The city of St. Augustine Beach is famous for its warm weather, golf, fishing and water sports such as sailing, parasailing, swimming and kayaking. The city is also known as the site where the St. Augustine Monster, an unidentifiable sea creature, washed ashore in 1896. St. Augustine Beach is a popular vacation town with many places to stay, including beachfront hotels, resorts and hotels close to the downtown historic district.
St. Augustine Island Inn is a boutique beachside hotel with 38 guest rooms, including ones with a private two-person Jacuzzi. St. Augustine Island Inn is pet-friendly and allows furry friends in the rooms for an additional fee of $20 per day, as of 2010. The inn also offers guest laundry facilities on each floor, covered parking, a swimming pool and a complimentary daily breakfast. The hotel also has two romance packages, which include wine, late-day checkout, two nights’ stay and dinner for two. Group rates start at less than $50 per night.
Castillo Real is located only a few minutes from the St. Augustine historic area and 200 steps from the ocean. The hotel has 60 rooms, including 22 Jacuzzi rooms, three executive suites and six ocean view suites. All rooms are nonsmoking. Castillo Real offers concierge services, a sauna, exercise room and steam room. Original artwork by Peter Mitchev adorns the walls, and both wired and wireless Internet is available throughout the hotel. Guests can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner at La Cocina Restaurant, which uses fresh and organic ingredients in its Latin-style cuisine. As of 2010, rooms at Castillo Real start at $119 per night.
St. Augustine Beachfront Resort is an oceanfront hotel located less than four miles from downtown St. Augustine. It is also the closest hotel to the St. Augustine Amphitheater. The resort offers both indoor and outdoor pools, a hot tub and a children’s water park, complete with a 116-foot waterslide. Guests can stay in traditional rooms, ocean view rooms, studio suites or the deluxe Jacuzzi room. The hotel also features pet-friendly rooms. The hotel has its own business center, a complimentary tea and coffee bar and on-site restaurant. As of 2010, rates for a traditional room start at $49, and ocean view rooms start at $59.
