| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. other amenities include a laid-back restaurant, and a lobby bar with a terrace, as well as 5 meeting rooms. the airy rooms and suites with classic furnishings come with microwaves, minifridges and coffeemakers, plus free high-speed internet, pillow-top mattresses and flat-screen tvs. some add balconies with panoramic views of the lake. set along the shores of lake sumter, this genteel hotel dating from 1893 is 2 blocks from the lake sumter landing market square and less than a mile from live shows at the savannah center. there's a heated outdoor pool, a hot tub and a gym. room service is available
Orlando Executive Airport 1 hr 12
Uncle Donald's Farm (15 min) Sharon Rose Wiechens Preserve (14 min)
Nature reserve and nature Lake Sumter (20 min) GatorWorld Parks of Florida (20 min) Lake Miona Park (6 min) Carney Island Recreation & Conservation Area (31 min)
Nature preserve with hiking trails & lakeside beaches, plus horseshoes & volleyball. Paquette's Historical Farmall Museum (21 min)
Warehouse spotlighting vintage International Harvester farming equipment & retro memorabilia. Millennium Park (12 min) Lake Griffin State Park (18 min)
This 620-acre park has canoe/kayak rentals, hiking trails, 40 campsites & a mammoth live oak tree. Lake Weir (23 min)
Lake and beach Baker House (14 min) Lake Okahumpka Park (15 min)
130-acre park with pet stations & picnic shelters, plus a paved trail, disc-golf course & boat ramp. Gardenia Park Recreation Complex (16 min) Eaton's Beach (20 min)
Stretch of sandy shoreline on Lake Weir featuring a waterfront restaurant for Southern grub. Lake Griffin (36 min)
Alligators, bass fishing, and lake | 
