Best Western Hotel Waldo Inn & Suites,  Waldo

Everything from check in to check out was great. Very clean and comfortable room, good breakfast and a great staff. The pool seemed to be clean and well maintained. They always had fresh hot coffee available in the lobby. The staff was always willing to answer questions and give directions to various places. I will not hesitate to stay there on my next trip to Florida.

I checked in late Friday night, and made reservations with room type as ("Pet friendly, king size bed, etc) emphasis on Pet friendly. I checked in with my pets and I was told, you never reserved a pet friendly room, sorry have a nice day. I argued and they ended up calling a manager who allowed us to stay with our pets, after me waiting for 30 mins for an answer. Even then, the staff acted like they were doing us a favor claiming we never reserved a pet friendly room. Saturday we stepped out for lunch and the maid vacuumed outside our door causing our dogs to bark, no biggie, but I got a call saying my dog was out of control and we had to come back, 5 mins later we came back to see maid vacuuming other side of hall so we stood outside our door quietly for 15 mins, not a peep from my dogs. I went downstairs and they lied saying our dogs have been barking for last 30 mins and we are not allowed to leave our room for any reasons as our dogs are out of control... (Small dogs too, sure they were out of control.....especially since we stayed next to our door to verify if they were barking or not). I then asked to check out immediately and not be charged for second day, and they argued, saying I prepaid and there was nothing they could do, I fought back and they "claimed" they were issuing me a refund for final day, but yet again lied, as I havent seen a refund yet. Stay far away, especially if you have pets...

Looks like its been newly remodeled, very relaxing and comfy!! Person behind the desk was very friendly. Right next to a gas station so easy to get some snacks for the hotel room. If you looking for some cocktails tho you have to drive about 12 miles.

A little pricey but clean, quiet and close to Gainesville Raceway. The front desk staff were very helpful and friendly. Breakfast was very nice. Good selection from waffles to pancakes to sausage and eggs. Coffee available in the lobby 24 hours

We were happy to see the Best Western sign after a long day of travel. The check-in was cool when I asked if there was a better rate for the room. This location is higher priced than any Best Western we have ever stayed at. The mattress was awful.

Stayed there overnight because I had my dog with us. Extremely clean and well anointed. Front desk ladies were very night and a reasonable breakfast to start the next day. Not huge rooms. Very habitable. would have been better if there were two casual chairs. don't pass this one up!

I stayed here for 4 nights while in the area for business. I worked overnights and slept during the day. The good: - A very modern hotel with updated amenities. -Containers in the shower that had body soap, shampoo and conditioner readily available. -Literally right across the parking lot there is a pilot travel center with a Dunkin Donuts in it. What convenience to get the best coffee around just a 20 second walk away. -Breakfast was plentiful and tasty. The bad: -Staff was ok friendly but could have been a lot friendlier. -As mentioned above I was sleeping during the day and had the Do Not Disturb sign on my door. On morning housekeeping tried to enter my room and the only thing that stopped them was that I had the locking latch engaged. When I called downstairs not even two minutes later, I was told that someone had said they were going out for a bit and wanted there room cleaned while they were gone and gave them my room number. Seems suspicious to me that not even two minutes after they tried to walk into my room that the manager already the information at hand when I called downstairs. Needless to say I wasn't pleased at having been woken up by someone trying to enter my room. The ugly: -While I admit I was sleeping during the day and didn't get to explore, there doesn't really appear to be much in Waldo. -Kids running up and down the hallway and what sounded like a fistfight going on during he day while I was trying to sleep. All in all it was a good stay and I'd stay there again if I'm ever in the area again.

Needed a pet free room due to allergies. Another BW ~ 12 miles away recommended Waldo for my needs. Room was very clean must have been renovated fairly recently. This is not a five star hotel but neither is the price. I would consider hotel upper mid range and a good value.

Excellent hotel. Breakfast well stocked with hot foods. Staff very professional and friendly. Rooms are newly upgraded with refrigerator and microwave. Exercise room also. Very clean. Parking easy and free. Good bargain if on your way to Gainesville for games. Computer in lobby with printer always available. WI FI available but in don't bring a laptop. TV flat screen and new. Hotel is spotless! Very nice staff- greet you warmly.

We were trying to find a nice, clean stay after a UF football game. Our original room in Gainesville was overrun with small cockroaches so we bolted. Found this very nice, quiet room with very friendly folks in Waldo, FL. Thank you for the late check in and great service!

