Location.
This city-center bed & breakfast is located in Orlando, close to Lake Eola Park and Orange County Regional History Center.
Features.
The Veranda Bed & Breakfast has an outdoor pool and a spa tub. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Business amenities at this 2.5-star property include meeting rooms for small groups and limo/town car service. Guests are served a complimentary breakfast each morning. Event space measures 250 square feet. The staff can arrange wedding services and event catering. This is a smoke-free property.
Guestrooms.
The Veranda Bed & Breakfast has 10 guestrooms. Balconies have pool or courtyard views. Guestrooms have LCD televisions with cable channels. Guestrooms provide complimentary wireless Internet access, phones, and free local calls. Beds have pillowtop mattresses, down comforters, and premium bedding. Accommodations at the 2.5-star property feature kitchens or kitchenettes with refrigerators, blenders, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Additional amenities include air conditioning, ceiling fans, and desks. Guestrooms are accessible via exterior corridors. Housekeeping is offered. All guestrooms at The Veranda Bed & Breakfast are non-smoking.
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707 E Washington St | Orlando, FL 32801
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Based on 27 traveler reviews
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“awesome!”
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May 25, 2010
saltwatertiffy, florida
- this place was awesome. small and quaint and cute. the location was completely perfect, easy walking distance to the concert we went to. the pool and hot tub were wonderful...
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- this place was awesome. small and quaint and cute. the location was completely perfect, easy walking distance to the concert we went to. the pool and hot tub were wonderful and it was so quiet and pretty! our room was small, but it was good for just the one night. « less
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“Dingy accommodations, but in a great area”
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Mar 21, 2010
amandas1228, Indialantic, Florida
- Positives: great neighborhood with restaurants, bars, walk to lake and church street nightlife. Nice hot tub.
Negatives: very dingy rooms, noisy, terrible breakfast.
This bed and breakfast should really rename...
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- Positives: great neighborhood with restaurants, bars, walk to lake and church street nightlife. Nice hot tub.
Negatives: very dingy rooms, noisy, terrible breakfast.
This bed and breakfast should really rename itself as an inn, as the breakfast in minimal- some fresh fruit, prepackaged pastries, crappy coffee, bagels (which you can't even toast). The staff told us this was due to food service licensing in Florida, which I understand, but you shouldn't say you have a breakfast if its not...
Our room was filled with mold, which you could smell upon entering, Further examination (though we didn't have to look too hard) revealed a moldy shower curtain, mold on the ceiling and mold in the air conditioning unit. The room had little personality, sparse furnishings and decoration. The carpet seemed old and musty. The toilet was shaky upon sitting. The shower was retiled, but not done very well. A positive was the comfy bed, the sheets/pillows were in good condition.
The room was very light at night, due to outside lighting. There were only flimsy canvas shades over the windows, blackout shades would be much better.
Although the neighborhood is great, it can be very noisy- friends of ours stayed in a front room, and heard restaurant/bar noise until early morning. If you stay here, ask for a room away from the front.
We only stayed one night, if we had been booked for more, I would have checked out early. There are better options in the area, including an Embassy Suites, and lots of Hotwire choices. If I had payed, oh, $50/night, it would have been ok, but what they charge is way overpriced. « less
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“Charming, Cozy and relaxing”
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Mar 8, 2010
FitPro101, South East Florida
- Thurston Park is absolutley charming. The local resturants, shops and music venues were an added surprise. The location of this B&B is Pefect !!! We booked a Queen Size room...
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- Thurston Park is absolutley charming. The local resturants, shops and music venues were an added surprise. The location of this B&B is Pefect !!! We booked a Queen Size room on the second floor of the Main Building...when I arrived the Owner ,Carlos had upgraded us to the Larger King Size room. We stayed two nights. I love B&B's and the charm of them are is that they are not perfect, but they are cozy. We loved the room and we loved our time there. Would we go back? Yes! I would like to mention a few things in hopes that the owner will make some needed changes.
