Holiday Inn Express Venice

United States , Sarasota Area - FL
VENICE, 380 Commercial Court
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Randy

All was great!

Leisure Pet

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jan 2026

Robert

Temperature control in the room was set on heat and could not be changed to cool even though it needed to be. The ice bucket in the room was incompatible with the ice machine, unless you had 3 hands. Compared with other Holiday Inn Express’ in which I’ve stayed this one was below average.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2026

Linda

Breakfast was excellent, only complaint I have is the pillows need to be wash more frequently they stink like dirty head grease

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2026

Andre

Yes and yes

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2026

Dean

Excellent breakfast

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2026

SHARLENE

Yes

Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2025

William

Used the laundry, very convenient. Our room had a tirn duvet. The tub was not available, carpet tiles were not glued down. Weve had 2 stays the prior was very different, maybe we just got the last available room.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2025

David

facility was average

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

06 Dec 2025

James

I've done a lot of traveling for work and can usually depend on a Holiday Inn Express to be a step or two above the competition. I'd rank this place a 2 only. It's an old hotel that has been renovated in the past, but the renovation is also very dated. The carpeting is old and gross! Definitely not a place to take your socks off. Stains on the ceiling, walls were beat up and the carpet had a bad patch job. Nothing special at this place.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

01 Dec 2025

Lynette

Shower was dirty on arrival. Black pieces in the shower head, hair on the floor, and also coffee stains in the sink. Requested a cleaning of the shower. Cleveland, I think his name is, went and looked with head maid. Cleaned the shower head offered nothing more. Then I need to be at the docks at 7:15 am on Saturday. I went down hoping to have just a little food at 6:50. Pretty low expectations since i know im early. Maybe some cereal, or fruit. The eggs are ready, the sausage etc. I start to grab some, I'm told it's not open yet, I explain I have to leave shortly just need a little. They CLOSED the metal doors so I could not access the food. What kind of customer service is that?! 10 min. I can't eat perfectly good food that's ready because of 10 minutes?!? Despite the fact it will sit out for 3 HOURS?!? AGAIN, Clevelend did nothing stating \"well its not open yet\". Earwigs in the bathroom. My room was next to a storage room. Something isn't functioning correctly. Sounded like a tennis ball bouncing in the next room nearly 24/7. The curtains are great for the blackout you usually want, but for the lack of lights in the room a sheer curtain would be nice so I can have privacy and light on the second floor without a restaurant looking directly in. Never returning.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

30 Nov 2025

troy

Requested late checkout and approved till 3pm !
At 11am exactly , room service ENTERED room while SLEEPING !!! Not only invasion of PRIVACY , WHY offer late check out when NOT observed by HOLIDAY INN ?!?!?!?!?!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2025

Lori

Clean room, staff great, breakfast good!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Nov 2025

rene

Staff friendly, beds are too tall and super noisy and uncomfortable. Building needs a bit of updating and maintenance.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2025

Moshe

Clean room, nice breakfast.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Nov 2025

Melinda

Staff was courteous (altho'
check-in was frustrating). Room was clean.
Coffee supplies were inadequate in room.
The shower was VERY dangerous, with NO grab bars and a slippery tub and floor.
The bathroom sink didn't drain.
Two nice beds but nowhere to put 2 big suitcases! That was a major problem.
Breakfast was good. We appreciated that.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2025

Jill

It was a fine place to stay if you don’t want to spend a lot of money. Room was clean, friendly staff, convenient location.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2025

George

Great Staff and Breakfast!! Clean

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Nov 2025

Christopher

Room was too small for the amount and size of the furniture. There was a chaise preventing easy access to one side of the bed and the desk had a useless tier above it encroaching on room space.
The parking lot was extremely tight with no turn around. You had to drive down a row and if there were no vacant spots, as it was twice during my stay, you had to back out and try another row (repeating the process if that row was full.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

James

Everything was very nice.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

joseph

the room was amazing and the staff was kind and very helpfull.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

30 Oct 2025

Wanda

Room had an odor. I believe it was the carpet. Room was clean though.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Geralyn

The hotel was clean, convenient and the beds were amazinvly comfortable!

