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The Helmsley Sandcastle, Sarasota

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1540 Ben Franklin Dr, Sarasota, Florida 34236Map
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Full-service resort on 600 ft of private beach on the Gulf of Mexico featuring 2 restaurants, lounge with live entertainment.

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Well located just south of St. Armands Circle, the Helmsley has both proximity to downtown attractions and 600 feet of private white-sand beachfront. The decor is a few years old and modest, but so are the prices—$103 in the off season for a room with two double beds; slightly over $200 in high season—a good value. There’s a coffee shop and pool bar on site, plus a lounge and the more formal Candlelight Restaurant and Lounge (though not so formal that you can’t bring the kids, if you’ve got them). If you can, reserve an oceanfront ground floor room; they have a small seating area outside just steps from the beach that’s a great place to have coffee and breakfast in the morning. The beach on this part of Lido Key does have some shells right at the surf line, but for the most part, the it’s pillowy, sugar-white sand.

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General Info
  • Total Rooms: 179
  • Year Built: 1960
  • Year Renovated: 2010
  • Check-In Time: 3 PM
  • Check-Out Time: 11 AM
  • Hotel Type: Business, Hotel
  • Location: Beach
  • Number of Bars: 2
  • Number of Restaurants: 2
Airport Details
  • Airport Name: Sarasota-Bradenton
  • Airport Distance: 8 miles
  • Airport Drive Time: 20 min
  • Airport Shuttle: N
General
  • ATM/Bank
  • Childrens Programs
  • Coffee - Complimentary
  • Gift Shop
  • Internet - Common Area (Paid)
  • Laundry Room
  • Laundry/ Dry Cleaning Service
  • Multi-lingual Staff
  • Pool (Outdoor)
  • Room Service
  • WheelChair Accessible
Pet Services
  • Pets Allowed: N
  • Pet Amenities: N
  • Pet Fee: N
  • Pet Services: N
Transportation
  • Parking on-site (free)
Security
  • Electronic Key
  • Parking Area Well Lit
  • Smoke Alarm in Rooms
  • Uniformed Security on Site
Hotel Recreation Amenities
  • Beach
  • Bicycling
  • Boating/Sailing
  • Game Room
Hotel Business Amenities
  • A-V Equipment Rental
  • Administrative Services
  • Business Center
  • Computer Use Available
  • Fax (For Guests)
  • Meeting Facilities
  • Photocopy Service
Room Amenities
  • Air Conditioning
  • Balcony/Terrace*
  • Coffee Maker
  • Daily Maid Service
  • Internet Paid
  • Iron
  • Newspaper (Free)
  • Non-Smoking Rooms*
  • Phone
  • Phone (w/ voicemail)
  • Refrigerator
  • Safe (In Room)
  • Television
  • Television (Cable/Satellite)
  • *Note: Amenity only available in some rooms
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