| Loaner bikes and an area shuttle are included. Some have city views; all offer ukeleles and sketching material. There are regular art displays and workshops. Parking is available. Amenities consist of a rooftop pool and bar with city views, along with a gym, a market and a trendy American restaurant. The sleek rooms feature flat screen TVs, desks, sitting areas and minifridges, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities, and free Wi Fi. Less than a mile from Route 41, this hip, artsy hotel is 2 miles from the Circus Arts Conservatory and 3 miles from Lido Key Beach along the Gulf of Mexico. Check in time: 4:00 PMCheck out time: 11:00 AM. Sophisticated suites add living rooms.
Tampa International Airport 1 hr 10
Sarasota Classic Car Museum (8 min.)
Venerable site showing 90 classic exotic & muscle cars plus antique music boxes & phonographs. Sarasota Opera House (3 min.)
Housed in an ornate circa-1926 theater this facility mounts familiar & unusual opera productions. Lido Key (9 min.)
This barrier island connected to the mainland via a causeway features beaches a park & nightlife. Sarasota Bay (12 min.)
Named an estuary of national significance this subtropical coastal lagoon is popular for kayaking. Saint Armands Key (8 min.)
Connected to the mainland by a causeway this Sarasota Bay island offers a large roundabout & park. Siesta Beach (19 min.)
Beach Circus Museum At The Ringling (9 min.)
Museum charting American circus history with props costumes & a restored Wisconsin train carriage. Ca D Zan (11 min.)
Once home to the Ringlings this circa-1924 mansion draws inspiration from the palazzos of Venice. Lido Key Beach (10 min.)
Sandy beach featuring a concession stand gift shop & picnic tables plus a swimming pool. Bayfront Park (7 min.)
Waterfront green space with a promenade playground tiki bar & dramatic views of the bay & city. Sarasota Jungle Gardens (7 min.)
Historic attraction featuring more than 150 animals & shows in a tropical setting. The John And Mable Ringling Museum Of Art (9 min.)
State art museum founded by the circus magnate with 31 galleries in a pink Renaissance-style palace. Mote Marine Laboratory U0026 Aquarium (10 min.)
Aquarium with a stingray touch tank & shark tank plus manatees in the nearby mammal center. | 
