Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tidewater Tours runs two-hour nature tours of the islands for $26, and rents pontoons and
skiffs for solo exploration (from $60 for three hours) - be sure to time your visit to avoid
getting stuck on the mudflats.
Sleeping & Eating
There are plenty of cute, family-run motels in the area. Dock St - a little spit of land jut-
ting into the bay just across from downtown - is crowded with pubs and seafood restaur-
ants and takes on a raucous character on busy nights.
Island Hotel
HOTEL
352-543-5111;
www.islandhotel-cedarkey.com
; 224 2nd St, at B St; r $80-135;
)
A night in this old-fashioned, 1859 tabby shell and oak building will relax you for sure.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it has 10 simple and romantic rooms
with original hand-cut wooden walls, a wraparound balcony with rocking chairs, a history
of notable guests including John Muir and President Grover Cleveland and, by all reports,
as many as 13 resident ghosts.
Faraway Inn
MOTEL
from $150; )
Overlooking a silent, glassy stretch of bay, this funky little motel complex has rooms and
cottages decorated in driftwood art and brightly colored prints. Guests chill on waterfront
porch swings for mindblowing sunsets.
Tony's
SEAFOOD
( 352-543-0022;
www.tonyschowder.com
;
597 2nd St; mains $8-28; 11am-9pm)
Creamy, whole-clam-studded clam chowder - Tony's claim to fame - is truly superlative,
and a reason to visit this otherwise mediocre seafood restaurant in a downtown storefront.
Pickled Pelican
PUB FOOD
