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The Ximenez-Fatio HousevsThe Oldest House Museum Complex
The Ximenez-Fatio House and Gonzalez-Alvarez House are both endorsed by professionals. On balance, Gonzalez-Alvarez House ranks marginally better than The Ximenez-Fatio House. Gonzalez-Alvarez House is ranked #7 in Saint Augustine with approval from 3 sources including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Michelin Guide.
The Ximenez-Fatio House
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Where
20 Aviles Street, Saint Augustine, FL 32084
From $0/night
Fodor's "Built as a merchant's house and store in 1798, the place became a boardinghouse in the 1800s and has been restored to look like it did during its inn days." Full review
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Docents lead you around the property; be sure to look at the fascinating St. Augustine street scenes, painted in 1854 by an itinerant artist.
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Today the house is restored to reflect the period between 1830 and 1850; individual rooms are furnished as if to accommodate 19C boarders." Full review
Where "Built as a merchant's home in 1798 and later a fashionable boarding house, the Ximenez-Fatio house is a museum today." Full review
The Oldest House Museum Complex
Frommer's Michelin Guide
14 St. Francis Street, Saint Augustine, FL 32084
From $0/night
Frommer's "Admission also entitles you to explore the adjacent Manucy Museum of St. Augustine History, where artifacts, maps, and photographs document the town's history." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The interior decoration illustrates the different phases of occupation of Saint Augustine, from the Spanish colonial to the American territorial periods." Full review
