We recently completed an almost 2 week stay at this hotel and were very satisfied with all aspects of our stay. We had a quiet 4 flr room and they gave us the upgrade to a 1 BR suite since I was a Platinum priority club member. The front desk staff were all very helpful on both hotel questions, free DVD loans, and area activities. The rooms were clean: we have stayed at many Candlewood properties including over 10 weeks across 4 winters in Texas and this one ranks at the top. The flat panel TVs actually had some HD channels for local stations. This hotel is about 5 miles from Ft Myers beach, 6 mi from the Sanibel island bridge and a quiet smaller Bunche beach (great for sunset views) is only 4 mi away. Other than a 5 guys and Ruby Tues there are no close restaurants w/i 2 mi but a nice Publix grocery store is less than 2 mi away. You can do a safe 2 mi walk around the nature center park just south of the middle school by the hotel: we saw a few small gators in the ponds and many birds including ospreys and bald eagles there. The hotel has a small heated pool (no hot tub) but in late January the building blocks the sun some of the morning and mid afternoon. We made great use of the room kitchen and free laundry along with free internet (hint-it still has wired ethernet cables which had better performance than the wireless). This is the only Candlewood we've seen with a meeting room and "living" room that has a usable computer, lounge area, large TV and loaner library. We will definitely consider returning to this for extended winter stays in the future. I would recommend this hotel for 2-3 days or longer stays since it's off the beaten path far from I-75, the only reason I marked down the location a notch. As with most Candlewoods there are things you may want to bring along especially on a driving vacation: sharper steak knives, extra pillows (they only have queen beds, have never seen a king bed in any of this style of hotel), a decent radio/CD/MP3/XM player system, some plastic clothes hangers, extra kitchen stuff especially if you are in the single room units where they only give you enough for 2 people.

Me and my fiance stayed at Candlewood Suites in Florida for his birthday week and the manger and staff were amazing!!! I wanted to suprise him with a cake in the morning and by the time I was able to talk to the staff at the desk it was too late for them to plan it. The girl at the desk Amanda (If i remember correctly) emailed her boss to see if anyone could pick up something in the morning. She kept in contact with me and told me that she might not have gotten the email. Of course I was disappointed, but the next morning there was a knock on the door and there was the manager and a staff member singing happy birthday to my fiance! The staff of course went above and beyond at this hotel. I am a frequent traveler and this was one of the best customer services that I have ever recieved. They were kind and knew the area well, unlike most places, and were just an amazing pleasure. The room itself was also cute and cozy. I highly recommend this hotel!

Thanks to a Roomsaver coupon, found this gem nestled in a quiet area, close to everything. They gave us a modern, clean, large queen room, with full-kitchen and desk area, wifi and many TV channels. Although we were only there for 2 nights, we did not use the gym, but it had good equipment, had TV, water cooler, looked immaculate. Loved the fact that they had washing machines and dryers at no cost. Lovely big lounge area with tourist maps, large flat screen TV and free interent/printer. The Front Desk was most helpful and another great perk was the free DVD movies that you could check out. Lovely outdoor pool and barbeque area. Fantastic value and staff that made us feel very welcome!

We stayed at Candlewood Suites for two weeks. What a fantastic hotel !!. Very friendly staff
extremely helpful and courteous. We took full advantage of the free grills in the pool area, we
barbecued almost every night. We made full use of the free DVD library with up to date movie titles. The rooms were clean and modern with an excellent kitchen.
Great laundry facility, easy to use. Great gym area.
If you are in the Fort Myers/Sanibel area don't miss this hotel for real value for money and fantastic accommodation