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Below are the verified reviews from guests that we have booked recently:
"55th Reunion"
Overall Score5.0/5
Great location, clean room, great bar and good food.
John C. (Individual traveler, booked 1 room), from
29-Sep-2019
Verified Review, stayed from Fri Sep 27 to Sun Sep 29 2019 at a $115.23 average nightly rate.
Summary of Verified Reviews
82
Very Good
Summary of 1,708 verified reviews
The TrustYou Meta-Review is a summary of verified reviews from across the web. These summaries use state-of-the-art algorithms to analyze review data and benchmark hotels against each other so you can find and book the perfect hotel.
"Very good wellness hotel. Close to parking areas and the airport. Awesome vibe."
Location
86/100
161 reviews
"Great location near the airport. Excellent parking and car access."Relatively close to the beach.Far from city centre, but close to good restaurants and bars.
Vibe
84/100
121 reviews
"Awesome vibe. Modern Hotel. Entrance area is ok. Stylish hotel."Friendly atmosphere. Great for a wellness holiday.Perfect airport hotel. Good for business people.
Service
81/100
349 reviews
"Service is professional and friendly."Reception and bar service are as expected.Poor management, but okay housekeeping. Shuttle service is ok.Room service is perfect.
Room
71/100
382 reviews
"Spacious, new, reasonably clean rooms."Small rooms and poorly cleaned bathrooms.Substandard furniture, A/C, TV's and kitchenettes. Shower was ok.
WiFi
71/100
12 reviews
"Good internet service."
Breakfast
59/100
96 reviews
"Decent and moderately priced breakfast."
Rated 80/100 based on reviews from families.
"New rooms. Beautiful architecture."
Location
89/100
40 reviews
"Great location near the airport. Relatively close to the beach."
Service
80/100
62 reviews
"Welcoming service and reception and housekeeping are alright."
Room
60/100
72 reviews
"Poorly-maintained but decently clean rooms, with okay beds and subpar bathrooms."
Breakfast
59/100
23 reviews
"Decent and moderately priced breakfast."
Rated 79/100 based on reviews from couples.
"Spacious rooms. Modern Hotel."
Location
83/100
14 reviews
"Great location."
Service
79/100
35 reviews
"Friendly service, and reception was okay."
Cleanliness
66/100
21 reviews
"Cleanliness is lacking in rooms and bathrooms. Clean hotel facilities."
Room
66/100
36 reviews
"Rooms are of average size, and moderately well-maintained, with nice beds."Bathrooms are dirty and rooms in need of maintenance.
Breakfast
63/100
12 reviews
"Breakfast is average."
Comfort
63/100
26 reviews
"Comfortable, reasonably large rooms with excellent beds, but noisy."
Rated 77/100 based on reviews from business travelers.
"Clean hotel facilities. Awesome vibe."
Service
82/100
8 reviews
"Friendly service."
Food
76/100
6 reviews
"Delicious food."
Cleanliness
63/100
8 reviews
"Quite clean."
Amenities
63/100
5 reviews
"Ordinary amenities."
Room
61/100
12 reviews
"Room is all right."
Rated 80/100 based on reviews from solo travelers.
"Great location. Friendly service."
Service
84/100
9 reviews
"Friendly service."
Food
78/100
5 reviews
"Delicious food."
Cleanliness
73/100
6 reviews
"Clean."
Room
70/100
13 reviews
"Room is all right."
Comfort
62/100
6 reviews
"Comfortable."
Rated 74/100 based on reviews from all travelers.
"Very good wellness hotel. Close to parking areas and the airport. Awesome vibe."
Location
88/100
5 reviews
"Great location."
Service
80/100
5 reviews
"Fantastic service."
Room
70/100
7 reviews
"Room is all right."
Comfort
65/100
8 reviews
"Decently comfortable but somewhat noisy."
Rated 78/100 based on reviews from all travelers.
"Very good wellness hotel. Close to parking areas and the airport. Awesome vibe."
Location
87/100
142 reviews
"Great location near the airport. Excellent parking and car access."Relatively close to the beach.
Vibe
84/100
112 reviews
"Awesome vibe. Stylish hotel. Modern Hotel. Entrance area is ok."Friendly atmosphere.
