Name: Renaissance St. Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel
Address: 6 West Castillo Drive, Uptown, St. Augustine, Florida, United States of America, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, US
Price range: US$203–US$620 per night
Rating: 9.08

What guests think

At Renaissance St. Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel, travelers often praise the walkable historic location, fresh stylish interiors, and very clean rooms, while some note pricey valet-only parking, a small pool, and design quirks like frosted-glass bathrooms and low shower pressure.

Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful, though a few guests reported slow or unresponsive front desk and housekeeping. Rooms feel modern and comfortable, but recurring comments mention hard mattresses or pillows, occasional noise, and maintenance issues like faulty fridges or outlets. On-site dining receives mixed feedback, and several reviewers found the overall value affected by extra charges and peak-period pricing. Expect a stylish stay in a prime location with some tradeoffs.

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Facilities

Valet-only parking is common and considered expensive. Facilities include a small pool with early closing and an on-site restaurant/bar plus a lobby Starbucks; some guests also noted very strong lobby fragrances.

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Gary

13 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Amazing location coupled with rather nice accommodations. The only drawback is the $50 per night parking fee. Starbucks on site. Quant colonial style locale.

8

kimberly

8 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice hotel with a great location to walk to the historic district. My dislikes: only offers valet parking for $35/day (should be included), smallish bathroom (dressing area was large), if you turn light on in bathroom when someone is sleeping, it lights up the entire room because of frosted glass on the shower, the tile grout on the floor was in need of a cleaning (pet peeve of mine), and the price of the room was inflated to $500/night, I’m assuming it was because of the Nights of Lights event. The room was decent, but definitely not worth $500. We would probably stay here again, but not during Nights of Lights because of the price.

10

lynn

9 Aug 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

The pool was much to small, and as hot as a hot tub! Couldn’t use it..

10

Kyle

20 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great spot right near all the spots in St. Augustine. Parking is valet only hut you can park across the street for half the price.

8

Margo

12 Oct 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

We had a nice time. The valet situation was cumbersome and we had to wait for quite a few minutes a few times.

8

Nicholas

30 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Only issue we had was the shower had low water pressure. Additionally, it wasn’t transparent that there is no free parking. $40 a night.

10

Todd

1 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Amazing stay....Castillo Resturant was superb....Great Job

6

melissa

6 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I wish the restaurant would have been available later and the bar didn’t have two of the drink options that I requested.

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Michal

28 Jul 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

The good: very close to downtown, quiet rooms and very clean. The room was spacious and has a small fridge for drinks and a safe for valuables. Good to know:Valet parking is the only real option for parking, and is 35$ per day. The pool is really small, shallow and closes at around 8 pm. There is an odd rule posted that guests are only allowed to use it for 15 minutes. The not so great: The main floor and all the hallways and elevators smell Very strongly of heavily perfumed laundry sheets. It was very overwhelming and we stayed in our room or exited the hotel very quickly to avoid the scent. Our room did not have any noticeable odor luckily, but if you are at all sensitive to strong scents be warned, i have stayed in many hotels over the years and have never experienced anything like it. I can't even imagine how the hotel would achieve the degree of perfume we experienced in such a large space and over such an extended period of time. It was akin to being stuck in an elevator with someone who dumped a whole bottle of perfume on their clothes before getting in.

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Kelly

19 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was nice. The valet guy when we checked in was so nice and helpful. Lunch at the hotel’s restaurant was yummy! The pool was not heated…. The kids were ok but way too chilly for me! The bathroom is nice and spacious but the wall is snot solid so there is no way to use the restroom at night with lighting up the entire room. They need a black out curtain for the bathroom. Overall nice stay!

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Cleanliness

Most reviews highlight very clean, well-kept rooms and public areas. A few mention grout or carpet issues and occasional housekeeping lapses.

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Jennifer

7 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is beautiful, absolutely clean and in great walking distance. Staff is nice. Th beds were comfortable. The pool is small but clean and totally outstanding experience.

6

Anthony

11 Dec 2022

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Stayed 2 nights

The carpet around the beds was dirty vacuumed. Tile on the floor in the shower is wall tile, very slick! Every time we went to the Starbucks in the lobby there was no attendant. Avoid the breakfast, expensive and they can't even manage fresh potatoes, still trying to figure out how the eggs were cooked. For the cost I'll look elsewhere next time I'm in town.

