Prior to coming to the Golden Host I was very concerned about the prior reviews. Upon arriving I felt much more relieved. We checked in early without a problem, Front desk was very pleasant and accommodating. We reserved a room poolside. Our room and bathroom was clean, beds clean and bed bug free! The room had no odor! Fridge worked,... more

My husband and I live approx. 10 miles from the Golden Host. It is a quiet hotel with beautiful grounds, and a pool that is enjoyable. To anyone visiting Sarasota, you will not be disappointed. We stay there often. more

Having read other reviews on various sites, some guests must have had a totally different quality of room than did we. The room was very small, and in need of renovation. TV was back from the 80's and the remoted did not work properly. Photos of the hotel show spacious rooms with a refridgerator and microwave; ours was a very... more

big sign outside said internet. Once inside we were told would be an additional 6 bucks to use it for 24 hours. OK so far. Tried to connect and even walked the whole property looking for a hot spot. None to be found. I went to front desk. Had to talk to some customer service rep in India or somewhere... more

My girlfriends and I make a trip to Florida for a long weekend every year and to say the least this was not as favorable as years past. When we arrived at the Golden Host "Resort" our reservations somehow got coverted from 3 adults/2 double beds to 2 adults/1 queen bed. Now, I like my girlfriends but not that much... more

I had done much research in booking hotels for my husband, son and new dgtr-in-law on our trip to Florida. I was expecting a modest hotel, clean and functional for going to the local beaches for 3 days. DON"T take the cheapest rooms as they are in the motel seperate section and our rooms stunk of sewage and ammonia. We... more

I booked at this hotel based on the price and some positive reviews. The room was clean enough for what it is. It had very poor sound-proof walls and I could hear everything in the next room, even normal conversation (have stayed in a fair number of discount hotels/motels but never had noises this bad). Our tv remote was broke... more

I very often read TripAdvisor reviews when booking hotels, but in this case we just rolled in off the street... And I couldn't be happier that we did. The previous night we had paid a lot of money to stay in a chi-chi place that was boring as hell, and where the service staff were snotty. At the Golden Host,... more

During our tour around Florida we book the four of us into this hotel for two nights. The receptionist was not very talkative at all which was unusual, as up to this point we had only met pleasant people. Our room had a dreadful smell in it, very musty. Several lightbulbs were burnt out. The wall paper was peeling off... more