PRICE:
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Mirror images of each other, the two houses of Mansion House are separated by a landscaped courtyard and were built between 1901 and 1912. The comfortable living room in the main house, which has 6 of the 13 units, opens to a sunroom, off which a small screened porch provides mosquito-free lounging. Both houses have upstairs front parlors with TVs, VCRs, and libraries. Tall, old-fashioned windows let lots of light into the attractive guest rooms. The pick of the litter is the Pembroke Room, upstairs over the carriage house. It has a four-poster bed with mosquito netting, along with its own whirlpool tub in an outdoor screened hut. The brick courtyard garden between the two houses (there's a heated pool and Jacuzzi out there) is a popular spot for weddings and receptions. The rates include "wine time, with snacks and homemade cookies galore," says owner Kathy. There's a full-size heated pool and on-site massage therapist and spa.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Florida 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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