The New Management Team welcomes you to the Gulf Side Motel! We are situated on Lido Key, which is at the Southern tip of Long Boat Key in Sarasota, Florida, with beautiful Lido Beach and the Gulf of Mexico just across the street. We are updating our rooms with fresh paint, bedding, furniture, plus wireless internet, etc. We offer large comfortable studio apartments, one bedroom apartments, a two bedroom cottage and a two bedroom house that are cozy and clean. We are just steps away from the beach pavilion where shops, snackbars and the Lido Beach swimming pool are located. We are only a few blocks from the internationally known St. Armands Circle. There you can indulge yourself in fine dining, shopping and nightly entertainment. The bus stop on the corner will take you to nearby attractions, including the John and Mable Ringling Museum, the Asolo Theatre, Selby Botanical Gardens, and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

Gulf Side Motel provides clean, private, cozy and quiet  Resort Accommodations for the budget minded traveler at prices that can't be beat! Stay with us in one of our clean, quiet, private, comfortable and very affordable apartments and spend the extra money you save on fine dining and shopping on wonderful and magical St. Armand's Circle, just a few short blocks away!!

Through our commitment, experience, and expertise, Gulf Side Motel establishes a business relationship with our customers that lasts a lifetime.