DeSoto Beach Hotel - Oceanfront

212 Butler Ave.
Tybee Island, GA 31328
Located in Tybee Island - Mid Beach
  • King Oceanfront

  • Deluxe King Side View

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  • Oceanfront King

  • Double Queens Side View

  • Oceanfront 2 Queens

  • Hernando Suite

  • Lobby

  • Breakfast area in lobby

  • Exterior at night

  • Street view

  • Ocean Front 2 Queens

  • Partial View King

  • Premier Ocean View

  • Dunes Crossover

  • Dunes Crossover

Tybee's ONLY Beachfront Hotel! Heated and Cooled Pool. Convenient mid-island location. Only steps from Tybee Island’s beautiful beachfront. Beach Chair & Umbrella rentals.

The DeSoto Beach Hotel is located only a few steps from Tybee Island’s stunning coastline and less than 20 minutes from Historic downtown Savannah, Georgia. With just a 45 minute drive to the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, the Desoto Beach Hotel is the perfect place to stay when you want to “get away from it all” without going too far.

Tybee Island, Georgia offers many attractions and activities such as Historic Fort Pulaski, the Tybee Island Lighthouse Station & Museum, inshore and offshore fishing charters, eco-tours, dolphin tours, water sports, seasonal events and festivals, award winning restaurants, and a breathtaking beachfront setting.
Sleeping Rooms: 37
TripAdvisor® Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
Tripadvisor - 3.8 out of 5 starsBased on 1856 Reviews
Tripadvisor - 2 out of 5 starsNoreen M | Sep 26, 2026
Bring your own beach towels and flatware

Location is great. The studio airBnB is large. The room, bedclothes, and bath towels are clean. Staff super nice but know *nothing.* Of no help renting beach equipment. Very *slow* checking in ...

Tripadvisor - 1 out of 5 starsPam D | Sep 24, 2026
Room 108 was disgusting!! Save your money!!

Desoto hotel in Tybee Island. Room 108. We got there at 3:30 am, got a room and checked out at 9:45 am. My husband got sick from driving for 12hrs. The room wad disgusting. The sink still had ...

Tripadvisor - 3 out of 5 starsNiels B | Aug 27, 2026
Declining hotel

The Desoto hotel stated that they were the only hotel on tybee with direct access to the beach. However the walk to the beach was closed which lowered the value of the experience. The staff were not ...

Yelp® Reviews
Yelp Overall Rating
Yelp - 2.5 out of 5 starsBased on 77 Reviews
Yelp - 5 out of 5 starsTammy E. | May 6, 2024

This hotel is on the ocean. Our room was ocean view . Parking is in the middle or the units . It was clean the staff friendly and the A/C worked excellent. ...

Yelp - 1 out of 5 starsDana B. | Mar 12, 2026

Was there for a 3 day get away, showed up they didn't tell us they didn't have TV. It was deactivated, walked into the 400 and some dollar room a night ...

Yelp - 1 out of 5 starsBen B. | Jun 13, 2023

Checked in, had decent rates for a beachside motel. Happy so far. Got to the room and it has a wall-mounted thermostat for a typical hotel under-the-window ...

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