Five Historic St. Augustine Hotels That Are Open for Visitors
Jean Claude Roy’s painting of the Casa Monica captures the landmark’s ornate facade beneath a bright Florida sky. Part of the 20th Annual Art Tour.
A hotel is supposed to be temporary. You check in, unpack your suitcase, sleep, check out, and leave the building behind. St. Augustine has a few hotels that make that idea feel incomplete. Some of the city’s grandest lodging houses have outlived their original guests by generations. Their rooms have been renovated, their interiors updated, and their surroundings look different than they did when the first travelers arrived.
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