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Why not just spend a couple of days in one a couple in the other? You're driving after all. We've done it more than once and it works out fine; I never felt rushed at all and pretty much get to see what I want. Besides, if you have to truck back to Walterboro every night you're going to miss the nightlife that each city affords.
If you're booking a hotel in either, make sure they have concierge service. They are invaluable if you're not familiar with a city.
I agree with this. I think staying in the middle is the worst idea. Stay in Charleston a couple of nights, enjoy a mini-bottle or two, then head to Savannah for a couple of nights and get some more generous pours. Spend your evenings out and having fun instead of driving out of town each night.
I agree with this. I think staying in the middle is the worst idea. Stay in Charleston a couple of nights, enjoy a mini-bottle or two, then head to Savannah for a couple of nights and get some more generous pours. Spend your evenings out and having fun instead of driving out of town each night.
I suppose we're just not big drinkers, really, and would prefer better dining experiences. The thought of getting buzzed while walking around Savannah drinking a frozen margarita sounds divine, but I sober up quickly and would have no trouble driving an hour back to a hotel at the end of the day if it means spending half as much per night on a hotel room and having more to spend on dining out.
I suppose we're just not big drinkers, really, and would prefer better dining experiences. The thought of getting buzzed while walking around Savannah drinking a frozen margarita sounds divine, but I sober up quickly and would have no trouble driving an hour back to a hotel at the end of the day if it means spending half as much per night on a hotel room and having more to spend on dining out.
Savannah's food scene, IMO, is every bit as good as Charleston. You have been brainwashed in to thinking that it isn't.
I suppose we're just not big drinkers, really, and would prefer better dining experiences. The thought of getting buzzed while walking around Savannah drinking a frozen margarita sounds divine, but I sober up quickly and would have no trouble driving an hour back to a hotel at the end of the day if it means spending half as much per night on a hotel room and having more to spend on dining out.
Savannah's food scene, IMO, is every bit as good as Charleston. You have been brainwashed in to thinking that it isn't.
Even folks from Savannah can admit that Charleston is ahead when it comes to cuisine. Check out the italicized quote in post #29. That, however, doesn't mean that Savannah's is subpar because it's not. Charleston does some things better like cuisine, and Savannah does some things better like nightlife.
Yes, Charleston is ahead in fine dining; it has more *starred* restaurants, and chefs have gravitated to Charleston for decades longer. But for ordinary food, on ordinary visitors' budgets (soul food, seafood, southern fare or national fare), Savannah is as good as Charleston.
Some here are trying to discount and minimize Savannah's newfound dynamism, and that's mistaken. Charleston has had a tourist industry since the end of the Civil War -- the 1870s. Savannah's didn't really begin till a century later, the 1970s. Savannah naturally looks to Charleston for guidance (Savannah turned down a cruise-ship terminal because of Charleston's mixed record with its own cruise terminal). Today, Savannah has just about caught up with Charleston in national name recognition and historic prestige. While Savannah is smaller and there's nothing like a Spoleto Festival there (not yet), it has advanced on other fronts. The Port of Savannah has passed the Port of Charleston in total tonnage and cutting-edge port facilities. Much of the credit for this goes to the Georgia Ports Authority and being in a wealthier state with Atlanta as its economic engine, but to think that shippers would begin to favor Savannah, with its narrow shipping channel and smaller population, to Charleston, with its open harbor, naval base, and larger economy, proves Savannah's muscular ambitions. It will pass Charleston, in tourism and prestige. Not detracting from C-town; it's a wonderful city, but Savannah's momentum is stronger.
Yes, Charleston is ahead in fine dining; it has more *starred* restaurants, and chefs have gravitated to Charleston for decades longer. But for ordinary food, on ordinary visitors' budgets (soul food, seafood, southern fare or national fare), Savannah is as good as Charleston.
Some here are trying to discount and minimize Savannah's newfound dynamism, and that's mistaken. Charleston has had a tourist industry since the end of the Civil War -- the 1870s. Savannah's didn't really begin till a century later, the 1970s. Savannah naturally looks to Charleston for guidance (Savannah turned down a cruise-ship terminal because of Charleston's mixed record with its own cruise terminal). Today, Savannah has just about caught up with Charleston in national name recognition and historic prestige. While Savannah is smaller and there's nothing like a Spoleto Festival there (not yet), it has advanced on other fronts. The Port of Savannah has passed the Port of Charleston in total tonnage and cutting-edge port facilities. Much of the credit for this goes to the Georgia Ports Authority and being in a wealthier state with Atlanta as its economic engine, but to think that shippers would begin to favor Savannah, with its narrow shipping channel and smaller population, to Charleston, with its open harbor, naval base, and larger economy, proves Savannah's muscular ambitions. It will pass Charleston, in tourism and prestige. Not detracting from C-town; it's a wonderful city, but Savannah's momentum is stronger.
How can you say for certain that Savannah will surpass Charleston in tourism and prestige? That's no more a given than Charleston remaining ahead. There are just too many variables that could change the trajectory of either or both cities at any given time.
Trajectories can change, that's true. I am basing my assessment on how far Savannah has come since the 1970s. It's simply been a spectacular turnaround, and that's no exaggeration. Here in the Northeast, in 2014, both cities are seen as equals or near-equals. It wasn't near-equals 10 years ago, and there was absolutely no contest in the 1980s and 1990s (Charleston it was). It pretty much a toss-up now. That's what I mean by Savannah's dynamism and momentum. This could change, but what is happening now in Savannah's Historic District and adjacent neighborhoods is truly amazing.
Last time I was in Savannah I was riding bikes with friends and "discovered" the Victorian District.
As many times as I had been to Savannah ,I never really explored that part of the city nor knew of hits history.
I love how in Savannah you can actually see the changes throughout the decades of each era the more North you go.
Does Charleston have a similar area?Does it change like it does in Savaanah by era in design of the houses and neighborhods?
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