Pack Your Bags: We're Heading Seaside, Florida

2026 Update: This post was written in my early days of blogging in June 2011. The Inn by the Sea in Seaside, Florida, no longer exists. However, the 30A area of Florida remains a place I would like to visit in Florida one day. Every year, I read more and more about 30A and its popularity.  However, as I learn more, there are many different towns I would like to explore. The 26-mile stretch features iconic planned communities like Seaside (where The Truman Show was filmed), the Dutch-influenced Rosemary Beach, and the Grecian-style Alys Beach.  

Honestly, I'm not sure where I would want to stay or perhaps I would prefer to rent a home for a short time. 

From 7/7/2011 

Chances are you may own a bag like this.

Most people with an X chromosome recognize these colorful and vibrant patterns as Vera Bradley designs. I own a great carry-on piece from the company that I take with me everywhere.   Guess what? I have found the perfect place to take our Vera Bradley luggage.

It's an inn in Seaside, Florida,  located on Northwest Florida's Gulf Coast along the scenic Highway 30A corridor in Walton County, nestled between Panama City Beach and Destin.

Pack Your Bags! We're Heading to the Inn by Sea, Vera Bradley in Seaside, Florida

This quaint and colorful nine-room inn was designed by Vera Bradley co-founder Barbara Bradley Baekgaard and her design team. The community of Seaside is a modern Victorian town with narrow streets, picket fences, and pastel-hued dwellings. Some may say it even looks "perfect" and was showcased as the backdrop in the 1998 Jim Carrey movie "The Truman Show."  I think it is the perfect vacation destination, so let's take a peek inside the Inn. 

This is the Key Lime Room.

The True Blue room. I've always loved yellow and blue together.

And this is the Posies Room. The pop of red is so warm and inviting.   I think this may be one of my favorite rooms. 



Wouldn't your Vera Bradley luggage feel right at home here in the Sunset room?

Every guest at Inn by the Inn has full privileges at the private swim, tennis, and fitness club in Seaside. Continental breakfast is also included in the rates.  

 

I have never been to Seaside, Florida, but I do have a little souvenir from there.    mother-in-law brought my husband and me these great bottle holders with "Seaside" written on them from one of her vacations years ago. We love them and call them "little scuba suits" for our high-quality brews. They've held up well through the years, but I think it's about time for us to head to Seaside to get new ones and bring home some family memories, too. Let's go!  It won't take me long to pack my Vera Bradley bag!