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My family loves visiting Amelia Island in Florida, and we’ve stayed at Amelia Hotel at the Beach numerous times. We think Amelia Hotel at the Beach has the perfect blend of affordability, amenities, and great access to the ocean. I elaborate on this in this overview of ten reasons why you should stay at Amelia Hotel at the Beach when you visit Amelia Island.
1Price
Amelia Hotel at the Beach keeps its rate very reasonable, considering all that it offers (please see my later reasons for all that it offers). We’ve had good luck getting a great deal by booking a stay here. It’s great to be able to find a beach hotel that is so affordable and doesn’t have insane extra fees.
2Free breakfast
Most hotels I’ve gone to that are this close to the beach charge you for breakfast, and usually it’s very expensive. That is not the case here, where they offered a decent selection in their complimentary buffet breakfast. So the affordability goes beyond just the low nightly rate. You’ll save money on food during your trip there, too.
3Dining Nearby
While the hotel does not have an onsite restaurant, there are restaurants within walking distance. My family’s favorite is Sliders Seaside Grill, which is Fernandina Beach’s only oceanfront tiki bar & dining. I had a delicious seafood meal, and I ate outside where I could look at the ocean while I ate. They also had live music, which was really good. I also got a disount to the restaurant as an Amelia Hotel at the Beach guest!
4Close walk to the beach
While it is not technically oceanfront, you just have to cross one road and there you are at the beach, so the location is still incredibly ideal for enjoying everything the beach has to offer. In fact, the restaurant I mentioned earlier (Sliders) is literally right across from Amelia Hotel at the Beach. There are also rooms that have balconies with an ocean view.
I really like staying at beach hotels with locations like this. You don’t have to pay through the roof for the oceanfront setting, but you also get the convenience of a very short walk to the beach.
5Beautiful exterior
I absolutely loved the outside of the hotel. I loved the color and it added to my easy, good beach feeling during my stay.
6Rocking chairs
Outside the hotel, there were rocking chairs with ocean views, so you could enjoy the beach without even walking out on the sand!
7Beautiful interior
The inside of the hotel had an ocean theme, with beautiful murals that got me excited to go the ocean!
8Cozy feel
The inside of the hotel had a cozy feel that really made you feel at home with small touches, such as having comfortable chairs in the laundry room
9Friendly staff
Everyone working here was friendly and helpful, which always in my opinions add the overall good feeling you get when you stay at a hotel.
10Great room
My room was quite spacious. Sometimes when you stay at a hotel with a great location they try to jam as many rooms into the hotel as possible and you feel like you’re always having to climb over your luggage to get to the bathroom, but this was absolutely not the case here. The beds were also comfortable.