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Gainesville, Alachua County: licensed businesses
Active food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage licenses placed in Gainesville from DBPR's license files, by type, with new licenses by month.
Active licenses as of DBPR's extracts of Sep 28, 2026 (food service), Sep 28, 2026 (lodging) and Oct 1, 2026 (alcoholic beverages). New lodging licenses exclude vacation rentals, which have their own count.
New licenses
New licenses by monthGainesville12 months to Aug 2026: Food service 48; Lodging, except vacation rentals n/a; Vacation rentals n/a; Alcoholic beverages 38
New food service and lodging licenses by the month DBPR approved them, from the new establishment files, initial licenses only. Alcoholic beverage licenses by the month first issued, licenses still active only, so earlier years understate openings. A month inside a published file with no new license is zero; a month no file covers is left blank. Closures recorded since the first extract: Food service 0, Lodging, except vacation rentals 0, Vacation rentals 0, Alcoholic beverages 0.
New licenses by month, last 12 months
| Month | Food service | Lodging, except vacation rentals | Vacation rentals | Alcoholic beverages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | 4 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 10 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 8 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| May 2026 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 12 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 months | 48 | n/a | n/a | 38 |
n/a: no published file covers the month. See the explained gaps on the sources page.
Active licenses by type
| License type | Division | Code | Active | DBPR summary | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food service, non-seating | Food service | 2010-NOST | 61 | ||
| Food service, seating | Food service | 2010-SEAT | 381 | ||
| Catering | Food service | 2013-CATR | 13 | ||
| Hot dog cart | Food service | 2014-HTDG | 3 | ||
| Mobile food dispensing vehicle | Food service | 2014-MFDV | 74 | ||
| Vending machine | Food service | 2015-VEND | 3 | ||
| Hotel | Lodging | 2001-HOTL | 25 | ||
| Motel | Lodging | 2002-MOTL | 11 | ||
| Nontransient apartment | Lodging | 2003-NAPT | 407 | ||
| Transient apartment | Lodging | 2003-TAPT | 3 | ||
| Bed and breakfast | Lodging | 2005-BNB | 2 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, collective | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-CLCT | 5 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, group | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-GRP | 2 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, single | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-SNGL | 17 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, collective | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-CLCT | 7 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, group | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-GRP | 2 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, single | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-SNGL | 90 | ||
| Club, veterans or fraternal | Alcoholic beverages | 11AL | 1 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11C | 3 | ||
| Club, golf | Alcoholic beverages | 11CG | 1 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11PA | 1 | ||
| Caterer | Alcoholic beverages | 13CT | 7 | ||
| Beer, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 1APS | 2 | ||
| Beer, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 1COP | 2 | ||
| Beer and wine, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 2APS | 131 | ||
| Beer and wine, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 2COP | 120 | ||
| Liquor package store (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 3PS | 29 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP | 32 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), MFDV | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-MFDV | 1 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special hotel or motel | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-S | 11 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special airport | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SAL | 1 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SBX | 1 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SCX | 5 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special food service (restaurant) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SFS | 75 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special historic hotel | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SH | 1 |
Temporary event food vendors are in DBPR's file but not its summary, and are not counted. An alcohol license is active at primary status 20, Current; DBPR publishes no current alcohol summary to compare with.
Hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and transient apartments
Every active license of these types here, with the rental units DBPR records. Apartments, rooming houses and vacation rentals are counted above and listed in the county CSV.
| Name | Type | Address | Units | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILTON UNVERSITY OF FLORIDA CONFERENCE CENTER GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 1714 SW 34 ST, GAINESVILLE 32607 | 248 | HOT1102751 |
| STAYBRIDGE SUITES/HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS | Hotel | 3370 SW 42ND ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 209 | HOT1102967 |
| DOUBLE TREE BY HILTON GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 3726 SW 40 BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 205 | HOT1101817 |
| DRURY INN & SUITES- GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 4000 SW 40 BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 180 | HOT1102961 |
| HOTEL ELEO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Hotel | 1514 SW 14 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 173 | HOT1102969 |
| HOLIDAY INN UNIVERSITY CTR | Motel | 1250 W UNIVERSITY AVE, GAINESVILLE 32601 | 165 | MOT1100382 |
