Heron Cay Bed & Breakfast INN; an 8 Room ' TURN of the CENTURY ' Victorian Mansion (The 21st CENTURY!!)
495 West Old Highway 441, Mount Dora, Florida 32757: 352 - 383 - 4050 / 888 - 437 - 6622
One of the MOST photographed 'Landmarks' in Mount Dora!!
Relaxing on our Front Porch... you will forget ALL the Stresses of the World !!
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Come to Mount Dora... GREAT 'COOL' Summer Florida weather in the 900s!!
Or, go NORTH for 'HOT' Summer Weather: PA - 1050 / WI - 1100 / NY - 1000+... or Try TEXAS - Wow !!
Three Rooms start at $125 (Weeknight)... and range in size from 250 ft2 to 320 ft2... and these are Our 'SMALLER' ROOMS !!
**** Click Here... To View Our Rooms and General Rates !! ****
For a 'Better' feel of the sizes: A 15 X 15 room is only 225 ft2 and a 15 X 20 is 300 ft2
All Include: FULL Private Bath - TV - WIFI - Refrigerator - Hair Dryer - Robes - MORE... and a 4+ Course Gourmet Breakfast!
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Located in Beautiful Mount Dora, Florida... and just a 4 'MINI' Block walk to DOWNTOWN!!
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Situated on 2 plus Landscaped Acres Overlooking Lake Dora...
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The Many things to DO in and AROUND MOUNT DORA:
Boat Rides - Carriage Rides - Music - Antique Shops - Golf - Horseback Riding - Kayaking - FOOD & WINE!!
Visit the DOZENS of Antique Shops in and around Mount Dora: Depart from Downtown via WATER... Take a Pontoon Boat Tour of the Unspoiled DORA CANAL... or Enjoy a Beautiful Sunset CRUISE (Go to DORA CANAL): View the Rolling Hills and Lakes by AIR... aboard a HOT AIR BALLOON (Go to ROHR BALLOONS).
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The 7th Mount Dora Florida Highwaymen Show...
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was brought to you by... Randy & Margie at HERON CAY Lakeview B&B / INN !!
The Artists sold nearly $78,000 in PAINTINGS Only!!
This was our BEST Highwaymen Shows EVER !!
The Poster for the 7th Show & Sale is taken from a portion of an Alfred Hair Painting in the collection of HERON CAY B&B INN
1st - Aug., 2008 2nd - Jan., 2009 3rd - Aug., 2009 4th - Jan., 2010 5th - Aug., 2010 6th - Jan., 2011
Above: Signed Posters and Flyers from the previous 6 Mount Dora Florida Highwaymen Events... AND are available FOR PURCHASE - Please INQUIRE.
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~~ Come stay with Us and Soar with the EAGLES ~~
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Summer has arrived in Mount Dora... with a nice Lake Breeze!!
A Weekend in MOUNT DORA -- A GIRL'S GET AWAY !!
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CALL 352-383-4050 or 888-437-6622 for Great Four 
Star 'Summer' Lodging RATES **
Send eMail to: innkeeper@heroncay.com. However, there are so MANY Things to be DONE here... eMail is NOT INSTANTLY Checked!!
**** Click Here... To View Our Rooms and General Rates !! ****
ALL Rooms have FULL (Tub & Shower) PRIVATE Baths, Televisions, Small Refrigerator, Hair Dryers & BATH ROBES and WIFI !!
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When you want to 'Get Out of Florida' on a tank of Gas... Come To Beautiful, Mystical Mount Dora, located in Central Florida ...
You will feel you are in... the 'Foot hills' of the Carolina's... Pennsylvania... 'Up State' New York... Vermont... New Hampshire... almost anywhere in the Northeast... and with a little Imagination... England, Austria, Germany... But the 'Palms' are a Dead Give Away!
A 'BRIGHT' Spot in your Mount Dora Visit!!
Truly an Escape to a Place lost in Time... in the Lakes and 'Foot Hills' of Central Florida !!
Margie and I invite you to Come stay at Central Florida's ONLY 4 ' STAR ' Bed & Breakfast Inn... 16th Year !!
During the Day... Relax and Cool Off around the Pool...
and in the Evening,
'Sip' your favorite beverage as you Enjoy the end of another Perfect,
Mount Dora DAY!!
Another Beautiful Sunset... A Truly , ROMANTIC Experience!!
In the TRAVEL Section of the Palm Beach Post, Sunday, January 27, 2008, we were included in an article titled:
The 10 most romantic Florida B&Bs... Click HERE to Read!!
Written A couple of Years AGO... But nothing has chanced... We STILL ARE!!
For
16
years, we have been
Awarded
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Four
Star Rating
for Lodging:
Expect... and Receive the BEST !!
