One of the “still to-dos” on my travel list is the Jekyll Island Club Hotel in Georgia. Maybe it’s the history of the old southern plantation which majestically sits among 26 acres of 500 year old oak trees and just steps away from a sandy white beach.
I’m a romantic. You can’t fault me for that. Yet, who wouldn’t want to visit the place where old J.P. Morgan would sail 
his yacht for the weekend……or where Rockefellers, Astors and Vanderbilts came to play cards in the Gilded Age at the turn of the 20th century? The Jekyll Island Club is where that happened. They broke ground for the clubhouse in 1886 and just two short years later, the Jekyll Club was where northeners came to relax…..and do deals. In fact, there is so much history that it was named an historic landmark and was the site of the first transcontinental phonecall placed by AT&T president Theodore Vail on January 25,1915.
The resort offers weekend and holiday getaway packages…..But maybe I’ll wait till the New Year. Come January 7, 2010, The Jekyll Ocean Oaks and Hampton Inn beachside resort opens its doors to new guests. Once there, you can book your own dolphin cruise or take Victorian tea. Have an in-room massage or ride a horse and buggy around the property or the island. And, if you just happen to have your own plane…..don’t worry……the club has its own 3700 foot airstrip. Happy Landings.
