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WaterColor Inn and Resort, Florida Vacations, Honeymoons and Luxury Travel Packages
 Families have been coming to these beaches for generations. For many of them, the visits grew longer and longer with each passing year, until these Southern shores became their home-away-from-home. They built simple beach cottages that took advantage of the breezes and offered broad views of the gulf. Here, they created a unique Southern coastal lifestyle. It seems fitting that WaterColor Inn pays homage to that custom while forging its own identity. Designed by David Rockwell, the Inn combines the warmth and hospitality associated with traditional Southern grand hotels, the intimacy of bed-and-breakfast inns and the charm of classic beach houses.
Accommodations
With the function and charm of a personal cabana, all rooms face the beach, whether you opt for a rotunda room, Gulf view or dune view. Every room comes with a king-size bed and a queen sofa sleeper. Central to each room's original design are large walk-in showers with inset windows that overlook the beach. Thoughtful touches include an entertainment armoire, a cherry mini-bar, two-line speakerphones with voice mail and data ports, a CD/DVD player, high-speed Internet access, cable television, a business desk, ceiling fans, electronic safes and a coffeemaker.
Gulf View
Guest rooms on each of the top three floors feature balconies that overlook the Gulf.
Dune View
Dune-level bungalows extend into intimate courtyards with enclosed outdoor showers. Footpaths take you from your room to the Gulf or Inn pool.
Rotunda View
Rotunda rooms are located in a central tower that captures panoramic views of the Gulf from each of the top three floors. The rotunda rooms are perfect for special celebrations.
Dining
One of the more basic but most enjoyable aspects of life is eating. WaterColor offers everything from a corner pizzeria to a corner table in the inventive Fish Out of Water restaurant. Whatever you're hungry for, you can find it in the restaurants and eateries around WaterColor.
Fish Out of Water
Located on the second floor of the WaterColor Inn and overlooking the Gulf, Fish Out of Water celebrates Southern art and nature with a fire-and-ice theme, which is anchored by an exhibition grill kitchen and an ice bar bearing fresh seafood and sushi.
The mood at Fish Out of Water is casually chic, and yet elegance is reflected in the simplest detail. All is born of a passion for good food and an understanding of what it takes to create a wonderful dining experience. The freshest local fish and meats, combined with an eclectic approach to traditional ways of preparing and serving food, translates into dishes unlike anything else offered in this area. The chef has assembled a group of individuals who are committed to quality and have similar notions about what makes food great and what it takes to create a wonderful dining experience.
Fish Out of Water wins the Best of Award of Excellence by Wine Spectator Magazine.
Fish Out of Water has been selected by Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida's top 400 restaurants.
BaitHouse Restaurant
Overlooking Western Lake, the BaitHouse restaurant with its deep porches recalls the fish camps found along the bays and backwaters of Northwest Florida. A tower distinguishes the restaurant as a landmark and reinforces its proximity to the lake. During nice weather, the big sash windows open to the cooling breezes from the lake. Fresh, local seafood and vegetables, a warm and inviting atmosphere and good ol’ fashioned southern hospitality make the BaitHouse the ideal family dining experience here at WaterColor Inn and Resort.
Sugar Pies
Recently redesigned, Sugar Pies which is located on the corner of scenic Highway 30A and WaterColor Blvd in the heart of WaterColor’s Town Center, offers our homeowners, resort guests and locals a casual place to dine, visit with old friends and make new ones. This brightly colored corner café offers hand-tossed pizzas with the freshest ingredients, creative sandwiches, salads, and the ever-popular ice cream cones and frozen custard.
 BeachClub
Fully oriented toward the pleasures of the Gulf and with great views, waterside activities, and sunsets, the BeachClub is an oasis from too much sun and a good place to enjoy good food and drinks. For our guests' convenience, we have fully-equipped changing rooms with showers and lockers and a pool service area that offers sun screen products, sunglasses, hats and water toys. Our chilled, mango-scented towels are a favorite among guests.
