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A bed and breakfast in a Victorian house from about 1897 at 620 West Washington Street, in the historic district of Monticello and within walking distance of the Monticello Opera House. There are four rooms: the Victorian Room, the Carousel Horse Room, the Safari Room and the Carriage House. Breakfast is cooked each morning from local ingredients. Behind the house is a camellia garden of three acres, used for outdoor weddings. Pets are taken for a fee.
An RV park of twenty-nine sites at 397 Campground Road in Lamont, about half an hour from the nearby towns and attractions. Sites have full hookups with water, sewer and both thirty and fifty amp service, and pull-through sites take large rigs. There is a swimming pool, a laundry, restrooms with showers, wireless internet, a picnic area and a dumpster. Pets are allowed.
A campground just off Interstate 10 at 346 KOA Road in Monticello, about twenty minutes from Florida State University. There are seventy-six RV sites with full hookups, pull-through and back-in, with thirty or fifty amp service, three tent sites, fifteen rustic cabins, two cottages, two park models by the lake and five mobile home spaces for longer stays. There is a pool, a sand volleyball court, a playground, a pond, a laundry, bathhouses, wireless internet and a pet area.
A motel at 44 Woodworth Drive in Lamont, off Interstate 10 in northwest Florida, near the Monticello Opera House and within driving distance of Tallahassee, its zoo and the State Capitol. A light breakfast with coffee, tea and juice is included, and a newspaper. Rooms have a microwave, a refrigerator and free wireless internet, and there are non-smoking and accessible rooms. Pets are taken.
A motel at 140 Pafford Road, off Interstate 10 and twenty-five miles east of Tallahassee, a few minutes from downtown Monticello. A light breakfast with coffee, tea and juice is included. Rooms have free high speed internet. Parking is free and there is room for cars, trucks and RVs. Pets are taken.
A hotel at 2616 Gamble Road in Monticello. Rooms have a refrigerator, a flat screen television, a desk, an iron and ironing board and a hair dryer, with free wireless internet throughout. Parking is free, including space for trucks, and accessible parking is marked. Up to three pets of fifty pounds each are taken in a room, and service animals are always welcome.
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