Ramada Sarasota

Run down and dumpy. Typical motel that has seen better days. Nice setup on the water but that’s about all it has going for it.

Not great. Today a worker randomly appeared on our balcony and was painting the railing. I went to open the sliding glass door and realized he was there. No warning from hotel staff. Our hallway smells like paint. Seems dirty. Not worth spending your money here.

Ewww… that’s what comes to mind. Layed down on bed before going out and both me and my wife started itching. Didn’t really think of it until we returned from dinner and saw a cockroach (so we thought) by the refrigerator. Upon seeing that we decided to check for bed bugs looked in dresser between beds and saw 3 or 4 bugs scrambling around and a couple dead bugs. My wife said they were German roaches and I wasn’t quit convinced. I decided to use my app cam find and the first thing it pulled up was bed bugs! That is what we decided it was because they were significantly smaller than roaches. We immediatly checked out with refund and they said they haven’t had a outbreak in a while and that they have a exterminator come spray periodically. We drove as fast away as we could and checked into the Hilton gardens right down the street. 20 dollars more but peace of mind.

Terrible. The owner is rude, unprofessional, and un personable. The place isn’t the cleanest, and watch what they charge you! I will definitely not be returning, this is not a 3 star hotel.

With a confirmation at 77 per night we were charged 103 per night as well as an additional 25 $ per night room damage safety deposit. So after charging our debit card 200 $ over what we were confirmed. We then spoke to manager tom who was so rude. Would not give us the money they stole from us. Told us he couldn’t cancel the charged amount until the next day. The money wasn’t returned to our bank for almost an entire week. That was money we saved for vacation to be able to eat and get gas. So thanks for ruining our vacation. 1 $ cheeseburgers was what we got to eat for a week. Cleaning and receptionists were very nice. However the manager has no people skills. The next day we seen the same manager telling the same thing about rate change and deposit to an absolutely emotional elderly lady. He was just so rude.

Avoid this place at all costs! First of all it’s a cheap room that faces noisy traffic. If you don’t care about that, then watch the charges. We were charged $ 30 extra. It took a week for manager to get back to us explain the charge. First we were told that it was a deposit fee and then when we persisted we were told that it was for three missing towels (that we did not take). Both times they said they would correct the charges and credit us. So far we have not seen our $ 30. It looks like we’ll have to contest it through the credit card to get our money back, though.

Give it a one (Expedia gave it a 3!) they get a one because of the staff, all pleasant. Dirty DIRTY DIRTY!!! mood in the shower, stains on the pillow, mold musty smell– never again!

UFB no other hotel in town at 0200 was grateful to get a room — which beat sleeping upright in my car, the carpeting was BRAND NEW and in the midst of attempting to remodel and the mint on the pillow… HOWEVER dead roaches on the bathroom sink… and the mattress looked as if an elephant had slept on it… SAD — it stunk —

Horrible hotel. Rooms were musty and one of the staff couldn’t bother to cover his mouth and was coughing on everyone

