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1380 E Burleigh Blvd, Tavares, FL 32778
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Ranked #2 of 6 hotels in Tavares
3.5 of 5 stars 24 Reviews
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Jacksonville, Florida
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
“A one time stay”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 November 2011 via mobile
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We came down for the state golf tournament. This was the only hotel we could find. We had two rooms, a wet bar room and a sleeper sofa room. Both rooms were completely different! Now let me start off from the first part of it.

Check-In: we arrived at around ten at night. We walked into the amazing lobby and got ourself checked in. The lobby was amazing. Very modern, and purple...

Rooms: We had two completely different rooms, one was much nicer than the other. The rooms were kinda small, but this a best western. One of the rooms had a white bedding with a nice colorful pillow while the other room is a weird green square pattern.

Breakfast: The breakfast was okay. But the worker was working extremely hard and was extremely nice! She got us everything we needed if it wasn't there.

Location: About an hour from Universal, Disney, Ect. But if Orlando is your destination, stay in the Orlando area. Also, stay on-site at the parks, traveling an hour isn't fun. But the location for usbwas good; about a twenty minute drive to the course.

Overall: It was a good one night stay, probably would not stay again, but it was good.

  • Stayed October 2011
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Florida
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“Everything was on the fritz, rude staff, crummy breakfast, dirty room, overcharged.”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2011

Everything was on the fritz, rude staff, crummy breakfast, dirty room, overcharged.
Hot tub didn't work, although we called the day before our check in, and they said it worked fine. Internet didn't work, although when we made our reservations they assured us we would have free internet. The wireless, we were told, was on the fritz. They gave us an ethernet cord, but could not connect with that either. Others guests experienced the same problem.
The breakfast was cold and bland. Even worse, the elderly lady who put the food out was extremely rude. She started yelling at a black man because he tried to take his coffee and donut back to his room. She made a huge scene. She went as far as to say, "And this is NOT a racial thing". When he continued to walk away from her with his stale donut and coffee, she said, "You will pay for that later!"
The lady who checked us in, Gina, was ridiculous, rude, and incompetent . When my husband was trying to figure out the price and all the extra charges, she said, "You are abusing me." and told him to go away.
It was very hot in the room. I set the window unit down to 67 degrees, but it still must have been 80 degrees in there.
When I checked for bed bugs, I didn't see any, but I did find some horrible stains (see pictures) on the bed. Appeared to be urine stains.
We ended up paying almost double what we were quoted. We booked with AAA and were quoted a price of $63.00. We ended up paying $129.89. However, when we arrived, we were charged an extra $30 in extra person fees because it was 2 couples. We were talked into upgrading to a "one bedroom suite" and told it was an extra $20. However, now that I'm home and reviewing my bill, I see we were charged $26.00 I supposed they didn't take into account my AAA discount when they upgraded the room. The "One bedroom Suite" was really just a room with 2 beds and a couch. There was no divider, just one room.
The daytime staff, Barbara, was very nice and helpful. The lobby is very beautiful and impressive with a waterfall and nice furniture.
Don't stay here.

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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Stayed one night, best nights sleep. The room was quite large, very clean and comfortable. The overall hotel was very pleasant. The breakfast quite good and hot. This is by far the best hotel we have stayed at on our trip to Fl.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“Three Star Really ?”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2011
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I book this room trough Hotwire think it over the build up was very misleading describing this hotel as a three star with a 95 % customer approval. At first glance the lobby looks nice but the rooms were musty and dusty I couldn't stay and Hotwire refused to book a new room at another hotel apparently I left very dissapointed . My advice is to select your hotels carefully because independently run hotels maybe a huge let down as was in my case I lost 80$ on a room I refused to stay in because of the overall cleaness of this hotel .

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  • Stayed May 2011, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
“Just OK”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2011
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We stayed here for five nights while visiting family. Not the best but not the worst. Good things….we upgraded to a one bedroom suite (which there are only two of in the whole hotel) and it was surprisingly spacious. Was clean and in good condition. Room had a full size fridge and microwave. Lobby was beautiful. Front desk staff was friendly. Easy to get to from the main road. Not so good things…room was cleaned every day but it was the bare minimum. My son had dropped some crumbs and they were still on the floor after cleaning. The dining room table did not appear to be wiped off. Did not give us enough towels, ever. High speed internet did not work in our room...used service on my husband's phone. Breakfast buffet stunk…very little choice and prepared food did not taste good (eggs and sausage)...we only ate at it a couple of times because we were in a rush. I saw the cranky woman that staffs the buffet…I did not have any interactions with her personally but she was snippy with other people. Overall, it was ok. We really did not spend a lot of time there…it was a place to rest our head so it served its purpose. Would I go back…considering the other options in the immediate area, it is the best option, so yes.

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 1380 E Burleigh Blvd, Tavares, FL 32778
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