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Unincorporated St. Johns County, St. Johns County: licensed businesses
Active food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage licenses placed in Unincorporated St. Johns County 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 monthUnincorporated St. Johns County12 months to Aug 2026: Food service 49; Lodging, except vacation rentals n/a; Vacation rentals n/a; Alcoholic beverages 55
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 | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | 7 | n/a | n/a | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 8 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 5 | n/a | n/a | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | n/a | n/a | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 5 | n/a | n/a | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| May 2026 | 4 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 months | 49 | n/a | n/a | 55 |
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 | 43 | ||
| Food service, seating | Food service | 2010-SEAT | 501 | ||
| Catering | Food service | 2013-CATR | 1 | ||
| Hot dog cart | Food service | 2014-HTDG | 1 | ||
| Mobile food dispensing vehicle | Food service | 2014-MFDV | 36 | ||
| Vending machine | Food service | 2015-VEND | 10 | ||
| Hotel | Lodging | 2001-HOTL | 17 | ||
| Motel | Lodging | 2002-MOTL | 15 | ||
| Nontransient apartment | Lodging | 2003-NAPT | 38 | ||
| Bed and breakfast | Lodging | 2005-BNB | 1 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, collective | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-CLCT | 23 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, group | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-GRP | 12 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, single | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-SNGL | 85 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, collective | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-CLCT | 79 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, group | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-GRP | 8 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, single | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-SNGL | 601 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11C | 15 | ||
| Club, golf | Alcoholic beverages | 11CG | 9 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11PA | 1 | ||
| Railroad or transit | Alcoholic beverages | 12RT | 1 | ||
| Caterer | Alcoholic beverages | 13CT | 5 | ||
| Beer, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 1APS | 2 | ||
| Beer, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 1COP | 1 | ||
| Beer and wine, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 2APS | 149 | ||
| Beer and wine, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 2COP | 132 | ||
| Liquor package store (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 3PS | 25 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP | 16 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special hotel or motel | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-S | 5 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special airport | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SAL | 1 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SCX | 2 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special food service (restaurant) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SFS | 129 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), SPX | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SPX | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAWGRASS MARRIOTT GOLF RESORT AND SPA | Hotel | 1000 TPC BLVD, PONTE VEDRA BEACH 32082 | 351 | HOT6500817 |
| RENAISSANCE WORLD GOLF RESORT | Hotel | 500 S LEGACY TRAIL, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32092 | 301 | HOT6501397 |
| PONTE VEDRA INN & CLUB OCEANFRONT | Hotel | 200 PONTE VEDRA BLVD, PONTE VEDRA BEACH 32082 | 213 | HOT6501631 |
| SAWGRASS MARRIOTT GOLF RESORT AND SPA | Hotel | 1000 TPC BLVD, PONTE VEDRA BEACH 32082 | 163 | HOT6501110 |
| HOLIDAY INN ST AUGUSTINE-WORLD GOLF VILLAGE | Hotel | 475 COMMERCE LAKE DR, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32095 | 162 | HOT6501417 |
| STAYABLE ST. AUGUSTINE | Motel | 2535 SR 16, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32092 | 140 | MOT6501614 |
| HILTON GARDEN INN JACKSONVILLE PONTE VEDRA | Hotel | 45 TPC BLVD, PONTE VEDRA BEACH 32082 | 128 | HOT6501467 |
| DAYS INN WEST | Motel | 2560 SR 16, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32092 | 120 | MOT6500356 |
| HYATT PLACE ST AUGUSTINE - VILANO BEACH | Hotel | 117 VILANO RD, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32084 | 120 | HOT6501648 |
| RED ROOF PLUS | Motel | 2445 SR 16, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32092 | 114 | MOT6500007 |
| SMART STAY INN OF ST AUGUSTINE | Motel | 2365 SR 16, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32084 | 102 | MOT6500014 |
| COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT | Hotel | 2075 SR 16, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32084 | 100 | HOT6501633 |
| HAMPTON INN & SUITES VILANO BEACH | Hotel | 95 VILANO ROAD, ST. AUGUSTINE 32084 | 94 | HOT6501543 |
| HILTON GARDEN INN ST. AUGUSTINE | Hotel | 401 AIA BEACH BOULEVARD, SAINT AUGUSTINE BEAC 32080 | 83 | HOT6501421 |
| HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES ST AUGUSTINE NORTH | Motel | 2300 SR 16, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32084 | 82 | MOT6501611 |
| TRU BY HILTON ST AUGUSTINE I-95 | Hotel | 2505 COUNTY RD 208, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32092 | 82 | HOT6501650 |
| BEACHERS LODGE RENTALS INC | Motel | 6970 S A1A, ST AUGUSTINE 32080 | 79 | MOT6500734 |
| BEST WESTERN PLUS | Hotel | 2465 ST RD 16, ST. AUGUSTINE 32092 | 73 | HOT6501630 |
| HAMPTON INN ST AUGUSTINE I95 | Hotel | 2525 COUNTY RD 208, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32092 | 67 | HOT6501410 |
| LODGE AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH | Hotel | 607 PONTE VEDRA BLVD, PONTE VEDRA BEACH 32082 | 66 | HOT6500948 |
| SUPER 8 MOTEL | Motel | 2550 SR 16, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32092 | 64 | MOT6500056 |
| OLD TOWN INN | Motel | 2625 SR 207, ELKTON 32033 | 61 | MOT6500838 |
| SPARK BY HILTON-I-95 | Hotel | 2367 SR 16, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32084 | 54 | HOT6501627 |
| HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS VILANO BEACH | Hotel | 140 VILANO RD, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32084 | 50 | HOT6501645 |
| QUALITY INN | Motel | 2310 SR 16, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32084 | 50 | MOT6501144 |
| PONTE VEDRA INN & CLUB | Hotel | 200 PONTE VEDRA BLVD, PONTE VEDRA BEACH 32082 | 49 | HOT6500060 |
| NORTH STAR | Motel | 2580 SR 16, ST AUGUSTINE 32092 | 44 | MOT6500269 |
| OCEAN SANDS BEACH INN | Motel | 3465 COASTAL HWY, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32084 | 30 | MOT6501218 |
| OCEANVIEW LODGE | Motel | 2701 ANAHMA DR, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32084 | 28 | MOT6501571 |
| HALEY'S COURT | Motel | 150 VILANO RD, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32084 | 16 | MOT6500642 |
| SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH HOUSE | Motel | 10 VILANO RD, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32084 | 16 | MOT6500871 |
| ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH BED AND BREAKFAST | Bed and breakfast | 6943 A1A S, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32080 | 6 | BNB6501619 |
| SILVER SANDS ST AUGUSTINE | Motel | 8448 S HWY A1A, SAINT AUGUSTINE 32080 | 5 | MOT6500221 |
Of 1,965 active licenses here, 1,770 are placed in a city by their geocoded location (1,355 matched exactly by the Census geocoder) and 195 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
St. Johns 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.