms. You can start your day with the complimentary Express Start Breakfast. Then after a day of sightseeing, you can work out in the hotel's fitness center. The lobby's coffee and freshly baked cookies are available 24 hours, and there's plenty of RV parking. The hotel also accepts pets and is proud to be an eco-friendly accommodation.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel Americus
1611 East Lamar Street
Americus, GA 31709
(229) 928-5400
hiexpress.com
Article Written By Jay Kaplan
With nearly 15,000 Web pages under his belt, Jay Kaplan knows more than he ever thought he would about travel, art, architecture and entertainment. His online work for Marriott Hotels is complimented by travel show scripts for subjects ranging from Disneyland to the Queen Mary to the city of Chicago.
