Americas Best Value Inn – Bradenton/Sarasota

Found this place through a hotel app and stayed for one night at $ 50! Very close to I-​75 and good food restaurants. About 30 minutes away from Anna Maria Island where my friend held her wedding ceremony at. I can see they renovated the room to look nicer and it wasn’t that bad. The room we got, they can try to work on the ceiling a bit, the shower handle, and get a new microwave. Other than that, the bed was comfy, it gets cold easily (which is a good thing), and flat screen tv. Had no issues with the stay, however, it would be nice if some people weren’t blocking the stairs or smoking on the stairs. Can’t control that. The front desk is tiny but the staff was nice.
Plus, they have a small goodie bag with an Oreo and popcorn at no charge in the room. That was really nice. Lol. A little snack. You don’t see that in hotel rooms.

It’s a decent nice hotel for the price. It’s been recently renovated (which I like because it’s CLEAN!) and I think the owners have changed so you don’t see any typical «motel riff raff.» The employees are very friendly & helpful. There’s a gas station, Waffle House, McDonalds, Cracker Barrel & Sonny’s all within walking distance. It was a comfortable stay. Id stay here again.

Nice little motel! I’m staying here for about 10 days to visit my grandmother in Longboat Key, it’s a 40-​minute drive but motels there are about 3 – 4 times more expensive and it’s been cheaper to get a room here and a rental car. Checked Unilocal before deciding to stay here and previous reviews were quite accurate. Rooms are super clean and my bed was super comfy (they said, and I believe, that the mattresses and boxsprings have been recently replaced with new Sealy’s). Free wifi (ethostream) is included, just ask for the password at the front desk, it changes periodically. I did a load of laundry in the hotel coin-​op machines and it came out clean! I don’t think they offer rooms with two queen beds, just two twins or one queen. The breakfast included is pretty nominal, it’s mostly just coffee, OJ and the sort of prepackaged pastries you might expect out of a vending machine, but there’s a 24-​hour Waffle House and a McDonalds adjacent (not just drive-​through, the full restaurants are open 24 hours) and both an IHOP and a Cracker Barrel within walking distance so I didn’t feel deprived in the breakfast department.
Super important: there is not only a pest control contract (Orkin) but also rooms are periodically inspected by bedbug-​sniffing dogs! and both certifications are current as of this review. The only insect I found within the room was a single spider the size of a fruit fly despite the scads of Florida insects outside and super-​cute geckos running across the exterior walls and eating them throughout the night (I’m visiting from Los Angeles where geckos are, unfortunately, found only in tanks).
They do offer some sort of contractor’s discount rate, if staying on business make sure to mention this at the desk. I think there is also a discount for German tourists (the motel is owned by a German family) and a few other discounted rates as well, they all seem to be something like $ 5 off the standard daily rate.

I was pleasantly surprised for the price. The rooms were clean and the staff was friendly and helpful. The continental breakfast was a little too simple and there wasn’t a place to sit anywhere, but then I go back to the incredible value this was. Again, the rooms were clean and everything worked.
The pool area and the pool were clean.
One thing that bothered me was that it was VERY well lit. I have trouble with sleeping with lights on, and there were lights outside of our room. The shades couldn’t block all the light. But then I go back to what a great value it was.
It is about a 20 – 30 minute drive to the beach, and to just about all of the other attractions in Bradenton/​Sarasota.
We only slept and showered in the hotel room, so this was perfect for us.

Stayed here for my LECOM interview, which was 10 minutes away and about 50 minutes from the airport. Traveling from the airport and to my destinations was very easy, you basically have to try to get lost.
As expected the staff was helpful and quick. There is definitely a nice surprise emergency survival kit in the room, which was greatly appreciated after a day of travel.
My only gripe was the continental breakfast. Just microwaved packets of Quaker Oatmeal, OJ and Coffee. I propose you eat else where if you want something more substantive.
For all those going to LECOM or in the area on a budget, stop here for stay and eat else where for breakfast.

