With a stay at Coombs Inn & Suites in Apalachicola (Historic Downtown Apalachicola), you'll be steps from John Gorrie State Museum and 3 minutes by foot from Apalachicola Chocalate Company. .This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Dixie Theatre and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Downtown Books & Purl.
What's nearby
John Gorrie State Museum - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
Dixie Theatre - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Downtown Books & Purl - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
Orman House Historic State Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
Riverfront Therapy & Spirit of the River Spa - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
Getting around
Northwest Florida Beaches Intl. Airport (ECP) - 108 min drive
Restaurants
Half Shell Dockside - 13 min walk
Apalachicola Chocolate & Coffee Company - 6 min walk
Oyster City Brewing Company - 6 min walk
Subway - 4 min walk
Up The Creek Raw Bar - 9 min walk
About this property
Coombs Inn & Suites
Victorian hotel in Apalachicola with free parking
Coombs Inn & Suites offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.
This Apalachicola hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply).
Recreational amenities at the hotel include complimentary bicycles.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and ceiling fans, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Free self parking is available onsite.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Free uncovered self parking on site
Things to do
Free bicycle rentals
Family friendly
In-room microwave
Mini-fridge
Conveniences
Virtual front desk
Business services
Meeting room
Outdoors
Garden
Terrace
Accessibility
No lift
More
3 floors
Banquet hall
Built in 1905
Smoke-free property
Victorian architecture
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Shower/bathtub combination
Towels provided
Entertainment
TV with cable channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Microwave
Mini-fridge
More
Air conditioning
Ceiling fan
Electrical adapters
Free local calls
Individual decor
Individual furnishings
Iron/ironing board
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 25
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Special check-in instructions
There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and smart lock details; access will be through a private entrance
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests
Guests are required to download the property's DirectKey mobile app before check-in
Access methods
Private entrance, smart lock
Pets
Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Housekeeping fee: USD 20.00 per stay
Rollaway bed fee: USD 25.0 per day
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Choice)
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Property is also known as
Coombs House
Coombs House Apalachicola
Coombs House Inn
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Coombs Inn
Coombs House Hotel Apalachicola
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Coombs Inn Suites an Ascend Hotel Collection Member
Coombs Inn & Suites Reviews
Reviews
8.0
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
There was a terrible smell from the water, while no fault at the hotel, they could’ve at least had candles or something in the room. The inn was right on the road and traffic noises were unbearable.
Love the history of this place. True craftsmanship, a lost art these days, throughout. Room was especially clean, bed was oh, so comfortable. Would definitely stay again.
We booked a room for three people and when we arrived it was set up with one double. When we eventually got hold of someone on the phone to ask for an extra bed for our son, they dumped a travel bed in the room and didn’t even bother to make it up. The bed was too short for an average sized person to sleep in and had to be set up in the bathroom! I have never had such a poor experience with a hotel, or lack of welcome. To not even bother to make up the extra bed was really poor. To finish off our evening, I went to put some fruit in the mini bar to find it full of mould. And the full length mirror was half hanging on the wall as one of the wall lints had bent down. Lucky it didn't fall on someone or they would have been liable for a potentially serious injury. We checked out after one night and I sent an email on the hotel contact form: they didn’t even have the courtesy to respond. Let alone apologise. Totally different to the large chain hotel we stayed at instead who could not have been more welcoming.
Check-in was confusing with getting key to house and room at another poperty, Water Street. All staff at Water Street are excellent and make up for the inconvience of getting keys and reporting needs.
I met some guests who did not know where to go and how to obtain access to their stay at the property. I showed them around the main house to familiarize with the opportnities.
Small nats continued to be annoying entering through the drain of the bathroom sink.
I came in one night after dinner in town and the ceiling above the foyer was leaking onto the floor. I cleaned up floor, and put bucket and tpwels under drip. I shared this with management and housekeeping the next morning. Maintenance realized a shower curtain was missing in shower.
These are examples of dissatisfiers and potential loss of revenue (repair of ceiling drip and wood floor) and guests returning, and negative word of mouth.
The water situation & sulphuric smell was terrible, even though this was not the owner’s problem. The room was fully equipped for our 2 night stay. For instance, I had to search the property for more coffee pods & toilet paper & bottled water.
Nice historic inn, well located for a visit to Apalachicola.
David
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
4/10 Poor
Craig, Duxbury
28 Jun 2025
There is no staff at this property so they work off a mobile check-in system. However, it’s extremely confusing about where your room is located and how to get into your room.
The check-in process was awkward since you never speak to anyone at booking or arrival if booked thru Expedia. We arrived and apparently all the the information that we had entered through Expedia was not shared with the arrival desk so we had to re-enter our information and we’re required to purchase a manual key at $10 per room since the registration was not complete the desk clerk was friendly and helpful
DON’T STAY HERE!
We booked a stay at Coombs Inn for a couple of days. It looked charming in the pics online. Upon arrival that idea was quickly dispelled. As soon as you enter the lobby you are hit with a strong moldy/mildew smell. It also appears really run down. We went to our room and it was very hot. We called the off-site office and were told there are 2 ac units so it should be cold. I went to the lobby (which was a reasonable temperature) and saw that there is a mini split in the lobby and also a mini split in a room off the lobby. There is no ac in the second floor rooms. The control for the ceiling fan and light didn’t work, so we couldn’t increase the fan speed or turn on the ceiling light. Getting into the bathroom requires using an oversized step up. Each trip into the bath was a safety hazard to seniors like my wife and me. Several other issues like a lack of electrical outlets (only one) in the bedroom and other small items that didn’t appear to work helped make this a terrible choice. The mattress in suite 5 seems to have been from the original owner because of how worn out it was. I constantly felt like I was going to fall off the bed because of how compressed the outer edge was.
After one night of being too hot and uncomfortable with the general decrepitude of the room, we just left and booked into another hotel for the rest of our stay. It was a cheap run down motel (because we weren’t going to get any money back from Coombs), but at least
Tom
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
6/10 Okay
Lisa
Travelled with partner
18 Jun 2025
Close to downtown area. Town shuts down around 6PM so plan ahead. The direct key app was kind of a pain. No staff on site but they do provide a phone number. There are multiple buildings with no map in the main house. Our room was in another house on the next block.
It was completely contactless. I had no human interaction at all, and I miss that. The technology of the Blue tooth key worked as described. The property itself was a little underwhelming for the price. I guess I expected more than I got. Probably wouldn't stay here again. I slept good, but just didn't seem to value for me personally.
Tonia
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
8/10 Good
Linda, Tallahassee
Business traveller, Travelled with partner
13 Jun 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Authentic historic Florida construction and design. Could use some renovation to the interior (furnishings & bathroom) but we felt like for the price the condition of the property was appropriate. Staff was friendly and very helpful.