Island Jekyll is one of the historical islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of the United States off the state of Georgia, besieged by forces hostile to the United States in World War II Bguasatha forced the American government to evacuate the entire island, and in 1947 joined the island to the state of Georgia, and tried to officials in the state restore the glory of the old Jekyll Island, and the first thing they have done is to build this famous hotel, which carry the name "Jekyll hotel."
General view of the hotel from the top center of the forest
A general view of Jekyll hotel amid forests
Return true history of the island of Jekyll to the sixteenth century when the intent of many of the fishermen Spaniards, and called it then Whale Island, and rolled it visits the European private missions English for economic purposes, and has been known as the island of Pisces to the year 1734 AD when he called the founder of the state of Georgia and a member of the British Parliament Gen. James Edward current name in honor of his friend Joseph Jekyll, and in the nineteenth century played the island an important role in the supply of African slaves to America, where they were working in the cultivation of cotton, which is famous for its island despite the issuance of a decision prevents the slave trade, the last shipment of slaves up to the island in 1858 and then stop this illegal activity.
Became the island with the beginning of the twentieth century, the focus of attention and the meeting point of the world's rich, they came on board ships in the winter to enjoy the island and the practice of fishing, tennis and bowling amid oak trees and charming nature enjoyed by.
And after the accession of the island to the state of Georgia was thinking in building a hotel to provide luxury accommodation for tourists who began arriving from America and abroad, and settled thinking on the annexation of several historic buildings built during the intervals, and thus constitute a hotel Jekyll, which consists of 157 rooms and suites, spread all five buildings , expresses each building for a specific historical era, are as follows:
The main building Club house: finished built in 1888, after eighteen months of work, designed by architect Alexander Charles a manner that reflects the art prevailing at the time, where the towers short large-diameter, and play timber prominent role in the building, also features a ceiling height from the ground significantly, with many fireplaces and windows.
The main building is one of the five buildings consisting of hotel
The main building is one of the five buildings consisting hotel Jekyll
The second building Annex: It was built in 1901 AD for the purpose of providing homes for the eight members of the Jekyll Island Club, who live on the island on a continuous basis, and every member of whom was given a number of cards to invite friends to visit the island for free and stay in the building for a period not exceeding two weeks.
The third building Sans Souci: built in 1896, and consists of three floors, and do not know the purpose of its construction, but it seems it was the seat of the meetings of the members of the club, and is characterized by abundant paintings painted on glass and Bslalmh spiral, and contains a 24-room addition to the two meetings.
Building the fourth Crane Cottage: built in 1917 during the First World War, and is characterized by Italian design classic, consists of 13 rooms and suites, and spacious garden and restaurants and a large yard for weddings can accommodate more than 350 people, and there in front of a fountain and seating.
Building latter Cherokee: décor is characterized by high-end, was built in 1904 and has ten rooms and a billiards hall.
The public swimming pool, which overlooks some of the rooms
The public swimming pool, which overlooks some of the rooms
Did not ignore the organizers of the hotel provide a number of high-end restaurants, which are commensurate with the status of visitors to the island veterans they were from the elite society, there is a restaurant Grand Dining Room meeting place experiences a gourmet, a place built on the Victorian style, which is characterized by columns of the many and the use of white wood in construction, with fireplaces surrounded by marble working with wood, and has large windows overlooking them tourists on flowers and trees with a view of the ocean from a distance, which is a scene very beautiful, and offers seafood dishes and dishes that are characterized by South America, and another restaurant in the form of a rustic cabin called alfresco alfresco existing building, the fourth, and offers many tastes such as Mediterranean dishes as well as the western part of the American flavors such as California, Solterra restaurant also offers snacks, pastries, fruits rare, where tourists are intended this place the fountain in front of the morning for breakfast.
Not only have fun on the island of Jekyll residence hotel or enjoy a visit only; but contain dozens of activities that attract tourists to exercise, most of them freely and the other depends primarily on the location of the island and its history, of these activities are fishing trips, where they are organizing fishing trips on boats can accommodate to six people, what the tourists but to go with his sunglasses and just find there all the tools necessary to do so, at the end of the journey takes the fish and tourists often have trout and some colorful fish and red, which is characterized by the beach state of Georgia.
It also provides the island trips to the island of Cumberland to see what the content of the nature reserves and archaeological sites, and so every day from eight o'clock in the morning until four in the afternoon, in addition to trips with dolphin and organized by a special center near the hotel, and visits to the center of the turtles actually behind the hotel, a tourist center the tutorial includes dozens of types of turtles different, as trips are available by tram, which passes all around the island of Jekyll and include flight entering buildings historic punctuated by explanations from the tour guide about all what is passing through places of old, a daily activity depends not only on Christmas, and activities characteristic also bird watching closely, as is the island colony of rare birds which come about every year during their migration.
During the tour the historic tram inside the island
During the tour the historic tram inside the island
The island is located off the coast of the state of Georgia, between the coast of Savannah of the State of Georgia and the coast of Jacksonville's Florida, not linked to the mainland only a bridge length of ten kilometers, so it is going to land with ease by going to the Downing Musgrove and then go to the entry gate, located at the beginning of the bridge, also can go through the atmosphere lines Atlantic Southeast Airlines started up a day at the airport in Brunswick's Golden Isles Airport, which is just half an hour from the island.
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