Infested with bugs. LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of them! Not to mention filthy. Boxspring was completely torn open on one side, and needless to say full of dirt and dust and I'm sure more bugs. Asked for another room, and was told there were no more rooms available. Not likely considering the parking lot was pretty secluded.

I am glad that I did not read the terrible reviews that have been posted about this hotel prior to coming for a 6 week stay that began on May 3rd, 2010. I have nothing but positive things to say about my experience. I am in the process of relocating from Indiana and I needed somewhere to stay that was close to my new job. My room was clean when I arrived, and I have not seen a single bug. The bed is comfortable, and although there are guests in the surrounding rooms, I have not had ANY problems with noise. My air conditioner is more than adequate to keep my room cool, which is essential in this hot Florida climate. High-Speed internet is available for $5 per stay (but down't expect to watch a video, the internet is too slow for that). The hotel is located in a very nice area directly across from the Town Center, which is a large shopping area with at least 20 different restaurants. A CVS drugstore is within easy walking distance. It is not a fancy hotel, but for someone looking for a safe place to stay on a reasonable budget, I would highly recommend this hotel. Also, the Asst. Manager, Melvin, has been acceptionally accommodating to me. You might want to ask about their long-term lodging program if you plan to stay for a while, as it provides substantially lower rates than you will find on the homestead suites website.

WARNING:........
Hotel was booked full when we checked in with reservation. We paid cash for the 5 days we were staying. Went to dinner and checked out the location of the Mayo Clinic where my wife is to be tested to see if she is qualified for a kidney transplant.. A trauma we wish we did not have to go through. We came in at about 8:30pm. Got ready for bed and watched tv for a short while. Never got the internet to work but they said it was free for all. I sat on bed, my wife on a chair. Thats when I saw what I thought was a tick. Put it in a glass. Pulled bed apart and found a baby one. It popped when I tried to put it in the glass. Now blood on sheet at end by our faces. Took all blankets and sheets off bed and found no more. Moved the blood end to foot of bed. Now at 10pm no one is in office and we have a rough day ahead. Decided to let it go till morning. My wife watched the rest of the show and I fell asleep. Now, 11:30pm my wife got up for bathroom and I woke opened my eyes and saw another tick on her pillow. I jumped up and found I was sleeping on a bed full of bugs. All over my pillow and the entire bed. About 2-3 dozen. I was out of my PJ's so fast you would have laughed. I scooped a bunch in the glass for proof. Called the front desk, but no answer. Forgot that there is no one around after 10pm. Did not know what to do at that moment. Did not know there was an emergency number posted outside the office door. We packed our things and got in the car and called around for a hotel thinking that they also may be booked full. Found one and they were understanding of our dilemma. Even gave us a cost break over the Mayo paitient cost break. We did not have the kitchenett we needed to save money for dinners, so they gave us a small fridge and microwave. We went above our budget for this 5 day visit. We called the Homestead from the hospital the next day. (that night, I researched and found they are called "Bed Bugs"- look like ticks). Now the Homestead corporate told the manager to call us back and said they were sorry for our discomfort but said there is nothing they will do accept give us our money back. We paid cash and they said they will only pay in a check that will be mailed to us. I needed that money to pay the other hotel. We had to borrow from family. Bad part is that 1 1/2 weeks later I still have not been reimbursed. Thus the desire for this review.
As of this posting, I have not called the Hotel Corp. They may still redeem themselves by doing something right. Anything. So if they do so, you may contact me through this web site and I will let you know if they have done so and how they did.
Warning: never stay here!!!!

The room smelled, had roaches in the kitchen, bathroom area and even one crawled across the bed. I would not recommend the southside skinner lake location. The room needed updating, and definetly needed some high powered cleaning ..The kitchennete with the 2 dirty pans who the hell would cook on those with the roaches running wild across the counter top.....on the side and between the refrigerator and sink there was trash. Roaches crawling inside the refrigerator! Do you think I slept well! Didnt bother to get underneath the covers of the bed..Folks in upper rooms walking back and forth half the night. The staff is very nice and answered all questions, but this is not one I would recommend staying at again! Even spraying didnt help they were running up the wall...