The Rod and Gun Club in Everglades City is a really neat place to go. Even if you are not staying in their cottages it is still a place that you need to go and eat lunch at and go in the lobby to look around. It was built in 1864 by the first settler in everglades city ( which name was just everglades then). It was bought and sold a couple times until 1972 when it became a lodge. The property is still the same as it originally was, even down to original decorating and furniture. If you go to stay or eat make sure you take cash they still use antique cash register and they do not take any type of credit cards nor do they have ATM. There is dock age all along the Barron river frontage and a boat ramp on property.
All of the rooms for rent are small cottages separate from the main lodge. Nothing fancy but a nice comfortable place to spend a night or two. If your looking for a five star hotel this is not the place but you wont find anything like that in everglades city. Like I said very nice, but nothing fancy. If you want fancy go an hour east to Miami.
There have been many famous people who have stayed at this lodge from presidents to movie stars, and a few movies have even been filmed here.
Next time in Everglades City stop by and check it out and tell me what you think!
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