The balcony at the BeachClub is a great spot to watch a spectacular sunset. The BeachClub's menu features a fabulous host of sandwiches, salads and cold appetizers; and a full beverage menu, including colorful frozen drinks, cocktails, beer and wine. Food servers will bring your meal directly to your deck chair, whether poolside or on the beach.
Cerulean's
Cerulean’s is an eclectic, artful, creative gathering space – a mixture of your neighborhood coffee shop, logo store, newsstand, wine bar, book store and performance and art exhibit space. This space will evolve over time and offers us the freedom to create unique experiences for our homeowners, resort guests and locals. Located next to the WaterColor Market in the heart of Town Center, Cerulean’s has quickly become a favorite hangout.
Inn Spa
 Just steps from Inn guest rooms and the sugar-white sand beaches of the Gulf of Mexico, the InnSpa offers a totally indulgent experience - "the art of rejuvenation" - designed to nourish the body inside and out. The Spa's personalized treatments have been thoughtfully created to convey a sense of comfort, nurturing, relaxation, and rejuvenation. Guests can indulge in an expansive menu of treatment options in either the spa itself or privately, in their own WaterColor Inn guest room or resort vacation rental home.
Drawing from the warmth and intimacy of the WaterColor Inn's casual beach house feel, the InnSpa has a distinct personality. It offers a tranquil, intimate setting and highly effective treatments inspired by the surrounding elements of the sea - an understated kaleidoscope of coastal color, seaside textures, and the intoxicating smells and rhythms of the Gulf.
Golf
 Camp Creek Golf Club, a Tom Fazio-designed course, is six miles east of the Inn on Scenic Highway 30A. It's been said that Fazio's courses "look hard but play easy." Known for building courses that appeal to all levels of player skills, he is also acclaimed for consulting with nature to bring out the best attributes of a site. Nowhere is that more evident than at Camp Creek Golf Club, where Fazio has shaped a pure golf experience accentuated by a significant wetland system. The 18-hole, par-72 championship course measures 7,151 yards and features a driving range, short-game area, practice putting green, golf shop and grill.
Activities
Tennis
Perfect your tennis game at the WaterColor Tennis Center located on Western Lake Drive across from Cadmium Park. The Tennis Center features a stadium court surrounded by a grass-stepped terrace for the gallery, and five Har-Tru HydroCourts, including three that are lit for night play, and a pro shop with tennis gear.
The tennis center features soft clay courts. Smooth-soled tennis shoes are required for play.
Library
Just past the lobby of the WaterColor Inn is a large light-filled open area with comfortable seating and a large game table. It is just one of so many welcoming places at the WaterColor Inn, places that invite you to relax, work out or gather with friends. One such place is the library, a circular sun-infused room complete with classic and contemporary titles, Internet access, key periodicals and loaner DVDs.
Fishing Charters
Beyond WaterColor resort, Northwest Florida is home to some of the most complex waterways and ecosystems in the world, each teeming with several species of game fish, birds and reptiles. Pair its meandering creeks, underground springs and rare coastal dune lakes with the renowned saltwater offerings of the Gulf, and it provides anglers with a rare combination of fishing opportunities.
Old Florida Outfitters
Old Florida Outfitters is the home of the Gulf Coast’s premiere source for fishing charter information. Specializing in fly-fishing and light tackle is their business, and you, the client are the fuel behind their drive. Operating out of WaterColor’s Town Center, Old Florida Outfitters can be found fishing the entire North Florida Gulf Coast. With a network of premiere guides, Old Florida Outfitters can put you on the water with the most knowledgeable guides in the forefront of fly fishing and light tackle. Whether you are a veteran fly-fisherman hunting Tarpon on the fly or a novice who is looking for a patient introduction to the sport, they can accommodate. They welcome all levels of anglers and their goal is to deliver an enjoyable, relaxing, productive day on the water.
