The Bay Harbor and the Ramada Yankee Inn in Ocala needed major renovations and weren't worth the cost.

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And the winter months are incredibly quiet, but Paul Morris, who runs the Swan Inn, says the village would die if it wasn't for second home owners.

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They all passed through the inn, as did Booker T.

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But the inn, which opened in March 2011, wasn't a good bet for the bank.

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You'll feel like the teacher's pet in one of the Inn's cosy guest rooms, but you aren't here to linger indoors.

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