DRESS CODE
Dress for all meetings and programs is resort casual. The
dress for the receptions and dinners require a dinner jacket
or sport coat for men, and a dress, Spring suit, or dressy
pant outfit for women. The average daytime high temperature
for Savannah in May is 84 degrees; the average low is 62 degrees.
LODGING/MEETING LOCATION
The meetings will
be held at the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort, located on Hutchinson
Island, across the river from historic Savannah. Unfortunately
at this time the Westin is now sold out of sleeping rooms.
Overflow Hotels:
The DoubleTree
Hotel Historic Savannah on 411 West Bay Street (across the
River from the Westin). The negotiated room rate is $189 plus
tax. To make your reservation, call the Group Reservations
department directly at 912-790-4702. Please request the ABA
Group rate.
Other Hotels:
The Mulberry Inn
601 E. Bay Street
Rate: $215.00 p/night
Reservations: (912) 238-1200
Website: www.savannahlodging.com
The Marshall House
123 East Broughton Street
Rate: $1**.00 p/night
Reservations: (912) 644-7896
Website: www.marshallhouse.com
Hilton Savannah
DeSoto
15 E. Liberty Street
Rate: $199.00 p/night
Reservations: (800) 426-8483
Website: www.desotohilton.com
Hampton Inn
201 East Bay Street
Reservations: (800) 576-4945
Website: www.savannahlodging.com
Check www.savannahlodging.com
for more properties.
TRANSPORTATION
Travel discounts are available through the ABA’s online
travel service. Visit www.abanet.org
and click on Member Tools – ABA Online Travel. The ABA
member discount code for Hertz Rental Car is CDP# 13000. Contact
Hertz at 1-800-654-2230.
Ground
transportation to and from the Airport and Westin Savannah
Harbor resort is available via Grey Line shuttle service.
24-hour advanced reservations are recommended however, walk-ups
will be accepted. Arrangements should be made by calling (800)
845-5582 or visiting their website at https://www.hudsonltd.com/cgi-bin/lca1/res.
Please reference the group code 17147 when booking
online and mention the American Bar Association when booking
via phone. Rates are $15.00 one-way and $25.00 roundtrip.
Local Taxi Cab rates from the Airport to the Westin are $25.00
one-way.
The Westin is located
on Hutchinson Island, just a 90-second ferry ride across from
the historic River Front and downtown. The Ferry is complimentary
for Westin guests and runs every few minutes. The Ferry
concludes service at 10:30pm nightly. After this time, guests
may take a taxi to reach their destination.
ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE AT THE WESTIN
GOLF: The Club at Savannah Harbor,
designed by Robert Cupp and Sam Sneed, is the home to the
PGA Tour’s Champions Tour Liberty Mutual Legends of
Golf. Guests of the Westin have exclusive reservation priority
at the golf course. Golf fees are $125.00 all-inclusive. Tee
times should be made by contacting the Pro Shop directly at
(912) 201-2240.
TENNIS: Tennis courts have been
reserved on Saturday, April 30th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Your resort fee covers the use of rental racquets and courts.
To reserve a time please indicate in the space provided on
the registration form or contact Nicole Emard at (202) 662-1528
or via email at emardn@staff.abanet.org.
GREENBRIAR SPA
The world famous Greenbriar Spa is located in the Clubhouse
and offers a variety of services for both men and women. The
spa offers fully appointed lockers with robes and slippers,
a quiet room, and men’s and women’s steam and
sauna rooms. Two blocks of time have been reserved for our
group, in addition to their regular hours, at the Spa:
Saturday, April 30th from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sunday, May 1st from 9:00 am – Noon
Reservations and
questions should be made by calling Jackie Haynes at The Greenbriar
Spa directly at (912) 201-2243 or by emailing her at Jackie.Haynes@westin.com.
For more information
about the the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa,
please visit the website at : http://www.westinsavannah.com