Service
82/100
315 reviews
"Service is professional and friendly."Reception and bar service are as expected.Housekeeping and management are lacking. Shuttle service is ok.Room service is perfect.
WiFi
71/100
12 reviews
"Good internet service."
Room
70/100
349 reviews
"Rooms are new, moderately clean and of average size."Small rooms and poorly cleaned bathrooms.Substandard furniture, A/C, TV's and kitchenettes. Shower was ok.
Breakfast
60/100
82 reviews
"Decent and moderately priced breakfast."
Rated 76/100 based on reviews from families.
"New rooms. Beautiful architecture."
Location
88/100
35 reviews
"Great location near the airport. Relatively close to the beach."
Service
82/100
47 reviews
"Friendly service, and reception was okay."
Breakfast
59/100
16 reviews
"Decent and moderately priced breakfast."
Room
59/100
62 reviews
"Large, reasonably clean rooms and comfortable beds."Poor maintenance in rooms and bathrooms.
Rated 76/100 based on reviews from couples.
"Modern Hotel. Clean hotel facilities."
Location
83/100
10 reviews
"Great location."
Service
80/100
30 reviews
"Friendly service."
Cleanliness
67/100
14 reviews
"Room cleanliness is acceptable. Clean hotel facilities."
Room
66/100
27 reviews
"Fine room size and cleanliness."Beds are superb, but bathrooms are lacking.
Comfort
63/100
20 reviews
"Comfortable, reasonably large rooms with excellent beds, but noisy."
Breakfast
62/100
10 reviews
"Breakfast is average."
Rated 61/100 based on reviews from business travelers.
"Clean hotel facilities. Awesome vibe."
Service
82/100
8 reviews
"Friendly service."
Food
76/100
6 reviews
"Delicious food."
Cleanliness
63/100
8 reviews
"Quite clean."
Amenities
63/100
5 reviews
"Ordinary amenities."
Room
61/100
12 reviews
"Room is all right."
Rated 75/100 based on reviews from solo travelers.
"Great location. Fantastic service."
Service
85/100
7 reviews
"Fantastic service."
Room
68/100
9 reviews
"Room is all right."
Rated 79/100 based on reviews from all travelers.
"Very good wellness hotel. Close to parking areas and the airport. Awesome vibe."
Location
82/100
11 reviews
"Great location."
Service
80/100
23 reviews
"Friendly service."
Value
78/100
7 reviews
"Best value for money."
Cleanliness
66/100
9 reviews
"Room cleanliness is acceptable."
Room
65/100
17 reviews
"Rooms are quite clean and beds are standard."Large rooms with below average bathrooms.
Breakfast
58/100
8 reviews
"Breakfast is average."
Rated 82/100 based on reviews from families.
"Fantastic service. Great location."
Location
87/100
5 reviews
"Great location."
Service
78/100
13 reviews
"Fantastic service."
Room
65/100
6 reviews
"Room is all right."
Comfort
63/100
6 reviews
"Comfortable."
Breakfast
58/100
6 reviews
"Breakfast is average."
Customer Reviews of Holiday Inn Sarasota Airport
Tripadvisor Traveler Rating:
Value
Rooms
Cleanliness
Service
Excellent
349
Very Good
179
Average
62
Poor
40
Terrible
18
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Recent Reviews:
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Rising to the challenge
Aug 5, 2020
I was not just pleasantly surprised by this hotel during my recent business trip; I was shocked to find all the comforts I used to enjoy while traveling at this...
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I was not just pleasantly surprised by this hotel during my recent business trip; I was shocked to find all the comforts I used to enjoy while traveling at this spectacular Holiday Inn.
While following all the new guidelines and restrictions, which have shut many hotels and restaurants down, this one offers all amenities, including a full bar and cooked-to-order food. The staff goes above and beyond to keep guests safe during the pandemic.
The restaurant was awesome. The busy bar seemed to have a strong local following, but Jay the bartender was helpful and attentive to me as possible, despite being a first time guest. For breakfast I was expecting the standard cheap grab and go, like the other hotels are now offering. But I ended up treating myself to the pancakes-- best I ever had, personally prepared by the head Chef, I was told.
As a traveling sales rep, I will be back in the area in a few weeks, but 30 minutes further away in Venice. I will still go nowhere else, despite the distance.