If you only wish a 'Motel Room' for the night... You will find a nice selection on NEW Highway 441 at the 'Best Western', 'Motel 6', 'Comfort Suites', Etc...
Mount Dora FL Bed and Breakfast Rooms/Rates
Time for that weekend GET-AWAY to Mount Dora!! We even Qualify for that 'STAYCATION!!'
WEEKNIGHTS and SUNDAY ONLY!! SUMMER Accommodations starting at $125.00
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When visiting... Always leave time to Experience the Charm of MOUNT DORA... by LAND or AIR!!
Be picked up at our Inn by 'Horse and Carriage'
Click on the Picture Above to go to the HITCH N TIME Site... It tells it ALL!! and tell them Randy & Margie sent you!!
Or 'FLY / DRIFT' AWAY In a Hot Air Balloon...
Click on the Picture Above to go to Chuck Rohr's Site... It tells it ALL!! and tell Him Randy & Margie sent you!!
If the weather is 'RIGHT'... you can Walk out the Front Door... 'Hop' Aboard... and Depart from Heron Cay's Front Yard!!
Then... GO KAYAKING through the REAL FLORIDA you saw from the SKY!!!!!
*** Central Florida Kayak Tours ***
Please CLICK ON the Picture ABOVE to view their WEB SITE! It is a MISS See! and tell them Randy & Margie sent you!!
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*** INQUIRE for SUMMER SPECIALS!! *** Call Margie at 352-383-4050 or Toll FREE at 888-HERONCAY (888-437-6622).
To View Rooms and Rates... Please Click Here!!
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The MOUNT DORA Area is About ANTIQUES, EVENTS, FESTIVALS and ESCAPE from the Everyday WORLD!!
If you want to know EVERYTHING going on HERE...
Click... To Visit Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce... HOME Page!
Above is How the 'Chamber's Current Home' looked in 1922 !
And for more information, Click... What to do in MOUNT DORA!!
TAVARES has a SEAPLANE BASE... But MOUNT DORA is ALSO Seaplane FRIENDLY!!
Two of our Repeat Guests departing... CALL for Seaplane 'DOCKAGE' Information!!
And for MORE things to Do In and Around MOUNT DORA...Visit... LAKE County to See ALL that is HAPPENING... NEARBY!!
For a 'Quick' Historical Look at Mount Dora... go 'visit'... Dora Ann Drawdy
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Call Margie at HERON CAY: 352-383-4050 or Toll Free at 888-HERONCAY (888-437-6622) to Book one of MOUNT DORA's Legendary Festivals, Events or Just a FUN FILLED Weekend / Weekday!!
Send eMail to: innkeeper@heroncay.com. However, there are so MANY Things to be DONE here... eMail is NOT INSTANTLY Checked!!
We have Eight Rooms available to our Guests: All with FULL (Tub & Shower) Private Baths, Small Refrigerator/Freezers, Televisions and WI-FI. Including 'ZOI' Garden, our first floor room which is fully ADA Compliant and also 'PET(s)' Friendly!
**** Click Here... To View Our Rooms and General Rates !! ****
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WARNING!!!! Many 'Internet and GPS MAPS' will give the WRONG Location if our address is entered incorrectly!! Especially GOOGLE !! When in doubt, please contact Margie at 352-383-4050 (Toll Free 888-Heroncay) or eMail her at... innkeeper@heroncay.com
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A Tour AROUND our Inn !
After You have seen the 'BEDS'... here is the 'BREAKFAST' !!
All Lodging comes with OUR 'Gourmet' Breakfast Buffet !!
WELCOME to DORA's ROOM... Coffee is 'OUT' at 8:00 AM in...
Our Spacious, 650 square foot, Breakfast Area and Guest Lounge, boasting the Largest of Our SIX Fireplaces!!
On 'This Wall'... the Paintings of Three 'CLASSIC' Highwaymen... Harold, Alfred and James...
The 'WARM and FUZZY' Dinning Room !! Where Our Breakfast Buffet is served 356 Days a YEAR!!
Living Up to Our 4 STARS... Breakfast begins with one of Randy's 'Generous' Fruit Platters and Margie's Fresh Nut Breads!!
Our Guests enjoy their meal on RS Prussia and RS Germany Porcelain from the early 1900s...
using Randy's Mother's LADY HAMILTON Silverware from the 1940's.
Margie is the BAKER!! Breakfast begins with her Freshly Baked Nut Bread and Ends with one of her AWESOME Desserts !!
And In Between, one of her many Delicious Egg Casseroles, accompanied by...
One of Randy's Creations; Such as above... a variation on 'Margie's Mom's Eggs' -- 'Specially Poached Eggs' over Bacon Bits, and topped with Assorted Cheeses... And for nearly 75% of the Year (November through July)...
