We stayed in Longboat Key for our vacation and could not get home due to terrible weather. We had made our way to the Sarasota airport, only to be told that our plane would not take off that day. However, we wanted to be close to the airport, to make sure we could get back home the next morning. We randomly chose this hotel, and we were expecting it to be mediocre. It turned out to be just fine. If you need to be close to the airport in Sarasota and want convenience, cleanliness and excellent service, this is the place to be. While it is not a destination hotel, it is very close to the Ringling Museum. The people at the front desk could not have been nicer and greeted us with freshly baked oatmeal cookies.
And surprisingly enough, the restaurant food was very tasty.
If you want an airport hotel in Sarasota, this is the place to stay. This was confirmed as it seemed that the personnel from the airlines - pilots and hosts -- stay here.

I had an awful experience at a lodging location down the street. It was late on a Friday evening and I was in a very bad mood. The people from the Hilton Garden were awesome! It was amazing how polite and couteous these folks were!

The rooms are big and very, very clean. Nice touch to have a refrigerator and microwave! The bed was very soft and easy to sleep in.

Overall experience was 10 out of 10.

We recently stayed here while attending a wedding. Service was good & the rooms were clean. They serve a great continental breakfast although there is charge for this. The staff at the Hilton Garden were very helpful. We will stay there again.

Be careful when making reservations at this hotel. I made a reservation for a rate of $88.00 through the central reservations department. Then I get an email from a manager saying that the rate was not valid and that the new rate would be $126.00. He took no responsibility for the fact that a reservation was made and a rate quote given. He made it sound as if the central reservations department had no bearing on his hotel.

Be careful.