David Alexander, General Manager at Holiday Inn Sarasota - Airport, responded to this review
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
This hotel is disgusting. Every single part of our experience at this place was terrible. This hotel is so far below what I would consider Holiday Inn standards, I am...
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This hotel is disgusting. Every single part of our experience at this place was terrible. This hotel is so far below what I would consider Holiday Inn standards, I am frankly shocked it is still open. The entire place, from the parking lot to the rooms and pool, is filthy, and clearly not well managed. On top of that, the staff is among the most rude, unhelpful and incompetent that I have seen in many years of travels all over the world. The staff was unhelpful at every single encounter, beginning with check-in, and push back on every request, even asking for towels. The lobby, rooms and common areas were gross and not well kept. There is constantly water on the lobby floor from the staff failing to keep it clean. People party in the parking lot until early in the morning, completely trashing the parking lot.
The pool was so over-chlorinated, that it ruined all of our bathing suits and caused everyone's eyes to burn for HOURS. One in our party laid on the floor for 2 hours after returning from the pool because his eyes felt like they were on fire. On top of that, there were absolutely no towels available at the pool or extra ones for the room. We were repeatedly told that the hotel was completely out of towels. How does a manager even let that happen? We had to use my beach towels to shower.
Every single thing about this hotel screams gross mismanagement. Not only will I never return to this hotel, I may never visit another Holiday Inn again.
David Alexander, Owner at Holiday Inn Sarasota - Airport, responded to this review
We sincerely apologize regarding your disappointment with your recent stay.
We are one of few area hotels to use a professional third party for pool chemicals, Galaxy Pools, one of the largest and best regarded swimming pool contractors in our area. Most hotels leave chemical treatment to non-expert staff; but we spare no expense when it comes to safety. We will report your feedback to our vendor; but we are confident that, per their expert assessment, the chlorine levels are optimized at the safest levels.
Regarding your other comments, we thank you for your feedback. COVID-19 has forced us to reduce staffing levels to limit possible exposure. To date we have had no cases at the hotel and among or staff. However, we will be taking action to better keep up with lobby and parking lot use during busy times, as, like all hotels, we unfortunately have guests that litter the grounds.
They have us a room with a jacuzzi tub that was not working and had broken tile surrounding it. The hall leading To the room was very stale smelling and...
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They have us a room with a jacuzzi tub that was not working and had broken tile surrounding it. The hall leading To the room was very stale smelling and humid. Very sad experience. We directed family visiting us later that year to NOT stay at this hotel.
David A, General Manager at Holiday Inn Sarasota - Airport, responded to this review
I apologize for your disappointment. To clarify we do not have any "broken" Jacuzzis. Your room was booked as a standard room, not as a Jacuzzi room; therefore the Jacuzzi was disabled. We, unfortunately, no longer offer those rooms after several flooding incidents a few years ago. Aside from that, your room was a larger, king sized room. I assume this was not communicated properly at check in. Therefore, we will be taking corrective action with our team; and I sincerely apologize for the confusion.
We arrive for the memorial weekend, the 1 thing was that the pool area was close for the covid-19, but on the website they dont show that. The room that...
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We arrive for the memorial weekend, the 1 thing was that the pool area was close for the covid-19, but on the website they dont show that. The room that we get have a cigarret smell so we change for another one (this one its ok) peoples on the front desk.....not polite...
David A, General Manager at Holiday Inn Sarasota - Airport, responded to this review
Please accept our sincere apologies regarding the inconvenience of transferring rooms. We are 100% non-smoking. However, unfortunately some of guests lack consideration for their fellow travelers, and smoke in our rooms.
Regarding the pool, we are aggressively following all recommendations of health authorities to ensure the safety of our guests. Coronavirus advisories are clearly noted on all our websites. Please note, our safety restrictions are not for our benefit-- but yours. The travel restrictions over the past three months have been devastating for our industry, to say the least. We in the hospitality industry have borne the brunt of these restrictions; and we are hoping to see them safe to relax as soon as possible.
We checked in early evening on Friday and first thing we noticed was the toilet seat was completely loose. We left the hotel shortly after check-in to get dinner and...
