Family-owned and operated, Savannah Golf Carts enables customers to rent top-of-the-line, which they can then use to travel around town at their leisure.
The business, founded by the Perez family, is the first of its kind in Savannah, though this husband and wife duo, Keith and Yasmin, are no strangers to the golf cart rental game. During the pandemic, the Perezes, like many households throughout the nation, were looking for new opportunities. Yasmin came up with an idea to start up a golf cart business in St. Petersburg, Florida, where they were located at the time. It did well, so they opened a second location in Anna Maria.
The Perezes frequented the Savannah area, enjoying the historic district and vacationing on Tybee Island through the years. The idea to bring their concept to the Coastal Empire persisted in the back of their minds. Once their daughter was accepted to the Savannah College of Art and Design, they decided to move forward with a golf cart rental business here.
“We’ve been coming to Savannah for years and absolutely love the city — the history, the culture and the charm. After building our businesses in Florida, inspired by Tybee Island, we finally decided to put down roots here by buying a home and starting a family-run business in Savannah,” they said.
Golf Carts of Savannah features an impressive fleet.
Four are 4-seaters and four are 6-seaters, to be exact. The fully electric, street-legal carts feature an eco-lithium battery and come from the top-rated golf cart brand in the country.
“We practice the same thing that we preached in Florida. All of our carts are always new,” said Keith. “Anything that’s not within three years, we get rid of and get new carts. We track the carts and have maintenance on them all the time . . . keeping them in A+ condition. Always clean, always looking perfect.”
Carts are available for rent for anywhere from two hours to 28 days. Located at iParkit’s Congress Street garage, customers can pick them up without hassle after completing the online paperwork. And conveniently, for an additional fee, customers can have the carts delivered to their location and picked up after the rental term.
To make the rental more fun, Golf Carts of Savannah also offers an accompanying map accessible by GPS.
Each cart’s screen features hotspots, hidden gems and other landmarks and local destinations, which customers can visit on a self-guided tour.
“Let’s say if you were going to cross Oglethorpe, as an example, there’s the Big Duke Bell right there. The system that we’re implementing will say ‘hey, look to your left and you’ll see the bell.’ It’ll say a short story about it. No one else has a screen that’s going to give you information about the local places to go,” he added.
The Perezes encourage the public to book with Golf Carts of Savannah not only because of the excellent fleet and stellar service, but also because of their love for the city of Southern hospitality.
“We’re family-owned. This will be a family thing for generations, hopefully.”
By Chantel Britton
Golf Carts of Savannah
(912) 813-8657
golfcartbookings.com/savannah