8

kimberly

8 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice hotel with a great location to walk to the historic district. My dislikes: only offers valet parking for $35/day (should be included), smallish bathroom (dressing area was large), if you turn light on in bathroom when someone is sleeping, it lights up the entire room because of frosted glass on the shower, the tile grout on the floor was in need of a cleaning (pet peeve of mine), and the price of the room was inflated to $500/night, I’m assuming it was because of the Nights of Lights event. The room was decent, but definitely not worth $500. We would probably stay here again, but not during Nights of Lights because of the price.

10

Katen

20 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very clean hotel! People were very friendly at hotel! Overall nice experience!

10

Lee Ann

27 Dec 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

This was our first stay here and we were very impressed with how clean the hotel was! It is a beautiful hotel and all employees were very friendly. I will stay here again and recommend to friends and family.

10

Rebecca

3 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, new, within walking distance

10

Alisa

18 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel was beautifully decorated. But we would have liked to see one Menorah among all of the festive decorations. Our room was spacious, clean and had a wonderful terrace. The staff were excellent and friendly. I would HIGHLY recommend this hotel!

10

Deborah

19 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, comfortable, and very friendly staff. Really nicely appointed rooms. Convenient to all St. Augustine attractions.

10

Carrie

4 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Beautiful, clean property.

10

jesus

28 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean and very good smell Excellent service

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Rooms

Rooms are modern, spacious, and generally comfortable, with attractive decor and some terraces. Drawbacks noted include low water pressure, hard beds or flat pillows, frosted-glass bathrooms that light the room at night, limited storage, occasional noise, and sporadic maintenance issues.

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Mike

6 Jan 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

We ended up getting a handicap room and while taking a shower, the bathroom floor would start flooding due to the uneven tile floor.

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Chad

20 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Horrible stay on my anniversary. No water pressure and the water would not get hot. Bed was terrible like laying on plywood. Pillows should be thrown away because of the lack of filling. It was like sleeping on a dish rag. TV remote did not work at all. Honestly I have no idea how anyone could be happy with this establishment.

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Kelly

9 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

My only complaint would be that there are no full length mirrors and none of the outlets seemed to be working in the room. The had to call an engineer. Otherwise a great & clean property.

8

Peter

9 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice location, great service, street rooms are a little noisy.

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kimberly

8 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice hotel with a great location to walk to the historic district. My dislikes: only offers valet parking for $35/day (should be included), smallish bathroom (dressing area was large), if you turn light on in bathroom when someone is sleeping, it lights up the entire room because of frosted glass on the shower, the tile grout on the floor was in need of a cleaning (pet peeve of mine), and the price of the room was inflated to $500/night, I’m assuming it was because of the Nights of Lights event. The room was decent, but definitely not worth $500. We would probably stay here again, but not during Nights of Lights because of the price.

10

Alisa

18 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel was beautifully decorated. But we would have liked to see one Menorah among all of the festive decorations. Our room was spacious, clean and had a wonderful terrace. The staff were excellent and friendly. I would HIGHLY recommend this hotel!

8

Rebecca

14 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Overall, I'd say our stay was okay. I feel for the cost, there should have been more amenities included. For example, parking, decent coffee, and nicer toiletries. Everything was immaculate and the beds were comfortable enough. We were on the first floor (probably because we booked at the last minute) so having a balcony wasn't as nice. As well as it being noisier, because we were right inside the doorway to the lobby.

6

William

21 Aug 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

They needed chests with draws in the room for clothes, a small store for incidentals like aspirin etc and the translucent wall for the shower is horrible-throws light into the bedroom waking others/

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Martha

20 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

NOT worth $600 a night. Maybe $250. 1st time I have ever reviewed a hotel. I have traved the world. Why have a terrace to look at power lines and peoples backyards. Water pressure was bad. Both days. Hard to even get shampoo out of your hair. Floor in shower was tiled, slippery and slooped bad, even the shower door would reopen due to slope No light switches by bed. Every light needed to be turned off at the light. Mattress was not as expected for upscale hotel, slept good but was exhausted from walking the city.

10

Steven E

22 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

It was all excellent but our fridge conked out the first night and we had to get a replacement. We lost several things in the fridge because it shut off. Would like to have had someone ask if the fridge had caused us to lose some food and drink. Also, AC was not working properly but we got an engineer from the hotel to fix it.

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Service

Service is often praised as friendly and accommodating, with helpful valet and front desk staff. However, several guests reported rude or unresponsive interactions, delayed housekeeping, and occasional room-assignment or billing frustrations.