Stayed here for the Tough Mudder. It’s a good location right near the interstate, with a Super Wal-​Mart and numerous restaurants nearby. The rooms were clean, the beds were comfortable, the A/​C worked really well and the water was hot! We also got a great deal on our rooms (all four of them) and enjoyed the fridge and microwave that was included. There was some remodeling and maintenance going on, but we never even heard them working.
I would recommend staying here, especially on a budget.

Four night stay November 2012 while visiting family. Sorry to have missed using the pool. The property is a classic 2 story motor lodge. Both property and rooms were well maintained and clean — I’d say better than you would expect from the type of property. My room passed the shower test — walking barefoot from the shower to bed and leaving a clean towel after drying my feet. No flat screen TV and limited channels but microwave and mini fridge. New «accessible» ramps were being poured for the office and pool area. Plenty of places to eat right within the block (Cracker Barrel, Waffle House, McDonalds) and more in the surrounding area. Only ¼ mile to a Walmart and I-​75. Would stay again. Great value.

I’m giving it five stars, because for what it is– a budget motel– it exceeds expectations. Friendly staff, clean, good price, breakfast, well lit, and a fresh coat of paint inside and out. As another reviewer sad, it as a definite family-​owned vibe.

$ 80 for two nights is really not bad at all.
Pretty sure this is family-​owned. They were super nice and helpful. My room was on the second floor, and pretty big for just one person. I don’t think they have an elevator, but if you can’t do stairs or need something handicap-​friendly, they definitely have those rooms available too. There was a microwave and refrigerator, and the bed was plenty big enough to sleep in. Very clean, free wifi… you can also borrow an iron/​ironing board from them. They give you a «survival package» with a package of Oreos and microwave popcorn, which I thought was a pretty nice touch, especially since I accidentally left my food in the refrigerator of the last hotel. :’(
Breakfast is provided in the morning from 6 – 10 a.m. Somewhat limited in selection, but there are bagels (cream cheese or jam for spread, and you can toast the bagels), all sorts of muffins, orange juice, teas, coffee… They also have a pool, which was pretty awesome. I went there to swim for about an hour after I got back from the beach (since I didn’t get to swim at the actual beach :[). My only [slight] complaint was that it’s located in the middle of the parking lot, so it was a little weird, if only because it had somewhat of a fishbowl feel because anyone who happens to be standing around drinking beers and hanging outside their room can just… stare. But! The water was nice and it was pretty warm outside (still ~80-​ish degrees at 8:30 p.m. :O).
Only 7 – 10 minutes from LECOM and half an hour from Siesta Key Beach! I think most people stayed at Wingate (~$ 65/​night?), but if you’re staying multiple nights, it’s definitely a better deal here. Also, Wingate reminds me of the bike-​until-​you-​puke test that I did last year (not that any of us really puked, but still). Hardest 30 seconds of my life (physically speaking). :O …But I digress.
Overall, definitely a great deal!
Completely unrelated to anything, but they have a really cute cat. It makes me miss mine. :[

I stayed here for one night for $ 45. Super cheap and only about 10 minutes away from LECOM-​Bradenton (the reason why I stayed overnight was for an interview at the school). The location was great — close to the freeway, a big supermarket, fast food, etc.
The customer service was excellent. Both employees I saw at the front desk were very friendly. The room was clean and a good size for one guest. The room had a small fridge and microwave. There was even a «survival package» with oreos and popcorn. Not sure how that’s a survival package, but I was happy to have free snacks!
price — great
location — good (not super close to the beaches, but close to the freeway)
cleanliness — great
customer service — great

Traveling on a budget is not fun. You end up staying at the Econo Lodge!
The room was clean I have to give it to them, it came with a microwave and fridge. The room came with two full size beds that they try to pass as queens. The bed was a full like I said before and for two fat people it was tight. I was not allowed to sleep on the other bed (BF would get mad). But the mattress was hard and I woke up in pain in the morning. Oh and the covers had cigarette burns on it.
We were only there fro one night so we managed.