What a good find…read more.. This area was not on my radar at all. We simply wanted to visit a friend in the area that was moving and she recommended staying here over the nearby hotel chains. This is a wonderful place to stay if you are looking to get away for some relaxation without all the heavy tourist activity, etc. It is quiet and has everything you need. There is a pool, beach access and other amenities, plus, there are a few restaurants (with bars) nearby. The rooms are comfy and are supplied with a fridge, microwave, dishes, etc. The hotel offers a great view whether you are on the bay side or not. If you are looking for something to do in the area then Bradenton, Tampa and St. Petersburg are nearby with a plethora of activities and sites to meet everyone's desires. Lastly, there is complimentary parking with your stay in a protected garage area assigned by the building you are staying. The check in/out staff was friendly and informative. Please note: Currently they don't attend to the rooms every day with the pandemic. However, if there is anything you need...just let them know and they will get it to you, handle it, take care of it, etc. A "con" is that one elevator was not working when we were there and the working elevator is slow. Please note, you press the button to "call it", the light may go off and the doors won't open...you need to press the button again to open or else you'll find yourself standing there wondering what is going on. Strange I know, but it is what it is. The broken & slow elevator issue can be frustrating if you are in a hurry, exhausted, etc...so be prepared! Plus, you are supposed to keep your distance from folks with the pandemic, however, some folks ignore that and pile in. With one elevator broken and the other running slow...things like this happen. Oh...and I'm still not sure why there is a "resort fee" when the amenities they have come free with other hotels, but perhaps I missed something spectacular. Personal note: Beds and pillows are ok, but if you are driving in I'd bring my own pillow. It's great the rooms have ceiling fans...woot! Florida Residents: There is a special price for your stay and/or staycation. If you don't see it online then be sure to inquire--All you need is proof of ID. AAA Members: There is a special price for members. If you don't see it online, then be sure to inquire.

Why Only One Star?...... Because Mold in a $200.00 plus a night suite is unacceptable. The…read moreTownhouse, while nicely appointed (we had a townhouse at the Inn part of the resort on Destiny Drive) is in considerable disrepair. There is mold in the shower... A LOT of mold. The shower curtain is torn and off the hooks, and both bedrooms have vertical blinds with several missing slats and one wouldn't close all the way. Upon our arrival the key wouldn't open the front door and we had to wait on the porch for 20 minutes in the cold for maintenance technician to arrive. Not a way we wanted to start off a wedding weekend. Let's hope they come clean the mold away tomorrow See photos. Worst of all...... NOT ACCESSsaBLE and nobody told us. The tub is tall and difficult to get into (for elderly or mobility impaired). Have to climb two flights of stairs to get to front door, then up another flight to get to the bedroom. The water is murky even out of the filter

Clean, comfortable, quiet & plenty of parking. Located right off I75. If only there was a bar in…read morethe lobby.

Clean room with great access to highway. Breakfast in AM was ample and tasty. Hot and cold food…read moreavailable. Area has several restaurants as well. Will stay here again if need affordable option for Sarasota area even though closer to Tampa.

Really good experience staying here. Fairly new hotel, free breakfast, free parking, rooms are…read moreclean and comfortable. Monica was wonderful at check in and texted to make sure everything was okay shortly after. Breakfast was great in the morning starting at 6am. Room had Microwave and small refrigerator, sink, coffee maker. I would definitely stay here again.

I stay here often for business. It's an easy exit and centrally located between Tampa and the rest…read moreof Southern parts of Florida. But it's off the beaten path enough that you can relax and unwind.

dealing with ghosts who hide the fact its not an Inn but rather an airbnb. Once i established this…read morethey would not negotiate and billed me for no-show. I would not stay here-buyer beware

If musty smells, dirty, sticky surfaces, stained mattresses, and cold showers are your thing, this…read moreis the place for you. We booked here because our daughter found it online and her daughter wanted a beach. My husband kept saying: "It's only for one night." Thank God.

We had a birthday party/family reunion here and it served its purpose wonderfully. We all came from…read morefar and wide and threw a party that was awesome! I loved that we all had our own cottages and in the mornings we would gather at one and have breakfast and coffee together, just catching up. There was so much to do as well. The kids had a blast in the pool and some went fishing on the dock. We played games and chatted for hours. The cottages were well stocked and comfortable. I rented the 2 bedroom and it had 2 ac units to keep the place cooled down. I only had 2 gripes during this stay: 1. The shower head in the restroom. I'm not saying that it needs to be a rainfall shower head but a regular shower head set up in the ceiling isn't working. They need to just move it where a regular shower head goes, on the wall. 2. The bug bites. I mean, I get it, it's right on the water but no amount of bug spray worked. No home remedies worked. You just had to take it. I walked out of there looking like I have chicken pox but I had a great time! Other than that, everything was amazing! Tami and Lynn were great and any questions we had they were both ready to help. I will definitely come back but it won't be in the summer, I have learned my lesson lol.

