Turtle Crawl Inn Longboat Key, Longboat Key

We stayed at the turtle crawl inn and had a terrible experience. The staff was completely unsympathetic to us finding rat droppings in the room. They claimed that we must have brought the dirt in ourselves. We decided to just clean it up. When the next day we saw the rat in the hall we were sure that we wanted to leave. The staff would not believe our claim and would not refund us for the 3 days that we had already paid for and were not going to use. We did not ask for a complete refund- we only wanted the money for the days we were not going to be staying for. They charged our credit card after we left and we were forced to pay for the full stay. The staff is rude and un-accommodating. The place is clearly unclean. I am never going back. There are several other nice places to stay in the area. Try any other place.

We stayed in one of the smaller units becasue we were on a tight budget, but still the room was big. We loved the porch and the walked a few steps to the beach. We could have spent the same amount (or more) to stay inland and have to drive 20 miles to get to the beach! It was great.

We have just returned from a weekend at the Turtle Crawl Inn. We love the Florida West Coast beaches and the pictures of this hotel on their website were promising. However, we were met with some surprises when we arrived. My family and I stayed in their garden view condos. The rooms were very large and clean. However, they did have minor repairs that could have been improved for aesthetic purposes. My parents had room #62 which is featured on their website. It included a king size bed in a private bedroom; a large walk in closet to keep rafts, fishing poles and the like; a living room With a fold-out couch; a bathroom with a tub-shower; and a full kitchen. We stayed in the adjoining room #61. It included two double beds, a shower, and a full size refrigerator in the bathroom (strange right?) It also had a microwave and coffee maker. This room had a porch, but we did not use this as the floor was drenched and had a rotten egg smell from the sprinklers� well water that sprayed it daily. I would avoid this room and the room above it if possible. We found it to be very loud. It is close to the road and the road noise kept us awake at night. The air conditioner was also a bit noisy. We ended up resorting to sleeping on the pull out couch in the next room. The hotel is definitely showing its age. However, the staff is friendly and helpful. The pool was smaller than we expected. Only about the size of a normal backyard pool, but it was clean. We were surprised to find that the hotel does not offer daily maid service. This is not advertised. Guests are expected to take out their trash daily and change out their towels. We did not mind this but would have liked to be notified about this in advance. The beach is nice, but does not have much of the powder white sand we are used to on the west coast. The beach has recently been refurbished with gray, gritty sand that is not quite as nice. The refurbishment project was also taking place while we were there a bit down the beach. We were not notified of this. Luckily our stay ended just as the project was nearing the hotel. We managed a nice stay, but we probably will not return to this hotel. We found it to be a bit over priced for what you get. They are doing some work on their Tower Condos. Perhaps that building would be a better choice if considering this hotel.

Our whole family went to this hotel. we had 5 rooms total. The hotel is excellent! We are going back this year! We loved how it had a pool so close to the beach. The nice covered area is great for outdoor bar-b-que and just hanging out. The room was beautiful. Very large rooms, nicely decorated. The room took care of all our needs with the refrigerator and stove, even pots and pans! We definatly reccomend this hotel!!