The ringling beach house met all of our expectations. The history and quaintness of the beach house made it the perfect choice for our stay. The rooms were clean, updated, and fully equipped. No worries...what more could you ask for from a home away from home. The most beautiful beach...definitely lived up to its name. Thanks so much to the staff for making our trip a special one. We can't wait to come back!

LOVED Ringling Beach House! Not sure of the Ringling Family history but do know Ringling Circus family is synonymous with Sarasota. Loved the spotless and spacious apartments steps from beach Access #9 and only a short walk to the Siesta Village. (Be sure to try Lelu’s Coffee Lounge and the Sun Garden Cafe, two of our favorite village discoveries.) Although ample parking with two nice pools, there seemed to be less than a dozen units, so I doubt it ever feels crowded. Also loved that all of the apartments have separate entrances apart from one another. It felt like our own little private Beach Cottage.

We rented one of the large two bedroom units. It was spotlessly clean and decorated tastefully in a Florida beach motif. It seemed very new, even though the property is obviously a historic building. Everything is set back enough so that you don't hear any traffic. The staff was extremely courtesy and helpful, providing great dining recommendations. However we never did find the time to use their Gym as there were so many close by distractions.

A little about the beach. Siesta Key Beach was just awarded The Best Beach in America, and deservedly so. It is wonderful. Also a fantastic spot for romantic Sunsets and Wine. What we especially liked about this location was that you not only had immediate access to the amazing beach but also was close enough to the quaint little Siesta Key Village for all of your dining and entertainment. For us a Perfect combination.

Like millions of others we Love Siesta Key Beach, love Siesta Key Village and have found the perfect spot to enjoy both, not only again next year but hopefully for many more years to come.

Stayed at Ringling guest house just after Thanksgiving. I stayed in the Seal Room. It was a lovely room. It was roomy and well appointed. It is really nice to stay in such a clean, fresh, cheerful lodging in a great location. The staff is outstanding. They go out of their way to be accommodating.

I will definitely stay there again and highly recommend it. You will enjoy the facility and the staff will make you feel like family.

I really took the time to search out a great place to stay in Siesta Key, and based on the previous reviews, it seemed like the perfect place at the perfect price. I really thought hard about putting my review on here, as I know thousands of people are on this site, but I felt I wanted readers to know it all, just like I did.

First off, the place looks just like their website pictures portrayed. It was a very nice place. Small, private and very inviting. We loved everything about this place including its location! My first night, I felt great knowing we had booked the best place, but the very next morning I woke up, my skin was itching me like somthing had bitten me the night before. I thought nothing of it until the second morning it had gotten worst and spread even more on my body. When I got out in the family room to sit down, I happened to look on my feet and saw lots of tiny, black insects on my feet. When I looked closely, they were fleas!!! I told the front office that there were fleas in the unit and she INSISTED they were 'sand fleas'. I'm sorry, but I grew up in the Caribbean (that has lots of 'no see ums') and currently live in Florida to experience lots of insect bites and these were NOT 'sand fleas'!! These were animal (cat, dog) fleas!! You can swat and kill 'sand fleas' (as she calls them), but these critters were very hard to kill, just like animal fleas! Maybe someone that was in the unit before us sneaked a pet inside and the fleas infested the place. However, she called the Orkin guy to spray the unit (for 'sand fleas') and he came out shortly after the same day. Did that solve the problem? Nope. The fleas were still in the unit and at that point, I had already paid for the room, so I couldn't have gone somewhere else. I never heard from anyone from the front office again to even find out if I was okay or if the spaying worked. I was VERY dissappointed in the customer service, as previous vacationers had mentioned the owner Hope was excellent at customer service. In her defense, I never met her and probably because she was on vacation (I stayed the week of Thanksgiving). Who knows. I understand that things happen and they did what they could at the time, but because they never followed up, they would have known the problem was never taken care of. So I can't give all 5 stars because it was a VERY bad problem, that could have been fixed if owners had looked into the situation more and did a follow up. Saying that, I won't stay again and take that chance of getting bit by fleas again. Something that small made a very big impression!

In addition, they were roaches in the unit. Huge roaches! Again, I am from the Caribbean and am used to seeing these size (whole thumb size) roaches, so they didn't scare us, but if you're not use to that beware, LOL. They advise you to take out your trash daily, which we did and we didn't have any open food either, but we still saw them in the kitchen and in the bathroom.

I am not a person to complain about small things nor be petty about hotels, nevertheless, put my opinions on the internet much, but felt this review needed to be made. Hope it was helpful.