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A recreational vehicle park at 8883 Highway 90 West in Lake City, set in eight acres of century-old live oaks. There is a swimming pool, a convenience store, laundry, showers, a dog park and a walking and jogging trail with exercise stations along it.
An all-suite hotel at 3690 West US Highway 90 in Lake City, at exit 427 off Interstate 75. A hot breakfast, wireless internet, coffee and parking are included. There is an outdoor pool, a fitness room, laundry and a meeting room. Only service animals are taken.
An 89-room Hampton Inn at 450 SW Florida Gateway Drive in Lake City, with a hot breakfast, wireless internet and parking included, an outdoor pool, a fitness room, one meeting room of 720 square feet and a charging point for electric cars. Two dogs or cats up to seventy-five pounds are taken for a fee.
An extended-stay hotel of suites at 414 SW Florida Gateway Drive in Lake City, with a hot breakfast, wireless internet and parking included. There is an outdoor pool, a fitness room and a business center, and guests may come and go from the parking lot. Two dogs or cats are taken for a fee. No smoking anywhere.
A small recreational vehicle park at 2264 NW Thunder Road in White Springs, with thirty and fifty amp power, water and sewer at each site. There is a clubhouse with a television, high-speed internet at no charge, clean bathrooms and showers including accessible ones, laundry, a walking path around the park, a fire pit for everyone, a dump station and propane.
A Tru by Hilton at 284 NW Centurion Court in Lake City, with a hot breakfast, wireless internet and parking included, an outdoor pool and a fitness room. Two dogs or cats up to seventy-five pounds are taken for a fee. The hotel is smoke free and has no airport shuttle and no cots for babies.
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