Kitchenette is the big plus
This is a modest motel (no beautiful decor or landscaping) located near the Tamiami Trail, south of central Sarasota, within easy-driving of many places for shopping, eating, etc. I was there alone for about a week. It was off-season, so few visitors were there and the one-bedroom suite went for the same price as a decent motel room. It was on the ground floor; the bedroom was smallish and dark, filled mostly with the king-sized bed. The other room was compact, too, filled with furniture (comfortable modern), and a kitchenette, which was cleaned daily. Cable t.v. in both rooms.
I didn't swim in the pool. It looked clean, but it was near the street. I didn't bother with the continental breakfast (only juice, coffee, roll), which has to be picked up in the small office and taken back to the room because there's nowhere else to eat it.
Service was personal: When the newspaper didn't make it one morning, a replacement came immediately. When I didn't arrive when expected the hotel mgr. phoned my home to ask if everything was all right. That's something I wouldn't expect from the usual motel.