My mother and I wanted to go on a quick trip for the new years weekend. Although it was quit crowd st. Augustine seemed like a great city to visit. After searching numerouse hotels we stopped at the St. Augustine Island inn . At the door we were greater with smiling faces. The owners Steven and Hannah were so friendly it was more like staying at a families house. The room were very clean and new towels and a made bed was done the next day. There are numerouse hotels around but if you want a nice stay at a families house go to St. Augustine Island Inn!!!

I would stay here again. Nice 10 minute walk to beach on boardwalk by hotel. Ask for 3rd floor for ocean view. Perfect climate. Slept with windows open to listen to ocean at night. Fridge, microwave. Nice place for value. Clean, smelled good in room.

My husband had called the night before and asked Hannah if there would be any problems checking in early. We were traveling from Atlanta to Miami and back to St. Augustine and would like to check in early. Hannah acted like it wouldn't be a problem. When my husband told her he was going to check around before booking the room, she insisted this was the last room available and we would not find a better deal anywhere. We had originally planned to stay in the historic district for the annual lighting of the Night of Lights. Due to the mass of reservations of booked up hotels in the historic district, we decided to stay on St. Augustine Beach. Upon arrival around noon, we noticed the entire parking lot was empty. When asking Hannah if we could check in early as previous discussed, she said that the room was not available and still being cleaned. I asked her if I could use a restroom. She pointed me to the direction of a restroom located outside the lobby. The restroom did not have soap or towels or hand dryer. On the wall was a sign displayed that said all employees were to wash hands. I found this unsanitary and it should have been my first clue. My husband and I drove around for a couple of hours before returning to see if we could now check in. Thankfully, Hannah allowed us. Still no sign of any other guest. When we got in the room, I thought it looked okay and appeared clean. As I was preparing to bathe, I noticed the towels were stained and thin. One of the wash clothes were so bad, I took it back to the desk and asked for another. We personally use better towels to wash our cars with. The bath rug was in such bad shape, it should have been disposed of. The two bars of soap they give you complimetary are the tiniest bars I have ever seen.

They accept pets at this hotel for a fee of $20 per pet. The property is not very pet-friendly. The only place to walk your pet on the property is directly in front of the hotel by the highway. They offer free wi-fi, continental breakfast (we did not eat here), fridge, microwave, and coffee maker. No iron. The bed was firm and the pillows were comfortable. The only way to the beach is to walk or drive your car to the nearest boardwalk which is a couple blocks away. They told us upon checking out to shut all electricity off which I didn't have a problem with, but are convinced that the real reason they didn't let us in our room earlier was because they are too cheap to allow you to run the electricity a couple of hours more. We had lots of concern regarding the extreme frugality of this hotel and would not recommend staying here.

My hotel room at the St Augustine Island Inn became "grandma's house" for a week as I visited with my three little non-stop dynamos! They loved the pool, and I loved the friendly and quick customer service. We were never made to feel that the children were an inconvenience in any way. The location was very central to both shopping and the beach, the beds were comfy, and the price was right! But the staff is what will bring us back...hospitality plus. Thanks, folks!