Lake Tarpon Resort

I stayed here for a weekend wedding, along with my brother and 90 year old parents. If you read past reviews, it’s my understanding that the place is under new ownership and they are making improvements daily. Our rooms were spotlessly clean and you can’t hear the traffic of U.S. Highway 19 at all inside the room. The beds are comfortable and there is plenty of space for suitcases and to move around. The bathroom was fine. There is a little coffee maker in the room and ours also had a mini-​fridge, though my parents room did not. It might be something you have to request. Each room has it’s own balcony or ground floor patio, private. My parents enjoyed sitting on their patio overlooking the little boat marina. The staff is VERY accommodating and were very patient and helpful with my parents. They stored their wheelchairs for us and cleaned their room on my parent’s slower schedule. (Although, they do not have more than 2 handicap rooms) There is a free breakfast in the lobby, with a waffle maker, 3 flavors of juice, bagels and toaster, butter and jelly and cream cheese, a couple types of cereal and ice cold milk, oatmeal and yogurts. The coffee was actually very, very good too. I took my little niece and nephew swimming in the pool, which was crystal clear and well maintained. Of course, being an older resort there are some visual issues… some peeling paint, older pool furniture and tables, the inside furniture has its scuff marks and the air conditioners are the old «radiator» types and louder than central air. However, I’ve stayed in places at twice the price and had that be true, as well. I will always try to support individual businesses instead of generic and corporate chain hotels. This place isn’t fancy, and if you are going to criticize with an eagle eye… you’ll find the flaws… but it’s good, especially for the price of the stay. And, let’s face it… you’re in Florida! You’re not going to sit in your room all day.

Shabby. Tattered furniture upholstery. It’s a great location but needs an infusion of cash or ownership that cares.

Found this hotel on Groupon and decided to give it a try for a weekend getaway with the kids… This Hotel is far from calling it self a resort. Major renovations need to happen.
However, the staff was very friendly and helpful. Our reserved accommodation where change due to a flood and they did everything to make sure we had a comfortable stay. The room was clean and spacious but, it did have a wet carpet smell.
Breakfast is served in the main lobby and I must say it was very good. Make it your self waffle they also offered bagel, muffins, fresh fruit, yogurt, fruit juices, coffee and other breakfast items.
Hope they can find some $ in the budget to remodel because it’s a great location.
Also, they have plenty of parking if you are traveling with a boat. I don’t recommend using the lake…

We were looking for an affordable place for a quick trip with our kids. I wouldn’t go back. The room was damp and muggy (ac had been on 72 when it was 90 outside and the humidity was out of control). This caused the room to stink and just feel unpleasant. My feet turned black from the carpet. I will say that everything else was clean, the bathroom was spotless so it gave me comfort. The staff was friendly and accommodating. I’m in general used to luxury hotels, but for the price I’d say it wasn’t bad. I think next time I’ll pay a little extra for a guaranteed peaceful night of nonmuggy sticky sleep.

Decent, at best. Maybe they give the junky rooms to Groupon users. The elevator has been down all day and I’m on the 4^th floor, not fun for lugging stuff up/​down all day. The hallway to my room is outside (it’s FL, whatever) but they are apparently renting out all that square footage to spiders. It wouldn’t kill a maid to clean that up every day. Disgusting. Also, the AC in the room is barely functional. Had to set it on 66° to get it to cool down at all. Continental breakfast was decent, but be sure to get down there early, they don’t manage it well. Room was decently clean, the toilet struggled to flush, and the shower was ok. The King-​size bed was awful. Very worn mattress and it bowed down drastically in the middle. Had to put extra pillows at my side to keep from rolling to the center.
Even at the discounted Groupon rate, I’m not sure I would stay here again.