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Laurie

Property starting to show its age, my room was a bit musty smelling but overall, it was a very nice stay.

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2025

Robert

The hotel is older but has been renovated. Everything was comfortable and generally clean. There was mildew on the caulking around the shower. Breakfast is generally what you would expect in a Holiday Inn with hot items. These vary from day to day so you don't have to eat the same thing every morning. The staff, particularly Audrey, were exceptionally helpful and friendly. They have a Keurig coffee maker in the room, which is great for a good cup first thing in the morning. Coffee in the dining room is even better, fresh ground!
All in all a good and comfortable stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

Eren

The staff is great and very friendly. The place is clean and quite. Breakfast was pretty bad. Not much choice and no healthy options. Otherwise, we enjoyed staying there for 3 nights.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

Morganna

Excellent

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Oct 2025

James

Check-in process was redundant and took too long. Their computers were not working properly and they asked us to wait after already checking in online. Then, instead of making sure we were taken in the order that we arrived, went over and made a general statement to a group of people waiting to start checking in. During that time other people were walking in the door and checking in before the group of people waiting and the staff didn’t seem to care that everyone else was waiting.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Marc Stanley

Yes everything was perfectly okay

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2025

Shelbea

The hotel is getting rundown and they need to do better maintenance. There was mold/mildew in the shower and the carpet is dirty looking and ragged.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Paul

Professional staff and courteous guests

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

joseph

NO COMPLAINTS HERE . excellent location and very good experience all around

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Christopher

Free parking

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2025

Douglass

The staff and the service is excellent. While I was able to park every time I came back to the hotel, I have the impression that parking may be limited. The morning breakfast and the swimming pool is excellent. I was given a room with a shower designed for wheel chair use. When the shower was used it often spread water across the rest of the bathroom area. While I see these rooms as necessary for people who need them, they should not be given to people who do not need them. So far this year I have stayed in this hotel for about five weeks. The hotel delivers reliable quality and an affordable price. The beds are comfortable and everything is very clean.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2025

Anna maria

Parking are was great and safe

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

07 Oct 2025

Michelle

The shower/area was missing drywall and was moldy. Laundry area for guests was not easy to use.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

05 Oct 2025

Amanda

Rooms not as spacious as place next door that we stay normally. Lady that ran breakfast area was very rude-I poured some drink down what I thought was a drain (area under where drinks come out) so that I didn’t dump a cup full of liquid in the trash bag of trash can and she literally yelled at me-I’m a grown adult and she yelled at me as if I was a child.

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2025

Sheila

We loved the coffee that was made by the staff in the breakfast area. The Costa machines that made coffee were not good. Too strong and not very good tasting. Really liked how nice the staff were.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Wanda

My stay over night was great, front the moment we arrived. Room was big and clean. Close to everything. Quite.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

HECTOR

Very good

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

Dmitriy

Very good

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

Jennifer

It was quiet and clean

2/10

Poor

26 Aug 2025

Irin

I have bad asthma, so one can’t go by me! But the minute I walked in, i smelled a musty, mildewy, damp smell!! My room had a dehumidifier that was overflowing and wasn’t empty! I started coughing and sneezing and having respiratory issues! They changed my room and I spent the night in a different room, but in the morning i was wheezing and had to leave the hotel! The staff was absolutely wonderful, they tried really hard to help me !! I can’t say enough good things about the kind helpful staff! But unfortunately i can never stay in this hotel again!! The air quality is just awful

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

Jonelle Marie

Nice, would stay again

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Maria

Check-in was really smooth thanks to Cleveland! He was great. Property is nice it's pretty much in the center of everything. The bed was extremely comfortable. Not a fan of the shower though, as the doors kept sliding closed

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2025

Patricio

Very convenient location.

Leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2025

Sheryl

Property was what I would expect from Holiday Inn Express. However, three separate times on our first night, as late as 10:30, there was something beeping. I called the front desk each time and while they said they would check, the third time I was told they didn’t shear anything the last time, almost as if they didn’t believe me. And I had to call on my cell phone because the room phone didn’t work. I received a text the next day from HIE and mentioned it, and it was fixed right away. So thank you!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2025

Susannah

I was looking for a comfortable and convenient place to stay on my road trip to Miami. This Holiday Inn was right off the freeway and easy to check in. It was a great place to get a good nights sleep and even a quick workout in the gym in the morning.

