Training in High Springs, where should I stay?

[The_Great_Manta]

Thanks for the links and ideas i have friends that some down from ohio a lot and this will help bunches!!!

 

[MixAddict]

Check out Cave Country Lodging in Ft. White for high quality, affordable lodging options near High Springs.

 

[MixAddict]

Check out Cave Country Lodging in Ft. White for high quality, affordable lodging options near High Springs.

Oops, forgot the website: www.cavecountrylodging.com

 

[TSandM]

We recently stayed in Richard Dreher's HydroLodge, which is right in High Springs. It's a very quiet house on a dead-end street. It's clean and nicely furnished, and has a classroom space with white board. There is a covered patio area for wet gear, and a lockable storage shed to hang things, with a charging station. It has two bunk beds in one room, and a queen and a twin in the other. It was very reasonably priced, and the only thing I would have liked that we didn't have was access to a dryer. (I've decided this is a non-negotiable item on cave diving trips. My dry suits seem to have something against cave diving, and behave beautifully in cold water, only to leak like sieves in caves!)

BTW, the reincarnated Floyd's has outrageous burgers . . .

 

[Atomic_Diver]

pitch a tent at Ginnie springs... thats what i always do..

 

[Scott L]

Great resource! The Days Inn in Alachua is not far from High Springs, too, and has coin laundry facilities. We've stayed there, and it's clean enough and inexpensive.

BTW, although I really enjoyed staying in a cottage at Dive Outpost, the one we were in did NOT have any heat, unless you call a 4" plug in portable heater heat in 25 degree weather . . . It did have a wall air conditioning unit, which didn't help us much. The fun thing about Dive Outpost is going to cook in the main building and getting to chat with divers from all over the world (literally) around the common table.

I will agree they are inexpensive but that is as far as I would go to laud The Days Inn, Quality Inn & HS's Country Inn all in High Springs. I do not need the Ritz but I will be lodging in Gainesville for my next visits/classes...Why they built these facilities within 30ft of the state highway is beyond me.

 

[TSandM]

I agree -- they're all pretty minimal. The house I mentioned in my last post was much nicer. I wouldn't want to drive from Gainesville every day, especially if I were in a class.

 

[Scott L]

Since my last post I studied RebreatherPro's post a bit more and find the Grady House promising especially if they have Aunt Bea doing the cooking. Your suggestion looks good as well but I am traveling alone during my training.

The Grady House Historic Bed & Breakfast - Home

 

[TSandM]

Well, the Grady house looks lovely, but you can rent the entire HydroLodge for yourself for less than the cost of one of their rooms. You'd be paying a lot for breakfast.

 

[Scott L]

Well, the Grady house looks lovely, but you can rent the entire HydroLodge for yourself for less than the cost of one of their rooms. You'd be paying a lot for breakfast.

You are always the purveyor of good information and sound advise. An especially good idea as I am a light sleeper hence my earlier comment about highway noise. Gotta stay in G-ville for one night though (alma mater). Thanks again!