The front desk people over the top nice and accommodating!
The toilet didn’t work and there was hair in bed and bathroom but they quickly gavee me a better room and free night!
4 stars for that!!! now thats customer service!!!
I wish current management would take this place back to its former glory days when they had a nice restaurant and live entertainment out by the pool.
all in all this place is excellent if you don’t want to pay the high price for a hotel room it is still very clean and still gives you a nice resort feel.
Again I love this place and will come back again and again. I just hope they return it back to its former glory days with live entertainment and restaurant.
love you guys and hope you guys continue be a great place to visit for many many years to come! :-)
Pros
Wonderful super friendly winning front desk staff! Give the young girl at desk a raise she’s awesome!!!
Excellent patio marina view
Great price (I recommend using
for killer low rates!!)
Clean large view
Cons
Needs restaurant
Needs entertainment
Would like to see fresh fruit in continental breakfast

This hotel is one of the older ones and really needs a bit of a refresh. Having said that, the room was very large with a large balcony overlooking the canal. And it was clean.
However, the shower head only came to my forehead, and I’m not a very tall person. The «continental» breakfast consisted of small blueberry muffins (which I can’t eat) and juice. And, the mattress, while comfortable, was lower in the center than the outside causing you to kind of roll towards the middle.
There was road noise, but it didn’t affect our sleep.
All in all, the price was decent and I would stay here in a pinch.

Adequate. .for the money. Would have given it another star had they used some elbow grease on the bathroom fixtures. I have stayed in worse places. If your looking for a decent place to lay your head… This is it.

Lets face it, this is no resort, by any standards. But for the money, service & ammenities it can’t be beat.
The room is a good size and inudes a desk and comfortable chair as well as a couch and end table. Lighting is great. Bed is so comfortable, with pillow top, nice pillows and new spreads.
My room overlooked the pool and the water, I was on the dide, away from alt. 19., do had no road noise.
Bathroom was clean, functional and good water pressure. No complaints! I dtayed 2 weeks and had a mivrowave and fridge for no extra charge. I used and enjoyed the pool, Jacuzzi and gym. All were fine and I was udually the only person there.
Their continental breakfast was just that, I was happy for the low fat yougart, fresh fruit and orange juice, oh and skim milk and oatmeal. There were nonfat options and fresh options. II often took fruit or yougart to my room and they had no problem with this. For the money and value, I will continue to stay here for years to come. In talking to other guests most had stayed here several times. It is a shame the restaurant cloded, but what can you do… oh and did I mention how quiet the rooms are?
I will give you that the water view is limited and you are in looking at condos, but at the end of the day sitting on your porch, the water view is delightful.

Mold.
Nuff said. Too bad. It had looked nice until I got a whiff. I had 3 hrs of sleep and needed a bed ASAP.
Back on the road.
2 mos later. Never got my refund from Priceline.

Friendly staff. That’s all it has going for it. Prices may be cheap, but you get what you pay for.

if i could give ½ star or zero stars i would. this hotel has bad ac. the air conditioners are old and do not cool to below 75. in fact a night manager told me «they simply don’t have the btu’s.»
**** internet is not strong enough to run netflix, and even has trouble with email.****
the worst: be careful, they accept the lowest priceline bids, then «get you» (steal from your credit card) with incidentals. though it says pet friendly — it is not — its a trick, don’t fall for it.

Very nice resort at a very reasonable price. Chose this hotel because it is close to the Tarpon Springs sponge docks and is our second time here. The rooms near the highway although noisy from Hwy 19 it could not be heard within the room. The continental Breakfast is your typical, breads, muffins, cereal. juice, coffee, etc. Nice sports bar on-​site. Will stay here again when we visit Tarpon Springs which we do each year.

Very nice resort at a very reasonable price. Our room was clean and had a wonderful view from the back of Lake Tarpon. Close to the Tarpon Springs sponge docks and other places on interest. A little noisy from Hwy 19 but nothing that could be heard at night while sleeping. Our check in was perfect and everything was explained to us. The continental Breakfast is your typical, breads, muffins, cereal. juice, coffee, etc. Only negative is the bar on property. They are all about the regulars, not the hotel guest. Will stay here again.

A nice find. Comfortable and clean, this is a true bargain. When I walked in the large, pleasant lobby, I wondered how the accommodations could be so nice at such a reasonable price. Conveniently located along Hwy 19 (which does bring traffic noise when the AC isn’t running), the other side of the building is picturesque, located on the water. We walked the property, enjoying the wildlife and tropical trees. Tarpon Springs, with the sponge docks and great Greek restaurants, is a few minutes away. Breakfast is free, the staff is friendly, the wi-​fi works. This is where you want to stay.