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FANTASTIC
GTAhotels support assisted with room choice. The staff is extremely professional & knowledgeable. There were no issues upon check-in - the staff at the hotel were familiar with GTAhotels and the pre-paid voucher. The hotel itself was incredible. Dynamite experience - HIGHLY RECOMMEND |
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"Doesn't Get Any Better"
My husband and I recently stayed at this superb hotel during a business trip. All around, the staff was over the top service oriented and accommodating! The views from our end unit were fabulous of a small marina and bay. The new duvet-style bed linens were a nice luxury touch and housekeeping comes around late afternoon to refresh your towels. The elevator was fast and access to the pool is super easy via a nice game room for kids. An hourly shuttle takes you to nearby upscale St. Armand's circle for shopping or to a sister property if you prefer to be on the beach. The hospitality room on the 8th floor concierge level (with veranda seating!) is graciously stocked with everything you could want for a light breakfast, lunch,snack with a glass of wine or a sampling of gourmet desserts. There were many items that would appeal to Europeans as well. I had a fabulous facial and a nice massage in the opulent spa area. The gift shop was as expected overly pricey and not so exciting. They do serve afternoon tea. Another small thing...buying bottled water daily can get to be very pricey but here it was complimentary. Can't wait to go back to this pampering hotel!
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"Great Hotel, OK City"
My husband and I stayed at the Ritz for 5 nights in early February. Aside from the weather starting out a bit cold and wet and the flight being a bit of a disaster (we ended up flying into Tampa since we missed our connecting flight to Sarasota) we have nothing but good things to say about the hotel. The Tampa airport is about a 45 minute drive to the hotel and the Sarasota airport is about a 5 minute drive to the hotel.
As this was our babymoon (last vacation before baby) we splurged and stayed on the club level. We never had to worry about buying breakfast or lunch as there was always plenty of food to fill us up (there were 4 food settings each day which was a bit excessive- breakfast, lunch, appetizers and dessert). They repeated the same food almost everyday but we ate at the beach club a couple of days to break up the monotony. The club level also let us pack lunches in take-out containers to take to the poolside at the beach club. The appetizer setting before dinner was a bit much (delicious, but we tried it once and weren't very hungry for dinner) and the dessert setting was nice if we didn't get dessert at the restaurant with dinner for some reason. I did feel kind of guilty when we weren't taking full advantage of the club level, but excess is what vacation is all about.
The main hotel is close to the "heart" of Sarasota. We were a bit concerned about the beach club not being on the property (it's about 3 miles away), but it ended up being a nice destination and made us feel less like lumps festering at the hotel the whole time. There is a shopping/restaurant area near the beach club that is nice to walk around as well. We highly recommend getting a car so you can come and go to the beach club as you please. We didn't always use the car, for example, we walked to a few restaurants that were close to the main hotel. The shopping area near the beach club is not walkable from the hotel or from the beach club- so you would need a car for that.
Sarasota is not the best town and does not have the best restaurants, but overall we were content to be there. We liked a restaurant called The Table the best.
The spa was nice (we went for a couple’s massage) but we were disappointed that there were no relaxation/waiting/hot tub/common areas where we could relax together. Everything was within the respective locker rooms.
The service at the hotel was outstanding and the club level seemed very kid friendly although we were never annoyed by the kids. I would go back to this hotel in a heartbeat although I wish Sarasota weren't so boring otherwise.
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"Doesn't Get Any Better"
My husband and I recently stayed at this superb hotel during a business trip. All around, the staff was over the top service oriented and accommodating! The views from our end unit were fabulous of a small marina and bay. The new duvet-style bed linens were a nice luxury touch and housekeeping comes around late afternoon to refresh your towels. The elevator was fast and access to the pool is super easy via a nice game room for kids. An hourly shuttle takes you to nearby upscale St. Armand's circle for shopping or to a sister property if you prefer to be on the beach. The hospitality room on the 8th floor concierge level (with veranda seating!) is graciously stocked with everything you could want for a light breakfast, lunch,snack with a glass of wine or a sampling of gourmet desserts. There were many items that would appeal to Europeans as well. I had a fabulous facial and a nice massage in the opulent spa area. The gift shop was as expected overly pricey and not so exciting. They do serve afternoon tea. Another small thing...buying bottled water daily can get to be very pricey but here it was complimentary. Can't wait to go back to this pampering hotel!
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"Loved the Ritz Sarasota!"
We just returned from a 9 day stay at the Ritz Carlton Sarasota. We were on the 7th floor in a club level suite. Let me just say if you are traveling with kids the club level was worth every penny! My three girls ate there for all three meals every day, the best part was the chocolate presentation from 9-10pm. Our room was really large and well furnished, with 1 full and one half bath. Housekeeping was amazing, they kept our room spotless and left the kids squirty tub turtles everyday. The service at the pool was always quick, as was room service. We used North River Nannies for sitters while we were there and they were absolutely great, thank you Jennifer! Victoria, Mac, and Cindey in the club lounge were so helpful, they took care of every request we had from chocolate milk to packing a lunch for our girls for the plane ride home. Dino the doorman always gave us great directions and places to see. The beach club is about 10 minutes away and is very nice. I loved the baby pool, it had gates so you don't have to keep chasing your little ones away from the big pool. The changing rooms are perfect with every amenity you could need. My girls took a pastry class with the head pastry chef, who has been on a food network challenge, they loved decorating cookies and dipping fruit in the chocolate fountian. I think the Ritz Carlton is heads and sholders above any other resort I've stayed in. To the people who have issues with the service there, it pays to be kind and friendly to the staff, don't talk down to them, I think it will get you much better service. Who wants to go out of their way for someone who is rude? I'll be back to the Sarasota Ritz very soon!
