15-03-2025
Savannah hotels filling up ahead of St. Patrick's Day
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — St Patrick's Day is one of the busiest times of year here in Savannah, with tens of thousands of people from all over the world visiting downtown for the festivities.
Some hotels, like Planters Inn, are already hitting their capacity for the weekend.
'This particular year is a good year,' Planters Inn General Manager Marc Friday. 'Saturdays for most of the hotels in Savannah… we're booked. Sunday will fill up. Monday of the parade, people may decide to stay over.'
However, there will be far less sellouts compared to 2024, according to Michael Owens with Savannah Tourism Leadership Council.
'That's typical for when the parade is on a Monday, but the party will be a little bit longer,' Owens said.
Joseph Marinelli with Visit Savannah said even during the busier times of year, there's always room for visitors somewhere. What you need to look into though is how close you'll be to the festivities and what it could cost you.
'It's a popular holiday, but it's also a great economic development opportunity,' Marinelli said.
Friday said, 'The industry itself gets its joy from watching other people have fun. And I mean, these guys have fun.'
The city broke records in 2023 for tourism, according to Marinelli, with 15 million visitors who spent a combined total of approximately $4.4 billion dollars.
Savannah hasn't gotten back data from 2024, but Marinelli said that tourism to be pretty close to those record breaking numbers from 2023.
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