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Withlacoochee State Trail - a 46 mile paved trail located directly behind the motel. It is a beautiful path for bicycling, walking, or running. Several parks are located along the trail with picnic tables, swimming,
volleyball courts and playground equipment. Whispering Pines Park - a county park located ten minutes from the motel offers walking trails, softball fields,
tennis courts swimming pool (seasonal), racquet ball courts playground. Entrance to the park is free. Wallace Brooks and Libeerty Park - located on the Withlacoochee State Trail less than a mile north of the motel. Picnic pavilions, fishing dock, playground and vollyball court. Rainbow River State Park - located in Dunnellon 17 miles north of Inverness on Highway 41 - a beautiful park with crystal clear springs offers canoe rentals, tubing, swimming, snorkeling, and walking trails. Fort Cooper State Park - located one mile from the motel, a natural park with a walking trail to a historic fort, canoe and pedal boat rentals, swimming and fishing on a fresh water lake. Homosassa State Park - located 18 miles from the motel on Highway 19. This is a beautiful state park with fresh water springs, manatees, wildlife shows and boat rides. Discount admission cards are available at the front
desk. Silver Springs - located in Ocala, approximately 45 minutes from the motel, home of the original glass bottom boats - a beautiful park - also adjacent to the park is Wild Waters - which is a wonderful place to take the family - a huge wave
pool and numerous water slides make this a favorite place for young and old. Other Points of Interests. Citrus County Historical Museum - located in the basement for the Old Courthouse on Main Street - free to the public. Inverness Regional Library - located in Inverness just off highway 44. Wild Bill's Airboat
Tours - located on highway 44 - east of Inverness on the Withlacoochee River. Very
safe and informative airboats rides. Reservations are required. Call 352-726-6060 for more information. Captain Mike's Lazy River Cruises - located on Highway 200 - approximately 20 minutes from the motel. Offers a variety of
trips including sunset cruises, moonlight rides, Swimming, and bird watching
tours on a pontoon boat. Call 352-637-2726 for reservations or more information. Walt Disney World - The Magic Kingdom, Epcot, The Animal Kingdom, Disney - MGM
Studios are all located in Lake Buena Vista approximately 70 miles from the motel. Brochures and time schedules are available in the lobby of the front
office. Universal
Studios and Island of Adventure - located in Orlando, Florida. Busch
Gardens - located in Tampa - approximately 70 miles from the motel. Sea World - located in Orlando - approximately one hour from the motel.
Golf Courses and
Tennis. Citrus Hills
Golf and Country
Club - (352) 527-2600 -
Tennis Courts available. El Diablo
Golf and Country
Club - (352) 465-0986. Lakeside
Golf and Country
Club - (352) 726-1461. Plantation Inn
Golf Resort - (352) 632-6262 -
Tennis Courts available. Skyview at Citrus Hills - (352) 746-3664 -
Tennis Courts available. Twisted Oaks
Golf Club - (352) 746-6527. Detailed Driving Instructions To Our Motel
We take pride in our establishment offering clean, comfortable accommodations in all our 54 spacious
bedrooms.
Refrigerators and
Coffee are provided along with Free HBO
Television and Dial up
Internet. Front
desk and
security on duty
24 hours a day. We recently opened an additional building adding sixteen
rooms and two
meeting rooms to our property. The new
rooms have private
balconies and also include microwaves and DSL
Internet for guests. We have a large
swimming pool and we are located beside Highway 41 directly on the Withlacoochee State Trail (one of the famous recreation trails for biking, hiking, running or leisure). We have secure bicycle storage available. Happy Dayz
Restaurant offers a 10% discount for guests. Click Here for complete driving directions Copyright 2006. Central Inn Motel is independently owned and operated.
Central Motel
Room Rates as of 2006. One Double Bed 45.00 - 54.00. Two Queen Beds 59.00 - 75.00. One King Bed 60.60 - 75.00. Free HBO! We offer discounts for AAA, AARP, and Corporate guests.
Meeting Rooms Available.
Non-smoking and Smoking
Rooms available upon request. Sorry no pets allowed. Call 1-800-554-7241 For Reservations or email us at:
thecentralmotel@yahoo.com
Take Highway 44 east to Hwy 41 Inverness. Go south on 41 towards Brooksville. We are located on the left just north of the corner of Eden Drive. From Tampa. Take I-75 North to Exit #66, Highway 44-Wildwood Exit- Go West on Highway 44 approximately 16 miles to Highway 41- turn left onto 41 south. Go approximately 3/4 mile. The motel is located on the left. From St. Petersburg or Clearwater. Take U.S. 19 North to S.R. 50 E. Make a right on S.R. 50 and continue to Brooksville. In Brooksville, you will take Highway 41 North approximately 15 miles to Inverness. The motel is located just past the first traffic light in Inverness on the right side. From Orlando. Take the Florida Turnpike North approximately 50 miles. The Turnpike will end and merge into I-75 North. Just after the merge, you will exit at the Highway 44-Wildwood Exit. Go left or West on 44 approximately 15 miles to Inverness. Highway 44 will intersect with Highway 41. Turn left on Highway 41 South. Go approximately 3/4 mile. The motel is located on the left. 721 U.S. 41 South, Inverness, FL 34450. For detailed Yahoo.com directions from your address click here: Detailed Driving Instructions