Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Gainesville, FL

4015 South West 43rd Street , Gainesville FL 32608

Reservations: (888) 201-1746 US & Canada Toll Free

Telephone: (352) 375-1550 Fax: (352) 375-9045

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Gainesville Hotel Near University of Florida

Conveniently located in the heart of Gainesville, the Country Inn & Suites is an ideal option for business travelers, perspective students visiting UF, and families on vacation in the Alachua area. This hotel near the University of Florida is also convenient to the Oaks Mall, Shands Hospital, VA Hospital, North Florida Regional Hospital and Santa Fe Community College and the Florida Museum of Natural History. In addition to cozy and stylish accommodations in Gainesville, guests at our Country Inn & Suites are also close to the following Florida attractions:

Devil's Millhopper State Park
Phone: (352) 466-3397
Miles from hotel: 11.4
This natural attraction is beautiful! Come see the rainforest microcosm that showcases the lush vegetation that took root in a 120-foot-deep limestone sinkhole.

Florida Museum of Natural History
Phone: (352) 846-2000
Miles from hotel: 2.1
One of the region's most prominent facilities, this Florida museum documents the flora, fauna and terrain of the area.

Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail
Phone: (352) 466-3397
Miles from hotel: 6.7
Hike, cycle or ride a horse through this 16-mile long greenway that streches from the City of Gainesville's Boulware Springs Park.

Hippodrome State Theatre
Phone: (352) 375-4477
Miles from hotel: 5.4
One of Florida's most respected theaters, the Hippodrome is known for staging and developing American and Southern works.

Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation
Phone: (352) 336-9096
Miles from hotel: 3.1
Tour the home and grounds of one of Florida's last remaining antebellum homes. The plantation still echoes the joys and sorrows of an age long gone.

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Phone: (352) 372-4981
Miles from hotel: 3.2
Stroll along the weaving pathway full of roses, ferns, water plants, cycads, herbs, azaleas and camellias.

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Historic Site
Phone: (352) 466-3672
Miles from hotel: 9.6
Home of the author of "The Yearling," the site documents farm life during the 1930s and includes the homestead, the grounds and nature trails.

Paynes Prairie State Reserve
Phone: (352) 466-3397
Miles from hotel: 8.7
The 21,000-acre reserve offers a myriad of plant and animal life. Visitors here can expect to encounter wild horses, alligators and bison.

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Phone: (352) 392-9826
Miles from hotel: 10.8
The Harn Museum of Art features world-renowned collections of African and Asian art, contemporary and modern pieces, as well as photography.

San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
Phone: (352) 466-3397
Miles from hotel: 10.2
Just four miles from town, this 6000-acre state park is known for its established hardwood setting, which provides an ideal habitat for local wildlife, including deer, boar, bobcats and foxes.

Santa Fe Community College
Phone: (352) 395-5000
Miles from hotel: 4.5
Many students choose to get an AA degree at this excellent institution before going to a large Florida university.

University of Florida at Gainesville
Phone: (352) 392-3261
Miles from hotel: 2.0
One of the nation's largest universities, UF at Gainesville is a public, land-grant, research institution.

Seat of north central Florida's Alachua County, Gainesville is best known as home of the University of Florida. This well-regarded public school, lair of the Fighting Gators, not only imparts a youthful vigor to the city of approximately 109,000 but is also the county's largest employer. The town itself sits amid pine forests, wetlands and farms, all of which once fueled its main industries of agriculture and lumber. Although these still remain strong, Gainesville, in recent years, has added health care and high-tech research to the mix. Considered the commercial and cultural center of the region, the town boasts prestigious institutions like the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Hippodrome State Theatre. They provide an intriguing counterpoint to beautiful natural locales like Devil's Millhopper State Geological Site, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens and Paynes Prairie State Preserve. If shopping's on the agenda, expansive Butler Plaza promises practically anything you could need, and downtown Gainesville is rife with animated college bars and terrific restaurants to fit any budget. Should all of these provoke a craving for a Florida from past days, drive out to Cross Creek and visit Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Historic Site or dine on authentic Cracker fare at The Yearling Restaurant, which remembers and pays tribute to her moving, elegiac novel.

Latter-day sports drinks, pay homage to Gainesville! It was here that Dr. Robert Cade, a UF professor, created Gatorade. Designed to ward off the effects of dehydration during football games, the beverage helps balance sugar and sodium levels in the body. Incredibly profitable, Gatorade is a perennial reminder of Gators athletic teams' perseverance and drive.

Nearby Attractions

University of Florida Gainesville Sports Organizing Committee The Oaks Mall Asrts & Culture in Gainesville Area Happenings in Gainesville Kanapaha Botanical Gardens The Baughman Center Chapel Florida Museum of Natural History Matheson Museum

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Gainesville Tourism Site Gainesville Today Magazine Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce The Original Florida Shands Healthcare North Florida Regional Hospital

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