Best Western Central Inn
A budget-friendly Midtown motel offering competitive rates and helpful staff near local shopping centers.
The verdict
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Best Western Central Inn is a budget-friendly Midtown property offering easy access to shopping centers. Guests appreciate the accommodating front desk staff and find the competitive rates to be a solid value. However, the bathrooms are notably cramped with sinks placed outside, and low-flying aircraft from the nearby Army air field create daytime noise. 12
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What travelers noticed
- Guests agree that the front desk staff are friendly and accommodating throughout their stay. 2
- Reviewers consistently praise the competitive rates, calling the hotel a great value for money in Savannah. 112
- The location is convenient for travelers needing quick access to gas stations and shopping centers near Oglethorpe Mall. 122
- Bathrooms are consistently criticized for being cramped, with exterior sinks, missing tub assist bars, and water that stays warm rather than hot. 1
The catch
Who it's for
- — Budget travelers seeking competitive room rates
- — Guests looking for convenient access to Midtown shopping
- — Travelers who prioritize friendly 24-hour front desk staff
Skip it if
- — Light sleepers sensitive to low-flying aircraft and street traffic
- — Travelers wanting spacious bathrooms with hot water
- — Guests who dislike dark room decor and low ceilings
Seen on camera
7 moments · 1 video · Best Western Central Inn
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“The fairfield inn and suites savannah downtown historic district is a hotel with an outdoor pool near city market the ho…”
youtube.com0:56“it is a four-star hotel with an outdoor pool near river street the hotel has a great location the doubletree by hilton h…”
youtube.com2:23“it's a hotel with outdoor pool near oglethorpe mall the hotel has a great location and is located seven kilometers from…”
youtube.com3:53“the perry lane hotel is a luxury hotel with two bars and lounges near savannah college of art and design the hotel has a…”
youtube.com5:17“in my honest opinion this one is probably the best value for money hotel in savannah”
youtube.com6:35“the quality in midtown is a savannah city center guest room with comfy beds”
youtube.com6:40“the hotel has a good location and is seven kilometers from the center of savannah”
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How to book
Score breakdown
How the 80/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
87- “Unlike the rooms, the white-tiled bathrooms are cramped, with shower/tub combos; sinks are located right outside the bathrooms.” 1
Location
83- “In my opinion, Municipal Grand has the best location. It also has my favorite cocktail bar on the street level; plus it's very new so I imagine it has very nice rooms.” 4
- “Beautifully designed rooms, bath tubs, a good location to walk around downtown. Bikes you can borrow, a private bar for the people staying there.” 4
Room
83Service
85- “HeartLikeDavid • 9mo ago I've stayed at Perry Lane and Municipal Grand. Our favorite by far is Perry Lane. True seamless service and high quality operation they are running there.” 4
- “Comments Section AutoModerator • 9mo ago HeartLikeDavid • 9mo ago I've stayed at Perry Lane and Municipal Grand. Our favorite by far is Perry Lane. True seamless service and high quality operation they are running there.” 4
Bed & Sleep
84Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-04
Where it sits
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Stay value
How this property reads against the hotels we cover alongside it. Measured on review evidence, not on a nightly rate.
On par with what $ usually buys
Scores 2 points below the modest median of 82, across 178 hotels in the same bracket. In Savannah it sits 6 points below the local median of 86.
- This hotel
- 80
- Bracket median
- 82
- Index median
- 88
Based on 178 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
Nothing is yet praised often enough to recommend.
- 1 mention
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 29 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
Quotes run exactly as travelers wrote them — spelling and all. We trim for length, never for tidiness.
