The Capri at Siesta, Sarasota

If you are looking for information regarding the Capri at Siesta on Siesta Key Fl, please be advised: The Hotel shown here and the reviews are NOT for The Capri at Siesta. This is very confusing but these pictures and reviews are for a Monterey CA Hotel.

This Inn is a MOTEL in disguise. Website is done very well and is mis-leading (should have seen that coming with very minimal pics of motel) Staff is incredibly rude and "over it" the Manager is never to be seen and hides. When the manager is ask for you get the response of "he is very busy running 5 different hotels and hard to find" as if that is YOUR problem. Once an issue is raised it's passed onto this PHANTOM manager and the staff person will tell you "it's out of my hands at that point" These are actual qoutes I was told by the front desk person. AVOID this place at all costs!!!! and all other Montery Signature Hotels. (all owned by same company and run under the same managment) Dirty, cold, run-down rooms in a shady area of Cannery Row with a immature bad attitude staff and an irresponsible manager. $200 for a weekend night is just down-right WRONG at a place that is on par with Motel 6.

After writing the review below I am happy to report that the people at Cannery Row Inn did not charge me for our cancelled stay. It would have been nice if they had informed me but nevertheless I appreciate their attention to the matter and apoplogise for any mis-statements. Thank you Cannery Row Inn!

The world is full of tales about rude desk clerks, filthy rooms, misleading advertising and broken promises in the travel industry. We hear a great deal about people’s experiences with airlines in terms of cancelled flights, ungodly delays, lost or destroyed luggage and diverted flights. But trouble exists in other areas of the travel industry as well. Recently my family and I had a terrible experience with the Cannery Row Inn in Monterey, California. My daughter is a cancer patient. She had never been to Monterey and my wife and I thought it would be great to take her there for the weekend so we could visit the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row and the beautiful 17-mile drive in nearby Carmel. We found a hotel on the internet which looked like a classy place and situated right on Cannery Row. The website was well done and the hotel looked like it warranted the rather pricy charge. Unfortunately the day before our scheduled hotel stay my daughter had a medical emergency and was admitted to the hospital. She is still there as I write this. I called the hotel and told them that I needed to cancel the stay due to my daughter’s hospitalization. I was told that I would not receive any refund and it didn’t matter what the reason was. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised since the travel industry is in a slump but let me tell you my family would have much preferred to be visiting Cannery row than dealing with emergency medical care. I would expect to have some penalty applied—even one nights lodging. But I travel a great deal and stay in all sorts of hotels and this is the first time I have been treated in this way. Obviously any rebooking is out of the question as I would never stay at the Cannery Row Inn, especially after reading other reviews from previous “guests” who reported that it was an old and dirty hotel rating no more than 2 stars and staffed with rude clerks. Hotels and other retail establishments must understand that they will fail unless they show some flexibility, understanding and even a little compassion. Most people work hard for their money and there are a number of hotels, stores and airlines that are vying for the same dollar. Perhaps a little friendliness and flexibility would ensure a continued existence in these trying times.

Bottom line...dirty. Not particulary friendly. I wouldn't stay there again. The only good things about the hotel was the location and the bed was comfortable. The price was good but i don't think it was worth it because it's dirty.rundown and unfriendly.

We just stayed at this hotel and I don't understand the criticism. The room was clean, the bed comfortable, the breakfast good and the location convenient to the Cannery area of Monterey. We met three members of the desk staff and they were, at all times, friendly and helpful. Plus, the daily rate is one HALF of every other hotel in the area. We would definitely stay there again. A good value at a fair price.

I stayed at this hotel in late May '08 for two nights. The second morning the power was abruptely cut. When we enquired about the reason we were told that they called our rooms about a disruption in service between 5 and 7 pm the night before. There was no message on the phone because the message machine doesn't work. When do people in a tourist town go to dinner? Between 5 and 8 at night. No other effort was made to make the inconvenience known to guests. On top of that I was overcharged for the room by 140 bucks. They told me it would take 3 weeks to get a refund, but instead of giving me a refund they charged me an extra 140 dollars. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone. About the only good thing about the place was the location. I'd be glad to pay twice the price to avoid the problems I had at this "hotel".

It's not the fanciest place, but it's very close to the aquarium, restaurants and shopping and the staff are wonderful. The parking and danishes are helpful too when you want to get-up and going early in the morning.

Stayed here for one night. Read the reviews and knew not to expect much. However, I was still disappointed. 1. Asked for a corner room to get an ocean view. Upon check-in, I asked about the corner room request. She said yes, but probably not what you expected. Boy, was she right. We had a corner room but it faced the street and was on the ground level. We faced an empty court yard with a cement wall (it did have flowers!) I felt like I was in prison and being let out for my exercise. Street was very noisy with traffic. Returned to the desk to ask if we could be put into another room. The woman made no effort at all to accomodate or even sympathize with us. She said that is the request we made online and that everyone was checked in already. I suspect that wasn't true because it was only 4:00 p.m. and the parking lot was quite empty. Nonetheless, her attitude added to an unhappy experience. For a decent experience, be very, very specific about your room choice!!!!!!! 2. Curtains were hanging from the rods. I attempted to fix them but the hooks weren't even there to do that with. Thus, I looked at curtains dangling from the rod. So tacky! 3. One of the hand towels looked like someone dyed their hair with it. That should have been taken out of circulation. 4. The bed pillows are very small and flat. There were only two on a king size bed. If you want an decent pillow, bring your own.

What I liked about staying at the Cannery Row Inn was the convenience. We were steps from Cannery Row, Downtown and Fisherman's Wharf. When we didn't feel like strolling, the Trolley stopped right in front of the hotel and took us to all of those places. The hotel was clean, the staff was helpful and we enjoyed our Ocean View room. I had no expectations that I would be steps from the water--compared to most hotels, it was wonderful seeing people walking outside and the water in the distance as opposed to a wall or a parking lot. I say it's worth your money and would highly recommend it to anyone!