Christmas at Eliza Thompson House
Eliza Thompson House stands at 5 West Jones Street, a shaded, residential street that keeps its calm even in December. From our door, Monterey and Lafayette Squares are a short walk away, their railings and doorways hung with greenery for the season. For a Christmas bed and breakfast in Savannah where the holidays arrive at a walking pace, Jones Street is a good place to begin.
An adults-only Christmas on Jones Street
Eliza Thompson House welcomes guests 21 and over, and that shapes the season here.
December days have room to breathe: breakfast to start, a morning walk through the squares while they are still quiet, an afternoon in the brick-paved courtyard by the fountain or back in your room with a book.
Rooms are spread between the Main House and the Carriage House. In the evening, guests gather for the wine-and-cheese hour before heading out to dinner, and later there are desserts and coffee for those coming home from a show. It is an easy rhythm for an adults-only Christmas in Savannah, with the season close by and nothing to rush.
What's on near us
The Green-Meldrim House on Madison Square. General Sherman made his headquarters here in December 1864, and it is decorated for the holidays in period style.
A Christmas Tradition. The holiday show plays at the Savannah Theatre on Chippewa Square from December 3 to 26.
For details on the decorated houses, see the historic homes section of our Christmas in Savannah guide.
Stories from the house
Nearly two centuries on Jones Street have left the house with a few friendly stories: read them here.
A Christmas gift, December 1864
Eliza Thompson House was built in 1847, the first house on Jones Street. It had stood for seventeen years when, on December 22, 1864, General Sherman telegraphed President Lincoln from Savannah: "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the City of Savannah." The Green-Meldrim House, where he made his headquarters, is a short walk from our door.
Christmas at Eliza Thompson House
The house is decorated for the holidays through the season. Each day brings breakfast in the morning, the evening wine and cheese hour, and desserts and coffee later in the evening.
More Christmas in Savannah
Our sister inns each see the season from another part of the city: East Bay Inn across from the Riverwalk, Kehoe House on Columbia Square, and The Gastonian near Forsyth Park. For the full calendar of holiday events, see our guide to Christmas in Savannah.
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