We stayed at Carlisle Inn Sarasota from Thurs, May22 to Sat, May 24. We barely spent time in the room—just to sleep. On Fri the 23rd at 10:53 AM, I received a call saying a fire alarm was triggered in our room and staff needed to enter, even though our privacy tag was up. I had been in the room all morning—no alarm ever went off. No other rooms were being checked, and we were being singled out.
Later that day at 4:12 PM, I got a call from the manager, Janet Hasen, accusing us of smoking weed in the room based on a complaint. I don’t smoke and never did on the property. Instead of listening, she started guessing—saying maybe my clothes smelled like it. We were barely in the room long enough to unpack, and they have cameras to verify that.
Then on Sat morning at checkout, Janet Hansen came out to confront me again. I told her I felt disrespected and uncomfortable. I even said if she suspected illegal activity, she should’ve called the police. She replied, “I should’ve called 311,” doubling down on the accusation with zero evidence.
I’m a licensed real estate professional and CT scan, tech for 14 years . My girlfriend works in healthcare. We live with integrity and followed every rule. Yet we were treated like criminals. I will not return and cannot recommend this place to anyone looking for a respectful, professional environment. This level of unprofessionalism and judgment from management is unacceptable. We left feeling uncomfortable, targeted, and upset .