Quality Inn Bradenton – Sarasota North

Decent hotel for a nights stay or two. Nothing fancy but pretty clean. Could use new carpets and curtains. If you stay on first floor there is some parking lot noise. Pretty much what you would expect from a roadside hotel and nothing more, nothing less.

My husband and I recently stayed at the Quality Inn Bradenton — Sarasota North and had a great stay. The room was clean and bed more comfortable than pricier hotels. The staff was very helpful and caring. The airline had lost my bag and they made sure all the staff knew to contact me when it arrived. They even checked in with me to see if I had heard anything. They offer a free breakfast that even included Waffles. Free Wi-​Fi. We would definitely stay there again.

People say shady area? Its not that bad. It’s not like its on the beach if thats what they mean. Theres a Racetrack gas station and burger king across the street. Thats probably what they mean. And you have ur partiers in the parking lot but we could still sleep. It was just my son and I so we didn’t care about the doors that open up to the parking lot. My wife would have had a nervous breakdown. Room was nice enough just little points of irritation. Volume on TV shuts the TV off. The light switch for the bathroom is on the hinge side of the door so you start to go in then you have to reclose to turn on the light. The business computer in lobby has about ½ MB of RAM so dont plan on getting much done there. The want $ 1 per page to print and the printer doesnt even work. Breakfast was actually decent but again it was my son and I. We got giant chocolate chip cookies from the Racetrack gas station across the street and fell asleep attempting to up the volume on the TV. Dont expect too much and enjoy this Quality Inn for what it is.

This hotel is located in a rough part of town. The party in the parking lot goes on all night, and consists of men drinking alcohol.
The room was clean, and did not smell, but this is not a hotel for elderly, or single women.
I filled out a questionnaire on the hotel and received a email and a phone call from the manager who was confrontational and rude. When I called Choice Hotel’s Customer Service line to complain about the phone call from the manager, Dale told me that is normal, and the managers have the right to call the customer and disagree with them.
I have been a Choice Hotel Diamond Elite member, and spent 120 consecutive days in a Choice Hotel, and the lack of concern, and the push back from the manager is totally unprofessional.
Stay at your own risk… just do not complain or be concerned about your safety, because it does not matter to the manager.

I must say that I consider myself a relatively decent planner, ensuring that my family and I get the best «bang for our buck» while not sacrificing our safety and well-​being, fun, nor the distance from our scheduled entertainment. In order to plan accordingly, I consistently double and triple check out the hotel/​motel I plan on staying in with several review boards/​sites and, well, just do my research very thoroughly. In fact, many times where I stay is based upon others’ experience at the location I am researching, and I was under the impression I had successfully done the same with this Quality Inn North, but boy was I wrong.
I contacted Quality Inn North – Bradenton the Thursday prior to my scheduled arrival in order to reserve a room. Based upon the previous reviews listed on here and other sites I had my fingers crossed for vacancy, as it was a few days prior to Memorial Weekend, and sure enough I was in luck! I have to say that my initial interaction with this Quality Inn was pleasant; Bob was very helpful and inviting and kindly assisted me with making my reservation. I let Bob know that we would be a party of four (4): three (3) adults and one (1) child. Although they only had smoking rooms available to accommodate us, Bob did mention that he was making notes on the reservation to ensure that the room was intensely sprayed. I was completely aware that a smoking room can/​will never smell like a non-​smoking room, but I was hopeful, and in lieu of the short time frame, it was a sacrifice we were willing to make (it wasn’t as if we were going to spend all day in the room anyway). I asked Bob the total cost of my scheduled stay and he provided me with an Estimated Stay Cost (it was at a bargain; or so I thought!).
After a three-​and-​a-​half hour drive, we were ready to relax and enjoy our first night of vacation! Upon pulling into the parking lot we were already apprehensive. The location was somewhat sketchy and the parking lot was empty. Even my step-​father commented that it was Memorial Day weekend and the place should be «busting at the seams» but it certainly did not appear that way. We made our way into the lobby and were greeted by Debbie. She asked us how many were checking in and we told her it was 4 of us, as I had informed Bob. Debbie proceeded to tell us that this information was not listed anywhere on the reservation, and that we would have to pay an extra $ 10.00 per night for the «extra» adult! I had already provided a credit card over the phone (and was never advised of this surcharge) and Debbie required yet another credit card, stating that this was necessary for check-​out purposes. I informed her that we would be remitting a different form of payment (as in cash) and she stated this was standard procedure. I also asked Debbie why it would be extra if we had two double-​beds any way and the room could accommodate up to four people, but she stated that this was the policy. Because we were tired from the drive, we conceded.
Once we drove around the motel to our room location, we immediately encountered three males conducting extremely suspicious activity (clearly a drug deal, in our opinion) directly next to our room! Upon entering the room, a huge wave/​smell of smoke enveloped the entrance (clearly the room was not sprayed at all). In addition, the TV was extremely small, all of the «amenities» were totally outdated, and the straw that broke the camels back was the size of the beds: two FULLS instead of queen-​sized beds! We had enough; we returned to the lobby to instantly checkout.
We let Debbie know of everything we came across at the room location, and she was willing to «permit» us to check-​out; however, she stated that we would still be charged for the first night due to our checking-​in after 4:00pm. My family and I promptly disputed the charge, elaborating on the specifics of what we witnessed, to which Debbie inquired on how we were so sure about the actions occurring (really Debbie)! After much back-​and-​forth, she finally contacted a supposed manager on the phone (whom by the way was supposedly on duty, per the sign hanging in the lobby). This «manager» allowed Debbie to reverse our check-​in, and as we were voicing that we were going to write a review of our experience, Debbie stated: «Then we shouldn’t even return your money»! Absolutely absurd!
After leaving the Inn, we decided to check the accounts/​credit cards which were provided for check-​in/​out purposes, and sure enough… charges had posted! Holds/​stops were immediately placed in order, and we returned to the Inn to dispute these charges. Clearly getting nowhere with Debbie (for the record, Quinta Inn North Manager Alan Kumar never even showed up – we dealt with Vimal)

This motel is exactly what we needed for our two-​night stay. Clean, comfortable beds, clean bathroom, a good-​sized fridge and microwave in-​room, table and as ever, the flat-​screen tv. Staff was friendly — the woman that checked us in knew everything in the area and was superb at directions. It was a very reasonable stay and I was pleased. This motel is located in a great area — food everywhere, beaches within 20 minutes. They had an outdoor pool but we never got around to using it. The only drawback to the room was that the carpets really could use replacing. They smelled a little musty. Understandable considering its a pool motel. Overall, we had a nice time.

Just staying for one night and that was enough! The hotel location is in a shady area with other hotels that are not quite as upscale as this 2+ star hotel, the accommodations were sub par and not worth the money. The hotel was asking $ 69 not including internet but did offer a light continental breakfast.
I stayed because there were positive reviews on the expedia site, but was mislead and thought to write a more accurate review

This is a fine motel for the price. The building itself is obviously an old Motel from maybe the 60’s, but it is very updated, modern and clean. It’s about 20 minutes from any kind of tourist attraction (i.e. a beach). Beds and pillows are very comfortable. The rooms are kind of smallish. Free Wifi.
Our bathroom light went out while we were there and they fixed it before we returned a couple of hours later.
Probably my only complaint is that the breakfast area is too small with only four tables. The neighborhood isn’t the greatest either — very over commercialized, cluttered and blech. I wouldn’t consider it dangerous, though.
A big plus is that the Anna Maria Oyster Bar is just down the street. Cragers is a great diner for breakfast or lunch, too (about a mile away).