We serve FRESH SQUEEZED... When in 'SEASON'!! However, the 'SEASON' is now Over until November !!
Also 'Found' in Dora's Room and the Parlor (below) are Covered Dishes with assorted 'Goodies', and many Living PLANTS!!
You are Invited to Relax in the PARLOR...
The 'Reading Room' or 'Mini-Museum' is open daily for our Guests enjoyment!
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Parking in Downtown Mount Dora may be VERY difficult to find on Weekends and during Special Events...Not to Worry!!
Just leave your car, and... Downtown is only 4 Short Blocks
away...
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Leave from our parking area via the 'Pathway to Town'; then connect to the City's 'Walkway to Town'...
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CALL Margie, Owner / Innkeeper, at 352-383-4050, or Toll Free 888-HERONCAY (437-6622) for Information and Reservations....
If NOT in a HURRY!! Send Snail Mail to: 495 West Old U.S. Hwy 441, Mount Dora, Florida 32757
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Click... HOW to FIND US???
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From the 'Tradition' of our Palm Beach Gardens' HERON CAY Intracoastal Bed & Breakfast...
When Life was an 'Endless' Party!! The ORIGINAL HERON CAY... 1991 - 2002 !!
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The FOLLOWING is Just more of Randy's 'Babbling and Rambling'... (i.e. 'Blogging??')
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****PLEASE NOTE... ALL of Our KIDS live in OUR Area...****
They are always nearby... But DO NOT 'roam' the B&B... and are NEVER in the Bedrooms (other than the PET FRIENDLY Rooms) !! You will hardly know they are here... unless you would like to meet them! Two of our 'Zoi' girls have Never 'Barked' and One of those, Pixie Dust, will be Nine in July!!
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Above... Our First Borzoi; Lady Jade at 9 months, chasing Super Star at 3 months,.. on 'The Sandbar'. their Favorite Place to Be! Sadly... Jade and Star are Gone... CLICK 'HERE' to Visit our Current Wonderful BORZOI - 'ZOI' - (aka... Russian Wolfhounds)!!
Our first Zoi... Jade, Jasmine and Star... are Now 'Gone'...
Then Kalif and Star; And NOW, Kalif, Anastasia, 'Baby' DARLA... and PIXIE DUST!!
The 'Zoi' and THEIR Favorite Place to be...'On the SANDBAR!!'... And OURS... to be with Our Beloved BORZOI !
October 1st, 2008
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April 14th, 2011... not Much has Changed!
Below - June 7th, 2006: One of 'Fearless' Flying Darla's First trips to the 'SANDBAR'
And below... 5 YEARS Later - June 1st, 2011
'Check' the PAWS! She is Still FLYING!!
This was Darla, when we told her this was the LAST Trip to the SANDBAR until next Summer...
But on April 14th, 2011...
We're BACK !!
YES! I'm BACK!! And ... She is a 'NATURAL' at 'BREAK DANCING' !!
Okay... Let's GO... What's the Matter with you ALL?!?
And back home... CRASHED in 'their' Parlor!
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Darla's Early Days... at 20 weeks... with Kalif...
'Robbing the Cradle... She's Mine' !!!
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There are few things on this EARTH, that mean as Much to US, as OUR BORZOI... and KITTIES!!
BORZOI only GIVE and Ask BACK... LOVE!!
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'The Hounds of Heron Cay'... Our Zoi... Darla, Anastasia, Pixie Dust and Kalif...
And Critiqued by Our Kitties: Guana... Polishing the Floor; Abby... In charge of Reservations and Scotty... DAMN... DAD Sold my PORSCHE !!
Guana is our Miracle Kitty... Now 22, and 'getting' younger everyday !
and Now our Newest little Boy... TOMMY TIKI !!
He LOVES NAPPING... AND FOOD!! He and Darla 'Swapping' Dinner Bowls... Darla 'got' the 'Shorter' End of the Deal!!
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In 2008, Two of Our 'Kids' left us: This past May 25, was 3 years since we had to said 'Goodbye' to 'Mr. Jack'; and also on this coming October 28th... to 'Foxy Guy'... and NO, I Never 'Let Go of', or Forget, my 'Kids'... DAD.
Please Click on their Pictures... to visit 'Their SITES'
'Mr. Jack, the CAT'... 13 years Young... too Young to leave us 'Foxy Guy'... 15 years Young
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They ALL Were, still ARE and Always will BE... a Major Part of OUR Lives!!
We Love you All so MUCH... Mom & Dad!!
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I am constantly updating Our Web Site... with help from ALL of our KIDS...
'The Hounds of Heron Cay'... Our Zoi... Darla, Anastasia, Pixie Dust and Kalif...
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