Life is filled with millions of journeys, both small and large, and when your journey brings you to Cocoa Beach for a vacation filled with fun, comfort, and delicious foods, the best way to ensure the journey doesn’t disappoint is by choosing Stay In Cocoa Beach for your vacation accommodations. Offering more than just a comfortable and luxurious place to stay, we are a full service company that provides tips, hints, and insights on how to fill your itinerary with the best that this part of the world has to offer. Today, we have prepared this Cocoa Beach vacation guide to a seven-day journey in the Cocoa Beach area, touching on the best restaurants, the most beautiful beaches, and the adventures that will make all other journeys pale in comparison against.
Day 1: Rise & Shine with a Breakfast of Champions in Cocoa Beach
The adventures you are about to experience during your Cocoa Beach journey are going to require a lot of energy, and so we recommend starting your first day out with a hearty and sweet breakfast from Simply Delicious Café & Bakery, located at 125 N Orlando Avenue and needing no further introduction. This first day will probably keep you close to “home” as you bury your toes in the sand and frolic in Cherie Down Park, enjoying a picnic lunch, and possibly joining in on a game of beach volleyball. End your perfect day of sun and sand with a dinner at Waves Craft Kitchen, 1550 N Atlantic Avenue, with a chilled espresso martini serving as an exclamation point on your first day’s adventures.
Day 2: Meandering Around Melbourne
Stay In Cocoa Beach offers properties in most of the towns that surround our hometown, so if Melbourne is where your home sweet vacation home is located, breakfast at That Little Restaurant, 1749 N Wickham Road, promises to hit the spot. Next up, we suggest a visit to the historic downtown area of Melbourne to satisfy your urge for adventure, offering shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities that would take an entire week (or longer) to explore. This pedestrian friendly downtown area offers a variety of stunning murals (perfect to take selfies in front of) and dinner at Alligator Reef Club will finish off your day two in perfect form.
Day 3: Culinary Excursions in Satellite Beach
Known for being the home to Patrick Air Force Base, an installation of the Space Force, Satellite Beach is also famed for being a foodie’s paradise, making a day of sampling delicious foods sound like an excellent idea. Put on your comfy shorts and start out your culinary adventures with a breakfast of eggs benedict and a Bloody Mary at Morning Glory Café, 1753 Florida A1A, and when hunger pangs strike again, a midday meal at Long Doggers, 1201 S Patrick Drive, offers pub grub and cold beer. Dinner can be a special occasion and a beautiful way to end the day with a visit to CuiZine Restaurant & Lounge, located at 1790 Florida A1A and famous for their eclectic and sophisticated international menu.
Day 4: A Walk (and More) in the Park in Indian Harbour Beach
Every so often you find that unicorn of restaurants, the one that serves all three meals and makes you want to come back to experience them all, and in Indian Harbour Beach, we are going to send you to just the spot, Too Cool Café, located at 2051 S Patrick Drive. Serving every meal of the day, beer, wine, and cocktails, and offering a dog friendly patio, this spot promises to be the one you return to time and time again. Between each meal, spend your hours exploring the fun you can have at Oars & Paddles Park, 1329 Banana River Drive. It promises to fill all the empty spots on your itinerary. Offering picnic tables, a playground, and a floating launch park, your walk in the park promises to be a walk to remember.
Day 5: Serene Adventures in Cape Canaveral
For the purpose of today’s article, we are going to avoid the elephant in the room (Kennedy Space Center) and suggest a day spent enjoying home-cooked food and a visit to another park, Manatee Sanctuary Park, located at 701 Thurm Boulevard. This park butts up against the shores of the Banana River and isn’t just a favored habitat of the manatees (Can you believe they were once mistaken as mermaids by lonely sailors who had spent too much time at sea?), it is a safe space designed to ensure their continued existence.
Day 6: Merritt Island Magic
The Merritt Island National Wildlife Sanctuary protects and celebrates all of Mother Nature’s creatures and plant life, even as it shares its landscape with the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex. Offering a naturally wonderful Florida adventure and costing just $10 per vehicle, a visit here might offer the perfect opportunity to spot a Florida alligator in the wild. A fun dinner at Margarita Island, 777 E Merritt Island Causeway, will give guests the perfect ending to another beautiful day in paradise.
Day 7: Exploring the Wonders of Your Stay In Cocoa Beach Sanctuary
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