St. Augustine · Bayfront
Casablanca Inn
A 1914 Mediterranean Revival inn on Matanzas Bay with a Prohibition-era rumrunner legend. Adults only (21+) from August 2026.
- Built
- 1914Inn describes itself as a restored 1914 Mediterranean Revival building, 'welcoming guests since 1914'. The Town Plan inventory lists it as the Matanzas Apartments, 1914–1917.
- Style
- Mediterranean Revival
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 21
- Area
- Bayfront
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The building dates from 1914 and is listed in the Town Plan district inventory as the Matanzas Apartments (1914–1917). The inn says it was known as the Matanzas Hotel during Prohibition, when rum smuggled from Cuba came ashore along the St. Augustine waterfront. Today it has 21 rooms and suites across the Main House, the Coach House and the Secret Garden, plus Nero’s Waterfront Café and the Tini Martini Bar.
The ghost story
Residents across the bay, boaters and passers-by report a light shining atop the inn on clear, moonless nights. The inn attributes it to a Prohibition-era widow who reportedly signaled rumrunners with a lantern from the roof.
Source: www.casablancainn.com
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- Parking: garage nearby
- Pets welcome
- Adults only
- Address: 24 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine, FL 32084
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.