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Sonesta Essential Savannah

2.5 star property

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Room, 2 Queen Beds
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Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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480 Al Henderson Blvd, Savannah, GA, 31419
  • Place, Savannah Festival Outlet Center
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Henderson Golf Club
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Savannah, GA (SAV-Savannah - Hilton Head Intl.)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed

7.8 out of 10
Good
(21 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Roll-in Shower

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Savannah

With a stay at Sonesta Essential Savannah in Savannah (Gateway Village), you'll be a 2-minute drive from Savannah Festival Outlet Center and 10 minutes from Savannah Mall. .This hotel is 8.4 mi (13.5 km) from St Joseph's Hospital and 8.9 mi (14.3 km) from Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum.

What's nearby

  • Savannah Festival Outlet Center - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Henderson Golf Club - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens - 2 min drive - 1.7 km
  • St Joseph's Hospital - 12 min drive - 14.4 km
  • Hunter Army Airfield - 19 min drive - 24.4 km

Getting around

  • Savannah Amtrak Station - 15 min drive
  • Savannah - Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Dunkin' - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Circle K - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Cracker Barrel - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Shell - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Sonesta Essential Savannah

Suburban hotel with free breakfast and a fitness center
Sonesta Essential Savannah offers 41 accommodations with safes and designer toiletries. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 55-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 41 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, while 55-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature designer toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and express check-in. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Things to do

  • Gym
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75 per pet, per week
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 50 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 75 per pet, per week
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

Property is also known as

Hotel Sans
Sans Boutique
Sans Boutique Hotel
Sans Boutique Hotel Savannah
Sans Boutique Savannah
Sans Hotel
Sans Boutique Hotel Suites
The Grand Savannah Hotel
Sans Boutique Hotel Suites
Sonesta Essential Savannah Hotel
Sonesta Essential Savannah Savannah
Sonesta Essential Savannah Hotel Savannah

Reviews

Sonesta Essential Savannah Reviews

8.0

Very good

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 124 out of 264 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 61 out of 264 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 264 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 24 out of 264 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 264 reviews

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Kevin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Arrived at check-in and they couldn’t find my reservation. She checked for 10 minutes or more and kept questioning me whether I was sure I made the reservation there, even though I had shown her the confirmation. She asked me to call Expedia and tell them she couldn’t find it and I was calling she magically found the confirmation. We went up to the room with all our bags only for a staff member to yell at us from the other side of the hallway to wait because the room wasn’t ready. We went back downstairs and they changed our room. We went up again and there was some kind of debris on the bedsheets. A roach egg casing behind the microwave. A live silverfish in the bathroom. The room was nothing like pictured. Just looked in poor condition. I will never stay here again. Even the breakfast was awful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deirdre

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great. Bathroom shower tile needed replacing It was torn you could see the old tile under it. The staff was nice and ver responsive to our request.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Savannah

Room very spacious and comfortable. Location great for access to 95. 1/2 hr away from downtown Savannah. Very good price and stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Daron

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, very nice staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eleanor

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was nice. The parking was convenient. Check in went smoothly. And the room was very nice. Place was quiet and suited my needs.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Biplob

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great staying in this hotel and very clean room and convenient location, just right off the I-95 South. Staffs are very nice and helpful. Breakfasts are good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Warren

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean & efficient environment close to restaurants. The bed was comfortable. Breakfast was good & consistant.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Miro

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was in very bad shape. The shower door was broken. The AC was also not working properly in that it had no temp sensor and you had to get up and turn it on and off each time for use.. All the towels had stains on them and the shampoo bottles they provided were essentially empty.. The breakfast was touted as a must have. I would have been better off sleeping in and avoiding the frozen food. Would not recommend even for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

lorna

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value for money, clean and centrally located.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Stacey

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here one night, passing through. The staff was rude at check in and seemed to gossip more than doing their job. The overall hotel was decent and the rooms are pretty big. The beds were uncomfortable and the shower felt gross. Would not recommend if you were vacationing in Savannah but if your passing through it’s convenient being right off of I-95.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Antonio

