St. Augustine's 445th Birthday Special

Every week in September from Sunday through Thursday, Carriage Way is offering a 'Birthday' rate that includes a two or three night stay.  Reserve a 2-night stay and the second night is Half Price!  Reserve a 3-night stay, the first two nights are at the regular mid-week price and third night is Free!  Visit our Specials page for more information on this great package as well as our others.

Labor Day Weekend Loyalty Special

Send a friend and visit yourself and receive an additional 10% off your weekend stay and the friend receives 10% off as well (3-night minimum applies).  If you aren't able to join the friend, use your 10% toward your next stay.  Please make sure we know they're coming!

Mid-September Special

September 10th, 11th and 12th - All available rooms $169/night.

Check our availability and reserve online.

In our efforts to impove on your sleeping comfort.  Guests will now be deaming away on Comphy sheets.  These sheets were designed to improve the sleeping experience. Since we spend a large part of our time sleeping; it only goes to reason, we should foster that experience.  Carriage Way is the better way to stay!

In September we celebrate St. Augustine's 445th birthday and it all starts this coming Labor Day weekend:

• Sept. 2nd - Free concert at 7 p.m. and a cake-cutting ceremony by the Royal Family and city officials.  Free cake for all - Yum!
• Sept 3rd - the colorful and dramatic re-enactment of The Landing of Pedro Menendez will occur at 9:30 a.m. on the grounds of the Mission Nombre de Dios (just a 10 minute walk).  Following mass, a procession of 16th century Spanish soldiers will carry the actual casket of Pedro Menendez in a solemn procession to its new home in the new Mission Nombre de Dios Museum. All of these events are free and open to the public.
• Sept. 3rd - 5th - When the Spaniards arrived they found a large Native American village called Seloy and Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth will have an encampment.  On Saturday at 4:45 p.m. the first Thanksgiving will be re-enacted on the grounds including a cooking contest with ingredients that were readily available.

Also in September:

• Sept 1st - Paramore - St. Augustine Amphitheatre
• Sept 3rd - First Friday Art Walk
• Sept 4th - Saturday in the Park Music Fest
• Sept 5th - Toby Keith - St. Augustine Amphitheatre
• Sept 6th - St. Augustine Jazz Society - Plaza de la Constitucion - 1-5 p.m.
• Sept 15th - St. Augustine Indepent Restaurants Food and Wine Festival
• September 22 - Lady Antebellum - St. Augustine Amphitheatre
• Sept 24th - 25th - Florida Heritage Book Festival
• Sept 25th - Uptown Saturday Night

2 cups water

pinch of salt

1 cup old-fashioned oats

1/4 cup dried fruit (raisins, dates, cranberries)

1 teaspoon ground spice such as cinnamon, allspice, anise seed, cloves, nutmeg, green cardamom or a combination of them.

Bring water and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan.  Add the oats, fruit and spices.  Cook and stir occasionaly for 5-7 minutes.  If desired serve with milk, brown sugar or maple syrup.

Next time you are in town, check out the St. Augustine Spice and Tea Exchange on Hypolita Street.

Cleaning tip:  White wine will take out red wine stains on clothing if applied immediately.  Club soda and cold water are also helpful.  Blot with an absobent cloth and then sprinkle salt onto the stain and let stand for 1-2 minutes.  Repeat if the stain remains. Apply a laundry presoak before washing.  On carpet: try club soda or water and blot, then mix baking soda and water in a 3 to 1 ratio and scrub into the stain with your spouse's toothbrush. Let dry and vacuum.  Don's forget to put the tootbrush back!

New Cookbook Request:  The recipes are coming in but we need more as we put together the second cookbook that includes the best family recipes from our guests here at the Carriage Way.  It took us nearly fifteen years to put together the first cookbook, so we hope to have this one completed within a year.  The cookbook will have one recipe on a page and we would like you to provide a short story that complements the recipe.  Send us only your best and if we print your recipe, we will send you a complementary copy.

Where is Larry Now!

He survived teensitting for friends in Vail and has returned to the safety of Steamboat Springs to continue to save the area lakes from the vicious exotic mussels, which of course helps cover his campground hookup costs.   Since the summer season is waining he has returned to his roots as a carpenter to help a friend raise the walls on a new foundation.  The summer season is short, so it is important to take advantage of the unfrozen ground and get the structure dried in.  When he is not working he has managed to take in some bluegrass concerts and fly fishing.  He misses everyone and wishes you well.