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An inn at 73 Avenue E in the historic district of Apalachicola, in a building put up in 1908 as a house for the Flatauer family, later a bank and an insurance office, and opened as an inn in 2017. It holds five suites and a studio apartment, and the town is a few blocks in every direction.
A recreational vehicle resort of 108 full-hookup sites at 957 US Highway 98 in Eastpoint, laid out so that the sites look over Apalachicola Bay and St. George Sound. There is a bathhouse, laundry, pools, pickleball courts and a restaurant on the property. Highway 98 is the road through town.
A golf resort at 151 Laughing Gull Lane near Carrabelle, letting villas of 600 square feet with a queen bed and a sofa bed and either a kitchenette or a full kitchen, and larger condominiums with two or three bedrooms, a full kitchen and a laundry. There is an Audubon-listed golf course, eight pickleball courts, two pools, a fitness room open all hours, bicycles to borrow and food on site.
A motel and marina at 99 North Bayshore Drive in Eastpoint, on East Bay, with large family units and fully fitted kitchenettes. Historic Apalachicola and St. George Island are each about five minutes away.
A hotel and marina at 1000 Avenue A North in Carrabelle, on the Carrabelle River with a way out to the Gulf and the Intracoastal Waterway. There are hotel rooms with a king or two beds, condominiums with one or two bedrooms, and RV sites. There is a swimming pool, wireless internet, wet slips, dry storage and a fuel dock selling diesel and gasoline.
A fishing lodge at 1000 Bay City Road near Apalachicola, with 11 motel rooms, nine cabins in duplex and triplex buildings, five separate cabins, and two larger lodges, one with six bedrooms and six bathrooms. Motel rooms have a coffee maker; cabins have a microwave and coffee maker, and the duplex and triplex cabins have a kitchen with dishes. A restaurant is on the property.
A small hotel at 201 Tallahassee Street in Carrabelle, in a building that dates from about 1899, a short walk from the harbor and the few streets that make up the town.
An all-suite hotel of 30 units on three floors at 329 Water Street in Apalachicola, on the river four blocks from the town center. Suites run from 660 to 1,043 square feet across twelve layouts, each with two full bathrooms, a full kitchen with dishes and glasses, and a screened veranda over the water. There is an outdoor pool and a marina at the door.
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