Have stayed here many times. Quiet, relaxing resort. Nice tropical atmosphere with a dock on…read moremanatees river. Wonderful pool. Always fresh and clean. Very clean accommodations. Variety of little cottages with kitchens and living rooms. Offer studio, one and two bedroom maybe even three. Fairly well stocked, plenty of towels and nice linens. Our kitchen (kitchens may very) needed things like a bowl, a can opener but had a variety of things. Only con I can think of, Advertised as full kitchens but many have a mini refrigerator. Ours opened into (& hitting ) a drawer and cupboard making it very hard to open or close. Hosts are very friendly, helpful and accommodating. Definitely a relaxing stay. But this stay there was a lack of pelicans!

I walked in at 10 am because the night before my mom completed paperwork with someone and payed for…read morean earlier check in. Before I could even finish saying, "Good morning, i am here to check in." A man at the front just started going on and on about how check in isn't until later there is nothing that we can do and etc. i called my mom because i didn't even say anything and wasn't in the mood to go back and forward, he was extremely rude to her on the phone until she named dropped Kimmie. Then all of a sudden he had a room available for check in. Funny enough Kimme is the one who was telling my grandmother not to worry about it or him and that everything would get situated. We checked into room 101. Which smelled like mold, had a broken toilet, telephone , and several roaches. I walked to the lobby(the phone was not working) to tell them. The man who was rude earlier insisted on us staying in the room because they will fix the toilet. Kimmie however made sure he moved us to a new room. As i was walking to the front to tell the front desk about the room my grandmother let me know room service and maintenance just walked into fix the toilet without knocking. She said they told her "they didn't think anyone was in the room" which makes sense to me if check in is normally at 2. But poor communication in the staff nonetheless. Ive got to say the best thing about the place was Kimmie and the house cleaning staff. I wouldn't recommend this stay to anyone but my worst enemy.

It was okay for 1 night,the only issues if you do not like a hard bed(mattress) stay away…read more Breakfast was a very small area with some warm dishes like store made egg patties, no cream cheese , just basics like cereal & waffles. will fill you barely. Rooms were renovated,bathrooms very small. Beds are the issue to hard. Priced much better with 3 rd party apps like VIO.COM. saved $40. Just confirm your reservation to avoid any issues at check in. For the $ it was acceptable,no more than 1 night.

I am not one to leave a bad review ever but I would not recommend this place to anyone who values…read morecleanliness. Within the first few minutes of being there (before we had even brought our bags inside) we had found a cockroach and stains on the curtains and beds. I talked to the owner and he quickly caught an attitude saying the room "was just cleaned". There was trash outside the window. The hotel also smelled very musty and I do not believe the air conditioning was working. We did not stay any longer.

Nastiest place of all time, dirty, stains everywhere, blood, fire alarm broken, no electricity, bad…read moreThe customer service was nice and the food near it was nice and good, 2.0

Zero stars in my opinion. We went with 3 families to have a week in the sun with our kids. Once we…read morearrived here, it was nothing like the photos. We walked into complete joke of a place. A broken window with cardboard box closing it up, a doggie door on a locked door into a garage that the owner was STAYING IN!! At all random times during the day and night. We had two, one year old children that could have crawled through that dog door! The floors were discussing, all of our feet were black from just walking on it. We started bringing our stuff in from our long drive here only to find more and more filth. The fridge was full of old food and dirt. The front of it was splattered in who knows what. The microwave had food all over it. The stove top had grease splattered and was so dirty you could write your name in the filth. The dish washer STILL had dishes in it!! The bathroom tub had hair everywhere and was BLACK with dirt. Both toilets in this house were covered in hair and poop. The drawers in the bathroom had hair clippings like someone shaved and dumped their hair in there!! We found glass multiple times on the floor. The beds were beyond GROSS. Stains everywhere, one even had blood stains on both the sheets and the bed . There was layers of dust on the ceiling fans and under the beds. The walls were splattered with filth. Picture frames on the wall covered in all things gross. The dock was broken, the mini golf was A COMPLETE JOKE. It would be better off as fire wood. We called vrbo immediately and they called Peter who told us that he would be sending a cleaning service to fix this around 2 pm the next day. Of course being during naptimes for our kids we agreed (mistake) so we headed out so they could clean. We came back after 5 to Peter NOT a cleaning service. He said he cleaned the bathrooms but there was no difference at all. He left and the place was exactly the same. So we called vrbo this time to see if they could help move us, and get our money back. How could we stay here with our small children and the filth?!? Vrbo said that there was nothing they could do for us but continued to apologize. We called Peter then to see if we could get our money back or at least do something for us. Because at this point we had now cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen to make it work just so we weren't so grossed out. We went and bought our own cleaners to do so!! Peter Yelled at one of the wifes on the phone, making her cry. Then came to the House!! With his girlfriend telling us that the place was clean and that it was fine. Never apologizing for anything. Just that he would get us new bed sheets and that we were over reacting. "Treated like family" is a joke. All of this drama happened while we were trying to feed our kids dinner. At this point none of us felt comfortable staying here with our families. But were out of money if we left. So we were stuck. We cleaned the house and left everyday and went somewhere to get out of that place. None of us slept in fear of what was on those beds and knowing peter was there at all times. The place is gross and not worth your time nor money. This was supposed to be a fun family friend trip and we all couldn't wait to leave. How horrible!! Family's saved money, took off time for work, travelled over 18 hours to come to a complete mess of a place. We all have tons of photos of everything! Save yourself time and money and stay somewhere else.

