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Eight waterfront cabins at 12685 State Road 24, a few minutes from downtown Cedar Key, close enough to walk or cycle in. The cabins have open floor plans and 1950s touches, and guests share a private dock for fishing. The whole camp, all eight cabins, can be taken by one group.
An RV campground and tiki bar at 12050 State Road 24 in Cedar Key, right on the water. There are nine waterfront sites with full hookups. It is for adults, twenty-one and over, and pets are welcome. The tiki bar serves food and drink seven days a week, with live music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The sites look out over the water at sunset.
Nine suites at 390 Dock Street in Cedar Key, built out over the water on pilings anchored into bedrock. Each suite is furnished differently, with screened porches and private balconies, and there is a courtyard garden around a fountain. The city pier is a few steps away, with restaurants, the city marina and the beach and park close by. A gift store is on the property.
A family owned hotel of twelve rooms at 491 Dock Street in Cedar Key, in the middle of the town and an easy walk to everything. Every room has a view of the water, the marina or both, and some have wrap around windows. Rooms have a coffee maker, a microwave, a small refrigerator and an iron. Three rooms have walk in showers with benches. Some rooms take up to two pets.
An RV park for people over 55 at 410 Northeast Fifth Street in Williston. Every site has a full hookup, with water, sewer and thirty and fifty amp service. There is a swimming pool, a hot tub and sauna, a recreation hall, a laundry, showers, wireless internet, cable television, a dog walk, a picnic area, horseshoe pits, a fishing area and a nature trail. Pets are allowed. Ice cream is served at the Gristmill five evenings a week.
A condominium building of thirty-one units at 211 Second Street in Cedar Key, looking over the city park and the Gulf. Units are one bedroom studios and apartments, most sleeping four, with either a kitchenette or a full kitchen and a private balcony. Some have a washer and dryer, some a sleeping loft, and connecting units can be booked. There is parking, and some rooms take pets. Dock Street is a block away.
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