Four miles from downtown Sarasota, this casual Lido Beach resort is across the street from South Lido Park nature trails and one mile from the upscale shops and restaurants of St. Armands Circle.
Situated on 600-feet of private white-sand beach, The Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel offers complimentary beach chairs, and volleyball and shuffleboard courts. Beach cabanas are also available (surcharge.) Guests can rent kayaks, personal watercraft, small sailboats, and bicycles. Also on site are a complimentary fitness center, two outdoor pools, and a game room.
American fare is served in a coffee shop, dinner restaurant, and a sidewalk café. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres are served nightly at the pool bar.
Business services are provided at the front desk. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the property.
The hotel has seven buildings, one-four stories high, all with exterior-corridor access. One- and two-story buildings do not have elevators.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Arcade/game room
- ATM/banking
- Audiovisual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Number of floors - 4
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business services
- Coffee shop or café
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Laundry facilities
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 179
- Free parking
- Patio
- Porter/bellhop
- On private beach
- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Private beach - direct access
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach cabanas (surcharge)
- Beach sun loungers
- Security guard
- Number of buildings/towers - 7
- Free Wi-Fi
- Self parking
- Free guest parking during stay
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