http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T11:38:16Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Savannah%20Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/24/213837/82 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/avia.png" class="top"><p>Life works in mysterious ways. Just as we were shoving one of Paula Deen&#146;s red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting down our throats, we find out about <a href="http://www.aviahotels.com/hotels/savannah/"><b>Avia Savannah</b></a>&#151;which has Bobby Deen, Paula&#146;s son, on its list of tastemakers! Not quite sure what an Avia tastemaker is just yet, but crazy, right?!<p> <p>We dug a little bit and apparently Avia has reached out to celebrated locals to get their insider recommendations for the surrounding areas of its hotels, and the Savannah outpost&#151;the first of four <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Avia%20Hotels">Avia-branded hotels</a> to open in 2009&#151;is conveniently located just steps from The Lady & Sons, Paula&#146;s flagship restaurant, which we happened to stop by last Labor Day and were confronted jennm 2008-11-25T08:55:19-05:00 32.0809282 -81.093631 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/