Our downtown offices are located across the street from the daily spectacle known as The Lady & Sons . From cattle calls with a western style dinner bell, to a group chant "Hey Y'all," the 100+ tourists crowded around at lunch & dinner time, eat it up...literally.
Paula Deen's popularity is a driving force of visitors to our city. There's Paula Deen Trolley tours, a stop on the Foodie Tour and her gift shop is always packed like it's Christmas Eve. Her popularity gives the almost 7 Million annual visitors one more thing to do and keep them here just a little longer.
Future commercial projects like Savannah River Landing will also add to that length of stay with even more high end retail, dining, hotels & Class A office. But, even with the recession, Savannah is holding its own. Per Sav'h CVB , Hotel occupancies are off by about 10% from '08, a number other US tourist cities would be thrilled to have.
Rex Benton is a Commercial Real Estate Advisor for NAI Savannah.He can be reached at the downtown office of Mopper-Stapen, Realtors at 912-356-5800 or via email at rbenton@naisavannah.com. Office, Industrial, Retail & Investment properties. To learn more about Rex read his BIO.
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