Hotel in Gainesville, FL near University of Florida
Conveniently located in the heart of the city, the Country Inn & Suites hotel in Gainesville, FL is an ideal option for business travelers, prospective students visiting UF, and families on vacation in the Alachua area. This hotel is near the University of Florida and is also close to the Oaks Mall, Shands Hospital, VA Hospital, North Florida Regional Hospital, Santa Fe Community College and the Florida Museum of Natural History. No matter your reason for visiting, you'll appreciate our Gainesville, FL hotel's convenient location.
Our hotel in Gainesville, FL is just minutes from the following local attractions:
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park 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. Address: 4732 Millhopper Rd Gainesville, FL 32653 Phone: (352) 955-2008 Distance: 11.3 mi.
Florida Museum of Natural History One of the region's most prominent facilities, this Florida museum documents the flora, fauna and terrain of the area. Address: University of Florida Cultural Plaza, SW 34th St and Hull Rd Gainesville, FL 32611 Phone: (352) 846-2000 Distance: 2.5 mi.
Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail Hike, cycle or ride a horse through this 16-mile long greenway that stretches from the City of Gainesville's Boulware Springs Park. Address: 3400 SE 15th St Gainesville, FL 32641 Phone: (352) 466-3397 Distance: 7.8 mi.
Hippodrome State Theatre One of Florida's most respected theaters, the Hippodrome is known for staging and developing American and Southern works. Address: 25 SE 2nd Place Gainesville, FL 32601 Phone: (352) 375-4477 Distance: 5.6 mi.
Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation 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. Address: 8500 Archer Rd Gainesville, FL Phone: (352) 336-9096 Distance: 3.0 mi.
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Stroll along the weaving pathway full of roses, ferns, water plants, cycads, herbs, azaleas and camellias. Address: 4700 SW 58th Dr Gainesville, FL 32608 Phone: (352) 372-4981 Distance: 1.1 mi.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Historic Site Home of the author of The Yearling, this site documents farm life during the 1930s and includes the homestead, the grounds and nature trails. Address: 18700 South CR 325 Hawthorne, FL 32640 Phone: (352) 466-3672 Distance: 27.8 mi.
Paynes Prairie State Reserve This 21,000-acre reserve is home to a myriad of plant and animal life. Visitors here can expect to encounter wild horses, alligators and bison. Address: 100 Savannah Blvd Micanopy, FL 32667 Phone: (352) 466-3397 Distance: 12.6 mi.
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art The Harn Museum of Art features world-renowned collections of African and Asian art, contemporary and modern pieces and photography. Address: SW 34th Street and Hull Road Gainesville, Florida 32611 Phone: (352) 392-9826 Distance: 2.5 mi.
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park This 6,000-acre state park is known for its established hardwood setting, which provides an ideal habitat for local wildlife, including deer, boar, bobcats and foxes. Address: 12720 NW 109 Lane Alachua, Florida 32615 Phone: (386) 462-7905 Distance: 21.9 mi.
Santa Fe Community College Many students choose to get an AA degree at this excellent institution before going to a large Florida university. Address: 3000 NW 83rd St Gainesville, FL 32606 Phone: (352) 395-5000 Distance: 8.3 mi.
University of Florida at Gainesville One of the nation's largest universities, UF at Gainesville is a public, land-grant, research institution. Phone: (352) 392-1365 Distance: 2.0
Source: Trip Advisor - Guest Comment: "We stayed here one night on our way to Orlando. Very easy to get to and lovely furnishings. The beds were comfortable and the refrigerator came in handy. I would stay at this location again. Nice to have the gas station right next to the parking area and we bought gas before heading down the highway."
About Gainesville
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 115,000 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.
Did you know?
Thanks in large part to the university's presence, Gainesville has been home to a number of famous people over the years. Among them are baseball player Roger Maris, newsman Forrest Sawyer, SNL comedian Darrell Hammond, poet Robert Frost, TV personality Bob Vila, and actors Buddy Ebsen (The Beverly Hillbillies) and Faye Dunaway.
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