JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District

Set inside a decommissioned power plant on the Savannah Riverfront, JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District leans into its industrial past with an unexpected twist: life-size, backlit dinosaur skeletons and fossil displays fill the soaring, glass-ceilinged lobby, playing off the building's fossil-fuel history at a scale that feels more museum than hotel. Owned by the Kessler Collection, the property spans three distinct buildings (the original Power Plant, the marble-clad Three Muses and the maritime-themed Atlantic), each with its own architectural identity.

Dining is the real draw, with a dozen outlets spanning an African-inspired cocktail bar, an outdoor barbecue smokehouse, Neapolitan pizza and a rooftop lounge overlooking the river. A spa, fitness center and gift shop stocked with global artisan goods round things out, part of an ambitious bid to get the once-quiet stretch of Savannah's riverfront back roaring again.