Americas Best Value Inn - Sarasota Downtown
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staff that checked us in could use classes in customer service
Fairly comfortable hotel, about 10-15 mins to Lido Key; across the street from Publix. I stayed here a few times and it seems they are slowly updating the bathrooms, painting the walls etc. Nothing fancy about it but it's clean, good price and conveniently located.
Good hotel for the price. Great location, Publix just accross the street !!!
This is a perfect little place to stay for folks spending on a budget. It is not glamorous, it is dated, but if you are using it for showers & sleeping it is perfect. The staff was very friendly. The rooms were very clean, and nothing seemed Not-safe. I traveled with my Wife and her Sister, I had no worries about them walking around by themselves. The breakfast was what was expected, & the coffee was good.
Very inexpensive. No frills. Location was where I wanted.
Our room was dingy and dark with duct tape holding the window shut and a dirty sink and bath tub. It felt like if I were to shower in there, I'd come out dirtier than if I didn't. There was a sodden board near the pool area with rusty nails sticking out of it, and we witnessed another guest step in it accidentally. When we tried to help this man the woman working at the front desk came out and yelled at us for being noisy (it was 8:30pm), rather than worrying about the injured guest. There is a Taco Bell in the same parking lot as the motel. One of the nights we watched a woman being arrested by 3 police cars right outside our room. Do not spend any money staying here. Pay more to stay literally ANYWHERE ELSE.
My first impression was that it was not what I thought it would be. First of all, it was located BEHIND Taco Bell and hard to find and the entrance looked rather rundown. However, the room they gave us on the second floor was large, comfortable, clean and overlooked a large pool. And it was very quiet.
The front desk lady mean person, the towel used to be white, yellow now, room 206 that I stay in, full of cockroaches
One of the staff members was not friendly, but others were good.
The front desk staff was very friendly parking is limited but the location is absolutely wonderful downtown is within walking distance and Publix is just across the street. Not to mention a neighboring Taco Bell and Mcdonalds!!! Only minus too much clutter in the hallways hurry along those renovations guys! I'm sure your upgrades will be a delight. I say yes to Americas Best!!!!
The room smelt bad. When we walked in we seen roaches crawling on the floor. On top of it my daughter and I got scabbies. Never would I recommend it to anyone.
Service very bad.the person in front desk very rude all the times.we thought that was because we are Hispanic and we don't speak Ingles very well .for the price the hotel it's ok but we don't come back to this hotel again. And we will not recommend it to anybody
I was overall satisfied with the motel but the staff could use some training in friendly customer service.
overall I would say the room was good it was clean one day the housekeeping did forget our towels staff were friendly and helpful
has fridge and microwave and ok for the price but a very old smell was prominent.
We (family) are repeat visitors to Americas Best Value Inn Sarasota. It's not by any means a big fancy resort --- more of a small, basic hotel --- but you cannot beat the price for the location, just a 10-minute drive from the beaches. It's a nice little place to rest your head in a comfy bed. Large food store right across the street is great.
I had an awesome time. It was a wonderful night inn.
I was stuck with a smoking room even though I requested a non-smoking. Nothing appeared to have been renovated since the 80's. It felt unsafe and dirty. Was thankful to see the light of day so that I could leave.
Had roaches..... The tub water didn't go down like it should!!!!!
They put me in a smoking room which was wrong and immediately changed me to non smoking without a problem. You get what you pay for here. Location is good for being close to down town.
Guest reviews for Americas Best Value Inn - Sarasota Downtown
ok hotel nothing fancy clean
Everyone
staff that checked us in could use classes in customer service
convenient location
Everyone
Fairly comfortable hotel, about 10-15 mins to Lido Key; across the street from Publix. I stayed here a few times and it seems they are slowly updating the bathrooms, painting the walls etc. Nothing fancy about it but it's clean, good price and conveniently located.
hotel ok.
Everyone
Good hotel for the price. Great location, Publix just accross the street !!!
right around the corner
Everyone
This is a perfect little place to stay for folks spending on a budget. It is not glamorous, it is dated, but if you are using it for showers & sleeping it is perfect. The staff was very friendly. The rooms were very clean, and nothing seemed Not-safe. I traveled with my Wife and her Sister, I had no worries about them walking around by themselves. The breakfast was what was expected, & the coffee was good.
very inexpensive with no frills.
Everyone
Very inexpensive. No frills. Location was where I wanted.
horrible experience
Everyone
Our room was dingy and dark with duct tape holding the window shut and a dirty sink and bath tub. It felt like if I were to shower in there, I'd come out dirtier than if I didn't. There was a sodden board near the pool area with rusty nails sticking out of it, and we witnessed another guest step in it accidentally. When we tried to help this man the woman working at the front desk came out and yelled at us for being noisy (it was 8:30pm), rather than worrying about the injured guest. There is a Taco Bell in the same parking lot as the motel. One of the nights we watched a woman being arrested by 3 police cars right outside our room. Do not spend any money staying here. Pay more to stay literally ANYWHERE ELSE.
experience
Everyone
My first impression was that it was not what I thought it would be. First of all, it was located BEHIND Taco Bell and hard to find and the entrance looked rather rundown. However, the room they gave us on the second floor was large, comfortable, clean and overlooked a large pool. And it was very quiet.
dirty place
Everyone
The front desk lady mean person, the towel used to be white, yellow now, room 206 that I stay in, full of cockroaches
good location near downtown.
BusinessTravelers
One of the staff members was not friendly, but others were good.
weekend getaways
Singles
The front desk staff was very friendly parking is limited but the location is absolutely wonderful downtown is within walking distance and Publix is just across the street. Not to mention a neighboring Taco Bell and Mcdonalds!!! Only minus too much clutter in the hallways hurry along those renovations guys! I'm sure your upgrades will be a delight. I say yes to Americas Best!!!!
