Just off SR 78, Angler’s Waterfront Motel has basic, clean efficiencies and waterfront apartments with parquet floors, showers, and a fridge—just what the busy angler is looking for. Discount for 2 nights or more; guide service on-site.
One Sixth St, Okeechobee, FL 34974
Phone: 863-763-4031 Website
Rates: $70-80
The cozy Aruba Motel is part of the larger Aruba RV Resort with four paneled motel rooms and three suites, each with a small fridge, microwave, and TV. Sit out front and watch the fish jump, or wander a few steps down to the tiki bar.
1825 Old Lakeport Road, Lakeport, FL 33471
Phone: 863-946-1324 Website
Rates: $62 and up. Cash preferred. Surcharge for credit cards.
The Lakeport Lodge caters to anglers and is very busy on weekends. The 24 units include traditional motel rooms or suites offering a full kitchen, a living room/lounge area, and linoleum floors to minimize the impact of active outdoors enthusiasts. Smoking is permitted, but not in the bedrooms.
SR 78 and CR 721, Lakeport, FL 33471
Phone: 863-946-2020
Rates: $60-70
Just off US 27, the historic Rice Motel in Moore Haven offers 12 motel rooms, and serves a clientele largely of duck hunters and fishermen who return year after year to the motel, which is just south of the city marina.
1st Street, Moore Haven, FL 33471
Phone: 863-946-0424