Family Inn - Motel in Sarasota - 4807 N Tamiami Trl, USA

First, the charged my card before I ever got there. They charged the full amount. I thought it was weird because no one’s ever done that before. The front desk lady was rude and couldn’t look like she hated her life more. There was so many signs and little rules all over the plastic hanging between you and front desk. Most importantly being that you have to call them 5 minutes before you check out so they can come up to the room and look at it. By the way, there is no phone in the rooms. Thankfully, the front desk person in the morning was very nice and told me not to worry about it. I think he was the owner. We got a physical key and it didn’t lock the deadbolt, just the handle. The door locking mechanism was wobbly and had definitely been kicked in before. Didn’t feel very safe there, though nothing happened. Honestly, if I had known they had weekly rates, I wouldn’t have stayed here. I was also surprised that there weren’t any bugs in my room. That’s not something you’re usually happy about at a hotel. I do like that the check in was at 3:00 pm and check out was at 11:00 am because most places are 4:00 pm and 10:00 am. And the AC was on the far wall where the closet was, as far from the bed as you could get. It was so hot in there that we decided to leave it going, then get something to eat and hoped it cooled the room down by the time we got back.

I could never and everyone in these comments are complaining but yet everyone seen how the place looked before even staying there because I know I did lol

the door looked like it had been kicked in it was covered with paper. the window did not have a curtain, the room did not have a phone, towels,shampoo,or blow dryer. the fire alarn was not there the wires were all out, the ac would not turn off, no coffee maker. the mini fridge froze everything..nothing we ordered online to eat delivered there. under the bed looked like they haven't cleaned im months..tje staff was friendly and the beds were very comfortable. they knocked on the door to say we get 10$ off if we stay another night. it was definitely not worth $104 a night

I was forced to stay at the Family Inn as a result of poor upkeep and planning on the part of the hotel across the street. That was a whole different review and not good. I paid $95 for one night for a double room at the last minute. The room was pretty shambolic. The shower did not drain, the toilet did not flush properly, the bed was not comfortable at all. Towels were in need of replacement as they were rough and threadbare. The manager was nice enough although the $10 key deposit should have told me what kind of place I was staying at. I guess for last minute at least I had a room. Would not stay there out of choice.

Overall I must say this is a very nice m management is awful. I work in Sarasota so I hop from otel to hotel finding the best place available at the time. My first visit there was pleasant except for the fact that that their claim to offer free wifi only applies to the Siesta Inn side of the place. Cynthia argued with me that I was not putting in the password correctly. I showed her that I was indeed connected to their wifi but when I walked to the Family Inn side of the motel it wasn't in range and would automatically disconnect. She refused to believe that I knew what I was talking about and even walked with me and when she saw it disconnect she said it was my phone. Anyone who knows about Wi-Fi knows how that works. I tried to explain to her but to no avail. She was willing to offer me another room on the Siesta Inn side where the Wi-Fi was in range. My second visit she put me back on the family inn side and again the Wi-Fi didnt work. This time she became very argumentative with me and said that I was trying to cause problems and she even accused me of taking pictures of her when I was just trying to show her that my Wi-Fi was disconnected she called me a liar and she argued me that that was trying to get a better room. She told me that I could get a room somewhere else or take the room without the Wi-Fi. Since I already ran my card with her I chose to stay the night there and went to my room for the night. So attempting to stay there a third time I was told that I was barred from being in the motel. I asked her why that was and she said that I was the one that caused problems and took pictures of her. I never took any pictures of her and I never complained other than about the Wi-Fi I always picked up my room and I checked out before check out time I have stayed in other hotels in that neighborhood and I've heard things about this lady from other guests who have stayed there before. She has zero people skills and she should be fired. The owners of this place seem to be very nice and my room was always very nice with upgrades throughout. Its too bad that they have someone greeting their guests with this poor excuse for service. I did absolutely nothing to be barred from this motel. When I asked her to show me my name on the list she simply said go! Go! Go! Its too bad because I really like the motel and their rates are usually the best in town but first impressions matter!

Had read reviews but thought after a year they would have made improvements, BIG mistake! There were roaches on the wall, paint peeling around bathroom door, no switch plate for light switch, blinds did not close properly and no curtains. After that took my bags to car and returned key to say not staying there and why. Found a nice room across the street at Quality Inn for same price that included breakfast.

If you want to be eaten alive stay at this hotel. My husband and I had the most horrible experience of our lives. As you enter the smell of mold with a mixture of cigarette smoke hits you. The floors are dirty, bathroom tub rusty, cracked and the faucet falling apart. The toilet seat to small for the toilet bowl,, when u sit on the toilet it shakes and I'm 125lbs. Omg we were fighting with bed bugs and roaches from the moment we got into the bed. Bed bugs were all over us, only one channel works on the TV, no remote, night lamp constantly flicking. We finally went to front office to make complaints and didn't get proper response. Into our 1st half hour the bed bugs were coming out of the bed by their large numbers, we couldn't take it anymore and pack our stuff up. We took a few bugs up to the front office and ask for our money back. They decided to give us 50% of our money in return for the proof. We took it and RAN!!! You better off sleeping in homeless shelter or your car! It's horrible! The health department needs to shut this drainfield down.

As a Med student in the area I'm on the go and typically on the go all day. Family Inn always has me in the same room with a nice welcome basket waiting for me.||||I commute from the East to West Coast every week and the owner understands this about me. He even went as far as giving me his personal number to let him know when I'm coming into town. I've stayed and many of the hotels in the area, since starting school and hands down they have topped them all. ||||Update: Family Inn has begun renovated the rooms! On the outside it looks like apart of the neighborhood, but with the new flooring, updated bathrooms, and bedding it is a definite diamond of a find at a great price, when compared to some of the others I've been too! I will say, there isn't a breakfast in the morning which I'm not use to, but the price makes up for it in the end. It's worth the trip every week.||||I will continue to book my stays at Family Inn until graduation next year. Thank you for making my stays better than expected.