Herlong Mansion

"Very old home. Fascinating architecture. Not too dressed out, but comfortable. Breakfast : salmon, caper, caramelized onion omelet, fruit, chocolate dipped strawberry. "Vintage" town. Nice staff."

"We stay one night in this beautiful and historic mansion last weekend. The staff were very friendly and always greeted us with a smile. Our room was cozy, quiet, clean, and comfortable. The main area of the BnB was the same. In fact, I was amazed at how clean everything is since I own a home and know what it takes to maintain a regular sized house. Breakfast was limited on choices but well prepared and served sit-down style. The location was perfect for exploring Micanopy and only 20 minutes to Gainesville where we had dinner. Just about 15 minutes away is Paynes Prairie State Park where we took a nice long hike. I highly recommended staying at the Herlong Mansion BnB."

"We scheduled an appointment to come look at the property as a potential wedding venue. When we arrived the owner helped someone else who came in just a minute or so after we did and spoke with her first, at our appointment time. When she finally took time to meet with us, she made some excuse about having too many people come at once. Again, we had an appointment. When she showed us the venue and where the wedding would be, it was no where near the size we needed for the wedding. She simply said that’s why she tells people to come out and look. While I agree, as we are looking at many venues, the information she provided prior to us coming out was misleading; as were the pictures. The only saving grace for driving all the way out there was the yummy place we had lunch in Micanopy! Thank you Old Florida Cafe!"

"We were in the Herlong Suite. We were very disappointed in our room. First, the bathroom, was dirty. We looked up; there were spider webs around the room; two had active spiders in them. The sink had redone porcelain that was severally peeling. It really gave it a dirty, unclean appearance. The spigots barely cleared the lip of the sink; you could not even put your toothbrush under the spigot to wet or rinse it. Some of the plumbing appeared to be coming loose and was unanchored. My white sport socks turned black on the bottom from walking around in the room in my socks. The bed was very uncomfortable, as well; it appeared that there was some kind of thick pad on the top of the mattress. When we opened the closet; the smell that came out was very dank and moldy. We quickly closed that door. It rained all night, quite hard at times. Right outside the windows was the portico that you can pull under to unload your bags. It had a rickety looking tin roof. That roof made it sound like there was a loud drum right outside the window most of the night. When it rained hard it was unbearable. I do not remember the last time I paid three hundred dollars for a room that had this many issues. On the positive side, the breakfast quiche was very good. The coffee was good, as well. We had neighbors who were drinking and partying on the veranda until after 9 pm. This was just outside our room. Thankful they ended it shortly after 9 pm. We will not return to this establishment. This grand old mansion, desperately needs upgrades."

"What a wonderful experience! This was my wife's and I first authentic B&B experience and I must say it was divine. Kim, the current proprietor was a delight and allowed us to utilize some of the amenities before our check-in, awfully kind and considerate. We spent a total of 3 days and were sad to leave. Staying here was like going back to simpler times and a great retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city. Highly recommend to anyone!"