Find the perfect accommodation for your next trip to the “Nation’s Oldest City” in our comprehensive guide book.

Included are over 96% of all lodgings in St Augustine: “Bed & Breakfasts,” condominiums, hostels, hotels, inns, motels, resorts and RV resorts…there are accommodations to meet everyone’s needs, desires and budget.

Save hours and hours searching numerous web sites – have the info right in front of you to easily choose the best accommodations for your family vacation in this historic city.  

Click on the Featured Lodging to the right to view this month’s special accommodation, as seen in the guidebook.

We offer this guide in an easy-to-read format, with photo and one-half page of information on each lodging, using data from owners or managers, with the hopes that it will assist you in making your choice as easy as possible. However, we make no recommendations, and no fees were accepted for inclusion in this guide.

Available in printed form as 100 page book, or pdf file via PayPal.  Happy traveling to our beautiful “Nation’s Oldest City!”

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Comments: 

 “Thank goodness – finally a PRINTED guide that I can hold in my hot little hand when I need it!  Forget searching on too many web sites — this guide is comprehensive, with nice descriptions and a picture of around 150 of all kinds of lodgings in St Augustine!  Planning my next trip now…..” CJ, MD, 1/15/12

“i luv this book- ty – ty – ty.”  Jan in Cleveland, 1/26/12

“A nice guidebook – like the ones we used to have that made planning our travels easy!  We don’t carry a computer with us, so, this book goes into the car first thing. ”  Phoenetia, NY 2/13/12

“I wish we had this guide for all the other trips we have made to St Augustine – now we can easily find the right hotel for us, our family and our dogs. Internet is too complicated, and no sites are as complete as this book.  Nice pictures, too. Thank you, authors!”  James, DC 2/20/12

“Great gift for our family and friends (some living in other parts of the world) who are planning a trip for the birthday celebrations.  Now they don’t have to stay with us – boo hoo!  Sorry guys, love ya’ anyway, and we’ll give ya’ personal  tours when you’re here – you’ll love the horse drawn carriages.”  SR, St Augustine 2/23/12

“Great travel guide to St Augustine area.  Very descriptive, comprehensive and visual. Bought this book ob line, got great service.”  Patt, Indian Land, SC 3/21/12

“Being a writer of travel guides myself, I can only imagine how many hours went into the preparation of this very complete guide, one of the nicest I have seen.  Easy to use – nice photos – and good information.” Emily, SC 4/1/12

“Try it – guarantee you’ll like it!”  NH, VA 4/3/12

“Thanks from South America – here we come in 2014 to join in the celebrations!”  Alex, Costa Rica, 4/14/12 

 

St. Augustine will celebrate 450 years of history in 2013 through 2015!

“St. Augustine, St. Augustine… prettiest little town you’ve ever seen,” are the opening lyrics to a song written by popular local singer/songwriter, Joe Mark, and so very true it is.

Strolling the city’s narrow cobblestone or brick-paved streets, framed with buildings centuries old, and passing ancient cemeteries with souls perhaps escaping their bounds and wafting on the breezes, has a magical way of transporting visitors back to a different era, to discover our nation’s true beginnings.

Established in 1565, Saint Augustine was “up for urban renewal” when the Pilgrims founded the Plymouth colony in 1620, 55 years later. Through centuries of Spanish and British rule, the town was ravaged, pillaged, burned and rebuilt over…and over…and over, its residents determined to persevere and carry on. Many descendants of these earliest settlers still reside here today, proud of their heritage and protective of their history.

Many remains of the rich history of the city still exist, and every year millions of visitors seek to immerse themselves in the ambience the historic buildings and sites offer. In addition, there are museums, religious locations, galleries, shops with eclectic wares from all over the world,  restaurants offering any kind of food one’s taste buds would desire, magnificent Flagler College, continuing fairs and festivals, and the most beautiful and user-friendly beaches in the country.  What more to seek for the vacation of a lifetime?

Recent accolades in early 2012 for St. Augustine include being named one of National Geographic magazine’s “Top ten locations in the WORLD to see holiday lights,” and ninth in Trip Advisor’s “Top fifteen destinations in the US on the rise.”  In April, 2012, Forbes Magazine named the “Oldest City among the top 10 prettiest towns in the country.”  Also in April, St Johns County/St Augustine earned the title of  “Florida’ s healthiest county” by the University of Wisconsin Public Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

“Come on down!” 

Visit St Augustine once, and you will want to return…and return…and return for its myriad attractions and celebrations, and perhaps to make it either your winter home or your permanent residence.

About the Authors: Former Innkeepers Robert and Elsie Carr

Robert Carr and Elsie Hedetniemi Carr are proud and passionate residents of St Augustine.  They left the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC in August of 1980, searching for the perfect location, and the perfect building which could be restored and opened as a “Bed & Breakfast” inn. Their dream was realized with the discovery of St. Augustine, and a nineteen-bedroom hotel built before the 1880s, which had deteriorated into something just above a flophouse. Hence, the Kenwood Inn was born, the first “B&B” in the “Nation’s Oldest City.”

Their second venture was a large 1840s manor house, parts of which were literally falling down, in the charming historic town of Pendleton, SC.  Liberty Hall Inn with eleven rooms and three dining areas was established. After its sale, they returned home to St. Augustine. They have remained involved in the hospitality field by consulting, writing articles on “B&Bs,” and inn-sitting on occasion.

Elsie is retired from real estate, while Robert remains an active Broker-Associate/Realtor. It will be their pleasure to assist you in realizing your dream of owning a home, retirement home or rental property in their fair city, and they welcome your inquiries at carr4homes@aol.com. Robert is also a masterful photographer; visit his three galleries at www.carrfineportraiture.com. Elsie’s novel, The Legend of Abigail Rose, is available on this guidebook’s website.

Hearty thanks to the management of the St Augustine Pirate and Treasure Museum for their assistance in making this guide possible.  Don’t miss a visit to this exciting museum downtown, and enjoy your own treasure hunt - we guarantee you’ll be glad you did!

“Cheers!”

Elsie and Robert,  proud and passionate residents of St Augustine.