Hotels near Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

"Breakfast was well rounded with hot food as well as bread bagels and a plentiful supply of cereal including many kids’ varieties. Depending on your reservation, it’s either free or low cost. Bar/restaurant has a nice menu. Opens daily at 1 pm. Slightly Slow service for meals but substantial servings and tasty. Good drinks! Nice large pool and surroundings. Spacious common areas. Contemporary furnishings in clean rooms. Not ordinary “ hotel chain” decor. You’ll be happy choosing this destination! "

"Husband sunk into bed/ almost rolled off in the middle of the night due to how sunk down the beds are. Condition of the property is okay, definitely could use updating (cracks in bathroom tile). "

"Couldn’t sleep at all, dirty sheets "

"The staff member that was on staff - Saturday afternoon was VERY RUDE & DISRESPECTFUL. Treated us like we were trash and talked to us with complete attitude about anything. I booked to pay at property..i receive a call at 1pm while traveling to Sarasota saying i needed to pay NOW. I generally book with one card and pay at property with a different card..never a problem when i select pay at property...she says they are busy and i need to pay so they dont cancel my room..i reiterated that i selected pay at property and its not 3pm which is check in time..she stated that because they are busy...i need to pay now...so because we have traveled 4 hours and didn't want to loose our room..i paid..upon arrival there was an additional $50 deposit required...that was not mentioned during her call...her explanation for questions asked...did not make sense to the question asked...it basically came to she wants money and i dont care about nothing else. One question I asked was..what happens if i hold reservation with one card but pay at property with another... she says they can change card number and run it..so i say but what happens with monies pulled off the card that was only to hold the reservation..she says you'll get your money back in 7-10 days... thats not cool..especially if i reserve to pay at property. I understand if was after check-in time but it was 1pm when she told me i needed to pay. And our tv didn't work The Sunday morning staff member was very pleasant. "

"Hidden Gem!! Excellent vibe and attention to detail "

"Parking was ok full lot by evening, AC worked great however, we had some chilly temp’s roll in and there was no heat available, in room temps around 60 degrees for a few nights. In sort this establishment needs some TLC. I would not stay here again."

"Room was very clean. "

"My wife and I were really impressed with our experience. The service was outstanding, from the valet to the front desk to the Tiki bar staff and servers at Drift. We would definitely return and recommend to others."

"Staff was helpful. It did not really have a kitchenette with cooking capability. Room had an unsettling odor. "