When Jim and Alexandra Gunderson bought the Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora 10 years ago, the historic hotel was in danger of closing. “It was a mess,” Jim Gunderson said recently. “Clearly it ...

MOUNT DORA — For five years, Alexandra and Jim Gunderson have practically torn the long-neglected Lakeside Inn apart and put ... so much water damage.” Like the never-ending business of ...

Although Mount Dora has a number of boutique hotels and bed-and-breakfast houses, the Lakeside Inn, with its vintage vernacular architecture, gracious lobby and outstanding restaurant, the ...

Visitors to Mount Dora’s Lakeside Inn relax in rocking chairs on the hotel’s 200-foot-long veranda, enjoying warm Florida breezes. People have been doing this since 1883. “This hotel had ...

Although Mount Dora has a number of boutique hotels and bed-and-breakfast houses, the Lakeside Inn, with its vintage vernacular architecture, gracious lobby and outstanding restaurant, the ...