Riverview Hotel, St Marys

We had two bedrooms that overlooked the veranda. I loved the down home atmosphere and will be back April of 2011. The restaurant and saloon downstairs were just the added touch.

I have walked through that same front door numerous times on my visits to the Riverview and never fallen. So funny the person in the comment below says they fell out of the front door and during my numerous visits I have seen many people come in and out of the front doors to this establishment. Could it be that the person just was careless and fell. Why label a historic, beautiful, and charming place like the "fully restored as of my last visit" hotel like the Riverview "not safe". Why not simply I slipped and fell not waching where I was walking and the nice people were kind enough to give us our money back. Rather than don't stay here it is not safe...I have been coming to the Riverview for years and neve fallen in that doorway or been witness to someone falling. Accidents do happen from time to time...the Riverview is very safe and beautifully restored!!! just returned from a trip there!!!

My husband and I was going to stay at th riverview hotel for our 40th weddomg aniversay / We checked in and went down stairs to got get bags. I fell out the steps and broke my left ankle and fracture my right ankle. The staff was nice and return our money but nothing else. I would not recommend it

The riverview Hotel has been totally renovated since summer 2009. It isn't a cookie cutter hotel. As a matter of fact, all the rooms are named after notable people that have stayed there since 1912. Each room is decorated differently and is period. Heart pine floors have been restored. All bathrooms are completely new. Plantation shutters complement the rooms. You can't beat the location. Closest lodging to Cumberland Island Ferry. Check out the website before you make up your mind. These reviews are outdated online at Yahoo. Rates are $79-$109. Also a great seafood restaurant and saloon adjacent. Family friendly.

We've been staying at the Riverview Hotel in St. Marys, GA for over twenty years now. We're happy to report that our favorite hotel is being restored with the heartpine floors, new bathrooms, paint, etc. It's looking great. We can't wait to see the finished product. The owners are doing one wing at a time and it should be complete by the end of summer. All the rooms are being named after the notable people that have stayed there over the years. We'll definitely be staying there for the next twenty years, God willing.

This hotel is the neatest place we've ever stayed. You feel welcome the moment you check in. The owners greet you at the desk like you are family. The lobby is full of old pictures of the owner's family from past generations to present, and pictures of some of the notable guests that have visited such as author Marjorie Rawlings or Today Show weatherman Willard Scott. The owner was the mayor of the town for a long time and also a descendant of the original owners. He took the time to give us a little history lesson of the hotel and tell us about his great aunts whose picture hangs above the fireplace. One of them actually looks exactly like "Mrs. Doubtfire!" Our room overlooked the front porch. The room was clean and had antique furniture in it which made it charming. The carpet was worn but clean. We didn't expect the Hampton or Ritz Carlton so we didn't care. The owners put out an ample breakfast the next a.m. We picked up our picnic lunches at the desk to take with us to Cumberland Island. Other guests were bragging about the food in the Cafe in the hotel and we's wished we'd eaten there now. We decided that was enough reason for us to plan another trip back to the Riverview. We enjoyed the friendly atmosphere. It was a welcome change from being treated like a number at most other places. If you're into fancy high priced hotels then this one isn't for you. If you like a place that has character and history and a warm feeling, and where they remember your name and the name of your kids, then you'll love the Riverview.

We recently stayed at the old Riverview Hotel in St. Marys, GA. The location is directly across the street from the ferry to Cumberland Island which made it extremely convenient to carry our camping gear to the ferry the next morning. Even though the hotel is old it is clean and the staff are very friendly. We had the best meal we've had in a very long time in the hotel restaurant Seagle's Waterfront Cafe, fresh swordfish with a chili salsa topping served with red mashed potatoes and fresh vegetable medly and a salad. My husband had the Rock Shrimp blackened. It was presented beautifully and tasted delicious. We went to the lively Seagle's Saloon next door to have a cocktail and to meet the bartender Cindy we'd heard so much about. She was everything and more! Words can't describe this woman exept that it was worth the visit to meet her. All in all our experience was great. The hotel is a throw back to old times. It was nice to get away from the usual cookie cutter hotels that have no character. The Riverview Hotel is definitely full of personality with locals from town patronizing the bar and cafe, the owner's grandson greeting us when we cheked in and his 3 year old brother riding his scooter in the lobby. Last, but not least, the lobby cat "Daisy" sleeping through it all on the guest book under the original Tiffany lamp circa 1916 just like in the brochure. We'll definitely be back.

This hotel is so disgusting that it doesn't even rate a 1 star. It didn't look like the vacuum had been run in at least two years. Everything about it is old and filthy and smelled like cigarette smoke. If it were the last hotel on earth, I wouldn't stay here. (P.S. I couldn't post this comment without at least giving it a 1 star, but trust me, it doesn't deserve that much honor.)

I LOVE the Riverview! Gayla and Jerry were great hosts last time I was there...Cindy ran the bar like a storm-trooper...and Seagulls food was great! yes our room was "funky" and 'tired"...BUT how many hours was I in my room? To sleep...that's it. And the view! I looked out my window at the river, boats, the ferry, the marshes...beauty just feet away! St Marys is fabulous...fantastic new park, Lang's Marina, their seafood restaurant, art and antique stores, and MORE! I live on a Savannah island ( it's also a Paradise) and St Mary's and Riverview is my Other Paradise! I love this place! And..they are pet friendly..so my critter Yogi can join me in Eden! Um...St Mary's..lol!

This hotel has great potential for being historic and quaint and while I admit I did not see all of the rooms we had to leave after our first night because we could not tolerate the filth. I was traveling with my daughter so we were not interested in the bar, but maybe that would have made the place look better. I am not a very picky person, I don't stay at high end hotels but I don't expect t find piles of dirt on the floor in the lobby, halls, stairway and on the windowsill in the room. We were uncomfortable walking on the bathroom floor without shoes on, the tub faucet was completely corroded through on the underside and the shower was ridiculous and scary to turn on. The comforter was dirty and the carpet in the room had not been vacuumed. I don't know if there is usually air conditioning in the common areas of the hotel but there wasn't any during our stay. The lobby, halls and foyer on the second floor were stiflingly hot and the air in the room had not been on anytime recently and the vent was filthy. We could not stay in the room immediately and had to leave while the window air conditioner tried to cool the room. The room never got cool, because with the ceilings so high and the bathroom large there was no way the the small air conditioner could keep the space comfortable. I was truly disappointed because I was looking for a unique place to stay. It doesn't take a lot to vacuum and dust, its unfortunate that this hotel is so poorly maintained because it could be a true gem.