In the Media

June 2013

Tybee Island, located just 20 minutes east of historic Savannah, has made the Top 10 List for TravelNerd’s “Top Family-Friendly Beach Towns.”  In addition, Tybee Island’s award-winning vacation rental company, Mermaid Cottages, was recognized for its “colorful bungalows with covered porches and direct beach access.”

May 2013

On The Road With Rocky: Savannah Smiles” features Mermaid Cottages in KUDZOO magazine.

April 2013

Cottage Crazy“, a wonderful blog by Connie Stanley who owns the fabulous Paws and Paddles, is always a hoot to read and her photos are so beautiful!

Read about Mermaid Cottages in “A Vacation Guide To Tybee Island, Georgia” on http://azcentral.com!

March 2013

Be sure to get the new Summer catalog from Barn Light Electric!  Mermaid Manor and Mary Kay Andrews’ Breeze Inn and Ebbtide are featured!

Look close at Kohl’s Spring ad campaigns and promotions and you’ll be sure to recognize some of your favorite Mermaid Cottages like Old Love and Enlisted Mens Mess Hall.  Even Boomer, one of our labs, is featured in the campaign!  Catch even more Mermaid Cottages, Tybee Island and Savannah scenes on kohls.com!

Georgia Trend Magazine featured an interview with Head Mermaid Diane Kaufman for “The Welcome Mat Is Out”

January 2013

HouseKaboodle featured A Mermaid’s Tale, Back River Bungalow, Castaway, Fish Camp, Flip Flop, Key Lime Parrot, Old Love, Inlet Breeze, Pink Flamingo, Mermaid Morning Bliss Coffee and our Fifi Flowers Note Card Collection.

December 2012

The December issue of The Tybee Breeze featured the beautiful kitchen at Dutton-Waller Cottage.

November 2012

The Weil-Atkinson House c1926 was featured in the Savannah Morning News,  Island Hopping: Historic bungalow a labor of love on Tybee Island

October 2012

The Shrimp Cottage and Mermaid Cottages were profiled by the House of Turquoise 

Paula Deen’s Y’all Come Inn, Mary Kay Andrews’ Breeze Inn, Good Times, Fish Camp, Blue Heron, and Key Lime Parrot were featured in a post by the House of Turquoise

Fish Camp was featured in a post by the House of Turquoise

Paws and Paddles was profiled  by the House of Turquoise

August 2012

Cooking With Paula Deen Magazine featured some of Paula’s Fall favorites on Tybee Island including Mary Kay Andrews’ Breeze Inn, Old Love, Inlet Breeze, Seaside Sisters,  Tybee Island Lighthouse, Sundae Cafe, Social Club and more!

Old Love Cottage was featured in TravelforBoomers.com’s “Five Cool Island Destinations“.

Dutton-Waller Cottage was featured in Southern Living as #53 Style and Sensibility on their list of 80 Kitchens With Style!

Mermaid Manor was featured in Southern Living’s Living Room Ideas; Slipcovered in Style.

Mola Chu Jung, owner of our beautiful Maddie’s On Jones Cottage and Madelyn’s on the Marsh, was featured in The Savannah Morning News!

June 2012

Villas and Bungalows featured Greene Cottage, Jensen Cottage and Mermaid Manor in their June 23, 2012 blog.

Mermaid Denise and Mermaid Jan were featured in photos published in the Savannah Morning News.  Our Island Girls were on hand to welcome Team Two For The Road to Tybee Island for the Rand McNally and USA Today’s Best Little Town/Best of the Road competition.

Mary Kay Andrews, one of our Mermaid Favorites, and her marvelous were featured in Deep South Magazine’s Literary Friday: Special Beach Edition.

Wanderlust Wonder featured Old Love Cottage

Mermaid Favorites including Mary Kay Andrews and her beloved Breeze Inn, Paula Deen’s Y’all Come InnBohemian Cottage, Old Love, and the styling magic of Layla and Kevin (The Lettered Cottage) and our Enlisted Mens Mess Hall, Screened Inn and Mermaid Manor were featured in Cote de Texas.

Our head mermaid, Diane Kaufman, was featured in this month’s issue of Skirt! Magazine! See the article here!

May 2012

Our beautiful Mermaid Manor was featured in the fabulous Flea Market Style Magazine. Click this link to see more: FleaMarketStyle-2012 article!

April 2012

Our Breeze Inn, Enlisted Men’s Mess Hall, and Fish Camp Cottages were all recently featured on GetawayStyle.com!

December 2011

Forbes.com, Paula Deen’s Y’all Come Inn and Mermaid Cottages mentioned in their article When a Celebrity is Your Landlord. Read more about it here!

Mary Kay Andrews’ Breeze Inn was featured in Beach House Decorating by Sally Lee By The Sea

November 2011

Atlanta Business RadioX, Transformational Women Highlights Head Mermaid Diane Kaufman and Other Social Media Experts

The Savannah Morning News, Writers Retreat Coming To Tybee  Mermaid Cottages hosts writers on Tybee!

