The Old Carrabelle Hotel — Hotel in Carrabelle

This was my 6th {?} stay at The Old Carrabelle. I have never met the owners, maybe one day I will. I absolutely love this place. Its not for everyone and thats why I love it. Its quaint, its old, its eclectic, its fun. Its not new. The owners have done a great job with this place and have done a great job for the years I have been coming here. I will continue to come here. Its now become a special, familiar place to me. I would recommend you stay here, look at all the detail. Imagine all the work and imagination that has been put into this place. You will not be disappointed, unless you just want brand new, no soul, cookie cutter place to sleep. This place is more than the Old Carrabelle Hotel. This place is Carrabelle. Oh by the way. Someone has absconded with the scavenger hunt dollar in the Hemming way room! Wasn't me I looked everywhere! Except under the chest of drawers and the wardrobe. I didn't have any cash on me or I would have replaced it. Maybe its there somewhere. I looked and looked. Maybe the next guest will find it. Thanks for all the memories! I...

My wife and I usually stay at Hampton Inn across USA, because it’s a known business model with properties having comfortable rooms with great free breakfast. This boutique property, The Old Carrabelle Hotel, measures upto that standard of cleanliness. On top of it, the rooms are cozy, but a bit small though. The bathrooms are actually big and the shower was a delight. More importantly, we could flip a switch and make coffee and tea in the hallway, and relax in a long beautiful front balcony that extends pretty much around the house. That sure beats any Hampton Inn property. This property is several decades old and it’s a big task to maintain it to function that well. Our compliments to the owners. Breakfast was coupon based, and we could order anything we wanted, discounted to $7 each, in a two minute walkable pastry and sandwich shop. We could go anytime of the day with the coupons ! To be fair to Hampton Inn properties, we did miss the beautiful lounges and front end hallways they have. But why not enjoy a little piece of heaven by giving...

Stayed without reservation in their Hemingway room. The coowner, Skip, is cordial and lighthearted as you arrange your stay. The establishment is small, the bathroom comprising likely half of the total of the room (quite spacious). The atmosphere of the room and the communal living spaces is adventurous and lively, with tribal masks, African artwork, and old photography from safaris past adorning the walls in the room. As you rest, mosquito netting enshrines the head of the bed. A chimpanzee Butler greets you at the door with a comfortable sitting room just to the left as you enter. As for the stay, the hotel is not a picture of cleanliness. It's not abhorrent by any means. There were some stray hairs in the linens from past tenants, and a layer of dust laid over much of the furniture and fell from the ceiling fans, which we wound up turning off. As far as hotels go, you can easily do far worse. They would do well from more rigorous cleaning, but the experience is...