The Westin Sarasota

"Second year here and had a great stay once again. Only hiccups were in cleaning the room, seemed to ignore the dirty drinking glasses every day. Finally caught the daily cleaning service and had to ask them to replace the dirty or used drinking cups with new ones each day. Also none of the room cleaning personnel spoke English so very hard to communicate your needs to them. Otherwise, beautiful location, along with close proximity to downtown area and restaurants and shops. Highly recommend this establishment for a wonderful visit."

"I would like to share our stay here was amazing! The location is phenomenal. The staff are very nice and accommodating. Angela, you were an amazing concierge. You made our stay here so comfortable and I am grateful. We will definitely be returning!"

"There is so much hype about the Westin, and this was my first time going. This review reflects my own personal experience I had there that includes everything from the staff to the hotel itself. There was a long wait for check-in, the receptionist did not tell me my total up front & when I asked, they were persistent everything will be charged the morning off. That was already a red flag to me, but I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt. The rooms were decent. When we were settling in for the first 30 to an hour, there was a weird noise that sounded like it came from behind the mirror in our room, it sounded like someone was behind there. I checked around it as well as the bathroom, but nothing I could find. Ever since then, I got a weird feeling and certain things were beginning to feel too uncomfortable. The first night was okay. The next morning we left before room service came around but I put the do not disturb sign outside anyways. When I came back, things were moved. We all went together and there's no way the things moved itself. My friend and I both had this experience with the bathroom and our items. Throughout the day and night, we would here these weird noises behind the mirror, random knocks would be at our door. The next day we put another sign out there, and we come back to the same thing. The morning we checked-out, someone tried coming in our room when we didn't get to the door in time. I had a lock so they couldnt open the door, but what kind of staff does that? You know how some people mention having "bad vibes", it was definitely that. When we checked out, there were fee charges of ALL kinds that they DON'T TELL YOU, even when asked. I booked a trip after that in another hotel and when I checked-in, they told me everything I was paying up front matched online and showed me and told me what I was paying for. Literally every other hotel I have been to does that, and their staff is EXCELLENT. I wanted to like Westin but truth be told I didn't feel safe in the end, and that was my main concern. I accepted the hotel total price but both of those experiences makes it even worse."

"Beautiful hotel downtown Sarasota within walking distance to a host of restaurants and bars. Very close to the marina and park, as well as about 15-20 minutes from Siesta Key, Bird Key and Lido beaches. Parking is all valet and 40$ a day. There's a heated pool on the roof and a nice bar. You can see the bay from some rooms and the roof. Staff is wonderful and the room was clean, well appointed and comfortable."

"Pros: Free champagne voucher, friendly service, in the heart of downtown, very quiet, relaxing atmosphere. Cons: No self parking, only option is valet. So if you plan to be in and out of the hotel during your stay, make sure to tell the Valet at least 30 minutes before you head down to grab your car. Bed was dirty upon arrival and did not have a fitted sheet, just flat sheets layered across. Room service took over 45 minutes to arrive. Overall, I liked this hotel, the room service food tasted great, friendly staff and bar service. Nice and quiet. They had a Christmas event going on during our stay and it was really cool!"