Saint Simons Inn By The Lighthouse

Stayed for 2 nights. Got a deal on priceline $ 300. Everything is clean, nice, updated and there is a friendly staff. Our room 108 has a kitchenette with microwave and fridge. Very convenient with a 6 year old. I would add some small bar stools to the bar so folks could have a small area to eat tho… They have decent continental breakfast with fruit, cereal, pastries and yogurt. You can walk to all of the restaurants, shops, lighthouse, pier, public pool, playground, beach (is only there when low tide), etc. Overall experience was pleasant and quiet. Will return.

My first time at St. Simons and we chose to stay this little Inn. It was perfect. I would highly recommend this for couples! The rooms are nice and updated, bathrooms are modern and each room has a kitchenette (plenty of wine/​beer storage). They have a pretty wimpy free breakfast but at least you can stock up on fruit and dry cereal for the beach!
This place is a short stroll from a ton of cute restaurants, bars and shopping. I would stay here again for sure.

Location, location, location. If you’re looking for a hotel on St. Simons Island, you can’t beat the location of the St. Simons Inn by the Lighthouse. It’s located directly across the street from the historic lighthouse and museum. It’s close to the beach, pier, and many popular shops, restaurants, and bars. Everything is within walking distance.
This is an old and quaint hotel that feels almost like a bed and breakfast. It’s a «condo hotel» where many of the rooms are owned by different people. Therefore, each of the rooms is unique and no two rooms are alike. Some rooms are nicer than others.
We stayed in room 102, which is right next to the front desk, office, and lobby restroom. If I had known this, I probably would have selected a different room. The door, walls, floor, ceiling, etc. do not insulate sound well, so we heard everything. We heard people checking in, checking out, walking through the hallways, turning on the sink upstairs, turning on the bathtub/​shower upstairs, and most of all, people opening and shutting the door to the office next door. One morning, while getting ready, I was able to clearly hear an entire conversation of two people who had stopped to chat outside our door.
Our room had basic amenities. We had a small kitchen area with a sink, microwave, and fridge. There was no closet, but an armoire. I think many rooms were like this. There was a sticky substance on the floor in front of the kitchen sink that was there when we arrived. It was never cleaned during our stay. There were also chocolate chips underneath our bed. The bedspread seemed a bit tattered and musty. The furniture in the room was generally worn. My allergies acted up during our stay inside and I’m not sure what it was (e.g. dust or mold).
I visited other rooms and they were not like our room. They felt bigger, brighter, and cleaner. They also had better views. I recommend booking a room on the second floor. Our room only had a view of an adjacent slanted rooftop. Basic rooms start at about $ 175 per night after taxes and fees. This is expensive, but you are paying for one of the most prime locations on the island.
There was cable TV, but unfortunately no HD. There was free Internet Wi-​Fi and it was decently fast. No password required, which was nice. The cord on our phone was about to break at one end, so if I did not hold it in place, calls would be extremely staticky. Cell phone reception is poor at the hotel. My friends and I had AT&T, Verizon, and T-​Mobile and none of us had more than 1 – 2 bars. The signal gets better outside.
Outside, there’s covered parking, which is a plus. There’s also a small pool. Inside, the lobby is small. The front desk has a water dispenser. Over our weekend stay, the dispenser ran dry twice and wasn’t refilled. Coffee is available too. Continental breakfast is served between 7am and 10am, but I didn’t get the opportunity to try it. The breakfast area is tiny. During my stay, I often thought of what Anthony Melchiorri of Travel Channel’s Hotel Impossible would say.
The staff was very nice and polite, from the front desk folks to the housekeeping ladies.

Cute, quaint hotel. Rooms are spacious and well kept, and the one we stayed in had a wet bar, mini fridge, and hair dryers. The location is great too, close to the pier, across from the lighthouse, and within walking distance to a lot of restaurants and shops. If you’re looking for a restful, quiet stay though, I wouldn’t recommend staying here. The walls are paper thin, and housekeeping woke us up everyday while they were down the hall. Friends on the first floor complained of hearing everything that went on in the lobby. If we could have gotten some sleep I would have left 4 stars.

