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A Boutique Hotel Experience in Downtown Sarasota

6 Dec

Escape your winter wonderland, and head down to Hotel Ranola, Sarasota, Florida.Are you tired of staying in predictable, cookie-cutter hotels in Sarasota, Florida? Do you enjoy personal service, coupled with a spacious, comfortable room that includes a full kitchen? Do you enjoy being within walking distance to all of the events, restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues one of America’s best cities has to offer?

Hotel Ranola has been Downtown Sarasota’s best kept secret – until now! This unique property offers guests who are tired of the “national chain” experience, with urban decor, metropolitan style, and one heck of a location!

The vibrant downtown area features over 20 art galleries, restaurants, shops and more just blocks from Hotel Ranola, including:

Sarasota Bayfront & Marina (6 blocks)
Regal 20 Cinema Movies 1993 Main St. (3.5 blocks)
Burns Court Art House Movie Theatre, 506 Burns Lane (4.5 blocks)
Whole Foods Market, 1451 1st St. (5 blocks)
Starbucks (6 blocks)
Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 S Palm Ave. (8 blocks)
Selby Public Library 1331 1st St. (6.5 blocks)
YMCA (3.5 blocks)
Farmers Market – Every Saturday Morning (3 blocks)

Shopping Near Ranola:

Southside Village
This hip neighborhood is filled with amazing restaurants, retail shops, salons and is also home of the renowned 5 O’Clock Club, which features live music nightly. (6-minute drive/20-minute walk)

St. Armands Circle
Visitors from throughout the world shop at this outdoor circle of more than 150 international boutiques, gift shops, galleries, restaurants and nightspots, surrounded by lush landscaping, patios and antiques. Shops are comparable to those in Palm Beach and on Naples’s Third Avenue South. (10-minute drive)

Siesta Key Village
This beachside village is filled with casual outdoor dining and tropical shops. (15-minute drive)