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"Loved the Ritz Sarasota!"
We just returned from a 9 day stay at the Ritz Carlton Sarasota. We were on the 7th floor in a club level suite. Let me just say if you are traveling with kids the club level was worth every penny! My three girls ate there for all three meals every day, the best part was the chocolate presentation from 9-10pm. Our room was really large and well furnished, with 1 full and one half bath. Housekeeping was amazing, they kept our room spotless and left the kids squirty tub turtles everyday. The service at the pool was always quick, as was room service. We used North River Nannies for sitters while we were there and they were absolutely great, thank you Jennifer! Victoria, Mac, and Cindey in the club lounge were so helpful, they took care of every request we had from chocolate milk to packing a lunch for our girls for the plane ride home. Dino the doorman always gave us great directions and places to see. The beach club is about 10 minutes away and is very nice. I loved the baby pool, it had gates so you don't have to keep chasing your little ones away from the big pool. The changing rooms are perfect with every amenity you could need. My girls took a pastry class with the head pastry chef, who has been on a food network challenge, they loved decorating cookies and dipping fruit in the chocolate fountian. I think the Ritz Carlton is heads and sholders above any other resort I've stayed in. To the people who have issues with the service there, it pays to be kind and friendly to the staff, don't talk down to them, I think it will get you much better service. Who wants to go out of their way for someone who is rude? I'll be back to the Sarasota Ritz very soon!
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"Doesn't Get Any Better"
My husband and I recently stayed at this superb hotel during a business trip. All around, the staff was over the top service oriented and accommodating! The views from our end unit were fabulous of a small marina and bay. The new duvet-style bed linens were a nice luxury touch and housekeeping comes around late afternoon to refresh your towels. The elevator was fast and access to the pool is super easy via a nice game room for kids. An hourly shuttle takes you to nearby upscale St. Armand's circle for shopping or to a sister property if you prefer to be on the beach. The hospitality room on the 8th floor concierge level (with veranda seating!) is graciously stocked with everything you could want for a light breakfast, lunch,snack with a glass of wine or a sampling of gourmet desserts. There were many items that would appeal to Europeans as well. I had a fabulous facial and a nice massage in the opulent spa area. The gift shop was as expected overly pricey and not so exciting. They do serve afternoon tea. Another small thing...buying bottled water daily can get to be very pricey but here it was complimentary. Can't wait to go back to this pampering hotel!
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"Great Hotel, OK City"
My husband and I stayed at the Ritz for 5 nights in early February. Aside from the weather starting out a bit cold and wet and the flight being a bit of a disaster (we ended up flying into Tampa since we missed our connecting flight to Sarasota) we have nothing but good things to say about the hotel. The Tampa airport is about a 45 minute drive to the hotel and the Sarasota airport is about a 5 minute drive to the hotel.
As this was our babymoon (last vacation before baby) we splurged and stayed on the club level. We never had to worry about buying breakfast or lunch as there was always plenty of food to fill us up (there were 4 food settings each day which was a bit excessive- breakfast, lunch, appetizers and dessert). They repeated the same food almost everyday but we ate at the beach club a couple of days to break up the monotony. The club level also let us pack lunches in take-out containers to take to the poolside at the beach club. The appetizer setting before dinner was a bit much (delicious, but we tried it once and weren't very hungry for dinner) and the dessert setting was nice if we didn't get dessert at the restaurant with dinner for some reason. I did feel kind of guilty when we weren't taking full advantage of the club level, but excess is what vacation is all about.
The main hotel is close to the "heart" of Sarasota. We were a bit concerned about the beach club not being on the property (it's about 3 miles away), but it ended up being a nice destination and made us feel less like lumps festering at the hotel the whole time. There is a shopping/restaurant area near the beach club that is nice to walk around as well. We highly recommend getting a car so you can come and go to the beach club as you please. We didn't always use the car, for example, we walked to a few restaurants that were close to the main hotel. The shopping area near the beach club is not walkable from the hotel or from the beach club- so you would need a car for that.
Sarasota is not the best town and does not have the best restaurants, but overall we were content to be there. We liked a restaurant called The Table the best.
The spa was nice (we went for a couple’s massage) but we were disappointed that there were no relaxation/waiting/hot tub/common areas where we could relax together. Everything was within the respective locker rooms.
The service at the hotel was outstanding and the club level seemed very kid friendly although we were never annoyed by the kids. I would go back to this hotel in a heartbeat although I wish Sarasota weren't so boring otherwise.
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3.46 mile
24 Hour Check-In 
Air Conditioned 
Banquet 
Bar 
Beach 
Breakfast Room 
Business Centre 
Cafe 
Car Parking 
Concierge Desk 
Elevator / Lift 
Fitness Center 
Internet Access 
Laundry Service 
Non-Smoking Rooms 
Pets Allowed 
Room Service 
Safety Deposit Box 
Sauna 
Souvenirs / Gift Shop 
Swimming Pool 
Tennis 
220 Volt 
Alarm Clock 
Balcony / Terrace 
Bathroom 
Cable / Satellite Television 
Direct Dial Telephone 
Hairdryer 
Hi-Fi / Stereo 
Tea/Coffee Making Facilities 
Television 
Stadium or Arena
Train Station
Point of Interest
Attraction
