Just have to say I cincur with the previous poster exactly. The smell from within the room was awful, damp and musty. I presumed it was the air conditioner unit, which incidentally didn't work brilliantly well!!

However, that aside we had a brilliant 2 night stay. We booked directly with the hotel and they knocked $10 off the price I said we had been quoted on hotels.com. We got a huge room with 2 double beds for $79 per night, included was a breakfast and endless supply of fresh cookies and iced water in reception.

Pool was well tended and clean although, lacking in sun loungers.

All in all a great stay

We stayed there August 15-18 on the 4th floor. The musty odor was quite noticeable in the hallway and our room seemed very humid . The next morning at the other end of the hall we noticed fans were placed in the hallway and men appeared to be doing something inside of the rooms that looked like carpet cleaning equipment. The rest of our stay the odor and humidity were not as prominent.

After reading the posts here I felt confident that I made the right decision for my family to stay here. Don't get me wrong, the hotel itself is very well taken care of, the pool, the lobby, the exercise room, laundry, etc. The only problem I had was the musty moldy smell in our room. It is such a smack in the face as the hallways smell so nice of air fresheners, but when you open that room door, wow. Maybe it was just my room, not sure, but that was my only concern with this hotel.

After being totally disgusted with Adam's attitude at Hibiscus Suites, I looked around for a good hotel and came across Country Inn and Suites and WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT... My husband, 15 month old and I stayed there for 3 nights, 4 days and had no complaints whatsover. They have a great complimentary breakfast every morning, waffles, eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit, hot/cold cereal, coffee, bagels, yogurt etc...
The staff is so friendly and accomodating, the hotel is clean, clean clean which is huge for us especially with a baby. Definitely the best hotel we've stayed at in a while for that price, it's a jewel in Sarasota!