For Visitors
Discover a Lakeland
that locals love.
The local's guide to Lakeland — the best places to stay, eat, and explore, and book your stay direct with no platform fees.
Browse Lakeland StaysThe local's guide to Lakeland
Stay where the
lakes still
belong to you.
The best places to stay, eat, and explore in Lakeland — book your stay direct, no platform fees. Made by locals, funded by local businesses.
38
Named lakes
30min
To Tampa & Orlando
Free
24/7 concierge
Explore by neighborhood
Each corner of Lakeland
has its own pace.
Two ways in
Find a stay, or fill one.
Discover a Lakeland
For Property Owners
Get booked by guests
who stay longer.
Get into the guide. Guests book on stayinlakeland.com — you keep the stay, we never take a commission. Free or Pro. We'll set you up.
List Your PropertyThe Lakeland Letter
A weekly dispatch from
a small Florida city.
Events, restaurant openings, festivals, farmers markets, new stays, and the occasional Frank Lloyd Wright tour. Written by locals. Free. No spam.
What is Stay in Lakeland
Stay in Lakeland is the local guide to Lakeland, Florida — a Polk County city between Tampa and Orlando. We list short-term rentals from Airbnb, VRBO, and local hosts by neighborhood and pair each with a guide to what's nearby, from Circle B Bar Reserve to Frank Lloyd Wright's campus at Florida Southern College. Guests book direct with each host, with no platform fees; listed owners get a Free or Pro subscription with the full guest concierge (never a booking fee). A printed Lakeland Guest Guide is planned; publication and distribution dates will be announced. Founded by Isa Ibars.