Luxury Rooms in Amelia Island
Steal away to this cozy room on the second floor, our tribute to the pirates and smugglers of Amelia. Sleep the night away in the canopied wrought iron queen size bed. Read your favorite novel or watch a movie from the unusual cantilevered window seat. Enjoy your own private veranda with wicker sitting area or "heat up" in the large hot tub with that someone special. Private bath with shower.
Fall Tariff: $205 weekday $ 235 weekend (Oct.-thur Jan.)
Spring Tariff: $225 weekday $250 weekend (Feb. thru May)
Summer Tariff: $220 weekday $245 weekend (June thur Sept)
Midweek rates valid Sunday thru Thursday
Smuggling, privateering and the slave trade attracted pirates to Amelia Island's harbor which was the back door to the US since the Embargo Act of 1807 had closed off trade with Europe. With the secret blessing of the US, the Patriots overthrew the Spanish and hoisted their own flag in March of 1812.
Spain demanded return of the island and built Fort San Carlos to help protect their territory. Pirates' treasure and Spanish galleons are reported to be buried in Old Town beneath an oak pierced by a hanging chain. However, the tree only appears to those lacking a shovel.