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Michael

12 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The staff was The Renaissance was fantastic. Mackenzie and her team were so friendly and accommodating. They allowed us to stay longer because we had flight delays and we had an issue with one of the rooms, which was quickly rectified. The valet team was amazing and so helpful with recommendations for my running during down time. My family just moved down to St. Augustine and when I come to visit- I promise to return!!

10

Alan

4 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This hotel is perfectly positioned for general.purposes. It was right across from the Old Town Trolley welcome center, which we used during Friday and Saturday. The old main gates to the city were 2 blocks away. In between lay the St. Augustine welcome center and STAR LINE complementary bus, which we used for the Black Raven Sunset Pirate cruise. All that was near perfect, but the Renaissance Hotel was a step above everything! We arrived early on Friday, asked if our room was ready and, considering it was 8:00 EDT, we did not expect it to be ready. We decided breakfast was in order which we had in the onsite restaurant. Near the end of our meal, we received a call that our room was ready! We finished and crossed the courtyard to the lobby and our vehicle was already there. I checked us in and my wife and valet already had the luggage on the cart ready to head to our room! I could go on, but the service only improved, so there is no need! What we noticed is, at least to us, that all the hotels surrounding St. George St. were smaller with extremely limited parking and appeared to be a little shabby! That is decidedly NOT the case with respect to the Renaissance! The Renaissance Hotel is very near perfect and the entire staff were very well trained and proud to honorably serve all!

10

Malina

18 Feb 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

The staff were amazing, food great, walkable to everything

10

Robert

15 Mar 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Great staff. Clean, comfortable and convenient.

6

Jean

31 Jan 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

This was a beautiful hotel which was very conveniently located to the downtown area of Saint Augustine. We were able to walk to all the attractions we wanted to see within the city limits. They only had valet parking for a $35 a day fee. I was most disappointed in the housekeeping services which were non existent until I requested it and then it took two days to receive. Even then, I had to contact the lady who was serving our floor to provide me with essential items (towels, toilet paper, cups/coffee) which I carried to our room. Our trash was overflowing and that was emptied after complaining. When I brought it to the attention at the front desk, they were more nonchalant than sorry. For the price of each night's stay, I was very disturbed about the continued lack of response to our need to have our room serviced.

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Jeff

15 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Both the room and the common areas were beautiful, clean and well maintained. The location is conveniently located right in the historical area of St. Augustine’s. It’s just a few minutes walk to everything you could possibly want or need. I was disappointed in their sneaky attempt to downgrade our room. After receiving the keys and lugging all our stuff to the room, they had provided us a two double bed room without a balcony. I had booked a king room with balcony (which had already been paid in full). I had to lug all my stuff back downstairs again only to be told they had overbooked and that they had no wiggle room. They offered us free breakfast. When that didn’t satisfy me, they offered free parking. This didn’t satisfy me either as I simply wanted what I had paid for. After arguing and speaking with the management, they provided the room we had booked. We never received an apology and I was very disappointed that they tried to pull the wool over our eyes forcing me to argue for what we paid for. I had booked the room special for my wife’s birthday and Valentine’s Day. We had just driven across the state to celebrate. When we should have been feeling happy to be there and celebrating, we instead had feelings of anger and frustrations. Our experience was certainly not as positive as it could have been as a result.

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Fernando

2 Jan 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful property, very well kept. Food at the bar was superb. The room had a balcony looking out to the decorared streets. It's close enough to everything without having to deal with the crowds. Valet attendants very courteous and quick to help and answer questions Front desk personnel could use better training, clerk checking us in was rude and not very helpful had to ask the other younger clerk to assist us with directions and tickets to the attractions. Same at check out lady at the front desk was flustered and in a bad mood but overall it was a good experience

10

Michelle

10 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Property and staff were excellent!

10

Brian

16 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Mackenzie at the front desk was awesome, she helped us check in early, and with a great room on the second floor. The rest of the front desk staff were great as well. Room was clean, and in a great location. Daniel, from the bar was in the lobby, making fresh free non alcoholic beverages, which was a very nice touch. Kudos to the General manager for that touch. The location is walkable to everything, and safe. The only down spot was the increase to Valet parking, which doubled to 40 dollars, used to be 20 which was a little better. Overall my experience was a 8/10 with my family. Will return Thanks

10

ARMANDO

31 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Good place, nice area and very professional staff.

