Water Street Hotel & Marina

Great hotel especially for the price. Really surprised by the condition of the dog friendly room we are in. We love it and so does our dog! We have stayed at several of the local hotels and, so far, this is the best place we have stayed. Give them a try.

I am extremely picky when it comes to hotels so keep that in mind. The hotel was clean – no issues there. Mosquitos was my issue. When we checked into our room the room was ready to go but the doorway, which we did not notice, has a lot of mosquitos. Hence, when we would open the door they were inside the room– a lot of them. It appears this can be a common occurrence because we observed a lot of battle scars along the walls from prior occupants. Overall the service was good and so was the free wifi. You are a few blocks away (9 minute walk) from the shops and that is the only real draw back. Would we stay there again? probably.

Very friendly staff, pretty clean. The location is nice. The AC works really good, :). The only negative is that the wireless internet didn’t work at the desk in the room, it did work in the bedroom.

We are here again.
Very nice, but expensive hotel.
Their housekeeping has failed drastically.
For a small town hostelry charging almost $ 300/​night, we expect decent housekeeping; which is not here; even with guest prompting.
We suggest the «Consulate», down the same street.
I don’t know what happened here, but it wan’t good! Perhaps the housekeeping folks were just having two bad days in a row. When here last Fall, the place was spotless.
Rick

Beautiful hotel with lovely views from the rooms. Breakfast basket provided in the refrigerator.
I very seldom write reviews and never negative ones but felt this hotel’s pricing policies should be made public. BEWARE if you are a pet owner and plan to bring your dog along. I found this hotel at
where it said the pet fee was $ 35 per visit for pets. I should have verified this but didn’t and suffered greatly for my error. The charge is $ 35 per pet per day! So with our two we paid an additional $ 70 per day over the already inflated rates. The management’s cavalier attitude about it when I questioned the charge was rather grating too. They said it was for the extra cleaning but we didn’t even have our room cleaned one day. We almost always take our pets when we travel and have never faced fees like this except in cities like Miami or Manhattan when staying in a 5 star hotel. My daughter had stayed at Water Street hotel two weeks before us staying in a two bedroom suite but was charged half what we paid for our King suite. I asked about this and was told that «the rates are changed daily based on occupancy.» We only stayed two days so made the reservation but it turned out to be an expensive lesson.

Absolutely loved it there. Note to self everything closes on Sunday. I mean everything. But regardless the hotel was perfect.

Lovely facility. Rooms are well appointed, spacious. Staff are terrific. Really hate to leave.

All amenities and more. nice, clean, roomy, thoughtfully designed, local vista views. steps from town

One night is not enough but every trip from home must come to an end. Awwww! Sad face. Even though there is room for improvement, this hotel has it goin’ on. Water street’s location is kind of weird… half the street looks creepy abandoned like in a Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie. On the other hand, there are decent places to eat and check out.
Free wifi, parking, pool and a breakfast, which consisted of yogurt, fruit cup and muffin and was already in my fridge. It was far from the continental breakfast that other hotels offer but better than nothing. I wouldn’t consider it breakfast… in fact, the word ‘breakfast’ would be insulted if you called it that.
The front desk was alright, just a cut and dry welcoming. Blah. It was almost disappointing.
Despite the one star review earlier, the tub flow was slow but no problems with the water since the shower was totally normal. I guess maybe they fixed that issue (?). Maybe there never really was an issue, either way I know my water worked.
The best part of this hotel is the room… it has a full kitchen and my ‘queen bed’ room had a spare room as well, both with their own bathrooms. The extra room is tiny and is really private area without a tv. There are two HD tvs: master bedroom and living room. There was a screened porch with small table and chairs along with a nice view of the marina. The floors are wooden, high ceilings and the artwork is framed with some classy and unique pieces. The bed has a nice frame and is comfy. The soaps and lotions were fancy looking but I’ve never heard of the name. It’s really easy to get over the other cons when the room is so nice. If the room wasn’t so homely and cozy the rating would be much lower since there isn’t a gym, the pool chairs looked beat up, the front desk was not personable, and the breakfast basket was bland. Side note, there is absolutely no late check out, even if there aren’t any other guests arriving. If you ask — denied! I think it’s safe to say customer service is not the strongest quality here.

Just returned from our fourth stay there, but our first time having our dogs with us. This is the ONlY place to stay in Apalachicola. Along with being roomy, clean, and providing a nice view, it is quite and smells fresh (not musky like so many places on the water). The bed, linens, pillows and bath products are of good quality and our dogs were very relaxed there– probably due to the calm atmosphere. Visiting with Nedra at the front desk is an added plus too. Looking forward to returning. I can highly recommend «Progroom» for grooming your dog too. It located across the street from Gibson Inn.

We have just gotten back from another Apalachicola trip, again staying at the Water Street Hotel. While we still enjoyed it, things were just not up to our expectations after staying there a year ago. The staff wasn’t as personable, we had to contact them each day about something missing from our breakfast basket or some housekeeping issue. The yogurt they supplied in the breakfast basket was out of date, until we pointed it out to them and got some in date.
When you’re paying top dollar, I just expect more. I was surprised at how high the rates were, considering the place was practically empty.
Does it mean I won’t go back? Certainly not. But, I will adjust my expectations.

5 star for the area for sure! Nedra at the front desk was incredibly friendly and sweet! We were planning on staying at another well-​reviewed B&B and it was so disgusting we left without a back-​up plan! Nedra to the rescue… she didn’t even ask why (& I didn’t tell) a couple traveling with 2 dogs would show up on Thanksgiving withOUT reservations! She gave us a beautiful room. We were pleasantly surprised with our 2 bed/​2 bath suite! Full size kitchen and lovely screened in porch! Our fur kids felt right at home and enjoyed watching the wildlife off the balcony! RELAXING get-a-way…took the edge off being away from friends and family for the holiday!

This is one of the most over-​the-​top getting way more than you expected hotels in the South and on the Gulf of Mexico definitely a new favorite.
Each room is a suite, exquisitely appointed and right on the water.

Excellent service. Great rooms and terrific view.