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The best hotels in the old town, Apalachicola

Hana Okada

Hana Okada The Low Countries

Updated 1 September 2026 · 17 Apalachicola hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Apalachicola, out of the 17 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.5.

Manatee Springs State Park Tours & Activities is the one I would book myself.

Manatee Springs State Park Tours & Activities

Highest rated of the five

Manatee Springs State Park Tours & Activities

★★★★★4.6 from 113 reviews

Manatee Springs State Park Tours & Activities comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 113 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under old town.

17 hotels in Apalachicola qualified for this list and five made it. Shady Banks RV Resort is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Manatee Springs State Park Tours & Activities1

    Manatee Springs State Park Tours & Activities

    ★★★★★4.6 from 113 reviews

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    • Shady Banks RV Resort2

      Shady Banks RV Resort

      ★★★★★4.5 from 56 reviews

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      • The Hideaway Camp & Glamp3

        The Hideaway Camp & Glamp

        ★★★★★4.5 from 152 reviews

        • Pet friendly
        • Kid friendly

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      • Southern Leisure4

        Southern Leisure

        ★★★★★4.5 from 202 reviews

        • Parking
        • Pet friendly

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      • Suwannee River Bend RV Park5

        Suwannee River Bend RV Park

        ★★★★★4.5 from 350 reviews

        • Kid friendly

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      How this list was put together

      17 Apalachicola hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

      Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

      The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

      What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

      Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

      Hana Okada

      Hana Okada The Low Countries

      Plans trips around bridges and old infrastructure. Thirty-one named bridges in 14 countries, each photographed, with sketches kept in numbered notebooks.

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