Located just two miles from the Jacksonville International Airport and about 10 miles from downtown, Hampton Inn Jacksonville - Airport has a friendly staff that is on-call 24 hours a day to see to their guests' needs. The hotel is also within walking distance of shopping and restaurants. On a nice day, a walk is delightful and guests will discover a variety of cafes nearby. The hotel offers good amenities and there is a swimming pool for a refreshing dip.

This is a former grand mansion built in 1900 for the daughter of Thomas and Lucy Carnegie of New York who retreated to Cumberland during the winter seasons. The experience is a step back in time to the Gilded Age. Although the street address may be in Florida, the inn is located on Cumberland Island, Georgia, accessible by the inn's ferry boat at Fernandina Beach. Guests can choose to stay at the three-story main house (where some rooms share a bath) or one of two cottages, each with a patio or porch. The rates are all inclusive with a full breakfast, in-house lunch or take out picnic, three-course dinner and snacks during the day. Full bar and wine service is available. Activities include 7a bird watching, Barrier Island jeep tours with a naturalist, exploring the Greyfield Gardens, visit Dungeness Ruins or take a stroll along the wide beaches to collect incredible seashells. -Natasha Lawrence

The Homewood Suites by Hilton Jacksonville-South/St. Johns Center is an upscale hotel in the St. Johns Town Center in South Jacksonville, Florida.  Travelers will enjoy fine dining opportunities, and great entertainment activities throughout the area such as visiting local beaches, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, and Jacksonville Zoological Gardens.  The studio, one and two-bedroom suites feature home comforts perfect for anyone seeking temporary or extended stay housing, as well as for those planning a short break in the city. The suites include fully equipped kitchens with full-size refrigerators, microwave, dishwasher, coffee-maker, cable television, and complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.  Be sure to enjoy the hotel fitness center, swimming pool, business center, and the complimentary breakfast buffet every morning.

As it says in the name, Value Place offers great accommodations at great a value price. Value Place prides itself on affordable prices, and the assurance that your stay is clean and safe as well. After every checkout, the carpet is shampooed and the shower curtains and bed spreads are washed to ensure said cleanliness. Moreover, one way Value Place ensure safety is that every adult guest must register with the front desk and sign an Occupancy Agreement that explains their rules and requirements.

Tucked away in Orange Park, this 83-room hotel offers the simple and pleasant accommodations that have made this chain a popular choice in its price category. Furnishing is attractive, rooms are of a decent size and like other Fairfield Inn's, this one has a cheery brightness that makes for a welcoming sight at the end of a day of business or pleasure activities. Located near plenty of shopping and restaurants, Fairfield Inn in Jacksonville Orange Park features interior corridors and can supply microwaves, refrigerators and data ports.

This complex of condominiums, townhouses, villas and penthouses features first-floor villas or upper-level townhouses with ocean or pool views. Sea Watch and Outrigger corner townhouses have double garages and ocean views. Sea Chase offers three-bedroom villas and townhouses, and four-bedroom penthouses, all oceanfront with pool and tennis court. Ocean Place has oceanfront accommodations with two or three bedrooms, and private patios or balconies adjacent to the golf course. All have full kitchens, washer and dryer, cable television, VCR, dining room/living room combo, swimming pool and beach access.

Here amidst the antique atmosphere of Amelia Island, Hampton Inn has chosen to keep it contemporary. Attractive furnishings play more to comfort than to maintaining touch with the locale-which may be looked upon as a very good thing by those who have tried and failed to control an antique shower in a claw-foot tub. Attractively decorated rooms with contemporary furnishings, complimentary breakfast bar, free local telephone calls, an outdoor pool, in-room coffee makers, free HBO and data ports are all included in your stay. In addition, there are five whirlpool-equipped suites.

Best Western Southside Hotel & Suites offers standard rooms that are available, but their suites give you some extra space. Sometimes even families need their alone time when on vacation. Family-friendly and adept with modern amenities it is easily found. Located just off I-295 and US 17, a mile south of Jacksonville's Naval Air Station. It is within minutes of the Orange Park Mall and about 30 minutes from most attractions, as well as from St. Augustine and Jacksonville beaches.

If fresh flowers, fine china, a relaxing porch swing, a soak in a hot tub and picnicking in a gazebo sound appealing, stroll up the brick path and through the "Yankee Doors" into this Victorian bed and breakfast. Here you will find guest chambers filled with antiques and Victorian collectibles, plush bedding and private baths, some even with Jacuzzis. The inn is located in the historic downtown district near fine dining and shopping.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this 19th-century Italiante Villa is a study in luxury and grandeur. A four-story home, it features arched piazzas, a 15-foot tower, balustraded balconies, courtyard, swimming pool and lush gardens, all on one enchanting and manicured acre. Conveniently located within walking distance of restaurants and shops, the inn offers beautifully appointed guest rooms, suites and cottages with queen or king four-poster or canopy beds, fireplaces, whirlpools and claw foot tubs.