Wonderful shopping! A wide variety of mom and pop shops and larger stores. Plenty of golf cart…read moreparking is available that encourages nearby neighbors to take a quick ride in their golf cart. The shopping area is very clean and well kept with beautiful landscaping and numerous trash receptacles to encourage shoppers to keep it looking pristine. I have been to a great number of the stores in this shopping complex and they are all well kept.

Nocatee itself is a planned community located in northern Saint John's County, however part of the…read moredevelopment is located in Duval County. It is north of Saint Augustine and near Ponte Vedra Beach in the First Coast area and sits on over 13,000 acres. There is new building and developments going on all the time at this time. You do not have to live in Nocatee to take advantage of the stores, businesses and restaurants located here...they are open to everyone. For a list of stores & businesses currently here or coming to Nocatee, please follow this link: https://info.nocatee.com/town-center-directory If you live here or thinking about moving here to Nocatee there is one thing I find to be pretty cool and that is the golf cart usage. A lot of the residents here own golf carts and that is how they get around. Here at the town center there are parking spaces just for the golf carts. You can literally do your grocery shopping and/or just go to dinner in your golf cart. There is a golf course, but you don't have to play golf to partake in cruising around in a golf cart. I like it! But if you are like me and don't live here, then you drive here the old-fashioned way. That said, with the way the area is shaped it is very easy to walk to several different things quite easily and leave your vehicle in the same spot. At this time there seems to be ample parking as well.

This only thing I will say I frequent in this shopping center is the Fresh Market. And even then I…read moredon't go there that often as I would be quite broke if I did. I have visited the Triple-A on a few occasions when in need of passport and/or other ID photos. I did visit the Tropical Smoothie a few times before they moved next door. I have yet to venture into the Dollar Tree, but I am glad they found something to replace the Blockbuster. While I would always hope for more dining options in PV, I'm happy with an occupant full shopping center. For as small (few shops) as the strip center is it has ample parking.

Castle Ottis Coastal Hwy,…read moreSt. Augustine, FL 32084 Did you know we have a hidden castle in St Augustine? Castle Otttis is a unique, privately-owned landscape sculpture in Vilano Beach, Florida, built by Rusty Ickes and Ottis Sadler. They wanted to build something unique and different that would go well with the landscape of St Augustine. Since both were religious, they also wanted to built something that would show their appreciation to Jesus. The Castle features rustic stone walls and an interior with elaborate cypress woodwork, serving as a venue for religious weddings and events. Its not open to the Public. It offers tours available only by appointment. So you would have to go to their website and request an tour appointment via email. The story behind it is interesting. Just 2 men who wanted to be in peace with nature.

Just about 10 minutes north outside of historic St. Augustine is a unique castle that sits back…read morefrom the main road among trees and hedges. Sadly, the owner and creator of Castle Otttis, Kendle Icke, passed away in July 2023. However, his son, who lives on the property does conduct tours for small groups of people who have reservations. His tours are very interesting with information on how the castle came to be. Apparently, Mr. Icke had a couple of dreams about a castle in great detail, which he shared with a builder friend of his. The friend encouraged him to build it and agreed to help him. They were able to get donated building materials to work with. Mr. Icke built the castle in the image of old castles in Ireland and dedicated it to his wife. Castle Ottis was built between 1984-1988. The Ickes also had a home on the property to the left of the castle. We took the tour with a small group of people, which worked out very well. There are 3 levels if you count the rooftop, where you will see gorgeous panoramic views of the ocean. This is a castle based on 1000 year old Irish castles. The tour is free but donations will be greatly appreciated. A must see if you are in St. Augustine. It is a magical experience. There are special events held at the castle, like weddings or anniversaries. It is also great for photography opportunities. This is a one of a kind opportunity. Please note that Castle Otttis does not have handicapped accessibility. Parking is available on the property for the guests. You are allowed to take pictures inside the castle.

Stop by this mall with my Lady while visiting Jacksonville Easter weekend. She wanted to get her…read morenails done at a spot recommended to her from a friend who used to live here, so we decided to stop in. The nail shop review is under a separate review. But overall, this mall has definitely seen better days. While the exterior doesn't necessarily reveal the level of aging, when you get inside the mall you noticed pretty quickly but this mall is likely on it's downturn. There are several closed, or seemingly closed stores, and most of the traffic seems relegated to a couple of the larger department stores like H&M and Belk. A lot of empty kiosks in the middle of the walkway with the rest of them being occupied by local vendors that didn't seem to be getting much business at all. And if teenagers are still headed to malls on Saturday's to hang out, this is clearly not the mall that most of the local teenagers here hang out in as the traffic was surprisingly light for a Saturday - I just realized that may appeal to certain readers of this review. Lol. Anyway, unless you are visiting a specific store in this mall as a destination, I would probably suggest finding one of Jacksonvilles bigger malls for a true mall experience.

I came here to pick up an online order at a store. I parked near the old Buffalo Wild Wings…read moreentrance. I will say that it seems like this mall keeps putting actual vendors in parking spaces. In this particular instance, there was a basketball vendor in that location, which leaves less spaces for customers to park. I'm not a huge fan of this mall. It seems like most of the stores I used to really like no longer exist, which is a bummer.

This shopping center has a lot of good places. If they had a better entrance/ exit and parking lot…read moresetup, I think it would be frequented more often.

I love it so much it is remarkable so clean and organized and the staff is so friendly and caring…read moreand patient and very knowledgeable helpful I love it so much I love coming here so much fun and all the food and drinks are so delicious and they have lazy river everything! From Lauren

Nocatee is a master planned community that is considered one of the best-selling areas in the…read moreUnited States. Nocatee practically offers its own "lifestyle" and has almost everything you need located within the Nocatee community or nearby. It is located on the first coast and offers shopping, restaurants, parks, pools, water parks, schools, walking trails, etc. and it's minutes away from the beach. In addition, it is a short drive to Saint Augustine, downtown Jacksonville and the Jacksonville beaches. This is a golf cart community and depending on where you live...you can just drive your golf cart to the grocery, dentist, to a restaurant and so on...that's pretty cool! That said...they have designated golf cart parking as well! Check it out if you are looking to move...there seems to be something available at every price point.

I stayed at the hilton garden inn on a business trip. Nice hotel. Good location. Safe.read more

Sawgrass Village is the local shopping center for the Ponte Vedra area, but it's not exactly a…read moredestination like St. Johns Town Center. It is dotted with locally owned shops & boutiques and a few big anchors like Publix and CVS. It starting a redevelopment project in 2013 and I like the idea of where it's trying to go. I've had jewelry repairs done at Village Jeweler. I've eaten breakfast at Elizabeth's. And I've gotten a couple of manicures at Sawgrass Nails. It's got a variety of shops, but it definitely could use some fresh places. I just hope they can refill the shops and give me options to support locally in my own neighborhood rather than having to - goodness forbid - cross the ditch! Even a quick service chain like Panera would be nice for this end of the beach; I'll guess we'll have to wait and see.

I look forward to returning, especially the ladies bra shop for specialized fitting. I took my…read moresister and daughter and they were quite pleased with the service.

I came to this location just to browse. I figured I was in the area, so I might as well take a…read morelook. I checked out the kids, womens, and men's shoe sections, all of which were having pretty decent deals if you were in the market for shoes. There were a few associates that came up to me to see if I needed help or assistance. I checked to see if there were any shoes that caught my eye. There were a few, but I decided to wait to see if they'd come down in price. The store was organized and clean.