Beautiful Florida Carriage House

We spent a lovely weekend at the Carriage House. It was charming, convenient and we had a wonderful time. Take bicycles...we really enjoyed riding through town as well as walking. The location was so nice because it was away from the downtown traffic, but close enough to walk to the restaurants, etc. We would definitely stay here again if we return to St. Augustine.

My husband and I arrived from Tennessee for the long MLK weekend. We were joined by some good friends from South Florida...with the exception of my husband, we were all new to St. Augustine. First off, from all the reviews, we heard we were within walking distance of Historic St. Augustine. Absolutely yes! We walked EVERYWHERE except to the grocery store and the St. Augustine lighthouse! In fact, on Sunday morning, my husband and I got up to jog...and we didn't know distances (we like to jog 2-3 miles/day), so we decided to just jog to Castillo de San Marcos and back. What a wonderful jog! And getting to do it right as the sun was trying to break through over the water. In other words, as long as you don't mind about a mile walk, yes, you can even walk to the fort from the house!

The house was so cozy. Since there were only two couples, we were able to split. My husband and I took the downstairs and that bathroom, the other couple took the upstairs bedroom and that bath. We commented several times about how homey Barry and Brigid had made the house and how not a single space was wasted. My husband and I told them we would try to be there by 5...well, with the drive from Tennessee, we arrived about 4:45. We knew absolutely everything was fresh and clean because we saw Barry and Brigid pulling out of the house and they wished us a wonderful weekend :-) (sorry about pushing the schedule up, though!!)

We loved Schmagel's Bagels for breakfast on Saturday! They just LAYER the cream cheese on it for you! We also had Pizza Time on St. George's St. for dinner. Yum! (but they only take cash...though there is an ATM available in the shop).

All around, it was a wonderful trip. There is enough room to spread out, but it's small enough to feel cozy. Oh, and we LOVED the lights that popped on outside each night! :-) Thank you for sharing your home with us!!

My husband and I came down with another couple to celebrate our 14th anniversary and see St. Augustine at Christmas time.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Carriage House. Both me and my friend own horses so it was neat to watch the carriage horses go by and we even got to see them training a horse. The history of the house was also interesting to us. The house is great , has a lot of character. It's tucked away under a huge oak tree and the balcony was awesome to just kick back on and watch everything. It is very comfortable and has everything you will need. Also, Brigid is very helpful. She has made up a book that has all the information you need at your finger tips. We walked to everything most of our trip.
Some of my favorite restaurants are: Hot Shot Bakery, Granada St. (great lemonade, breakfast wraps, cookies & staff), Bunnery Cafe, Saint George St. (great french toast), Athena, Cathedral Place (great waffles)
Carmelo's Pizza, King St. beside the gas station (really good food and the best staff), The Floridian, Cordova St,(really good food), OC Whites Seafood, Avenida Menendez (really good food & atmosphere). I would eat at the Floridian & OC Whites early in your trip in case you want to go back.
My favorite activities were a carriage ride with Roosevelt & Rufus (the best & they are on youtube), the ghost tour, ghost tours of St. Augustine, Saint George St. I recommend doing the ghost tour & carriage ride early in your trip. They both give you a lot of history of the city and you see things you may want to do.
I love history so I enjoy doing most things in St. Augustine even just walking around looking at the buildings. The fort is interesting and it's worth it to walk in and see the largest indoor pool in the Lightner museum. There is so........much to do I could go on and on.
The weather was perfect for us and the Christmas lights in the city are absolutely gorgeous.
What a wonderful trip! Didn't want to leave and can't wait to go back.

I forgot to mention Whetstone chocolates on King St., Oh my Gosh!

Thanks Brigid!