'LIGHTENING THE LOAD': Dillons sell two buildings at Crystal River Inn, set for tent sale

Cathy Dillon describes it as a sigh of relief. 

After years of placing the Crystal River Inn on and off the market, she and her husband Mike are selling two buildings while maintaining the Inn's main building and the spa located in the Thomas House adjacent to it. 

Cathy Dillon says her hopes for the property, which began with the Inn when it opened in 1984 and eventually blossomed into a six-building estate, was for it to continue to operate as a hotel. But as the Dillons placed the property on the market, Cathy realized her desires didn’t exactly align with developers wishing to purchase the property.