Casa Monica

St Augustine


Built in 1888, this is the luxe hotel in town, with turrets and fountains adding to the Spanish-Moorish castle atmosphere. Rooms are appropriately richly appointed, with wrought-iron triple-sheeted beds and Bose sound systems in every room. Some suites have decadent Jacuzzis, and the location can't be beaten.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby St Augustine attractions

1. Governor's House

0.04 MILES

A government building has stood on this site since 1598 and served as a residence, courthouse, administrative headquarters and post office. Today, it is…

2. Lightner Museum

0.07 MILES

Henry Flagler's former Hotel Alcazar is home to this wonderful museum with a little bit of everything, from ornate Gilded Age furnishings to collections…

3. Plaza de la Constitution

0.08 MILES

In the heart of downtown, this grassy square, the oldest public park in the US and a former marketplace for food (and slaves), has an attractive gazebo,…

4. Cathedral Basilica of St Augustine

0.09 MILES

With its magnificent bell tower lording it over the Plaza de la Constitution, this Spanish-mission-style cathedral is likely the country's first Catholic…

5. Spanish Military Hospital Museum

0.11 MILES

Not for the faint of heart, guided tours of this museum discuss Colonial-era medical techniques in all their gory glory: amputations, leeching, the whole…

6. Villa Zorayda Museum

0.11 MILES

Looking like a faux Spanish castle from a medieval theme park, this gray edifice was built out of a mix of concrete and local coquina shells in 1883. The…

7. Hotel Ponce de León

0.11 MILES

This striking former luxury hotel, built in the 1880s, is now the world's most gorgeous dormitory, belonging to Flagler College, who purchased and saved…

8. Ximenez-Fatio House

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Dating to 1798, this fascinating museum complex includes the main house building, the area's only detached kitchen building and a reconstructed washhouse…