Fall 2011

Cottage Style Magazine,  Enjoy reading about Head Mermaid Diane Kaufman’s Mermaid Manor in Nesting Instincts and Mary Kay Andrews’ Fabulous Breeze Inn Cottage in Happy Ending

September 2011

The Wall Street Journal, Fall Heartland Road Trips, Drive-Through Vacations

Destinations Travel Magazine

Paula Deen and her beautiful Tybee Island Beach Home, Y’all Come Inn, were featured as the  Celebrity Getaway in this issue! We\’ve got it for you right here!

August 2011

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tybee Island has a wonderful feature in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and they even mention Mermaid Cottages! Check it out here!

Travel + Leisure Magazine

Tybee Island is number sixteen on Travel + Leisure Magazine’s America’s Best Little Beach Towns list! Boy do they know their stuff -they mention The Crab Shack as a must-visit, and Mermaid Cottages as the place to stay!

July 2011

The TODAY Show

Our very own Pink Flamingo Cottage was featured on The TODAY Show July 15th, 2011 – check it out here!

July 2011

Savannah Magazine

Mermaid Manor, our Mermaid Cottages headquarters was featured in one of our favorite bi-monthly magazines! Pick up a copy, or check out the article right here!

June 2011

Fresh Cottage Magazine

Our very own Key Lime Parrot Cottage was featured in this fabulous new magazine all about cottage living! Read all about it here!

Pink Flamingo and Old Love were featured in “Little Pink Beach Cottages” by Sally Lee By The Sea.

May 2011

COAST: 50 Beautiful Beach Houses on America’s East Coast

This beautiful coffee table book by Australian author and publisher Janelle McCulloch features  New York Time’s Best selling author Mary Kay Andrews beach cottage Breeze Inn (pdf) and the World Headquarters for Mermaid Cottages- Mermaid Manor (pdf).

Paws and Paddles was profiled in Sally Lee By The Sea

April/May 2011

Quilt Magazine

Quilt Magazine shot this entire issue at various Mermaid Cottages including Dutton Waller Cottage, Mermaid Manor and Breeze Inn.  We loved hosting the editors and photographers! See the pictures here!

March 2011

Atlanta Magazine: “Tybee Island” (pdf)
Article features Mermaid Cottages, including a gorgeous photo of Under the Tybee Sun.

January 2011

Tybee Daze was featured in Sally Lee By The Sea

October 2010

Atlanta Magazine: Fall Travel Issue (pdf)
Read about Mermaid Cottages on the page 6 coverage of Tybee’s Pirate Fest (10/8-9)!

June 2010

Better Homes and Gardens: Beach Dreams (pdf)
Mary Kay Andrews tells the story of her beautiful Tybee Island beach home– a Mermaid Cottage!

April 2010

Announcing Paula Deen’s Savannah Style Book Release.
This wonderful book features several Mermaid Cottages including Dutton Waller and Tybee Tides! Buy it here now!

January 2010

Southern Living: All-time Favorite White Kitchens
Mermaid Cottages’ Dutton-Waller Cottage’s kitchen is featured on slide 16.

July 2009

Southern Living: “Savannah’s Beach” (pdf)
Mermaid Cottages’ Fiddler on the Creek, Shrimp Cottage, Key Lime Parrot, Surf Puppy and Under the Tybee Sun are featured, with decorating tips from Jane Coslick.

May 2009

Forbes Magazine: “Three Easy Getaways for Summer”
Mermaid Cottages is mentioned in the Relax … Savannah, Georgia segment

Cobb Life Magazine: “Salt & Light”
Tybee Island is featured in this story.

AOL: “Best Affordable Beach Resorts”
Mermaid Cottages is #6 of 10 of the Best Resorts pulled from the top 50 mentioned in Travel & Leisure!

April 2009

Southern Living: “Past Perfect” (pdf)
A Mermaid Vintage Kitchen in Dutton-Waller Cottage as designed by Tybee’s own Jane Coslick.

March 2009

Travel and Leisure: “Best Affordable Beach Resorts” online article and slideshow.
Mermaid Cottages is featured in this month’s Travel and Leisure– and is one of only six domestic resorts featured!

Atlanta Journal and Constitution: “One Tank Trip: Tybee Island, GA.”
Mermaid Cottages is chosen as one of the top places to stay on Tybee!

April 2008

WSAV: “Tour de Georgia and Tybee– Economic Impact”

March/April 2008

AAA’s Home and Away Magazine: “Tybee Tranquility” (pdf)

March 13, 2008

The Today Show: Tybee and Mermaid Cottages featured on The Today Show! VIDEO

February 23, 2008

Savannah Now: “Tybee Offers Island Welcome to Indiana National Guard Units”

February 18, 2008

Savannah Daily News: “Tybee Rolls Out Red Carpet for Indiana National Guard”

February 10, 2008

The Charlotte Observer: “Living on Tybee Time” (pdf)

October 2006

Secrets of the South Magazine: “A Place in Peril” (pdf)
February 6, 2008
Fox Atlanta Good Day: “Vacation Getaways on Tybee”