This hotel is close to the Sarasota airport, about 10 minutes from downtown Sarasota, and 20 minutes from Lido Beach. The lobby smelled wonderful upon entry, like a spa, and the rooms are GREAT. Urban chic with lots of storage. Very friendly staff, from concierge to housekeepers. Wonderful drinks at bar. Appetizers were average but they need to work a bit on breakfast. Oatmeal was cold 2 days in a row and eggs were so-so, but the Belgian waffle was a hit. A couple of downsides are that only one of the two elevators was working, there was no ice on 5th floor, no iron in room that I could find, and no coffee in the room. Even so, the room really was fabulous and the bed is super comfy. I'd stay here again but probably pass on the food.