Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, sun loungers

Reviews of Seaside Inn

3.5 out of 5
Seaside Inn
541 E Gulf Dr, Sanibel, FL

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 693 out of 1299 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 441 out of 1299 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 120 out of 1299 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 1299 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 1299 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness
Not safe for toddlers
Main issue was that the door does not have a toddler proof lock. Like there is no chain or bar at top. So basically my toddler could open the door and run outside to the pool at will. So that was very stressful. They were hard to get ahold of at front desk but besides those things amenities were nice and we enjoyed the trip
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Satesh

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Another great stay
This has been our third stay here and we will always come back to stay here when in Sanibel. Always friendly staff and clean rooms. My only complaint this trip was the loud ac in the room. Im a light sleeper and every time it turned on or off it made a really loud bang.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Sep 25, 2022
Thanks so much for sharing your review Satesh! It was so nice to have you again at the Seaside Inn! I will pass on the concerns regarding the air conditioner to out maintenance team! We appreciate you bringing it to our attention. We would very much like to host you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Juliana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Loved how the inn is right at the beach, the options for biking, paddleboarding, kayaking and more. Very nice experience!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Sep 18, 2022
Thank you for sharing your review Juliana! We're happy to know you enjoyed our beach access and amenities. We would love to host you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Jerry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, clean accommodations, well kept tropical landscapes and fun resort activities.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Sep 8, 2022
Thanks Jerry for sharing your review! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us! We would be honored to host you once again at the Seaside Inn.

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Sep 6, 2022
Thank you Luis for sharing your impressions with us! We're glad to see you had an excellent stay! We would love to host you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

PEDRO

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
For my wife and I it is the 1st time in Sanibel and it was a good experience, the hotel is very good, the beach is just a couple of minutes walking, the pool is very clean, like the room is very clean and every day they clean it and change the towels and sheets, the included breakfast is very good, it is a very quiet place like the whole island.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Sep 2, 2022
Thank you so much for your wonderful review Pedro! I'm very happy to know that you enjoyed our beautiful island and your stay at our hotel! It would be a pleasure to host you some time in the future!

6/10 Okay

Gina

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Martha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were amazed by the room recently renovated with gulf view. We got an upgrade due to our anniversary without no additional cost. Nice healthy breakfast included, quiet, private beach. Definitely we will come back. We used before other locations of the Inns but we think this is the best for couples. The front desk girl Lilia and her manager were very kind and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Aug 22, 2022
We're thrilled to hear that you had a wonderful anniversary at our inn and that you enjoyed our quiet resort and beautiful beach! It was a pleasure hosting you! We look forward to having you in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very peaceful location, quiet, and enjoyed eating our breakfast around the pool each morning. Great access to the beach, and we enjoyed using the bikes and stand-up paddleboards.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Aug 11, 2022
Thank you for sharing your impressions with us! We appreciate the feedback and are glad to hear you enjoyed using our bikes and paddleboards!

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The free bike rental was great and convenient. No food on the property so be prepared to bring your own.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Aug 5, 2022
Thank you so much for your review! We're so happy to hear you enjoyed some of the amenities we have to offer.

10/10 Excellent

joseph

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Perfect Seaside Stay!!!!
We had a great stay at the Seaside Inn. The staff was wonderful to deal with. They texted us during our stay to see how everything was going. Amber was very attentive and exceeded our expectations of service. The resort is quiet with direct access to the beach. There was always chairs and umbrellas waiting. The grab and go breakfast was always full and enough options for our family. I recommend the Seaside Inn for a quiet, direct beach access stay. Thanks again.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Aug 5, 2022
We're so happy you enjoyed your stay with us! It was a pleasure hosting your family! We hope your travels bring you back to our beautiful island some day!

10/10 Excellent

Larissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great view, nice breakfast, very friendly employees!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jul 24, 2022
Thank you for your review and sharing your impressions with us!

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super relaxing and quiet! Definitely coming back.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jul 24, 2022
Thank you for your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Ruo

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

DEANNA

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jul 24, 2022
Thank you for your feedback. We're happy to hear you enjoyed your stay!

6/10 Okay

Jose

Travelled with family
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jul 9, 2022
Thank you for the review. We appreciate the feedback

8/10 Good

Terry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean. Well Maintained Grounds, Courtyard, and Swimming Pool. Beautiful Beach!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jul 9, 2022
We're so glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us! Thank you for your feedback!

2/10 Terrible

Luis

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are dated , needs to be updated. The walls and ceilings are paper thin. The beach isn't private because there were boats at the beach and there were people using fishing poles and fishing nets behind this resort. It's ashamed that all the money we paid it wasn't worth it. This resort doesn't mention that the guest are allowed to fish. We were out on the beach with kayaks and there was a man yelling at us to be careful with the fishing lines. Out of the 3 nights we we're there, we were able to sleep well 1 night because other guest were noisy and the AC was too noisy to keep it on. So we turned it off and cleaned the ceiling fan and turned on to stay cool during the night. I will not recommend this resort to anyone.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jun 30, 2022
Hi Luis, I'm so very sorry that you found your accommodations not to your liking. Although our beach access is private, the beach itself is public. I will communicate your concerns you have mentioned to our management, so we can work on areas that need to be addressed. Please accept our sincere apologies for your stay not being absolutely perfect, if there is anything we can do to make things right, we would love the opportunity to do so.

