Tybee Island is a small barrier island 18 miles east of downtown Savannah, Ga. It boasts a 3-mile-long stretch of white-sand beach that is ideal for sunbathing, building sand castles and playing in the Atlantic surf. The island also features scenic dunes covered with sea oats and a lush, tropical interior. Tybee is home to Georgia's first lighthouse, built in 1773, and Fort Pulaski National Monument. Accommodations include beachfront hotels and bed-and-breakfast inns.
The Ocean Plaza Beach Resort is a large but secluded beachfront hotel on Romerly Marsh. The hotel has 215 rooms and suites with private balconies and lounge chairs, as well as tech-friendly rooms with Wi-Fi, DVD players and Nintendo video game consoles. The property is home to the Dolphin Reef Oceanfront Restaurant, two outdoor swimming pools and a poolside bar. Handicap-accessible rooms are available.
Ocean Plaza Beach Resort
1401 Strand Ave.
P.O. Box 2880
Tybee Island, GA 31328
912-786-7777
oceanplaza.com
The Lighthouse Inn is a bed and breakfast in a lush setting a few steps from the beach. The inn features three rooms with four-poster beds, white wicker furniture and claw-foot bathtubs. A wrap-around porch with rocking chairs offers views of the historic lighthouse and lovely sunsets. The rooms have TVs, DVD players, Wi-Fi, and views either of the lighthouse or the tropical gardens.
The Lighthouse Inn
16 Meddin Drive
Tybee Island, GA 31328
912-786-0901
tybeebb.com
The newly renovated DeSoto Beach Hotel sits near shops, nightspots and restaurants on the Tybee Island beach. Accommodations include handicap-accessible rooms and suites with private balconies, kitchenettes, cable TV with HBO and free Wi-Fi. The hotel lends out beach chairs, umbrellas and bikes from the lobby. The DeSoto also offers banquet rooms and a conference center.
DeSoto Beach Hotel
212 Butler Ave.
Tybee Island, GA 31328
912-786-4542
desotobeachhotel.com
