Mike and Kelly

This 3 year old property is very upscale and features hundreds of pieces of artwork throughout the hotel as well as a featured artist on site doing their thing. The location is perfect as it is only 1 block from Main Street where there are dozens of restaurants, bars and boutiques. It is also the location of our cocktail welcome party on Saturday night! (See details in "Events" tab) The hotel is known for its rooftop pool and bar area on the 7th floor. There is also a lobby bar and on-site restaurant. The hotel offers a shuttle service to Lido Beach and St. Armands Circle and provides beach chairs and coolers. 

We have a reserved block of rooms here, and this is where most of the wedding party will be staying!

The link below will take you directly to our block rate.

This may be the nicest Embassy Suites we have seen anywhere. It just opened this past year and features a large open air pool on the 8th floor with an adjacent bar and restaurant. Less than a 5 minute walk to Art Ovation, this hotel is also very close to the Main Street action. They offer a free shuttle from Sarasota Airport and to Lido Beach and St. Armands Circle. The rooms are all suites, most with kitchenettes.

If booking online, use special group code "KVW" to access our discounted rates. The link below will take you to book with our rate as well.

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If booking over the phone, mention "Koch and Valencius Wedding December 12th" when booking to receive our discounted rate.

It's going to be beautiful at the Ritz over Christmas and they have terrific service, amenities, pool and spa, and a shuttle to St. Armands Circle and their own private beach and pool on Lido Key, complete with a Tiki bar. 

This is another upscale hotel that features a large and popular rooftop bar and pool on the 12th floor. Great views of Sarasota and the nearby waters. There is a full service restaurant and lobby bar as well. The Westin is only 2 years old. We do not have a reserved block of rooms here.

If you want to stay at the beach, The Lido Beach Resort would be a great selection. They are in the process of remodeling many of the areas of the hotel so it would hopefully be done by October 2021. They have an expansive pool and outdoor tiki bar area and a beautiful beach. There is a newly remodeled bar and restaurant on the 8th floor overlooking the beach and gulf. It is close to shopping and restaurants at St. Armand’s Circle.

The downside to this property is that it is located on Lido Key which requires crossing the Ringling Bridge to and from downtown Sarasota (which you would need to cross to get to the venue). During high season you can sit in traffic waiting to cross the bridge for up to an hour and a half. We do not have a reserved block of rooms here.