This family-friendly city hotel in Sarasota is conveniently located off Interstate 75 (exit 213) within the University Park shopping district where guests will find a number of restaurants, bars, shops and nightlife options. It is also centrally located between historic Downtown Bradenton, which is a 12-minute drive, bustling Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota and Her Islands - home to the Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix Festival. The Lido Key beach is around a 25-minute drive from the charming business hotel, and the centre of Sarasota is roughly 12 minutes by car. Links to the public transport network are available in the immediate vicinity. The golf hotel provides 136 smoke-free, spacious and smartly laid-out studio suites, all with LCD TV, a refrigerator and microwave. The hotel has 4 floors, one meeting room, and a total of 1,100 square feet of meeting space. Complimentary wireless Internet access is also available. The air-conditioned design hotel also offers a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out services, a TV lounge, restaurant, laundry service and a car park. The hotel offers the space clients need to get things done or just unwind and be comfortable within the smoke-free environment. The stylish and smartly designed suites are 25 percent larger than comparably priced hotel rooms, giving guests the extra space they need to succeed. Each room features an en suite bathroom with shower, bathtub and hairdryer, a double or king-size bed, a kitchenette with a minibar, microwave and tea and coffee making facilities, and individually regulated air conditioning and heating. Other in-room amenities include satellite TV, a radio, Internet access, and an ironing set. There is a heated outdoor swimming pool with sun loungers and parasols laid out, and guests may also work out in the gym or relax in the hot tub. University Country Club is just a 3-minute drive from the hotel. Sun loungers and parasols are also provided on the sandy beach.