Definitely recommend!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Ionie

The person at the front desk was friendly and helpful. But there were a few things I didn’t quite like. There was an awful smell in the elevator and hallways. The first room I was assigned didn’t smell great, but the second one smelled fine. Also unlike other Holiday Inns I’ve stayed at, the rooms didn’t have a privacy screen that allowed light inside the room. It only had the black out screen. If I had stayed on the first floor, I would have needed the black out curtain down all the time for privacy which is not ideal.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2025

Edward

My room was clean and functional. The only disappointment was the poor water pressure in the shower and sink.

2/10

Poor

28 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Stay somewhere else!

This hotel needs a complete renovation. My feet were black from walking around barefoot as the floors are filthy. The shower is disgusting and needs to be ripped out. There was a dehumidifier in our room that we had to empty the bucket on because it beeped as soon as we checked in. Then at 2:37 AM it beeped again because the bucket was full again and woke us up. At 2:52 AM the toilet started running nonstop and then wouldn’t flush in the morning. Don’t bother staying here.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2025

Aubrey

The check in guy was very very nice

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2025

Erik

my room was without curtains. I had a very difficult time sleeping with the outdoor light shining in my room. Also, the AC unit would randomly turn itself off, making the room quite humid.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2025

Angel Luis Fernandez de

The lady serving the breakfast is very nice and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2025

Grace

Everything about the day was outstanding the front desk the room is the Service just excellent food just exceptional

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2025

Very noisy

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2025

Brandi

Good stay

Good stay. Main complaint is that they have the motion sensored thermostats and after being gone all day to the hot beach, we returned to a hot room also. Temp was set at 74. So it took some time to cook back down.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

10 Jul 2025

William

They shut the water off to do some renovations on the 4th of July. Seriously, on a holiday weekend? Even after let the easier run we had to shower in brown water. Yuk! Manager was pretty nasty about it. See brown wash cloth from after showering.

4/10

Poor

08 Jul 2025

Enmanuel

The only thing nice about the hotel was people are very friendly but everything else is a disaster. From 10:00 pm to who knows there is no hot water, part of the carpet is piled, the faucet was clogged, the breakfast always was dry, like eggs, sausage, biscuits etc. One night we came and they was no parking space. The pool was dirty with bugs. Like I said people are friendly but the hotel needs some TLC.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jul 2025

Rebecca

Our room had no black out curtain in the

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2025

Chelsea

I usually stay here when visit Venice, never had any issues.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

03 Jul 2025

Richard

Great manager. Tired property with dirty floors.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2025

Nichole

When I arrived at the hotel, I had to mail a card for a family member’s birthday. The General Manager, Tonya, helped me to do and went out of her way to ensure my card got mailed out in time. When I checked out of the hotel I left my necklace in the room and Tonya went out of her way to quickly check on my necklace and immediately responded to me and made certain my necklace was mailed out to me that day. Tonya and the other staff are very helpful!

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2025

Margaret

no blackout curtains so bright the whole night with outside spotlights
but very safe!
we will come again, easy to find from highway 75

4/10

Poor

30 Jun 2025

Jeannie

This place is bare bones and I mean BARE bones. I would not stay here again. It’s dirty, the window shade had moth holes in it. The bathroom door lock was broken, the shower had mold stains, and there was a random beer can under the “couch”.

