• Sarasota is home to various beachfront motels.motel image by Linda Henn from Fotolia.com
  
  Located on the Western coast of central Florida, Sarasota is a popular beachfront location on the Gulf of Mexico. The city is a vacation and resort town and is known for its Sarasota Bay and Siesta Key beaches, as well as well as its busy main street areas and downtown culture. Surrounding the various luxury hotels and resorts on the strip are a number of budget motels that offer guests and visitors accommodations for business and leisure.
  
  

Helmsley Sandcastle

• The Helmsley Sandcastle motel in Sarasota, Florida, is just off the waterfront on the south side of the city. It is just blocks from South Lido County Park and features 179 rooms over four floors. The motel is within walking distance of the popular swimming areas, as well as the restaurants and shops of the beachfront area. Accommodations and amenities include free wireless Internet access, in-room kitchenettes and living rooms, a meeting room with audio/visual equipment and an on-site swimming pool with a sun deck.
  
  Helmsley Sandcastle
  1540 Ben Franklin Drive
  Sarasota, FL 34236
  941-388-2181‎
  helmsleysandcastle.com
  
  

Beach Place

• The Beach Place motel in Sarasota is just off of Beach Road and a short walk to the waterfront. It is situated on the Siesta Key waterfront and features standard motel rooms and cottages. The lodging offers guests a heated salt water swimming pool, a tiki cabana wet bar by the pool, a barbecue area with grills and tables, a guest laundry room, beach bikes and rooms with full kitchens, free wireless Internet access and complimentary local telephone calling, cable television and bathroom amenities and products.
  
  Beach Place
  5605 Avenida Del Mare
  Sarasota, FL 34242
  941-346-1745
  siestakeybeachplace.com
  
  

Gulf Beach Motel

• The Gulf Beach Motel in Sarasota is on Ben Franklin Drive, less than a mile from the water on both the east and the west sides. It is just a short walk from the recreational areas of South Lido County Park and features 41 standard rooms and eight suite rooms. The motel offers guests free stays for children under 12 years with their parents, and accommodations including a private beach with tiki huts and beach chairs, gulf view balconies, shuffleboard courts, a maid service, a guest laundry service and rooms with multiple bedrooms and bathrooms.
  
  Gulf Beach Motel
  930 Ben Franklin Drive
  Sarasota, FL 34236
  941-388-2127‎
  gulfbeachsarasota.com