Sunshine Inn & Suites Venice, Florida

This is an older hotel but was under renovation when I was there. It is a single story with doors that open directly to the parking courtyard. The pool is in the center. This hotel was not providing breakfast when I was there. The room I was in had a separate king bed bdrm with a full bath off the bedroom. There was a living room kitchen combo. The kitchen had a microwave, stove, toaster, coffee pot and good size refrigerator and sink. There were minimal other items. So if you needed to prepare meals and clean up you would need to bring supplies. There was a sofa bed in the LR portion as well as a TV with cable service. There was also a TV in the bedroom. As I said this was an older hotel. It was fairly clean and free of any insects. The renovation was clearly needed. The sofabed was pretty old and probably in need of replacement. Linens were nice and there was pleanty of pillows. The rate was very good. I would stay here again but it would not be a first choice. Location is minutes to the beach and close to shopping and restaurants.

This is a nice quiet place with instant access to the major roads. There is food and shopping nearby and plenty of well-lighted parking. The owners are very nice and helpful. It is a no-smoking facility, but for smokers (like me), there is a designated smoking away from all the rooms, so you have the best of both worlds. I had car trouble and the owner was on the spot to help me. When we are back this way, we will definitely stop again.

Only complaint is the mattress was so soft and worn out, I did 't sleep well. Older hotel, but the service, cleanliness, and breakfast was good. The price of this hotel is a little steep, I guess because demand is high, and not many hotels in the area.