1) Ice would have been nice if it could be made available to the guests. After business hours there was no ice available. Durning business hours I went to the refrigerator and the ice maker either wasn't hooked up or working. There was ice in a bag from a store that was unopened. Carlos said I could go across the street to the Pizza place and use there ice machine.
2) The water pressure in the shower was very low or the shower head needs to be replaced.
3) The carpeting in the room was very dingy. It looks like it could use a steam cleaning.
4) The porch light is on a timer and it goes on when it gets dark and stays on all night until about 6:00am. Great for coming back to the room when it's dark, but not for sleeping.
The shade on the door did not block out the light coming into the room when I was trying to sleep. A better black out shade would be perfect.
5) I do understand the dilema about the limited breakfast due to food service licensing, therefore there wasn't much available for breakfast other than carbs and pastries.
My boyfriend and I brought our own hardboiled eggs. « less
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“Absolutely fantastic”
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Nov 6, 2009
leah7790, ft lauderdale, fl
- We looooooved our stay at the Veranda B&B. Carlos, the innkeeper, was incredibly hospitable and welcoming from the moment we walked in. The grounds and rooms are beautifully kept, manicured...
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- We looooooved our stay at the Veranda B&B. Carlos, the innkeeper, was incredibly hospitable and welcoming from the moment we walked in. The grounds and rooms are beautifully kept, manicured and groomed and everything is as comfortable as it looks. We enjoyed our first night so much that we decided to stay another night and explore the Thorton Park area even more. We will hopefully be back someday and recommend it to anyone who wants to get away, as it was the perfect romantic getaway. « less
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“Great Location, Nice Place, Adorable & Unique”
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Oct 20, 2009
SoFlaLady, Boca Raton, Florida
- First let me say, if I can avoid it, I NEVER stay at chain hotels-not of any calibre. So, my review is skewed due to my preference in accommodations.
I...
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- First let me say, if I can avoid it, I NEVER stay at chain hotels-not of any calibre. So, my review is skewed due to my preference in accommodations.
I really enjoyed the two nights we spent at the Verandah. We stayed in the "Delaney", which is a roomy downstairs suite next to the pool and patio. It had a large room, large bathroom with large shower and a small mini-kitchen area with sink, mini-fridge, microwave and coffeemaker. The bed was gorgeous - huge four post - and very elegant with super soft bedding and tons of pillows.
We were not able to take advantage of breakfast as it did not start early enough for us (we had somewhere to be at 8:30am), but the room where breakfast was served is typical B&B - meaning it's a single big table and dining area that is used communally by all guests.
This B&B is really a complex of buildings - each with its own character and charm - all built around a courtyard/patio/pool area. The pool is small and doesn't get deeper than 3 feet - so it is really only useful for a "dip". The hot tub nearby is nearly as big as the pool! So, depending on the weather, you've got choices to cool off or warm up. We tried both! The grounds are well tended and provide privacy - with many trees, flowering bushes, growing vines, etc. It's shady and serene and gives you the overall impression of a hidden garden or hideaway.
If you have any issue with "sounds" outside or are a light sleeper, you may want to bring along a noise machine or ear plugs. It's not terribly noisy - but I am a very light sleeper. I found I needed some "white noise" in order to fall asleep.
The neighborhood is one of the main reasons we chose this place. Thornton Park and the streets around this particular B&B are just wonderful. I really enjoy historical neighborhoods that have charm and age and a "story" - and this neighborhood provides that abundantly. We took a walk around Lake Eola - only a few blocks away - on a cool evening with a light wind blowing. The lake is beautiful - and is just "this side" of the downtown area - so if you want REAL hopping nightlife, it's close enough. But on our side of the lake was the quiet, residential Thornton Park area with nice shops, interesting eateries and cobblestone streets. So, if you like that sort of thing, this is the place to be.
For me, this is a great place - and I would stay there again for sure. If you really only like chain hotels and everything to be the same - then you may not be happy here. « less
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