- “The fairfield inn and suites savannah downtown historic district is a hotel with an outdoor pool near city market the hotel has a great location fairfield inn and suites by marriott savannah downtown is 950 meters from the center of savannah” On camera120:56
- “Beautifully designed rooms, bath tubs, a good location to walk around downtown. Bikes you can borrow, a private bar for the people staying there.” 4
- “In my opinion, Municipal Grand has the best location. It also has my favorite cocktail bar on the street level; plus it's very new so I imagine it has very nice rooms.” 4
- “the perry lane hotel is a luxury hotel with two bars and lounges near savannah college of art and design the hotel has a great location and is situated 100 meters from the center of savannah” On camera125:17
- “the hotel has a good location and is seven kilometers from the center of savannah” On camera126:45
- “it's a hotel with outdoor pool near oglethorpe mall the hotel has a great location and is located seven kilometers from the center of savannah” On camera123:53
- “In my opinion, Municipal Grand has the best location.” 4
- “Hallways were never clean. Q tips in the walkway the whole visit and a molded towel left by the ice machine the whole trip.” 11
- “HeartLikeDavid • 9mo ago I've stayed at Perry Lane and Municipal Grand. Our favorite by far is Perry Lane. True seamless service and high quality operation they are running there.” 4
- “Municipal Grand is also nice. We stayed in their regular queen and it definitely felt smaller than we are used to.” 4
- “Comments Section AutoModerator • 9mo ago HeartLikeDavid • 9mo ago I've stayed at Perry Lane and Municipal Grand. Our favorite by far is Perry Lane. True seamless service and high quality operation they are running there.” 4
- “I've stayed at Perry Lane and Municipal Grand. Our favorite by far is Perry Lane. True seamless service and high quality operation they are running there.” 4
- “The staff were friendly and accommodating” 2
- “The hotel's staff is available at the 24-hour front desk to assist with any needs during the stay. We enjoyed the easy access to our room and we had everything we needed.” 2
- “The staff were friendly and accommodating Hot water was warm not hot It felt safe and didn't stink of smoke. It felt safe and didn't stink of smoke. The staff and facilities were wonderful.” 2
- “Food is terrible at the restaurant- I've been a few times and it's sub bar for the price after they lost the original chef - probably because they couldn't pay him.” 4
- “in my honest opinion this one is probably the best value for money hotel in savannah” On camera126:35
- “Rates are extremely competitive and offer good value, despite the somewhat dated decor and lack of extra features.” 1
- “Thanks. It was the mansion on Forsyth park hotel before with Kessler - i worked there in college- they fixed it up a little but bathrooms are pretty much the same as when it was the mansion - they didn't do much there to probably save cost.” 4
- “Thanks. they fixed it up a little but bathrooms are pretty much the same as when it was the mansion - they didn't do much there to probably save cost.” 4
- “The cost of our was great.” 2
- “Unlike the rooms, the white-tiled bathrooms are cramped, with shower/tub combos; sinks are located right outside the bathrooms.” 1
- “The room was not lit very brightly, but it was adequate. Maybe higher wattage bulbs?” 2
- “Clean and well-maintained, the 129 rooms at Best Western Central Inn Savannah are spacious and not overly cluttered with too much furniture.” 1
- “the quality in midtown is a savannah city center guest room with comfy beds” On camera126:40
- “Rooms are clean and well-maintained, but the decor is dark, with low ceilings and deep-brown dominating the color palette.” 1
- “The noise from the nearby Army air field can be a nuisance during the day with the sound of low-flying aircraft, and traffic noise can be heard from the street-facing rooms.” 1
What we still don't know
What we can’t tell you yet, said plainly. These close as we read more coverage of this hotel.
- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- 8 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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How much we read
Deep coverage · 19/100We read 0 sources for this property, covering 0 traveler mentions, boiled down to 0 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-09-04.
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Sources
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Everything quoted on this page.
- 8BEST WESTERN® CENTRAL INN - Savannah GA 45 ...hotelplanner.comReview site2026-06-05CurrentRead originalhotelplanner.com
- 4Better/best hotels : r/savannahreddit.comForum thread2025-12-15Recent12 quotes used
“Beautifully designed rooms, bath tubs, a good location to walk around downtown. Bikes you can borrow, a private bar for the people staying there.”
Read originalreddit.com - 1Best Western Central Inn Review - Savannahoyster.comReview site2024-08-16Ageing5 quotes used
“Unlike the rooms, the white-tiled bathrooms are cramped, with shower/tub combos; sinks are located right outside the bathrooms.”
Read originaloyster.com - 11Best Western - Savannah Historic Districtvisitsavannah.comReview site2023-09-19Ageing1 quote used
“Hallways were never clean. Q tips in the walkway the whole visit and a molded towel left by the ice machine the whole trip.”
Read originalvisitsavannah.com - 2*** BEST WESTERN CENTRAL INN, SAVANNAH ***oconeebrewingco.comReview siteDate not stated10 quotes used
“Hot water was warm not hot”
Read originaloconeebrewingco.com - 3
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