I inquired about this property after arriving here from Los Angeles. The first night I stayed in…read morethe house they rent out I was so tired I went right to sleep and checked out next morning. About an hour after checking out Peter and his wife "Taz" called me offering me the motorhome next to their house to stay in because the rental house was being rented out for the weekend. I agreed and met with them that day. From the outside the motorhome looked ok. When they showed me the inside it was dusty and didnt appear to have been used in a long time. I thought it was odd they didnt clean it before showing it to me but in that area there arent a lot of apts available and no hotels that I seen so out of desperation I agreed to rent the place. Against my better judgement I agreed to pay $750 a month and $750 deposit which I would get back as long as I didnt do any damage. So I gave them $1500 and moved my stuff in. First incident that happened was when I opened refrigerator it was infested with bugs I immesiately called them and Taz came and put a bunch of towels soaked in bleach in fridge and left it overnight. She said she'd be back in morning to finish. So in the morning Im still asleep and theres a knock on the door, mind you I wasnt given a key. So shes knocking I didnt answer because i was still asleep and after knocking twice she decided to just let herself in the motorhone. I know where Im from its illegal for manager or owner to enter a rented property without 3 days notice. Theyre definately not allowed to just open the door especially a locked soor whenever they want. I was asleep naked and this woman just walked in like it was nothing. She cleaned the fridge and left. I know she entered the motorhome numerous times when I would leave in the next 2 or 3 days i was there without permission. Ive sinced noticed numerous things of mine missing but this would be the least of my lroblems come to find out. This next series of events I have attached pics so you can get an idea of what Im about to say. The last night I was there, while laying in bed, I kept itching really really bad about 3 hours later i turned on all the lights and couldnt believe what I saw first of all she took the sheets I had used 4 days prior when I stayed in the house and put them on the bed in the motorhome, not really a big deal but little odd. When I looked at the mattress underneath the pad that was put on top of bed I was horrified. (See pics) i jumped in the shower cuz I felt so nasty and covered in bugs. (See pics) when i got out of shower and looked at the water you could literally see all the bugs that came off my body and hair while showering. Not to mention i had to take a cold shower cuz entire time i was there I never got hot water. Its trou ling even repeating and reliving this situation again. Im horrified of bugs especially bed bugs. As I started to look through my things everything had bugs on it. I grabbed all my things and immediately went to 24 hour laundrymat and hot water washed everything I xould salvage that ddidnt get thrown away by me. I had to throw away about 15 pairs of shoes because they had fabric on them and I couldnt wash them. I have very good taste in shoes and as everyone knows womens shoes are not cheap. I was itching for days after. While at laundrymat i text Peter asking him for my $1500 dollars back. I had only been there for 4 days and in thise 4 days i never had hot water, my privacy was violated daily and I had to throw out probably $1200 in food that was in fridge and my other belongings that were ruined by bed bugs. Not only did they refuse to give me any money back but I didnt even get an apology. Nothing from them whatsoever except "wheres the key" thats the response I got after writing a 3 page text frantic and in tears I was so horrified by bug situation. Not even an apology. I still to this day havent received a dime back from them. I have many photos and will be taking them to court. So anybody even thinking about staying here, think again you will regret it. Im a very easy going person and I was done so wrong by these people. Please look at the pics Ive included so you know everything your reading is the absolute truth about what happened there. Grom afar it seems like a nice place but dont be fooled. I can almoat guaranteed they did nothing about the bed bug problem and the next person that stays there i feel very sorry for. And if your thinking about renting the rental house they have just remember it only takes one bug on their shoe or clothes and they walk in that rental place that place is now infested.