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The best hotels in the old town, Lake Mary

Camila Reyes

Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

Updated 1 September 2026 · 18 Lake Mary hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Lake Mary, out of the 18 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.5.

Treehouse Cabin Retreat - Florida is the one I would book myself.

Treehouse Cabin Retreat - Florida

Highest rated of the five

Treehouse Cabin Retreat - Florida

★★★★★4.9 from 101 reviews

Treehouse Cabin Retreat - Florida comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 101 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.

18 hotels in Lake Mary qualified for this list and five made it. Putnam Lodge is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Treehouse Cabin Retreat - Florida1

    Treehouse Cabin Retreat - Florida

    ★★★★★4.9 from 101 reviews

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    • Putnam Lodge2

      Putnam Lodge

      ★★★★★4.5 from 434 reviews

      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly
      • Kid friendly
      • Air conditioning

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    • Suwannee River Bend RV Park3

      Suwannee River Bend RV Park

      ★★★★★4.5 from 348 reviews

      • Kid friendly

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    • Southern Leisure4

      Southern Leisure

      ★★★★★4.5 from 200 reviews

      • Parking
      • Pet friendly

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    • Manatee Springs State Park Tours & Activities5

      Manatee Springs State Park Tours & Activities

      ★★★★★4.6 from 113 reviews

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      How this list was put together

      18 Lake Mary 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.

      Camila Reyes

      Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

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