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Americas Best Value Inn

811 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
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Americas Best Value Inn
Ranked #41 of 47 hotels in Sarasota
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Picton
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10 reviews 10 reviews
4 hotel reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

We stayed one night in March 2013. There were no problems. Walking distance to downtown area. Great value for the money. Staff were helpful and friendly. Close to fast food and easy to get to from the I75.

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Ohio
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11 reviews 11 reviews
4 hotel reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2013

The manager running this hotel, Nisha Patel, is horrible with customer service! And I think she took advantage of me. My daughter and I rolled in around 8pm one evening. The sign said "special walk-in rates". I was charged $89 for two double beds. Not horrible for this area, but definitely not a "special rate". The room was clean and... More

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Chicago
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 July 2012

In the past 10 years of epic three-month long road trips and a ridiculous amount spent on gas and hotels, this is one of the worst hotels that we've ever visited--right next to the bedbugs in Jersey. It enrages me that there isn't an option on this rating We booked the room on Hotels.com (never again), and it matched a... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 July 2012

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2 July 2012

Thank You for taking the time to fill out this review. We try to make our guests as compfortable as possible. This was an oversite of which we have the ability to rectify for future visits. Thank You Management More

New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012 via mobile

I bought a room here on Priceline, 60 bucks, close to old downtown Sarasota and Selby Gardens; I thought "what a steal". It was so NOT worth it. If I wasn't in town for a big family event & only one overnight I would have just turned around and left when I stepped in the room. It wasn't the size,... More

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Medina, NY
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

We stayed at your hotel while attending a family wedding in Sarasota. There were a total of 11 in our party renting 4 rooms. I found the hotel to be clean and the staff very friendly and accomodating. The free breakfast was sufficient but some fresh fruit would be nice. The pool was beautiful and well maintained. The hallways might... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012 via mobile

Close to Sarasota but that is the only good thing I'll say about this hotel. It stinks! Literally it smelled musty stagnant and old. I wish I would have paid an extra $20 to $30 to stay at a decent hotel. Continental breakfast was a joke. Not very satisfied for the price.

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manager01339, Manager at Americas Best Value Inn, responded to this review
17 April 2012

Why would you stay if the hotel smell was so horrible? With the $20.00 or $30.00 you saved on your room rent you could have gone out to breakfast and probably lunch. Hot breakfast, deluxe breakfast and continental breakfast are all different. Continental breakfast means one sweet roll coffee and one juice. We offer with our continental breakfast White or... More

Cardiff, United Kingdom
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11 reviews 11 reviews
7 hotel reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2011 via mobile

We arrived late in the evening having decided the best western price eighty five dollars was excessive given the time we would spend there. Best value ticked the price box at fifty for a central location. The room however only worked for sleeping. There was an aroma in the room which took 15 mins to clear with the window open... More

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North Port, Florida
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13 reviews 13 reviews
9 hotel reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 July 2011

We stayed at this hotel for 2 nights over the July 4th weekend and with the Offshore Powerboat Racing being in town, the hotel was the cheapest by a long way. Due to past reviews, we were a little skeptical and yes they are correct, this place just needs a little bit of attention. i.e a fresh coat of paint... More

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manager01339, Manager at Americas Best Value Inn, responded to this review
17 July 2011

Thank You for your review. This hotel is clean and comfortable nothing fancy. Just what your review states and next week we are doing touch up painting so again Thank You Thank You Management More

Tampa, Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2011

I purchased the stay on priceline and inadvertently chose a smoking room. I went back to the front desk to ask for a non-smoking room. I was told that every room was booked and pre-paid for the night. I asked if anything opened up that they let me know and I would pay the difference (knowing that priceline was slightly... More

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manager01339, Manager at Americas Best Value Inn, responded to this review
17 July 2011

This is no longer a Howard Johnson we are Americas Best Value Inn, Sarasota FL. I am sorry for your experience at the hotel but in defense of desk clerk (we were sold out on that day). The day time desk clerk did not know 6 rooms (same party) would check out after night auditor was on duty. Night Auditor... More

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Also Known As:
Americas Best Value Hotel Sarasota
Americas Best Value Hotel
Sarasota Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson Sarasota
Americas Best Value Inn Sarasota, Florida
Address: 811 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
Region: United States > Florida > Sarasota
Amenities:
Business Centre Free Breakfast Free High-Speed Internet Free Parking Swimming Pool
Hotel Style:
Ranked #41 of 47 hotels in Sarasota
Price Range: £
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
This hotel is clean and comfortable not fancy but in a great location in downtown Sarasota. 4 miles to the award winning Seasta Key beach, 3 miles to St. Armonds Circle, and 4 miles to Lido Key beach. All local attractions including Ringling Museum of Art, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Mote Aquarium and Hundreds of restaurants are less than 5 miles away. ... more   less 
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