Swiss Inn and Tennis Center

Tucked along South Fiske Boulevard in Rockledge, the Swiss Inn and Tennis Center has been welcoming guests to this stretch of Brevard County since 1988, when Dr. Rolf Spitzer first opened the property. In 1995, the Baldegger and Schwendener families, both originally from Switzerland, purchased the inn and have operated it as a family business ever since, which is where the property gets its name and its long run of independent, hands on ownership.

The five acre grounds sit around a one acre natural Florida pond, a quiet setting that sets the Swiss Inn apart from the larger chain hotels clustered along US 1 and near the beaches to the east. Guests staying in one of the rooms or the extended stay suite have access to free Wi-Fi and a complimentary continental breakfast each morning, along with a swimming pool and sun deck for relaxing between activities.

What distinguishes this inn from most small lodging properties in the area is its tennis center. The Swiss Inn is home to a USTA certified facility with six lighted Har-Tru clay courts, a surface more commonly associated with private clubs than roadside inns. The on site pro shop offers racquet stringing with a 24 hour turnaround, and the tennis staff run private lessons, group clinics, and junior development programs for players of different skill levels. Pool memberships and tennis memberships are available separately from overnight stays, so the property also serves as a local athletic club for Rockledge and Viera residents who never book a room.

The location works well for visitors with business in this part of Brevard County. Rockledge City Hall and the office and medical parks along the Fiske Boulevard corridor are a short drive away, and the inn sits roughly 35 minutes from Orlando International Airport and about 50 minutes from Walt Disney World by the property’s own estimate. Cocoa Village’s shops and riverfront park, along with the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, are both reachable within about a half hour by car, which makes the Swiss Inn a workable base for travelers who want a quieter address than the beachside strip in Cocoa Beach.

Because the Swiss Inn and Tennis Center is independently owned and has stayed under the same family’s management for roughly three decades, the pace here tends to differ from a standard highway motel. Front desk hours run daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the office can also be reached through a toll free line in addition to its local number. Room rates are seasonal and are quoted directly by the property rather than published on third party booking sites, so travelers researching a stay should expect to call or check the inn’s own website for current pricing on the eighteen rooms and the extended stay suite.

For anyone searching specifically for lodging inside Rockledge rather than the beach hotels a few miles east, the Swiss Inn and Tennis Center is one of the few independently operated properties actually located within the city limits. It combines a small inn with a working tennis facility that has served local players and traveling guests for close to four decades under the same family’s ownership since 1995.