Jones and Telfair Range, also known as Jones' Upper Range, is a historic range of buildings in

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, United States. Located in Savannah's Historic District, the Cotton Sail Hotel, a

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property, occupies the West Bay Street elevation, above

Factors Walk Factors Walk, also commonly spelled Factor's Walk or Factors' Walk, is a historic street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It runs for about along the upper levels of the southern frontages of the buildings of Factors Row, which is located ...

, while others solely utilize the former

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warehouses on River Street. As of February 2022, the businesses occupying the ground floor of the River Street elevation are Whispers, the Cotton Sail Hotel, River House Seafood and Fiddlers' Crab House. Kevin Barry's Pub closed in 2020 after nearly forty years in business. The building was completed in 1854, attributed to Charles Sholl and Calvin Fay, for George Wymberly Jones and the Telfair estate.

Cotton Sail Hotel

The Cotton Sail Hotel is a

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with its main entrance on West River Street at

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, though the hotel lists its address as 126 West Bay Street and parking is off West Bay Street. Its rooftop bar is one of few in Savannah. 24 pages with photos. The hotel opened in 2014, by brothers Anil Patel and Kirit Patel. The hotel received the

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's Excellence in Rehabilitation award, the 2015

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's Preservation Award, and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association's IAHA Independent Hotel of the Year Award.

River Street façade

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, 2013 DSC 9841 (8094644342).jpg, From the

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. The William Taylor Stores are on the right

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The Cotton Sail Hotel
official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones and Telfair Range Commercial buildings in Savannah, Georgia Commercial buildings completed in 1854 Savannah Historic District Hotels in Savannah, Georgia

Cotton Sail Hotel

River Street façade

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