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Pictures don’t match the hotel in person

I booked this hotel based on the photos online, but the reality was a complete letdown. The pictures are extremely misleading — what looked clean and modern turned out to be run-down and poorly maintained. There was a strange, musty smell throughout the room, and it was clear they had just painted over dirt and damage instead of actually cleaning or renovating. When I raised my concerns with the front desk and asked for a refund, they were completely unhelpful and refused to work with me. I didn’t feel comfortable staying the night, but they still charged me the full amount. This was one of the most disappointing hotel experiences I’ve ever had. Save your money and stay somewhere that actually delivers what it promises online.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Randa, Kensington

Travelled with pets
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The king bed was comfy. I had booked thru Expedia. Upon arrival the front desk person TOLD me that there’s a $50 charge for my pets. There was no comments about an extra charge for pets. I could have stayed at a much better hotel with my pups for the rate of $150/night. I told the front desk that they will NEVER see me there again. In addition, the guests in the room above me made noise ALL night long. They were sliding furniture around, walking heavy footed among other things. I called the front desk to register my complaints with them at 9:30pm. I asked the mgmt to ask them to be quiet, especially after 10pm. This continued all night. FINALLY at 4 am I could take it no longer, I called and seem to have woken up the front desk person. I asked her again to call them room 311 above me and to ask them to stop this noise. After that I couldn’t go back to sleep and I still had nine hours of driving. I never even stopped for bfast/coffee in the morning. NOT GOING BACK to the motel on the drive back!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Alice

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotels.com did not pay rooms and therefore checking took over an hour to call customer service to have the issue resolved. Bathroom, shower paint was coming off the floor no hooks for towels, coils in bed very noisy. Doors were very thin all night, ringing and dinging from elevator. Tiles in lobby were very slippery, couple of people slipped and fell. Breakfast was pretty bad., fruit was yucky, sausage and eggs were cold. The only thing good was the coffee machine.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Dawn

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Mold everywhere in bathroom. A/c was on but had broken knobs. Bed was really comfortable!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Lora

Actually we never stayed here, we left. We arrived late and tired after driving 17 hours and were not given a room because the Expedia virtual charge was rejected, however my credit card was charged. The staff was unhelpful and couldn’t care less. Expedia put us in touch with a specialist that had us on hold for 45 minutes. We hung up and went next door to a best western that was brand new and lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Mia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Would not recommend

We were originally put in a room that I can't believe was even an option. I will let my photo speak for me. when I went to the front office to tell her I could not stay in that hotel she immediately asked what’s the problem. She act it as though they couldn’t possibly be an issue until I opened my camera and showed her the photos. Then all of a sudden she puts me in a room that is being constructed on first floor with tape in the bathroom and paint in the shower. But it was better than the first one. it just makes me wonder why would she even put us in that room in the first place?
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Emily

Disliked: Staff & service
I stayed at your hotel on 6/22/2025. At the time I checked in, I was required to put a $100 deposit up, which I was told would be returned in 8-10 business days. It is now 7/11/2025, and it has yet to be returned. I called the hotel first at 7:30 AM CST, a woman answered, took my information and told me she would call me back in 30 minutes. This did not happen, so I called back at 12:54 PM, she took all my information, acted like she didn't speak to me earlier and said she was busy and couldn't find the reservation and needed to ask someone else, but she would call me back that day. Still no call back, so I called AGAIN at 4:10 PM, this time she was rude (and so was I) and she told me has already told me she can't find my reservation and she is busy. This is an appropriate way to speak to or treat a customer, nor is it an appropriate answer. I am also a busy person, and I patronized your hotel. Your hotel collected $100 from me, which should be returned.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Khaliffah

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Micki

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room wasn’t bad but you could hear people talking and yelling in the hallway and some strange guy was beating on our door in the middle of the night and when my boyfriend opened the door he ran away!! Very creepy
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nataly

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Parrish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tanisha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jimaris

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
The hotel was OK for a one night rush stand. The beds were clean but the room and the breakfast area were not.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025