Apalachicola
The Gibson Inn
A 1907 hotel at Market Street and Avenue C in Apalachicola's historic district, with a bar and cafe that have been local fixtures for over a century.
- Built
- 1907built 1907 (the inn's own date); a three-story guest-room expansion next door was added 2024-25
- Type
- Inn
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The Gibson Inn has stood at the corner of Market Street and Avenue C in downtown Apalachicola since 1907, and it was already known as the Gibson Hotel when the town’s historic district was documented for the National Register in 1979-80. Its Parlor Bar and Franklin Cafe have been local fixtures for more than a century. Siblings Katharine Etchen Couillard and Steven Etchen, who had vacationed there as children, bought the property in 2018 to restore it. In 2024-25 they added a three-story building next door with 24 more guest rooms, a courtyard saltwater pool and an elevator.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: 51 Avenue C, Apalachicola, FL 32320
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.