When I travel and stay at a Hotel/​Motel/​Inn I expect the basics to be met: a clean room, a comfortable bed, and good service. Unfortunately this Ramada failed in all but one of my expectations and clearly struck out as an advertised three star hotel/​inn.
Checking in was easy as we had reservations through Expedia and the Ramada front desk attendant was very nice and friendly, but the Inn room as well as other missing amnesties and disappointments would prove to be the final result of my one star Unilocal evaluation of this Ramada location. (see pictures; sorry that they wouldn’t load upright).
#1, The Room: after repeated attempts to get the door unlocked with the electronic swipe key (this would happen everytime we tried to get into the room), it finally unlocked and we where instantly met with a newer and yet very poorly painted room filled with worn, dirty, and/​or broken furnishings and fixtures. We shut the door which failed to seal to the frame thanks to the worn out seals and sash (proved to be very drafty) and proceeded to get settled. As we would be staying here for four days, we wanted to unpack our stuff, but after looking at the TV case, which doubled as the room dresser, we noticed it was covered in a dirty film (the TV itself was smeared with God only knows what), and it was also easy to see that the drawers where broken (broken and jammed shut) and of little use; so much for unpacking.
OK, we could live out of our travel bags easily enough, and after a long day of travel, we where really ready for sleep; this would prove to be a BIG letdown with this Ramada.
#2, After the first nights unrest-​full sleep due to very uncomfortable beds (amongst other reasons), I decided to dig into the bed problem (check out the pictures); the bed[s] in our room where some of the worst I have encountered in a Hotel/​Motel/​Inn: mattresses where bowed and hard with springs that would dig into every part of the body; these mattresses where unsupportive, stained/​filthy looking, and simply worn out! They where produced in 1999 and Lord knows what they have witnessed! Really Ramada, you recently purchase this two-​bit Inn and you spend a little money on a repaint and skimp on the MOST IMPORTANT PART of a Hotel/Motel/Inn’s function; a restful nights sleep! Preposterous!
On to more letdowns with this Ramada!
#3, The actual location of this Ramada is a real problem being that it is near the Sarasota/​Bradenton International Airport but at such a location as to be in a DIRECT FLIGHT PATH of the incoming and exiting flights; bring earplugs as the Jetliners and other flight craft will rattle the ears as well as the hotel walls!
Of interesting note: A fun activity of this Ramada is to stand on the Inn balcony and wave at the airline passengers as the planes go by!
Other problem[s]:
#4, LOUD heating and air unit! Yes, if one wasn’t bothered by the noise of Airport flyovers, one could certainly be put off by the excessive loud HUMMING and Tinny BUZZING of the heat/​air unit; this thing is LOUD in all modes except for the off mode which didn’t get used much being that a cold front hit us while we where staying there.
#5, Non fully closeable privacy and secondary curtains of which where old, filthy, and broken!
#6, A toilet that would run intermittently even after jiggling the handle!
#7, NO ICE Machine for ice!
#8, Hard and foul smelling water; this place REALLY NEEDS a secondary water filtration system!
#9, Sporadic or non-​existent maid service; I guess if they come by while the do not disturb sign is out while one is using the bathroom, they won’t attempt to return at all for the rest of the day.
#10, Very SLOW internet service; also make sure to ask the desk clerk for the password as they won’t give it freely.
#11,The Tiki Bar was near our room and is open till 2:00AM so have some fun with the loud drunks as they stumble to look for their car or a nearby place to barf!
#12, The advertised view is for a limited section of this Inn so do not expect to get the fabulous dockside waterfront view with most rooms; we had a great view of the parking lot, the hotel/​Tiki Bar/​Restaurant dumpster, and the nearby residential neighborhood!
OK, Bitch session over and on to some of the positives for this Ramada. As stated, the front desk staff was very nice and friendly, and this location does offer a small but limited continental breakfast as well as a decent Tiki Bar (bartender was great) and the available Bearded Clam Restaurant of which claims to have really good food although a bit pricey for the offerings (check out their website for more detail). The location is really easy to find and is directly on the N. Tamiami Trail just North of the Airport and Old Florida University.
As to why we stayed here? Well, this local was «picked» by using «Expedia»; it wasn’t our choice, but the online pictures really looked appealing, so we went with it and the ugly truth would reveal itself while staying for four days.

Wow. Well I guess I should of read some reviews on this place on Unilocal first before I stayed here because the reviews on
were a lot different.
First I have to say for the amount they charge here it’s not worth what you get. My mattress was hard, room seemed very out dated. The room also had a funny smell to it. It wasn’t a horrible odor but just a weird smell.
I went to the gym and noticed a water cooler. So I decided to top off my water bottle. Well after noticing a yellowish tint in the water I just trashed it. Clearly someone is just filling that will some kinda tap water and not really filtered clean water.
Being so close to the main road it was a bit noises in my room. I couldn’t sleep will because the bed was just so hard and uncomfortable. Pillows and sheets were ok but need to upgrade their mattresses. I wouldn’t stay here again.
I almost went to sleep in my car. I think I would of slept better.

OMG! Do not go. We made that mistake. If you believe the expression, «you get what you pay for», then this place owes you! Rooms were dirty and the floors were damp. As a matter of fact everything felt damp including the stains on the rug. I sat in the arm chair and felt the need to take a shower. Oh and don’t forget that this place lies on the flight approach to Sarasota airport. OK, ok I have to say something positive. Free breakfast and the back rooms front on a marina.

Turn back now.
The Ramada in Sarasota was dingy, smelly and unclean.
Quite unacceptable in my opinion.

Noisy, rather dilapidated hotel with a few updates. The road noise and the roaring ac unit make earplugs and/​or ambien essential if you stay here. Everything about the place seems a little tired and outdated, not in a charming sort of way. Lighting reminded me of our visit to Romania after the revolution – a few 25 watt bulbs yielding a dark and dingy interior.

The looks on their website are deceiving in my opinion. Somewhat isolated property on the north end of Sarasota (in Pearl)