The Rexford Suite, Stay in Historic Downtown Apalachicola, Above Dixie Theatre!

Great location; great property. We loved staying in this historic building! Great communication from manager too!!!

We really liked staying in the apartment above the Dixie Theatre. THe location was perfect - close to shopping, restaurants and to stroll along the river. Everything was very neat and clean and stocked with everything we needed for our stay. We would give a five star review except for one really disturbing issue. When we arrived, both smoke detectors were lying on a shelf in the dining area with no batteries. We were unable to find any replacement batteries in the apt. We then called the owner and spoke with her husband who told us she was away for the day and she would contact us when she returned. He told us there were lots of sprinklers and detectors in the theatre below us, which was not really reassuring if a fire had broken out in the apartment first. There are sprinklers in the apartment which would go off from heat and flames but not smoke. We never heard from the owner during our five day stay,. We replaced the batteries but couldn't reinstall the detectors due the the high ceilings. At least knew that they worked! We tried to contact the owner again via email through VRBO when we checked out, again explaining our concern, but have never received the courtesy of a reply. We feel the lack of smoke detectors in the unit was a serious fire code violation.

Overall this was exactly what we were looking for - something that was clean, comfortable and easily walk-able to places we wanted to go. There a lots of cute eateries with good food and a great little beer bar very close. The bay with benches to sit on and enjoy it are very close. I tend to think a half mile is a hike so when I say close - they are close.

The place is decorated with an eye toward theater and movies which we enjoyed. The corner sofa is VERY comfortable. We didn't do a lot of cooking but found the things we needed for quick breakfast or snack here and there.

The second bathroom is very small but works great for that extra 1/2 bath when someone is using the larger bathroom (which is very comfortable) and we did use both showers at times when we were getting ready at the same time.

If you are a review reader - you might have seen reviews about two concerns - (1) Safety inside the stairwell leading to the apt. That has been resolved with the addition of a locking device at the street level door. A note of caution - you must firmly pull or push the door closed behind you or it will not engage the lock. We felt very safe. (2) Bed comfort - we found both beds to be comfortable.

PS: If you have never had oysters (as we had not) I recommend you try them! We loved the Parmesan cheese ones that are lightly cooked and had them at two different eateries. YUM. Plus they have a beer at the local place (it's a brewery) that is dark and has Tupelo honey in it. Wow. Just Wow. It's an award winning beer so they will know what you are asking for =)

Loved the room. Great long weekend get away. Very clean and kitchen stocked with all the necessity. Would like to see some additional bathroom items; i.e. soaps, shampoo.

Suite was clean and comfortable and provided us with an excellent place to stay on our visit. Close to everything, easy parking and just all around accommodating. Thanks for sharing your place.