Business Family

2/10

Poor

27 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

If you value your health, go somewhere else

There was moldin the shower and harsh chemicals in the water. Made my family miserable and sick while we were in the room. Spent as much time out of it as possible. Also the lady in the breakfast area really seemed to dislike people being in her area? If we ever head back to the area we'll find somewhere else to stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

Michelle

Staff is very helpful. Property is very clean and neat and it is located in a very nice area with plenty of eating spots around. Breakfast was very fresh good I would definitely stay again.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2025

Tiffany

Great value for a fair price. Quiet, rooms serviced everyday, very nice continental breakfast everyday and convenient location. I would stay there again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2025

Angela

Was slightly hesitant due to reading a few reviews about bugs but decided to book. We stayed 2 nights without issue. The carpet was a little dirty/stained, but we just wore house shoes. Check in was easy, staff was friendly. Bed was comfortable and clean. No bugs seen. Breakfast was alright, could’ve been worse or better. Checkout was fine. Would stay again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jun 2025

Sara

The staff man that helped us was very nice and helped me change room due to our room smelling musky. He walked me around to a couple different rooms to see what was best. Although the hotel could’ve been cleaner in the rooms it was comfortable and convenient.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Jun 2025

Tamara

It was nice and quiet. Which you don't get at a lot of hotels. It was also conveniently located by some good restaurants.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2025

Andy

Good Breakfast.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Lottie

I love this hotel we stay there every summer.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Vihairy

Excellent for the affordable price. Having a family with two kids the following are always a must for us when we travel lol, these needs were definitely met: Room was super clean, bed/pillows comfortable, quiet, safe, and the variety from the breakfast buffet bar was a huge plus. Front desk was extremely helpful and nice. Overall my family and I had a great night stay at this place.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

mike

Staff was great.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2025

Lindsay

Our room was very clean and could not hear a lot of outside noise. Staff was amazing!! Front desk representative Chad was awesome and gave us info on local restaurants and activities only known to locals. Chad told us about a drum circle and dancers on the beach that we were able to watch and was a great experience. Breakfast was great and had long hours. Hotel was clean and not to far from town. We would definitely stay here again!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2025

Mathew

It was a good place to stay

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

02 Jun 2025

Matt

On May 26, 2025, the heating/cooling unit in my room was taken out to be cleaned. Upon returning to my room, there was silt and debris scattered through the room and bathroom. The carpet was also wet underneath where the unit was.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2025

Tanja

Great room. Easy access to beach.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2025

Pedro

Very good service at this location !!!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2025

Joan

It was a pretty nice hotel. They are renovating & updating it so it should be very nice in a few months.Great breakfast & cookies! Friendly employees

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2025

Jenni

Fine

Hotel is under renovation. Rooms are generally ok. Ready for a few updates, but not uncomfortable.
Appreciate their dog friendly policy.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2025

Laurie

The only issue was a leak from the roof right above the back door.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2025

Marco

Friendly staff. Very nice beds and always very clean towels. Room was very nice, clean bathroom, but the carpet was soo dirty that our feet would get soo dark it was nasty. We though it was our shoes, but nope it was the carpet.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2025

Elizabeth

Good

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2025

R. Michael

Reasonable if you are in Venice

Definitely a budget hotel. However, the breakfast was better than some more expensive hotels in the area not a lot of options in the Venice area in this price range.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2025

richard

Nice staff. Great amenities. Exceptional value

Leisure

4/10

Poor

21 May 2025

Bobbie

Pool was small & had lots of leaves.
No waffles. Pancake maker out of order
AC in our room stopped working & had to move to another room. We were given credit for inconvenience
We had to wait 55 minutes on arrival for room to be ready.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2025

richard

Facility appears to be new, very clean, modern, as easily accessible laundry, pool, free breakfast. Would stay here again! Actually stayed an additional day because we liked the lodging.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2025

STEVEN

Staff was great

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2025

Richard

Above my expectations.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Michael

Friendly and professional staff

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2025

Mordechai

Breakfast very good

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2025

Noel

Ok place to stay.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2025

Robin

Need safety strips in shower

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

03 May 2025

Claudia

I had a bad experience in this property, everything normally is very good with this hotels I understand issue happens, but we pay full price for a non AC room, they give us a room where the AC not working properly, would you pay $ 200 for a hot and humid room ? I can’t said that the place is bad because it’s not true, but I’m not happy with the fac of no body take care the customer valued.

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2025

Dmitriy

Very good

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2025

Curtis

Tanya the GM was awesome!!! Great help on a couple of special needs. Also, the breakfast help ladies Marie, and her partner were great.

Leisure Family