Local Attraction
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Attractions:
- Oldest House: Guests of the Inn receive a 50% discount on admission to the nearby Oldest House - one of St. Augustine's finest treasures of local history
- St. Augustine Lighthouse: Our guests also receive complimentary admission and receive discounts on purchases in the gift shops
- St. Augustine Museum: Our guests also receive complimentary admission and receive discounts on purchases in the gift shops
- The Ximenez-Fatio House: - Historic Museum House circa 1798, is located at 20 Aviles Street, directly across from Casa de Solana Bed and Breakfast Inn. Andres Ximenez, native of Ronda, Spain, had come to St. Augustine prior to 1790. Records show that in April, 1791, he married Juana, 15 year old daughter of a Minorcan family in St. Augustine. Ximenez bought a two-story wooden house on the corner of what is now Aviles and Cadiz Streets, where Casa de Solana was later built by Manuel Solana.
There, with a store in his house, Ximenez prospered enough to acquire the corner lot directly across the street, where he built this coquina block house, two warehouses and a separate coquina kitchen building. His general store occupied the ground floor and living quarters were upstairs, Spanish style. Today the Ximenez-Fatio House is restored and furnished to show how it might have looked during Florida's Territorial Period in the mid 1800s. The site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. - Saint Augustine Beach & Anastasia Island: Crossing the Bridge of Lions leaving the old city of St Augustine places you on Anastasia Island (one of Florida's many barrier islands along the Atlantic Ocean coastline). Discover one of the Florida’s most beautiful beaches, and all the amenities of a Florida seaside community. Of course, the beach itself is bursting with fun and endless activity. But just steps off the beach the area abounds with shops of collectibles, nautical themed gifts, resort apparel, beach toys (for all ages), antiques, and unusual souvenirs. Enjoy a hamburger on a deck just steps from the beach, try the local catch of the day, savor fine cuisine at a candlelit table -- the variety of fine restaurants at the beach is amazing! There are coffee shops, smoothie bars, and ice cream parlors. Rent mopeds, kayaks, windsurfing gear, boats, jet skis, and more. Play tennis, volleyball or golf nearby. Book a fishing trip, learn to surf, play miniature golf under the stars, climb the 165-foot St. Augustine Lighthouse, or visit the Alligator Farm Zoological Park.
- Amore Wedding Chapel
- Potter's Wax Museum
- Ripley's Believe It or Not
- Alligator Farm
- Fairs/Festivals: Festivals fill the calendar year-round, many celebrating historic events or offering reinactments. Enjoy arts and craft fairs, seafood festivals, colonial celebrations, chowder debates, native American ceremonies, and torchlight parades. And from November through January, St. Augustine sparkles with white lights, celebrating "Nights of Lights" through the holiday season.
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Activities:
- Carriage Rides: Horse and buggy rides that offer narrated tours day and night start nearby on the Bayfront, and pass by on the brick-paved streets next to the Inn. You can add on a Romance Package to your stay which includes a carriage ride. See "specials".
- Fishing: trips
- Boat cruises: Add a Scenic Bay Cruise, overlooking the historic bayfront of St. Augustine, with one of our Romance Packages or our Midweek Getaway Package. See "Specials".
- Boating: boat rentals
- Windsurfing
- Surfing
- Golf: You can golf all year round in the tropical splendor of St. Augustine, and we’ll make it a highlight of your stay at the Inn with our Golf Package. The area offers golf entertainment in many forms, from family laughs at the bayfront miniature carpet golf to the challenge of the numerous local links to the interactive and traditional exhibits at the nearby World Golf Hall of Fame. And enjoy the chocolate candy golf balls in your room! $99 for two people, added on to our regular room tariff, allowing you to choose your favorite room or suite.
- Health Spa / Massage: You can experience the ultimate in relaxation, stress reduction, pain relief, and wellness, with a Massage in the privacy -- and convenience -- of your own room. Our licensed therapist, Kelly McCormack, blends various massage and bodywork modalities, including Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, Thai yoga, and neuromuscular modalities. She’ll improve your circulation, loosen tight muscles and make you feel rejuvenated!
- Shopping: Discover 11 blocks of pedestrian-only traffic along quaint St. George Street, lined by 18th century homes which are now historic landmarks, unique shops, and excellent restaurants.
- Tours: A Ghostly Experience: Nightly Ghost Tours in Old St. Augustine
- Antique Shopping
- Artists: St. Augustine has long been a haven for many talented artists and craftmen, and is home to many, many fine galleries. On the First Friday of each month, enjoy the "First Friday Art Walk", when most of the city's galleries feature show openings, "meet the artists", and complimentarty refreshments from 5-9pm.
- Beach: Nearby Anastasia Island is one of Florida's many barrier islands along the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Here you'll discover one of the Florida’s most beautiful beaches, and all the amenities of a Florida seaside community. Of course, the beach itself is bursting with fun and endless activity. But just steps off the beach the area abounds with shops of collectibles, nautical themed gifts, resort apparel, beach toys (for all ages), antiques, and unusual souvenirs. Enjoy a hamburger on a deck just steps from the beach, try the local catch of the day, savor fine cuisine at a candlelit table -- the variety of fine restaurants at the beach is amazing! There are coffee shops, smoothie bars, and ice cream parlors. Rent mopeds, kayaks, windsurfing gear, boats, jet skis, and more. Play tennis, volleyball or golf nearby. Book a fishing trip, learn to surf, play miniature golf under the stars, climb the 165-foot St. Augustine Lighthouse, or visit the Alligator Farm Zoological Park.
- Bicycles
- Bird Watching
- Brewery
- Fairs/Festivals
- Historic Sites
- Outlet Stores: For bargain shoppers, two large outlet centers are located in St. Augustine:
St. Augustine Outlet Center
Belz Factory Outlet World - Restaurants
- Relaxing
- Sight-seeing
- Water Sports
- Trolley Ride: Site Seeing Trains: a great way to view the old city of St. Augustine. You can ride a trolley, exiting and re-boarding as you explore.
- Winery/Vineyard: Site Seeing Trains: a great way to view the old city of St. Augustine. You can ride a trolley, exiting and re-boarding as you explore.
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