St. Augustine Florida Trip
In December, we went to visit St. Augustine Florida. It was such a cute town. There is so much here from old forts, museums, trolley tours, ghost tours-it is one of the oldest Florida towns, the beach, great restaurants, and so much more. The holiday months bring the Night of Lights Festival, and it continues through to the end of January! Not only was the town itself cute, but the house we stayed at was just perfect. Sunshine Escapes owns three homes in the St. Augustine area, all of which are close to everything you could want to visit while staying in this town. Our trip consisted of visiting an old Fort, a pirate museum, checking out the beach, the night of lights festival, and I wish we could have fit in even more.
The home we stayed in is named Encanto. It is a three bedroom, two bath home, with an amazing backyard! The home was decorated so festively with a Christmas tree, beach Santa, and a few other Christmas touches. Two bedrooms had king size beds, and the “kids room” had two twin beds- perfect for two of my boys! The main part of the home was open setup, which was perfect for our family to enjoy cooking in the kitchen, and being together. The owners thought of every detail from the decor, the kitchen is fully stocked with what you need to cook with, a cute bar cart, board games to enjoy in the winter, and beach towels, a wagon, and all you could need in the summer months.
The first night we stayed here, we just enjoyed the home! A road trip with three wild boys typically calls for more of a lazy night. We utilized the outdoor area with the cute seating, hammock, and outdoor game. I took full advantage of the kitchen, and made homemade pizza trees. The recipe is live on YouTube, and Instagram to see the kitchen, and recipe. The next day was a fun day for us, and we went to the historic downtown area. We went to the Pirate Museum, Fort Castillo de San Marcos, lunch, the lighthouse, and then headed back to the house for dinner. The second night we planned to go to the big Christmas light festival-Night of lights. The home is only a few miles away from this!
My biggest tip for going at the holiday season is to plan ahead for parking. Luckily we weren’t far from the location, but we didn’t really plan for parking to be as hard as it was for the festival. The festival was amazing to see, and I highly recommend the market that is in the festival- fake snow goes off during the week for kids! I highly recommend visiting the Fort, and the historic lighthouse. They were both so interesting to see for us all! My boys ages 7, 6, and 3 loved the pirate museum too. I had even more on my list to try, but it just means we will have to go again! Definitely check out Sunshine Escapes homes. I got to visit their other Luxury Modern home which can accommodate a few more extra guests than Encanto. It was a stunning home as well. Encanto was clean, cozy, and just everything we needed for our first trip to St. Augustine Florida. Book direct with this link, and also make sure to follow them on Instagram. I also have more videos to give tours of these stunning homes on Instagram!
