Red Carpet Inn, Davenport

This is our little bit of America. My whole family have spent time in your bar over the years.We have done both the east and west coast but I have got to say your little bit of florida is warm and inviting, your staff are huggable and make the experience truely unforgetable. Even if you can't sing too well, the Karaoke is accomodating, as are the locals, bless them. I would not hesitate to stay at this establishment in the future. The residents that I have met here have been consistantly very friendly. Yours warmly, The 'Giles' family, Croydon, Surrey, England (God Bless the USA}

At the price I paid for it this motel is something of a bargan for near-Disney lodging. It is an easy ten to fifteen minute drive to the parks from the motel. The people who run it are eager to please and work hard to make your stay pleasant. But... The motel is a bit rundown. The rooms need renovation, the plumbing is a bit cantankerous and the ice machine doesn't work. (The owner has a cooler of ice in the office that you can use to fill up your ice bucket if you ask him.) But most of this is what you expect for a low-price motel in a town that has failed at several attempts to become a "destination". (First Circus World and then Baseball City were sited in the large , now-vacant, lot next door to the Red Carpet Inn.) But what pushes to Red Carpet into not-recommended territory is the construction on Highway 27 where it is located. To reach the Red Carpet you need to pass it and make a U-turn in heavy traffic in a construction area on one of the most dangerous roads in Florida. Scary. But, once the constuction is over, if you are looking for a cheap but crummy but cheap place to stay -- go for it.