About Family Inn
Family Inn is just over a mile from the University of South Florida, Sarasota. Plus, it's a six minute walk from the Classic Car Museum.
Air conditioned rooms (ceiling fan) are en-suite. They feature flat-screen TV with cable channels, free Wi-Fi, refrigerator and microwave. Complimentary toiletries are provided in the en-suite bathroom. Rooms are cleaned on a daily basis.
Free Wi-Fi extends throughout the building. Parking is free at Family Inn.
Wal-Mart and Publix are among the nearby supermarkets. Breakfast alternatives to the self-catering’ concept are along the ‘41’ highway to Burger King and Toasted Mango. Later, neighbouring bars include Bahi Hut Lounge and Memories Lounge. Sunnyside Café, Barnacle Bill’s and Rico’s Pizzeria, are among the area’s restaurants.
It is a 15-minute walk (*or much less) to John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota Jungle Gardens and Ca d’Zan Mansion.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Lack of maintenance.
There's a general lack of care here as instanced by rusting stairs to the second floor. Things don't get any better in the rooms with lots of things missing. For example, the Wi-Fi doesn't exist, there's no cable TV and (of course) no air conditioning or telephone. There is, of course - and thankfully from a health angle! - no catering whatsoever.
negative:
You'll remember the smell
The room is dusty, with remnants of long departed guests in evidence. Unclean and unhealthy, the room is a harbinger for bugs, cockroaches, insects and smells. It is, in fact, that indescribably rank smell that will haunt you for days to come as you strive, against the odds, to eradicate the stay here from your still very vivid memory.
negative:
Time to see the light.
The curtains don't cover the window, so the light comes in … *a minimal complaint when stacked against all the other problems here… but if you resolve to stay for the night, it will serve as another wake-up call! You will already be wide awake though because, as night falls, that's the signal for bed bugs and related creatures to come out and party … and that's one big party! *Despite all the evidence to the contrary, it has to be admitted that there are some reports of visitors actually being happy here.