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you want to get away to relax this is the place to be. Great location and very, very quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jul 2, 2022
We're happy to know you enjoyed your stay. Thank you for sharing your impressions

10/10 Excellent

angela p perez, Miami Beach

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They have all needed for a perfect family vacation!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jun 24, 2022
Thank you very much for your review! We are glad you and your family were able to enjoy everything our hotel and our island have to offer!

10/10 Excellent

hayley, tolono

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The check-in was shambolic.beyond that everything was great.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jul 2, 2022
We're glad you enjoyed your stay. Thank you for taking the time to let us know how we're doing.

8/10 Good

Yamara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
the very relaxing place to rest and the beach very nice and very clean
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jul 9, 2022
Thank you so much for your review! We're happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean. Great access to the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jul 24, 2022
Thank you for sharing your impressions. We're glad you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a wonferful stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jul 9, 2022
Thank you for your feedback. It's great to hear you had a great time!

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jul 9, 2022
Thank you for the great review! We're glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Dinah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very tropical, yet quaint location. Super friendly & helpful staff. Other than the tropical storm that blew in the 1st night of our stay, we had a grand time. We'd stay at Seaside Inn again for sure!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jun 6, 2022
We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay at the Seaside Inn! Thank you for taking the time to let us know how we are doing.

10/10 Excellent

Zoey

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
My favorite island in Florida, the hotel staff the best but the hotel can use some updates for the money you pay for night it’s should have better rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jun 6, 2022
We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay at the Seaside Inn! Thank you for taking the time to let us know how we are doing.

10/10 Excellent

Frances

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The beach is amazing
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Response from Seaside Inn Team on Jun 6, 2022
We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay at the Seaside Inn! Thank you for taking the time to let us know how we are doing.

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
We’ll be back…
Lovely location right on the beach with great heated pool as well and close to great restaurants. Staff were helpful and pleasant. We enjoyed our stay except for the loud hum of numerous AC air handlers outside and the neighboring rooms tv at 12am…
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Gemma

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Positives were the comfort, the setting (pool plus beach), the breakfast was great. The facilities like bikes and pool floats and even buckets and spades for the beach were great. Only downsides were the noisy air con, the loud floorboards (the noise of people above us was insane) and there wasn’t enough Sun loungers. Otherwise, everything was amazing, loved our stay. 10-15min drive to main restaurants on Periwinkle. Just fantastic
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Overpriced and underwhelming
The pros: the room was nice and clean, the staff were helpful and friendly, and the location was great. The cons: no food/dining options at all, looked like on the website that dining provided from sister property was connected but it wasn't, only a vending machine. Continental breakfast was decent. The property had 14 chairs and 7 umbrellas in total which made it close to impossible to get a chair at the beach. The pool allowed no food or drinks so in addition to not providing any, you could not bring your own. The property had bikes but not all were in working condition. No brochures/info on things to do or any suggestions. And it was very expensive. Not worth the money.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Nicholas

Travelled with family and small children
The beach around this property and the grounds are beautiful. The property itself is dated and a bit run down. The exterior is cute, quaint, and cottage-esque, but some of the rooms are in desperate need of updates. The breakfast was nice, but some guests would take far more than necessary and then there wasn't enough for other guests. The biggest issue we ran into was that there were enough chairs and umbrellas for the number of guests. I imagine few guests are able to travel (fly) with their own beach chairs and umbrellas, so having enough of them is crucial, especially with children. The front desk staff was always friendly and accommodating, and the water was beautiful and just a short walk from our room. If we go back to the island, however, we would choose a different hotel where we would have better luck getting a chair by the pool or umbrella on the beach. :)
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Scott B

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Staff was very friendly. Buildings are a bit dated but clean. The grounds are attractive and well kept. Easy access to the beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location on Sanibel. You can bike easily all over the island. The views and beach access from Seaside was great!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Jorge

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Alix

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Location is perfect. The rooms are a little tired but the beds were comfortable. The outdoor furniture is a little tired as well. The continental breakfast was just ok. The staff was friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

sean

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice, comfortable hotel on beach
Great location, beachfront with pool. Large room and nice size bathroom. Comfy bed, fridge, microwave, big tv, porch with chairs. Front office staff very friendly. Free breakfast with a good variety. Beautiful grounds, quiet, very relaxing motel. Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

William Charles

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great. We will be back. Felt at home. Walking distance on beach or street to the lighthouse.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sandrine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Ignacio

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Michelle, Escondido

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
There are many things to do like bikes and kyacks, and the location is, of course, incredible. The room was below average. We were right next to a room where staff and cleaning people stayed, so there was never any quiet time during the day, and one night, the toilet in that room was running constantly and there was no one to contact to let them know. The staff in the office was very helpful. Jason was super friendly, but we would have preferred that the coffee pods for the coffee maker in the room were actually in the room.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Robert, Port Charlotte

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for a 2 night stay on Sanibel. Lovely view of the beach and water, quiet property. Would recommend for a short visit - for a longer visit you may want the amenities of a condo.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great surprise
We booked this hotel last minute when our flight home from our week-long vacation was canceled and our previous condo wasn’t available. It was such a wonderful surprise. The beach, pool, and landscaping were beautiful. And they provided towels, beach chairs, kayaks, paddle boards, and breakfast. The room was a little crowded for four of us but we spent most of our time outside so it wasn’t a problem. The front office staff was so friendly and helpful as well. We really enjoyed our bonus vacation.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan A, Bethel

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Seaside Inn is a very comfortable, small hotel right at the beach edge. We loved being able to meander out to a small, quiet beach (steps away) and spend our day watching the dolphins, pelicans and other birds. During our stay, multi-generations were represented. It was a lovely respite from winter's wrath.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022