Located in Central Florida, New Smyrna is a resort community with 13 miles of white sandy beaches offering year-round outdoor activities including top-class surfing, boating, fishing and wildlife and cultural attractions, such as Sugar Mill Ruins and Canaveral National Seashore. The city sits between the Indian River and the Atlantic Ocean and offers plenty of art galleries, shopping and dining at historical Flager Avenue and Canal Street.
This oceanfront hotel, member of the well-known Holiday Inn family, offers 102 nonsmoking rooms, including executive rooms and seven rooms for the physically challenged. Hotel policy allows for service animals but no pets. Rooms feature kitchens with microwaves and mini-refrigerators, kitchen utensils and coffeemaker. On-site laundry and ironing facilities also are available. Enjoy the heated outdoor pool, recreation and sports court, and access to the small health and fitness center. There is also a beauty salon, florist and newsstand. The hotel restaurant, Seascape Restaurant, opens for breakfast and dinner serving American cuisine with ocean views. Kids eat for free and room service is available from 7 a.m. to 11 am.
The Riverview Hotel on Flager Avenue is an 1885 Victorian-style property turned charming hotel. According to Frommers, the 18 guest rooms are charming, immaculate and feature modern amenities. Most rooms have patios or balconies where you can enjoy continental breakfast along with morning newspapers. The hotel also provides nightly turndown service. The heated pool and the complimentary beach cruiser bicycles are available for your pleasure. The hotel also features an adjacent restaurant, The Grille at Riverview, and Spa at Riverview where you can indulge in an afternoon of relaxation. Enjoy jazz music nightly on the hotel deck. In 2010, nightly rates start at $110 per night, double occupancy--the hotel assesses a $10 fee for each additional guest.
Within walking distance of the beach, Indian River, and the Intercostal waterway, Seahorse Inn boasts of being one of central Florida's most beautiful and peaceful vacation spots. The 21 guest rooms feature "old Florida style" decorations with pine walls, terrazzo floors and large showers. All rooms feature cable TV, free wireless Internet access, microwave, mini refrigerator and coffee facilities. There are two rooms with fully-equipped kitchens. The one-story hotel offers smoking preferences and free parking in front of your room. Small animals are welcome with a $15 fee per night. Nightly rates in season, from February to October, start from $80 and off season, November to January, rates start from $75 per night, as of 2010. Seahorse Inn offers weekly and monthly special rates. Many restaurants are available within walking distance.
