There is just something about Florida that makes it a little extra unique.  Visitors flock to this southern haven in large numbers seeking out that refreshing feel that a Florida vacation gives them.  Charming and historic towns like St. Augustine take you to another time, and its bigger cities like Miami and Orlando offer excitement, thrills and extraordinary dining and shopping.  Among Florida’s cities and towns, plenty of lodging options abound, and couples looking for a special romantic getaway to Florida will find a number of quality Florida bed and breakfasts. 

A bed and breakfast in Florida offers not only couples, but business people and individuals as well, that extra little bit that the hotels and resorts often can’t deliver.  Quite a few Florida bed and breakfasts are found on the National Historic Register, and quaint Victorian appeal defines many of them.  Other articles on this site list recommendations for a Key Largo bed and breakfast, an Orlando bed and breakfast, a Miami bed and breakfast, and a Ft. Lauderdale bed and breakfast, and listed here are a couple of other suggestions for some of the best Florida bed and breakfasts found elsewhere in the state.

Just east of Tallahassee and a south of the Georgia border, you’ll find the 1872 John Denham House Bed and Breakfast, in historic Monticello, Florida.  This charming Florida bed and breakfast is set in an elegant mansion that is listed on the National Historic Register.  It has been voted as one of “Florida’s Fabulous B&B’s”, by Florida Monthly Magazine, and among the “Best in the South” Inns by Traveler Magazine.  13 extra large rooms make up the accommodations found here, where each set of quarters are uniquely decorated with antiques and painted in soft pinks, blues and yellows.  All rooms are air conditioned, and some feature fireplaces.  Other amenities include an in-room desk, refrigerator, hot tub or whirlpool tub, internet service and satellite/cable television.  Single occupancy rates are from $75-$95 and double occupancy rates are between $75-$150.  Each additional person is only $15 more.  A lovely bed and breakfast in Florida, the 1872 John Denham House specializes in retreats and meetings, romantic getaways, special events and parties, and is a great choice for weddings in Florida.

Enjoy a daily expanded continental breakfast with complimentary Champagne mimosas at the Key West Seascape Tropical Inn Florida bed and breakfast.  The New York Times dubbed the Seascape Inn as “Sparkling”.  Florida Keys Magazine called Seascape the “Best value of all Key West bed and breakfasts”.  A convenient location in the center of historic Old Town Key West helps define this beautiful bed and breakfast in Florida.  You’ll find yourself on a quiet side street within a half block from Duval Street.  Relax in the lush tropical garden, have breakfast out on the breakfast patio and enjoy a refreshing dip in the heated pool and spa as you suntan on one of two sundecks.  The rooms here vary in size, with the biggest accommodations found in the studio apartment “Havana Suite”.  The decor for the rooms is modern and tropical, and amenities include comfortable beds, LCD televisions with DVD players, air conditioning and in-room refrigerators.  When it’s time to head out of your room, inquire with the Seascape staff as to how to get great deals on Key West activities like snorkeling, diving, sailing and fishing.  Rates here vary depending on the season, and from June 1-mid December expect to pay $129-$169, and in the prime season of mid December-April 30th, per night fees range from $174-$224. 

Just off the Gulf coast of Florida, near Sarasota and St. Petersburg, sits Anna Maria Island, where you’ll find the much heralded Harrington House.   The Harrington House is found right on Holmes Beach, and the Harrington House experience is basically summed up by the Palm Beach Post, which proclaims, “....Inside and out, Harrington House is full of character...each guest room is different and has its own charm...does it get any finer?”  There is quite the array of lodging selections found at this amazing beachside Florida bed and breakfast, and between the two bungalows you will pay between $119-$179 per night depending on season.  Rooms in one of the property houses go for $159-$319, and Villa rooms will cost the most at $499/per night year round.  All rooms feature wonderful amenities and the Vista Grande Villa rentals provide you with 3-bedroom and 3-bath condo’s with over 2,000 square feet and beautiful Gulf views.

A final nod among the many fine choices for a Florida bed and breakfast goes to St. Augustine’s Carriage Way Bed & Breakfast.  As the others listed here, Carriage Way has received high acclaim.  The Carriage Way house is a beautiful Victorian home originally dating to 1883.  It has been restored with care, and the rooms’ private baths feature showers or antique claw-foot tubs with showers.  Location also befits this amazingly charming Florida bed and breakfast, and it is within walking distance of the waterfront, shops, restaurants and historic sites of the nation’s oldest city, St. Augustine.  Enjoy the complimentary beverages, newspaper, cookies and a full gourmet breakfast.  You’ll find nine guest rooms in the main inn, and two guest rooms in the Carriage Way cottage.  All rooms have an antique setting and classic decor, and all of them feature telephones and high speed wireless internet access is available.  Rates here range from $99-$429/night, depending on room size and time of year.