The Saint Augustine Beach House

First time staying here, will definitely be back again. Very friendly staff both in office and kitchen. Hotel is clean, comfortable, as close to the beach as you can get, easy walking access. Breakfast is included and is wonderful! Great home cooking, and baking from Janie. She is a sweetheart, as is all the staff.

Stayed at the Vilano Beach Garden Inn just down the street that is run by the same company. Very nice and professional staff, nice and clean rooms, pet friendly hotel. Simple accomodations but everything you need, nice linens on bed, tv, small frig, microwave, coffee maker, tile floors-​no rugs to trap smells. A fenced dog area with poo bags. The only minus was the air conditioner unit. It was very loud and the air never got cold. Maybe it was just the one in our room. Made for a restless sleep. Publix a block away, pier a block down the street and the beach a couple blcoks down the street the other way. Five minutes over the bridge to St Augustine.

My wife, dog and I really enjoyed our stay. The hotel seems family owned and everyone is very friendly and accommodating. Our room was very clean and well appointed and a home cooked complementary breakfast which was awesome. The hotel is right on the beach and very close to Saint Augustine attractions right over the bridge. We will definitely return for another stay.

We actually stayed at the sister hotel down the street and loved it!!! Both hotels are dog friendly so that is why we stayed there… The Vilano gardens inn was a cute little remodeled old motel, rooms were very nice and clean… The breakfast in the morning is at the other hotel and is AMAZING!!! The beach is also dog friendly and our dogs had a blast! Only a five minute car ride into old town Saint Augustine from here… It was really a perfect vacation… Can’t wait to come back!

Great location helpful pleasant staff very pet friendly and the absolute best breakfast in town. Don’t miss the home made yogurt. Apartment like rooms very clean with fab ocean views. Love this place

My family and I really enjoyed staying here! Perfect location, great staff, great breakfast, comfortable and spacious rooms. We are looking forward to coming back and making this our «TO GO» place in St. Augustine. We booked 3 rooms for a special birthday weekend. It couldn’t have been a better choice for us.
I can’t wait to book a room for a girls weekend! 3 or 4 of us could totally sleep well here.
I will be back!

We did a short «in-​state vacation» and were in Saint Augustine from Monday 06/​29/​2015 through Thursday morning 07/​02/​2015. We booked our room over the phone and Phillip was very accommodating and professional. We ended up over at the Gardens (just a short walk from the main hotel), but boy was that a blessing.
The room was very large and gave us plenty of space for the dog and kid. In our room there were no closets or wardrobes, so be prepared for that. The bathrooms were small and even «tight». Furnishings were comfortable, although I would have liked an easy chair or recliner in order to watch TV (the room was lager enough to handle it comfortably). If you stay at the Garden, you have to get your ice, breakfast, and any «special» request needs from the main hotel.
One of the greatest highlights was the breakfasts cooked by Janie. My wife stated she would move in permanently just for that. Janie’s cooking was very impressive, and her demeanor was fantastic; customer service at its finest. This is not your ordinary «free» hotel breakfast.
The location of the Beach House and the Gardens is perfect. You are a five minute drive to down town and 15 minutes to Saint Augustine Beach. The Publix supermarket, restaurants, fishing pier and of course, the beach are in walking distance (5 minutes or less) from either locations.
We were able to receive decent rates for our stay. There are cheaper hotels in the area that accommodate pets, but this was by far the best bang for our buck.

Must update– only because I had not tried the breakfast yet. This is a must! This wonderful lady that makes breakfast should be running a restaurant! Her bread pudding is to die for and I don’t like bread pudding. Scones, quiche! And I hear we missed the banana bread? I’m ready to move here!

Good location but very disappointing otherwise. 3^rd rate hotel. Water smells funny. Cheap décor. Cheap towels. No real soap/​shampoo, etc. Plus housekeeping and breakfast service are terrible.

RIGHT on the beach! They love my doggies. Rooms are gorgeous. Love, love, love this place.