Providing an enjoyable experience and involving everyone in this sport is the crucial component in developing long standing guide/client relationships, and their ultimate goal, which is creating “friendships”.
Charters:
We specialize in fly-fishing and light tackle(spinning rod) for up to 2 people on 18 ft flats boats. We also offer nearshore fishing for up to 4 people in 22-24 ft center console bay boats a little bit bigger boats, this trip can encompass a wide variety of fishing and is the most recommended for family type trips where children are involved.
Canoeing & Kayaking
Western Lake Discovery Expedition-
Discover the beauty of a rare coastal dune lake. Our guided kayak/canoe tour around Western Lake will immerse you in the wildlife and history of one of Northwest Florida's ecological gems. You'll travel the paths of ancient native civilizations, Civil War soldiers, turn of the century turpentine workers and WWII Coast Guard outposts.
Western Lake borders on Point Washington Wildlife Management Area. You'll paddle near the nesting and feeding habitats of the osprey, bobcat, whitetail deer, and Oceola turkey. Ask your guide to lead a short walk in the forest to search for wildlife tracks!
This tour is a good option for younger children and families. Western Lake is a slow, easy paddle on shallow water. Tour lasts no longer than 2 hours.
Grayton Beach Explorer
Paddle with our naturalist guide to where a coastal dune lake meets the Gulf of Mexico. You'll paddle across Western Lake to historic Grayton Beach and take a quick dip in the Gulf. Bottlenose dolphin, stingrays and sportfish are common in these emerald green waters. See how migrating shorebirds, Choctawhatchee dune mice and nesting sea turtles adapt to a freshwater/saltwater habitat. Includes a short walking tour inside a coastal dune canopy.
 The Beach
The waters of the Gulf are breathtakingly beautiful and amazingly clear. The color changes almost daily and has been variously called celadon, emerald, aquamarine, Coke-bottle glass-colored, and sapphire blue. You could conceivably spend the better part of your visit right here on the beach, but there are other diversions, both within the Inn and around WaterColor®, that you might want to consider.
Camp WaterColor
Adventures, nature lessons, arts, crafts, and more can be enjoyed every day by kids ages 4 to 12. The main Camp WaterColor building features a craft and game room, a stage with a backlit projection system for movies and presentations, a large set of doors that open out to the amphitheater, and a stage for concerts, plays and other productions. The building also has showers and changing rooms leading out to the shallow wading area and water play area with pulsing water geysers. The pool also features lap lanes for more disciplined swimming.
Fitness
WaterColor Workout offers beginner to intermediate instruction, personalized training with certified instructors, specialized equipment, one-on-one or package sessions, wellness programs, yoga, pilates, nutritional analysis and tai chi. Facilities include an outdoor exercise garden, a conditioning room, and showers and lockers. Just a few steps from WaterColor Inn, next to the BeachClub. Day and week long passes are available for purchase.
Specialized Equipment
Technogym strength-training equipment
Precor Cardio with Cardio Theater
Quantum
Cybex
Ivanko Free Weights
Facilities
Outdoor Exercise Garden
Group Fitness Room
Showers & Lockers
Services & Classes
(offering beginner to intermediate instruction)
Personal Training with certified instructors (one-on-one sessions and packages)
Group Fitness
Nutrition Analysis
Wellness Programs
Tai Chi
BoatHouse / Western Lake
Canoes, kayaks and sailboats are available from the BoatHouse, directly on the banks of Western Lake. The BoatHouse also features equipment rentals for fishing enthusiasts, including bait casters, spinning reels, Orvis® brand fly rods, lures, and fresh and frozen bait.
Meetings
The same discerning service, imaginative space, comfortable rooms, great views and fine food that are available to each individual guest are conferred upon larger groups, too. Creative spaces complemented by equally inventive services cater to gatherings of 150 or fewer. Provisions include a tastefully designed boardroom and six breakout rooms, 4,000 square feet of intimately arranged space that extends outdoors onto a well-groomed lawn of native seashore paspalum grass.
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