St. George Island is a 28-mile barrier island off Northwest Florida's Gulf Coast. The island is known for its secluded, pet-friendly white-sand beaches and lack of high-rise developments. Accommodations range from beachfront plantation homes and old-fashioned cottages to hotels and motels. You can stay on this barrier island for a fraction of the luxury cost.
The Georgian Motel is just minutes away from St. George Island in downtown Carrabelle. This pet-friendly motel offers a pool, boat slips and storage, and other amenities. According to the motel's Web site, it particularly welcomes Jimmy Buffett fans, or "Parrot Heads." Nightly rates in 2010 were from $70.
The Georgian Motel
109 SE Ave. B
Carrabelle, FL 32322
(850) 697-3410
1800motels.com
The St. George Inn is one of the island's historic landmarks. It offers wireless Internet access, a reading and conversation room, a wraparound veranda, rooms with mini-kitchens and full kitchens, rooms with private balconies, and one fireplace suite. Nightly rates in 2010 were from $90.
St. George Inn
135 Franklin Blvd.
St. George Island, FL 32320
(850) 927-2903
stgeorgeinn.com
The Buccaneer Inn is an older-style beach motel and conference center located on the Gulf on Mexico, in the center of St. George Island. It is the only motel with direct beach access. Smoking and non-smoking rooms are available. No pets are allowed, with the exception of service animals. The motel offers parking lot, pool-side, and Gulf-front rooms. Children 14 and younger stay free. Nightly rates in 2010 averaged at $100.
Buccaneer Inn
160 W. Gorrie Drive
St. George Island, FL 32328
(800) 247-2091
buccinn.com
This historic inn, in 2008 and 2009 voted the best bed-and-breakfast in Florida by "Florida Monthly" magazine, is actually located in three separate Victorian mansions. Each non-smoking guest room has a private bath, cable television, and wireless Internet access. Guests enjoy complimentary breakfasts and weekend wine tasting. The Inn is minutes from fishing and boating on Apalachicola River and Bay, and from the beaches of St. George Island. The Inn's Beach Villa, circa 1911, is located directly on the island. The villa has four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, and sleeps up to 10 guests. Nightly rental rates in 2010 were from $109.
Coombs House Inn
80 Sixth St.
Apalachicola, FL 32320
(888) 244-8320
coombshouseinn.com
This family-friendly, pool-side and ocean-side town home features two bedrooms and three bathrooms. It is non-smoking, and pets are not allowed. Amenities include a boardwalk and a fireplace, two televisions, two VCRs, a CD player, and a book and video library. There is a minimum stay of seven nights. Weekly rental rates in 2010 were from $895. This property is managed by Collins Vacation Rentals, Inc.
Collins Vacation Rentals, Inc.
Ocean Mile D-3
Collins Vacation Rentals, Inc.
60 E. Gulf Beach Drive
St. George Island, FL 32328
(850) 502-4874
collinsvacationrentals.com
This non-smoking, pet-friendly rental property is a three-bedroom, three-bathroom cottage that sleeps up to nine guests. Amenities include four televisions, two VCRs, DVD player, washer, dryer, wireless Internet, Jacuzzi tub, private boardwalk to the beach, and more. There is a minimum stay of seven nights. Weekly rental rates in 2010 were from $995. This property is managed by Collins Vacation Rentals, Inc.
Serenity
Collins Vacation Rentals, Inc.
60 E. Gulf Beach Drive
St. George Island, FL 32328
(850) 502-4874
collinsvacationrentals.com