My wife and I stayed there for a week on a business trip. Hospitality of staff is like family. Rooms are spacious, clean, comfortable and very usable. Breakfast was fresh cooked each day (we only ate the last day but had fresh quiche, freshly baked pumpkin bread, fresh/​hot raspberry muffins and tasty hot sausage). Great for hitting the road on a long drive home. WiFi worked great. We had a kitchenette. Our needs were simple so we were satisfied. Don’t know if dishes are provided. Quiet, right on the beach (no buildings between the hotel and the water but there is a wide swath of grasses/​natural area between the hotel and the water/​sand). It is a beach that you can drive on and we saw vehicles there at all hours but they were completely quiet and non-​intrusive. Pricey since there was a kitchen. But we were willing to pay since it was on the water. We are easy to please because we want to be. This hotel is awesome and we will stay there every year we go back for seminars.

My husband, son and I stayed here for a night and wish we could have stayed there more nights but had a rental property waiting for us on the west coast of Florida. The people than run this beachfront property are friendly and accommodating. The rooms are clean, spacious and all have balconies looking out to Vilano Beach. It is an easy drive to downtown Saint Augustine and has other amenities in walking distance, including a Publix grocery store, salon and shops. I unfortunately picked up a few things from Publix, not realizing that the hotel had complimentary breakfast. The hotel’s food smelled so good and the staff even asked if we would like the breakfast to go as we continued our drive. We’d love to stay here again in the future and hope we can take our dog with us next time. He’d also love it there and to play on the beach. Free wifi and parking are extra nice touches. Looking forward to returning!

I almost don’t want to give the secret away! This hotel was perfect for us. We were able to bring out dog for a great pet fee. We were right on the beach too! I loved the balcony. We had a kitchenette and pull out couch too. Our air conditioner was acting strange and kept kicking on and off all night but I think there was a power outage to blame. We were super bummed that every time we needed ice– there was none. Our fridge wasn’t cold when we got there so we had to buy our own ice at the Publix. Which is within walking distance. We were close enough to the sites to enjoy them but still had a beach view. I loved this. The breakfast wasn’t too good– eggos, bagels, toast, eggs, oatmeal, cereal, pretty much it. Still glad they offered it though. I am 100% sure we will be back.

Absolutely beautiful location.
My husband, mother and I drove over for the weekend with our two dachshunds. I was in the market for a beautiful view of the beach (for my mom, who was visiting from MO) and a pet friendly hotel that wouldn’t give everybody fleas.
I can ABSOLUTELY recommend the St. Augustine Beach House for all of the above. The rooms were spacious, clean, beautifully remodeled and had a stunning view of the beach.
After checking me in, the receptionist walked me to the door and gave a short tour of the room. The staff was super friendly and eager to recommend pet friendly restaurants in the Vilano Beach area or the Historic District.
Apparently we now get an additional discount on all of our return visits. I would absolutely stay here again.

This is definitely one of the best places to stay in saint augustine. From the moment we checked in the staff was more than friendly and helpful. I really have nothing negative to say. The décor is modern, there’s a kitchenette, the view is magnificent, I have direct access to the beach, and our dog was welcomed with open arms. Oh and might I add location, location, location! Easy access to everything and there’s a publix just a 2 minute walk from the hotel.
Needless to say we will never stay anywhere else whole visiting saint augustine.

Exactly what we were looking for in a short weekend trip to beautiful St. Augustine. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The location is superb, if you aren’t looking to stay in old town St Augustine, yet is only a 5 minute drive across the bridge. The hotel is directly on a beautiful beach with plenty of access and all of the rooms facing the ocean with a small private balcony. Rooms are large and simple. There was a small continental breakfast as well. The hotel is very pet friendly — no restrictions — and you can walk your leashed dog on the beach. The hotel and rooms are not especially fancy if that is what you are looking for, but perfect if you want a quiet location on the beach with very very friendly and helpful staff. I had not one complaint which is why this hotel gets a five star rating from me.

One of my favorite places to stay for vacation. People here are very friendly and hospitable. It’s always a very relaxing vacation when we stay here.

Perfect location on the beach and welcoming my paw friends make this top on my list. Not to mention the friendliest, people pleasers staff ever. They hustle here to take care of you, unlike your normal chain hotel.
No breakfast but they have coffee and a kitchenette. Just steps away is great breakfast and lunch café.
Décor is not up to date but you don’t care because it is clean, private balconies you do not have to see your neighbor, rooms are big, guess they use to be condos.
New owners are slowly fixing the place up and you can tell it is loved and well maintained.
I am so thrilled to find this place and will def return with my furry babies.