Vacation Rental Management
Vacation Rental Management in Savannah, GA
Savannah rewards a host who can keep a historic home guest-ready through back-to-back spring weekends, and Fairly manages yours end to end — a local caretaker on call, pricing tuned to the city's festival calendar, and listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com — while you keep final say over your home.
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Savannah market overview
Savannah draws travellers in every season to its oak-shaded squares, antebellum architecture and walkable Historic District, with River Street, a nationally known food scene and Tybee Island's beaches a short drive away. Demand peaks in spring: March and April are the strongest months of the year, with top rentals near 74% occupancy at the year's highest nightly rates, carried by the city's famous St. Patrick's celebration, garden tours and wedding season. May holds nearly as strong, summer stays steady at softer rates, and October brings a second peak as fall weather returns the squares to walking temperature. January and August are the quiet months, when occupancy dips below half. The result is a genuine year-round market with two pronounced high seasons — and a spring window that, priced well, carries an outsized share of annual revenue.
What homes earn in Savannah, GA
These figures reflect professionally hosted homes, not averages dragged down by casual listings. We look at Savannah rentals on Airbnb and Vrbo with a review score of 4.8 or higher that were available or rented at least 300 days a year — homes run the way Fairly runs them. Earnings vary with size, location and how a home shows. You can customize a projection for a specific home.
| Month | Total rent | Occupancy | Avg. daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $2,678 | 45% | $242 |
| Feb | $3,604 | 61% | $272 |
| Mar | $5,911 | 74% | $331 |
| Apr | $5,597 | 73% | $324 |
| May | $5,090 | 67% | $316 |
| Jun | $4,007 | 61% | $286 |
| Jul | $3,914 | 61% | $267 |
| Aug | $2,486 | 43% | $244 |
| Sep | $3,382 | 51% | $272 |
| Oct | $4,736 | 64% | $305 |
| Nov | $3,826 | 57% | $294 |
| Dec | $3,263 | 51% | $268 |
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This is based on properties listed on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com with an average review score of 4.8 out of 5 or higher, limited to homes available or rented at least 300 days a year. Earnings vary based on the unique amenities and qualities of each home.
Vacation Rental Taxes and Regulations in Savannah, GA
Short-term rentals are legal in Savannah — inside the overlay district
Whole-home rentals of 30 days or less are a defined, lawful use under Savannah's Short-Term Vacation Rental ordinance, run as a dedicated city program. Location decides eligibility: STVRs operate within the city's STVR Overlay District, which covers the Downtown, Victorian and Streetcar local historic districts. In the residential wards of the Downtown and Victorian districts, non-owner-occupied rentals are capped at 20% of residential parcels per ward; owner-occupied homes are exempt from the cap, and the city keeps a first-come, first-served waiting list for wards that are full, along with a public map of registered rentals and current ward status.
Lodging and occupancy taxes
Three taxes apply to a Savannah short-term rental. Georgia sales tax runs 7% in Chatham County — the 4% state rate plus local county sales taxes — administered by the Georgia Department of Revenue. The City of Savannah levies an 8% hotel/motel tax on short-term stays, remitted to the city's Revenue Department by the 20th of the following month. Georgia also charges a $5-per-night state hotel-motel fee, which stops applying once a stay reaches 31 consecutive days.
Registering your rental
The sequence runs through two city departments. Register with the Georgia Department of Revenue for a sales tax number, obtain a Business Tax Certificate from the city's Revenue Department, then apply for the STVR certificate itself through the city's online registration portal; Planning and Urban Design confirms zoning eligibility and issues the certificate. Certificates are non-transferable and renew annually, and every rental designates an agent — a named person reachable 24 hours a day who can appear at the property within two hours of a city request. The certificate number must appear in every advertisement, and a copy of the certificate stays posted inside the unit with the maximum occupancy and parking allotment. Three code violations at a property within twelve months revoke the certificate and bar new applications for a year.
How Fairly handles it
Fairly collects and remits the state sales tax, the state hotel-motel fee and the city hotel/motel tax on every booking, and assists with the STVR certificate application, the zoning confirmation and the annual renewal.
Operating a vacation rental in Savannah, GA
Operating in Savannah means keeping a home comfortable through a subtropical summer — air conditioning runs hard from May into September, and the humidity punishes deferred maintenance, especially in older construction — while turning the property quickly through a packed spring calendar in which the best weekends book back to back. The city's ordinance adds a genuine presence requirement: every rental designates an agent who is reachable around the clock and can be on the premises within two hours if the city calls about noise, parking or occupancy. Fairly's local caretaker is exactly the kind of nearby, reachable presence that rule contemplates — they live in the area, handle turnovers and walkthroughs personally, and serve as the single point of contact for your home. The certificate must also stay posted inside the unit, with its number published in every listing.
Frequently asked questions
Can my Savannah home operate as a short-term rental?
If it sits inside the city's STVR Overlay District — the Downtown, Victorian and Streetcar local historic districts — yes, with a city STVR certificate. In the residential wards of the Downtown and Victorian districts, non-owner-occupied rentals are capped per ward, and full wards keep a first-come, first-served waiting list; owner-occupied homes are exempt from the cap.
What taxes does a Savannah short-term rental pay?
Three: Georgia sales tax, which runs 7% in Chatham County; the City of Savannah's 8% hotel/motel tax, remitted to the city's Revenue Department monthly; and Georgia's $5-per-night state hotel-motel fee, which stops applying once a stay reaches 31 consecutive days. Fairly collects and remits all three on every booking.
What does the city require once my rental is certified?
The certificate renews annually and is non-transferable. A designated rental agent must be reachable around the clock and able to reach the property within two hours of a city call. The certificate number goes in every advertisement, a copy stays posted inside the unit, and three code violations within twelve months revoke the certificate for a year.
A guaranteed $5,000 increase in earnings
We guarantee that homeowners coming from self management or other managers will make an extra $5,000 in their first year with Fairly.
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