Camellia Rose Inn

I just had the most wonderful night staying at this beautiful bed and breakfast. My travel plans went askew and I needed a place to stay very very last minute. Not only were they so very accommodating but the property and the room were top tier. The bed was extremely comfortable with amazing sheets, bathrobes and towels. Although this is a historic building, the shower's water pressure and temps were perfect and the room had great AC. Jacqueline was so kind and friendly. Although I was the only guest, she came over just to make me breakfast. ❤️ While having my breakfast on the porch, I met another caretaker of the property, a lovely Mr. Briggs, a fine and gracious gentleman who was so sweet and friendly that he made my entire morning. Thank you very much for such a lovely experience. 😊

My husband and I stayed at The Camellia Rose Inn for their Valentine weekend special. It was fantastic! We were greeted with chocolates, a bottle of sparkling wine, a 15 minute chair massage, and flowers (part of the special package). We enjoyed sitting on the front porch and sipping our wine. The camellias were in full bloom and they were so beautiful to view from the porch. Breakfast each morning was delicious as well. We also loved the proximity to downtown- we were able to stroll to dinner without having to worry about parking.

We are not Bed and Breakfast people but we were pleasantly pleased with this place. Jacquline, the innkeeper, and her husband Mike were both great. Mike makes the breakfast in the morning at the sister property. He is very welcoming and a great chef! We stayed in the Inspiration room in the Camilla Rose house. Both nights we came home and sat on the front porch to relax. It was the perfect location for visiting our Florida Gator and going to the game.

Stayed in Southern Charm room for 2 nights for a wedding we were invited to in Melrose. The room was clean, quiet, and comfortable. Staff was great! The Innkeeper and her husband (who cooks the breakfasts, preparing unique and delicious dishes) were both super friendly. He showed us more of the property, and most of the rooms at the Laurel Oak sister property and Camelia Inn have jetted tubs and king beds. Rooms were cold at night which we loved coming back too after a long day. Great experience. Great value. Highly recommend and plan on returning.

We had a continental breakfast almost every morning. We were at the Inn for 6 nights. Faith was a college student that made our breakfast almost every morning. She had suggestions on anywhere we wanted to go. She was AWESOME. It was my husband birthday the third night we stayed and our Anniversary was on our 5th night stay with Brandon at the Inn. Brandon is the cat at the Inn that greets everyone daily. Hes the perfect cat for the Inn he wasnt a pushy cat we even had dinner 2 nights on the front porch with him he never jumped upon the table or anything. EVERYTHING about our stay from the staff to the cat was AMAZING. We traveled out of Gainesville everyday so we didnt explore the city much. We did take a morning walk our first morning down to depot park and that was a nice walk were we saw crocodiles at the park in the water. We would stay again and at their sister Inn next door. Where we had chocolates and a glass of wine on them at the sister Inn where they gave us their code. AMAZING stay Thanks for allowing us to stay with you

Our night at The Camila Rose Inn was perfect for our visit to see our daughters at the University of Florida. The location is great; safe and the king size bed was the most comfortable I think I’ve ever slept in. The Inn keeper, Jacquelyn, was very accommodating and our hot , homemade , DELICIOUS breakfast the next morning was at the beautiful sister Inn, The Laurel Oak. It was out of this world homemade, exquisite, one of a kind , by chef Mike!! The service and atmosphere made it a six star experience for me, my husband, and our twin daughters. Thank you, Jacquelyn & Mike , for going above and beyond to give us such a nice visit . We WILL be back very soon .

Checked in at around 5pm on Monday for our mini honeymoon stay at the Camellia Rose Inn. Location is quaint. Innkeeper was nice, but then told us she was leaving in half an hour, which was weird. Room was very cozy, but the bed was rock hard, the bathroom was tiny (but nice), and the windows so thin you can hear every single conversation of anyone outside the perimeter of the house. The entire night we both had trouble sleeping. Wake up at around 7:45 next morning and as I’ve already gotten up and out of bed, my wife, sits up in the bed, and her whole entire side just collapses onto the floor. Called maintenance and they were very nice and understanding and said they would take care of it no charge. Went downstairs to breakfast. This was the nail in the coffin for my experience with this place. Coffee is make it yourself with a keurig, cinnamon rolls were out of a can and made in an air fryer, eggs were hard scrambled, precooked heated sausage that looked like it was just microwaved, and flavorless Canadian bacon. Had jams and jellies for biscuits and toast but no toast or biscuits lol. I won’t be coming back and I would never recommend anyone to stay here. We paid $340 for one night and I can make a breakfast myself far better. Not even joking, but I can go down to Hardee’s or McDonald’s and get a better, more filling and flavorful breakfast for $10 than what I had at Camellia Rose Inn. Sad to see that these people make their money off of people that have such low standards that enjoy bland food, stiff beds, and paper thin windows. If I could give this place 0 stars I would.