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Location

Location is a standout—walkable to historic sights, dining, and shopping, and generally convenient. A small number of guests felt it was a bit farther from the action for the price.

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Juliana Augusta

5 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Amazing hotel! Best location, but still quiet. Absolutely love it!

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DENNIS

11 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

First time at this hotel. Very nice and within walking distance of St Augustine points of interest. Comfortable large room.

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Neil

25 Feb 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Great hotel located in the middle of everything!

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Kellie

1 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I never give 5 stars but this property deserves it. It keeps the historic charm on the outside but is new and modern on the inside. The staff were very friendly. It is a short walk to historic downtown. I am super impressed!!!

10

Amanda

27 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice! Great location!

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Tommie

11 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Large clean room, walking distance to everything

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Megan

8 Oct 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

This is a beautiful new hotel built to look like a famous historic one in Saint Augustine. Everyone at the hotel and the attached restaurant were incredibly friendly and extremely helpful. The location is perfect! A quarter of a mile walk and you are right in the middle of historic Saint Augustine. We’ll definitely stay here again!

10

Patricia

1 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great hotel. Excellent location

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Laura

18 Jul 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location and beautiful hotel. Short walk to everything. Rarely took out the car which was nice that we didn't have to deal with parking. Room was clean and comfortable. Short walk to great dining and shopping.

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James

29 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

A little too far from the action for the price. Otherwise a very nice hotel. Staff was great

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Dining

On-site dining and bar feedback is mixed: some guests enjoyed meals and the restaurant experience, while others found limited hours, slow service, drink or menu shortages, and underwhelming or overpriced breakfast and dishes. A lobby Starbucks is available, though decaf was missed by some.

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Robertine

21 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

FANTASTIC property all around. From the Valet attendant to Frint Desk Personnel to HouseKeeping. Bob the Valwt and Kaliah at Front Desk were awesome. The dining experience was just that an experience….Excellent. I will definitely return.

10

Jack

26 May 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Restaurant was subpar

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Paul

8 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The stay was great the only thing I can say negative is it was very noisy, the room just was not quiet. The breakfast was terrible I will not eat there again. The service was slow and the bacon was right out of the fryer. I cooked for years I know when they take the bacon and put it right in the fryer.

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Todd

1 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Amazing stay....Castillo Resturant was superb....Great Job

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melissa

6 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I wish the restaurant would have been available later and the bar didn’t have two of the drink options that I requested.

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Jill

25 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful property, great location for walking to the historic district and Castille, great restaurant and bar on site.

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Michael Richard

6 Feb 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

We had a lovely time but the Restaurant is not open most of the time and it certainly is not fine dining. The spectacle pork chop at $60 is two spare ribs. Nuts!

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Teresa

29 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Amazing hotel! Everything is new and clean, restaurant on the other hand, stay away!

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Kelly

19 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was nice. The valet guy when we checked in was so nice and helpful. Lunch at the hotel’s restaurant was yummy! The pool was not heated…. The kids were ok but way too chilly for me! The bathroom is nice and spacious but the wall is snot solid so there is no way to use the restroom at night with lighting up the entire room. They need a black out curtain for the bathroom. Overall nice stay!

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Douglas

22 Aug 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

You need to add decaf coffee as a choice. No where on this property can a guest purchase a decaf coffee

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Month	Average price
January	US$339
February	US$338
March	US$377
April	US$348
May	US$316
June	US$274
July	US$276
August	US$232
September	US$262
October	US$296
November	US$402
December	US$585

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $211	2 $462	3 $452
4 $204	5 $227	6	7 $235	8 $343	9 $464	10 $542
11 $293	12 $224	13 $230	14 $224	15 $352	16	17 $539
18 $218	19 $300	20 $307	21 $363	22 $227	23 $394	24
25 $227	26 $230	27 $227	28 $243	29 $227	30 $384	31 $406

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Classic Room, 1 King Bed (Hearing Accessible)

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Terrace

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds

Classic Room, 1 King Bed (Mobility Accessible, Roll-In Shower)

Classic Room, 1 King Bed

Classic Room, 1 King Bed (Mobility Hearing Access, Roll-In Shower)

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Terrace

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds (Hearing Accessible)

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds (Mobility Accessible, Roll-In Shower)

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Terrace (Hearing Accessible)

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Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18 $620	19 $496
20 $203	21 $223	22 $275	23 $266	24 $363	25 $360	26
27 $209	28 $248	29 $397	30 $363