| ALOFT GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 3743 HULL RD, GAINESVILLE 32607 | 146 | HOT1102965 |
| HYATT PLACE GAINESVILLE DOWNTOWN | Hotel | 212 SE 1 ST, GAINESVILLE 32602 | 145 | HOT1102972 |
| AC HOTEL BY MARRIOTT GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 151 NW 14 ST, GAINESVILLE 32603 | 144 | HOT1102962 |
| HOTEL INDIGO | Hotel | 5020 SW 30 LN, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 140 | HOT1102966 |
| RED ROOF PLUS GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 3500 SW 42ND ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 129 | HOT1102644 |
| SPRINGHILL SUITES GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 4155 SW 40 BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 126 | HOT1102951 |
| HAMPTON INN AND SUITES GAINESVILLE DOWNTOWN | Hotel | 101 SE 1 AVE, GAINESVILLE 32601 | 124 | HOT1102957 |
| WOODSPRING SUITES | Hotel | 5505 SW 41ST BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 124 | HOT1102958 |
| EXTENDED STAY AMERICA SELECT SUITES | Motel | 3600 SW 42 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 120 | MOT1102627 |
| RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT | Hotel | 3275 SW 40 BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 118 | HOT1102956 |
| FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES GAINESVILLE SOUTHWEST | Hotel | 3877 SW 37 BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 114 | HOT1102964 |
| HOM HOTEL & SUITES GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 3905 SW 43RD ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 114 | HOT1102682 |
| CITY PLACE AT CELEBRATION POINTE | Transient apartment | 4803 SW 34 PL, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 110 | TAP1103185 |
| HAMPTON INN GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 4225 SW 40TH BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 106 | HOT1102479 |
| COMFORT SUITES GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 2603 SW 13 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 105 | HOT1102970 |
| HILTON GARDEN INN GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 4075 SW 33 PL, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 104 | HOT1102952 |
| HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 3333 SW 42 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 103 | HOT1102950 |
| HOME 2 SUITES GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 2115 SW 13 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 99 | HOT1102960 |
| COUNTRY INN & SUITES | Hotel | 4015 SW 43 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 90 | HOT1102945 |
| COMFORT INN GAINESVILLE - UNIVERSITY AREA | Hotel | 3440 SW 40 BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 83 | HOT1102865 |
| COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT GAINESVILLE | Hotel | 3700 SW 42 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 81 | HOT1102573 |
| SLEEP INN & SUITES | Hotel | 4110 SW 40 BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 74 | HOT1102954 |
| SUPER 8 MOTEL | Motel | 4202 SW 40 BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 62 | MOT1101922 |
| QUALITY INN | Motel | 2435 SW 13 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 60 | MOT1101910 |
| CAMPUS INN GAINESVILLE | Motel | 2820 NW 13 ST, GAINESVILLE 32609 | 56 | MOT1100353 |
| DAYS INN BY WYNDHAM | Motel | 2649 SW 13 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 53 | MOT1100727 |
| UNIVERSITY INN | Motel | 1901 SW 13 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 50 | MOT1101032 |
| TRAVELERS INN | Motel | 3103 NW 13TH ST, GAINESVILLE 32609 | 43 | MOT1100097 |
| VALUE LODGE | Motel | 2000 SW 13 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 41 | MOT1100315 |
| GATOR TOWN INN | Motel | 3820 SW 13 ST, GAINESVILLE 32608 | 40 | MOT1101831 |
| GAINESVILLE LODGE | Motel | 413 W UNIVERSITY AVE, GAINESVILLE 32601 | 39 | MOT1100365 |
| SWEETWATER BRANCH INN | Bed and breakfast | 625 EAST UNIVERSITY AVE #617, GAINESVILLE 32601 | 18 | BNB1102389 |
| QUADS | Transient apartment | 1808A NW 9 ST, GAINESVILLE 32609 | 16 | TAP1103069 |
| DOROTHY | Transient apartment | 1816 NW 10 ST, GAINESVILLE 32609 | 8 | TAP1103070 |
| MAGNOLIA PLANTATION BED & BKST | Bed and breakfast | 309 SE 7 ST, GAINESVILLE 32601 | 6 | BNB1102238 |
Of 1,530 active licenses here, 1,284 are placed in a city by their geocoded location (1,097 matched exactly by the Census geocoder) and 246 by the city name as filed, where the address could not be placed. Unincorporated means outside every Census incorporated place in the county.
Sources on this page
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation: public food service license files, public lodging license files (Division of Hotels and Restaurants, one file per district, refreshed weekly) and the retail alcoholic beverage license file (Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco). Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- Validated against DBPR's own summaries on every build: the statewide license summary (HR400A, dated Oct 1, 2026) and the county license and unit summary (HR400C, dated Oct 1, 2026), by license type, within 1.5% or 15 licenses for the days between the weekly extract and the monthly summary. The retail alcohol file is compared with DBPR's all licensees file, series by series and county by county, exactly. The last alcohol count DBPR posted by county is dated July 1, 2021 and is carried in the published counts download.
- Locations. Every license address was geocoded with the US Census Bureau batch geocoder (current benchmark) and placed in a Census incorporated place (TIGERweb, retrieved 2026-10-01) by point in polygon. DBPR publishes no GIS layer of its licenses.
- Sources and methods.
Download the data
Alachua County licenses CSV Every license, statewide (CSV, gzip) New licenses CSV (gzip) DBPR published counts CSV
One row per license with its type, status, address, county, geocoded coordinates, the city it was placed in and how. The new licenses file has every approval with its month; the published counts file has every figure from DBPR's summaries since 2017.