The Raven Hotel 1st Floor - Pool OnSite Parking

Summary:

Welcome to the Raven - Jacksonville's most elegant, spookiest, and original boutique "apart-hotel." This listing is the entire 1st floor of this property - 4x studio apts and 2x 1 BR apts. Book the entire 1st floor for your wedding party to stay at while attending a wedding at a nearby venue, a corporate retreat, bachelor/bachelorette party, or holiday party! The property boasts paid on-site parking, a heated pool open 9 months (Mar-Nov), a secluded courtyard, and stunning interior design. The property is less than a mile from the Prime Osborne Convention Center and 1.5 miles from TIAA Bank Field.



The Space:

The property is a 100+ year old funeral home reimagined into a boutique "apart-hotel" consisting of 13x apts (8x studio apts, 4x 1 BR apts, and 1x 2 BR / 2 BA apt) with paid on site parking, a heated 9 month pool, a secluded courtyard, with exquisitely designed common areas featuring commercial-grade wifi, internet-connected locks and security cameras covering the outdoor common areas and both hotel entrances. Every apartment features tall (10-12 ft) ceilings, a kitchenette, and an in-unit washer/dryer.



This listing features our entire first floor, consisting of the Reliquary (the North half of the 1st floor of the hotel) and Blues Wings (South half of the 1st floor of the hotel). The Reliquary Wing consists of 2x connected apartments - Sanctuary and Besse (Apts 1 and 2). The Blues Wing consists of 4x apartments - Billie, Ella, Ray, and Ma Rainey. (Apts 3, 4, 5, 6). All four of the apartments are studios.



Reliquary Wing - Apts 1 & 2 (Sanctuary and Bessie) - this Wing consists of 2x connected (via a private passageway) 1 BR apts. Arguably the most stunning and most intimate Wing, this part of the Raven contains the original funeral home sanctuary, which has stained glass windows in the living room and the bedroom of this apartment. Bessie - the adjacent apartment includes gorgeous wallpapered windows which used to open into the hearse parking area (and before this was built - the structure's exterior). This apartment includes a custom-built "California King" bed and is aviation-inspired since it was designed in honor of Bessie Coleman, whose body was prepared in this property following her traffic crash in Jacksonville on April 30th, 1926.



The Blues Wing - Apts 3, 4, 5, & 6 (Billie, Ella, Ray, and Ma Rainey) - this Wing consists of 4x studio apts whose entrances face each other in a common atrium. This Wing hearkens back to LaVilla's heyday in the early 20th century and is named after Jazz / Blues legends who played or even lived in the neighborhood (like Ray Charles, who lived a block to the south on Church St). They are bright and beautiful with original brick / concrete block walls, and two of them have repaired/refurbished windows. This Wing also features our ADA accessible unit - Apartment 5.



The outdoor area is curated with an outdoor heated pool, courtyard, and on-site paid parking . The outdoor pool area features chaise lounges, umbrellas, and tables with chairs - perfect for enjoying a snack while taking a dip.



The courtyard features an outdoor kitchen with a natural-gas-powered grill, a refrigerator, and a food preparation area. It also features a natural-gas-powered firepit.



The paid parking lot has room for fourteen cars, including one ADA-accessible space. We have a motorized gate at the entrance to the parking area. Please note each lane into / out of the parking lot is 10 ft wide. Oversized trucks, vans, and motor homes will not be able to enter/exit the parking lot because of this width restriction.



Paid parking in our gated parking area is available on a first come / first served basis. As a result, we recommend making a parking reservation as soon as possible in order to guarantee a spot for the duration of your stay. A guest's first car costs $15/day. A guest's second car costs $30 / day. If a guest brings a third car, it costs $45 / day. We are not able to accommodate more than three cars for any reservation / single apartment.



We provide a unique 4 digit code which opens the gate to the parking area, the door to your apartment, and the Beaver St door (secondary entrance - the primary entrance is from the parking lot). We provide all guests with a common code which opens the "Raven Gate" (accessible from the parking area) and the "Blue Door" (the entrance to the building's 1st floor atrium).



We have separate codes for our pedestrian gate which opens onto Beaver St from the parking lot and the gates to the courtyard and pool deck.



Guest Access:

Guests have access to their apartments, all interior common areas, and the pool area from sunrise to sunset. We feature internet-connected smart locks at every common door and for the gates in the courtyard / pool area for added security. We have a team member on site during high occupancy periods and have a team-member stop by every night to ensure the property is secure.



The Neighborhood:

This beautiful property is located in the up and coming LaVilla neighborhood within downtown Jacksonville. At the turn of the 20th century this area was a thriving mecca for African American jazz musicians, on par with New Orleans and Harlem. Famous 20th century musicians such as Ray Charles (who lived less than a quarter of a mile southwest of the property on Church St), Ma Rainey, the “mother of the blues,” often performed in LaVilla, as did “Jelly Roll” Morton, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others! The city of Jacksonville is building out a "LaVilla Heritage Trail" with signs all over the area (including on the southwest corner of our off street parking lot) bringing to life the area's storied history.



Nearby neighborhoods include historic Springfield (a few blocks to the north), Brooklyn (a mile to the southwest), historic San Marco (2-3 miles to the south - over the Main St bridge), and historic Riverside/5 Points (less than 2 miles to the southwest). All of these areas teem with local restaurants, boutiques, and bars. The core area of downtown Jacksonville and the stadium district are 1-2 miles to the east and walkable during stadium events to include Jacksonville Jaguars games, the Gator Bowl, the Florida-Georgia football game as well as concerts at Daily's Place.



The Prime Osborn convention center is a mile to the southwest of the property.



Getting Around:

While you can walk around downtown Jacksonville on foot, it is best to have a car or use a ride-sharing app (such as Uber or Lyft) to go from the less densely populated portion of downtown - LaVilla - to the other parts of downtown.



Interaction with Guests:

We have a team member on site during high occupancy period and our office is a few blocks to the north in Springfield. If you need something during the week (9am - 4pm; Mon-Fri) we can typically have someone assist you in an hour or two. Most weekends we will have someone on site during out standard check-in/check-out periods to assist, if needed.



We do have a team members who stops by the property overnight to ensure that the common areas are secure.