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Plantation on Crystal River

3.5 of 5
9301 West Fort Island Trail, Crystal River, FL 34429
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Plantation on Crystal River
4.0 of 5 stars 208 Reviews
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  • Dive shop(5)
  • Very nice(4)
  • TIKI bar(4)
  • Pool area(3)
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Heythuysen, The Netherlands
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012
5
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Most people will come here for Manatee tours. This hotel has one of the oldest/original shops offering Manatee tours, although they are a bit pricey. We used the company located at the Best Western hotel, which was way cheaper and excellent. The hotel is OK. The location is nice at the waterfront, but not very central. The hotel entails multiple... More

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Dallas, TX
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Boat rentals, cool pool area, OK rooms, good local food, good golf course, and very reasonable price. The manatee tours and dolphin excursions are the bomb. They take dogs too! More

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Sandefjord, Norway
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2012

Located in beautiful nature on the river. Nice pool with towels, chairs and tiki bar. Adventure Center next door with boat rental and Manetee Tours. The boats are very nice and exelent service. The tree sisters spring is the closest you ever get to paradise. Enjoy ! More

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London
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2012

The grounds around this hotel are immaculate which includes the pool area. The hotel is in a great setting, surrounded by water to the rear. We used the bar by the pool, clean, efficient, great staff.. The room was large with access directly to the gardens. The communal areas of the hotel appeared well cared for and maintained to a... More

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2012

We booked the manatee package and were pleased beyond expectations. The hotel is lovely and the pool has a nice setting on the water. Dinner was extra but the food was great! We had a full breakfast included the next morning. Then we headed over to get our wet suits and tour. Even though it was the end of the... More

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Northfield
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2012
3
people found this review helpful

This place needs some care regarding the rooms, it is beautiful from the lobby, lounge, restrautrant, and grounds, but the rooms are poor. Strong perfume smells that are covering up what could be mold and mildew so if you have any type of allergy stay away. I spoke to a very nice women at the desk, however she was clueless... More

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Champlin
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2012
2
people found this review helpful

We found this hotel through Tripadvisor and we are so happy we did! In fact our original reservation was for 1 night and we stayed 3 then returned the next week for 4 more nights. Loved the location of the hotel, the grounds re lovely and with all the wildlife viewing we found plenty to do. The dive shop made... More

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Marietta, Georgia
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45 reviews 45 reviews
Reviews in 33 cities Reviews in 33 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2012

What a beautiful place. Located on a peninsula, it was a short boat ride to “manatee central”. The boat rentals were steps from the room. Really easy to rent a boat and go. The hotel was built in the early 60s, and although it’s been beautifully updated, it still has that cool, I Dream of Jeannie, Florida of the 60s... More

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Saint Augustine, Florida
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2012
2
people found this review helpful

Stayed 3 nights while playing in a golf tournament. Arrived Sunday and left on Wednesday. On Tuesday we were told that the restaurant and lounge would be closed for an event but no event occurred. On wednesday they were closed again and we were told that it was because of an upcoming event. This is a resort and you can't... More

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Wisconsin
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012
1
person found this review helpful

It's above average. Our room was on the water in the Jasmine wing. It was clean, but a bit musty smelling especially inside the chest of drawers. The view was very nice and the patio was ok. Lots of bugs and everyone seem to get bit up by sand flees (not sure where this happened but 80% of our group... More

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Address: 9301 West Fort Island Trail, Crystal River, FL 34429
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