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We checked in early evening on Friday and first thing we noticed was the toilet seat was completely loose. We left the hotel shortly after check-in to get dinner and reported the problem to the front desk and he said he would check it immediately. When we returned about an hour later, the seat still wasn't fixed but we thought maybe it would be fixed the next morning so no big deal. We settled in and unpacked and around 10 or 11 went to run warm water to freshen up before bed and nothing. Tried the water in the shower and it was also cold. I called the front desk and they informed me that there was no hot water in the hotel and it wouldn't be fixed until Monday. He said if we checked out within an hour he would refund our money. If we stayed for the weekend, he would discount us $25. What??? Who wants to stay with no hot water? We immediately packed up and found another hotel at a higher cost I might add. Why didn't the manager contact all the guests to let them know of the water problem? Horrible choice on their part. The hotel from our observation is a bit worn, I can't comment on anything other than the customer service we received and the way they handled a serious issue to traveler's comfort. We could understand this was beyond their control but not notifying guests was unacceptable.
David A, General Manager at Holiday Inn Sarasota - Airport, responded to this review
Please accept our sincere apologies again regarding last weekend's mechanical malfunction.
As we discussed, the problem was determined just minutes before your arrival; and I was still in the process of personally contacting all of our upcoming arrivals.
The issue is now completely addressed, with hot water at the hotel now powered by the most powerful and advanced commercial heater system on the market-- ordered immediately after the incident. If you decide to give us another chance, we can absolutely guarantee piping hot water in all our rooms.
These reviews are the subjective opinions of individual travelers and not of TripAdvisor LLC nor of its partners.
Property Description
Discover the spectacular Holiday Inn Sarasota Bradenton, the area's premier centrally located full service property, with the stunning six story skylight atrium-- one of the only ones of its kind in the region, glass elevators, and lobby waterfall.
Conveniently situated in the heart of the Sarasota-Bradenton area only 1 mile from the local airport, the Holiday Inn will serve as the ideal base to explore our beautiful destination, offering easy access to the downtown bayfront, I-75, and some of the nation’s top beaches.
The casual, upscale atmosphere of our onsite Runway Grill also encourages everyone to relax and have a good time while either catching sports action on one of the our nine 50’’ flat screen TVs, or gathering with your friends and family.
Green Sustainability
Florida Green Lodging Certified
Amenities / Features
Air conditioning
Cable TV service
Coffee/tea maker
Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Daily housekeeping
Desk
Flat-panel TV
Free cribs/infant beds
Free local calls
Free newspaper
Free toiletries
Free WiFi
Free wired Internet
Hair dryer
In-room safe
Iron/ironing board
Pay movies
Phone
Pillow menu
Premium bedding
Premium TV channels
Refrigerator
Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Room service (limited hours)
Airport & Shuttle Information
Airport 1 mile
Complimentary shuttle service
Local Shuttle Info: Complimentary 24/7 Sarasota-Bradenton International shuttle
Breakfast Information
Full service sports bar and grill onsite.
Runway Grill open daily from 6:00 am- 11:00 pm.
Pet Friendly?
Yes! Pets are allowed. $75 non-refundable deposit
About Holiday Inn
Full-service hotel offering three different experiences: Holiday Inn Express ideal for the business traveler, Holiday Inn Resorts for family fun and relaxation, and the Holiday Inn Club Vacations, suitable for family and friends with spacious accommodations
Offering comfort and family-oriented service, children stay and eat free at Holiday Inn properties
Free high-speed internet access
Restaurants and bars on-site with good food and drinks for all ages
Indoor or Outdoor swimming pools based on location
Great exercise facilities
Based on select properties, Holiday Inn's The Hub is the perfect entertainment spot and gaming area with a media lounge, fire pits, etc.
The Holiday Inn highlights above are subject to change without notice.
Hotel Rate Trends at Holiday Inn Sarasota Bradenton
The chart above shows averages of prices for both group prices and the best individual traveler rates we could find at the time the group/meeting offer was submitted. The lowest group/meeting discount shown is 40.9% in August 2020 and the highest average individual rate is $240 in the month of March 2019. This chart will show past seasonality and also project future months. If you are flexible with dates, you may want to consider staying at Holiday Inn Sarasota Bradenton in a month when rates are lower.
