Rod and Gun Club

Ate delicious food here, shrimp, scalops, gator all local catch! Christina is a great host and told us a bunch of interesting stories. Very peaceful and scenic patio, fly screened giant wrap-around porches and lots of history! Used to be a hotel, will be again in the future and they rent out some cabins now too, but you gotta book early! Every other day of the week a different menu and drinks! Enjoy!!

We were banned from the property! They only answer their phones sporadically. You may or may not have a reservation unless you talk to the front desk. Good luck. It is not staffed. The public bathroom in the lobby has cobwebs draped from the ceiling like it may bed Halloween. Our room was not made up. Dirty towels, beds unmade, wastebasket full, cigar butts in the ashtray. We attempted to find staff to make up our room, but at 8pm the entire place was locked up. No lights. No one there. The food was excellent for our only meal there. Two fish dinners and 4 beers. Total bill $140.00 Yes, one hundred forty dollars. The single boat launch is okay, and you can tie up in front. Bring you own lines. There is a freshwater connection on the seawall. The male manager called us because we returned to the place and got our room charge back due to the dirty room. $160 in cash. They take NO credit cards. Cash only. You cannot put a hold on a credit card payment. We were lucky that the very nice young lady at the desk gave us a refund. The owner/manager said to us, "Don't ever f------ come back here! We lost $150 on the room. You're f------banned for life! Oh well, we would not return to such poor service and high prices and incompetent management. And no credit cards? Only cash? Hmmmmm.

The emails sent to us after we made our reservation advertised lunch and dinner served. We arrived at 7:30 pm. What we didn't understand was that when dinner ended at 8pm, the hotel staff locked up the main lodge and went home. The internet is only available in the main lodge (not in the cottages) and our phones only had 1-2 bars. They told us when we checked in, that the lodge would not be open for lunch (despite our recent email). When it was time to check out at 11am, we were hoping to see the historic lodge (why we stayed there) as we didn't get to see it the night before and also wanted to see it in daylight - it was still all closed up so we didn't get to see the building or grounds. This was disappointing as we had chosen to stay here to see this historic sight. With the upfront mention of our challenges and disappointments, the staff are friendly, the rooms are rustic with bare essentials covered, and what little we got to see of the lodge was beautiful. I would recommend, when making your reservation to find out the lodge hours they are serving food and arrive early in those hours to soak in the history. And be aware, if you or your family needs internet access - it is limited.

Love this place from old Florida. They kept the feel, but also feels updated too. My only complaint is my bed in #36 (I believe) made me roll to the middle. It was comfortable for 1 person, but 2 was a problem. However, there was also a twin bed, which I moved to and it was very comfortable.

I was super excited to visit and stay at this historic property- however I didn't realize that it was their off season and everything shut down at 5pm. So no bar or restaurant service and all I wanted to do was sit at their swanky little bar with the taxidermy and hang out. That wasn't an option. When I went to see about breakfast the building was locked and no one was there so we went to another business for breakfast- went back to check out and the building was still closed and locked past 10am. It was so odd. Not the service I was anticipating. I would have loved to enjoy the "clubhouse" more. I didn't even get a photo! :(

Cool spot but neglected & run down. There was no coffee maker in the unit & no coffee available on site. Had to drive across town to get a cup of coffee

Super unique stay. The lobby looks like it's out of a Disney ride. The history of the place and its quaintness were wonderful. We had a great dinner at the restaurant on site and enjoyed the big beautiful porch. Our room was simple and the views out the windows over the water were beautiful. I would stay here again.