Snead Island hotel guide. Benchmark hotel in Snead Island, Palmetto

"Great stay"

"I booked this trip with Expedia or something and when we arrived, the front desk couldn’t find my reservation. And the lady gave me a lot of attitude. So I basically had to find the emails to prove that I booked a trip there and then she continued to accuse me of being another person with the last name, Johnson. Which I’m not I’m just me. Anyway the resort was nice and kid friendly but there was some serious getting high going on in the room next to me and our whole room filled up with the smell of weed all night so that sucked and when I told the front desk they did nothing about it. Also, the fire alarm went off at 6 AM which really sucked because all I wanted for Mother’s Day was to sleep well one night. So that didn’t happen and the pool was closed and the hot tub was closed because it didn’t work and the yoga instructor never showed up for the yoga class on the beach. So I was disappointed because I was looking forward to doing something."

"Very nice place to stay. I especially loved that I could walk to Tropicana Field"

"Property was clean and parking was plentiful, the pool and jacuzzi were both very well maintained and we were very happy with our room"

"The room was pristine, well equipped and spacious. Staff were all friendly and took time to ask where we were from and were super helpful. Breakfast was limited but what was on offer was excellent. We stopped at this hotel for a week in 2025 and were blown away by the quality of this hotel. As we were visiting Sarasota for a couple of days in 2026 we had no hesitation in booking the Carlisle again."

"The entire place was clean and tidy! Easy access to the beach! Great pools. "

"Amazing bed!"

"This hotel is not like its pictured online. It is not updated and some things were falling apart. we had roaches in our room and reported a broken luggage rack. nothing was done to change our room or upgrade us. after watching a sunset we witness a couple and there young child playing in front of playa taco as RATS ran across the cement its only a miracle the child wasnt attacked. we reported it to front desk who said its florida its common here we checked out and left 4 days early, booked thru expedia and were not issued a refund even tho hotel only billed us for the one night expedia couldnt reach anyone to issue us a refund so im stuck paying for a week we werent there. food options are horrible if your allergic to seafood your extremely limited on what to eat also if you not there at designated time you cant eat certain foods. the pool areas and walkable areas were very dimly lit and honestly me and my wife felt uncomfortable. would NOT recommend this to anyone every. it took almost a whole day to inflate the water slide, mother nature didnt cooperate nor did the lovebugs that swarmed the whole area covering us as we walked. if it wasnt for the teacher convention it was devoid if customers staying the only plus was water was blue,"

"Beautiful property and very well maintained. It’s also in a very good location as you are not far from Anna Maria Island, St. Armand’s Square or Siesta Key. The only thing - you need to pay for the beach umbrellas, but that’s alright as they offer complimentary valet parking, so all in all you still get a good value. It is also an Opal Resorts hotel, so the level of service is definitely superior to other hotels. My husband and I go to Opal hotels all the time, and we always have a great experience. We shall return! 😊"