I surprised my other half with a weekend getaway and booked a room here at the last minute. When I first arrived I was a little skeptical of the place but that quickly changed. We were able to find parking although like others have said it’s a bit tight. Our check in was pleasant and upon entering our room I was pleasantly surprised. The room was well kept though perhaps a bit dated. We had everything we needed including a mini-​fridge that we used regularly. The staff were very nice and very helpful in recommending things to do and places to eat. The location was great and within walking distance of just about everything — especially the pier area. The only issue I had is what although they do sell toiletries, they were out of the items that I needed.
All in all this was a great find and I look forward to saying there again in the future.

The St. Simons Inn by the Lighthouse is a wonderful little hotel located right across the street from the lighthouse and super near all the action of the Village. This is a very prime location on the Island. And for the area it is very reasonably priced.
The hotel doesn’t feel like a hotel at all. It feels more like a bed an breakfast as Greg C says in his review. It is very unique with each room having it’s own character and charm. We stayed in room 112 which was nice, but some of the other rooms we saw the inside of were much nicer; but we got the last room they had available for the weekend of the 4^th of July. Our room could have used a little spring cleaning, but still it was nice with all the amenities that we needed. The room also had a mini-​fridge, microwave and wet bar.
The staff at the hotel was great! They were very helpful when we checked in telling us all about where we should go eat, where we should party, history of the hotel and island, and made us feel right at home. One of the staff told us that we needed to check out Catch 228 since I wanted some oysters and the girl wanted some crab legs; which we were very pleased to find to our liking.
The complimentary breakfast here wasn’t much to brag about. It was basically just some cereal, fruit, bagels, and pastries. But it is good to only have a light breakfast before heading out to explore the Island. If you want a more substantial breakfast I recommend heading to the Village and trying one of the places there.
The parking at this hotel can be very tight if you have a big SUV, but it is still a nice covered parking deck under the hotel, with additional parking located in the rear of the hotel.

Great little hotel right in the middle of everything. I’d call it a cross between a bed and breakfast and hotel, it’s that quaint. FYI, each room is unique in this hotel, both in style, size, and pricing. They offer something for every price point, from $ 145 to $ 259 per night. If you can swing it financially, the Penthouse Suite is a treat, with a full view of the working lighthouse from a balcony, a huge living room with wetbar and wine chiller, for only a few more bucks a night than their other suites.
Breakfast is light continental; fruit, bagels, muffins, cereals, etc. Disappointment at no hot items on the breakfast buffet is quickly replaced by the realization that eggs and greasy sausage before hiking around the island isn’t the best combination anyways. Light breakfast was a great way to start a day of sight seeing. However, if you are more inclined to a hearty meal, Palmer’s Village Café or 4^th of May Café (both right down the street from the hotel) will be more than happy to accommodate you!
Took off a star for some irregular housekeeping practices… bed was made up one morning without a top sheet (I guess they just forgot to replace?), no hair dryer in the room, glassware not cleaned from previous nights use, towels not replaced without having to request… I guess being a quaint little inn precludes the staff from having to undergo quality control inspections that bigger corporate outfits implement. Also, there is no turn-​down service. Normally, this wouldn’t be a big deal for me, but the hotel’s website specifically mentions it («chocolate mints on your pillows») and it doesn’t exist! One of my biggest pet-​peeves is false advertising. None of the above mentioned house keeping faux pas were enough to make the room feel unsanitary… just minor inconveniences such as having to make the bed ourselves at midnight when we were ready to just fall in it, washing the glasses ourselves, having to run around the hotel with wet hair in search of a hair dryer… the types of things you don’t want to be inconvenienced with when you expect that service to be included in the room rate.
All in all, a great first wedding anniversary vacation spot!