This beautiful, historic house has all the amenities you could want. We used the whole house, but decided that the third floor living room was the best place to gather. It’s large, well-lit, and has the kitchen right there. Each apartment’s kitchen is well kitted out with everything you might need (except food).
The paper and soap supplies were more than enough for us during our short stay. If you’re staying longer, you might want to bring extra.
The area is on the edge of downtown. There are two parks nearby. The north side leads to the river and River Street. One of our group had friends staying in Savannah, and they were able to walk around the Historic District easily. It’s good to have a car for midtown and areas outside Savannah proper.
The four off-street parking places are extremely useful.
The stairs: The description of Apartments 1 and 2 says: “The ground level has direct access to the parking area…” There are doors from these apartments to the parking area, but you have to go inside from the 2nd floor and go downstairs to get to those doors to open them.
There are many stairs. One family member counted 22 steps from the 3rd floor down to the parking area. So be aware that this house is a little difficult for those who don’t like stairs. If you’re in apartment 1 there’s a staircase up to the LR/DR on floor 2. If you’re in apartment 2, there’s a spiral staircase. The second floor has the communal hallway and the grand staircase that leads to the 3rd floor.
Other Caveats:
• Some of the lamps are dim.
• The ground floor bedrooms have lower ceilings than the rest of the house. However, they have a charm of their own with old brick walls.
• There are a lot of businesses near the house. There can be street noise at night.
• Bring all the food and condiments you think you’ll need. This is a clean house; there’s nothing left from the people who were there before you.
• Bring your own toiletries. There’s bar soap in the bathrooms (as well as a couple of rolls of TP), but that’s it.
I would love to rent Habersham House again. The tall ceilings and well-appointed rooms made our stay very pleasant. We all enjoyed being here.