Rooms are very clean. Loved the product dispensers in the shower (nice quality too). Loads of towels. Had a great nights rest. Very quiet. The king bed was very comfortable. Great location. Plenty of parking. Gas station next door so you could get back on the road fast.

Family really enjoyed the hotel and close drive to the wedding. Nice, comfortable hotel. Multiple family members stayed there for a couple of nights and everyone had great things to say. Hotels in the area.

This is a gem of a motel, beautifully decorated, spotless, everything in perfect condition. Not what we expect in a little town which is really just a place to buy gas. These owners are doing a tremendous job, and the staff is great!

Excellent Best Western in Waldo - Friendly staff nice room quiet. Stayed here after UF Football game. We had stayed here when it was another chain hotel and had a much better experience this time. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom was very clean and the shower was excellent. Room was nice and large and clean.

We were traveling and found this gem of a hotel. The staff is very friendly and kind and went out of their way to correct a minor issue we had in our room. The rooms were very clean, beds were very comfortable. We will stay here again in the future when we visit the area.

We stayed here for 1 night. The motel is well maintained and very clean. Staff was very friendly. Breakfast was good. Room was very clean and all was in good working order. Furnishings looked practically new. Highly recommend based on our experience.

Best Western has provided great service I have come to rely on anywhere I see their name. I know each location is independently owned... but the quality of the experience is usually pretty much the grate same service

clean , comfort and easy check in and check out,availbale staff , parking clean and available anytime ,staff are very nice and gentle,very helpfull, staff try to help in many ways i will recommend this hotel to every one I know

A nice clean room for a great price. The staff is excellent and makes you feel like royalty. It's next to a truck stop but you're treated like you're on 5th Avenue. It doesn't have a lot of places to eat close to it but the staff is WONDERFUL.

We stayed in this hotel, myself, wife, 2 children and dog. The staff was really accommodating and helpful considering the circumstances. We booked a 2nd night and decided to leave and waived the penalty. Really kind people and a nice 3 star hotel in waldo. If i return I'd definitely stay again... Thanks

We almost ran out of gas and we pulled into this hotel when we seen it had power. One of the hotel staff Lee told the owner we were outside and going to sleep in their our car. We thought they had no rooms. The owner got a room ready for us and we had a very clean nice place to stay. Comfy beds, big bathroom, just all around great The power did go out later that night, but the owner and staff used the generator they had so everyone good have breakfast, coffee, tea, water and snacks. That night as well he made dinner for everyone even though there was no power. No words for how grateful my mom and I are for a safe place to stay and food to eat during the hurricane.

Great stop over from Jacksonville to Gainesville. Easy to get to the U of F games and price is better. The staff is very gracious and accommodating. Breakfast is hot and a variety of offerings. More than most hotels. Rooms are completely renovated and modern. Parking in plentiful- no charge. Computer and printer in the lobby for free and easy access. There is an exercise area and very clean pool. Small hotel with great service! Housekeeper always asks if I need anything else? Big screen TV in lobby and smaller one in breaksfast area. WIFI available at no charge. Air conditioners are great and so are black out curtains. Beds very comfortable. Linens soft. Lots of pillows in king size bed. Bathrooms spotless.

If you are faced with choosing between the Waldo best Western and the Starke best western, this one is hands-down the winner! Super clean, updated decor and friendly staff. I was extremely surprised and pleased with my stay. I would recommend this hotel to anyone staying in the area.

Beautiful hotel in not so ideal location! Arrived at this hotel late and it was located next to a gas station and truck stop. The hotel was beautiful on the inside and out. The only issue I had was that the coffee was really weak and the sofa bed had no bedding in the room at check in. I called the front desk to ask for some bedding to be brought up and was told that I had to come down to pick it up myself!

Best thing about this Best Western was it had two queen beds instead of 2 doubles. When traveling with grandkids that makes a huge difference. The building was in excellent condition. The breakfast area was large enough and very clean.

Although somewhat out of the way, this Best Western is worth the trip because of the better rates and (what appear to be recent) renovations. The breakfast and breakfast room are also worthy of special mention.

Reserved an accessible room, in advance,(as I am Handicap) got to desk and Young Lady at desk was extremely disgruntled, not a happy person at all greeted us with a sour face and bad attitude! i tried to cheer her up with some light humor but was snappy responded with "we do not have a accessible room available for you" after a long day of sweating at work just wanted to take a shower, and now could not, as we were leaving desk with a normal room the manager came out and said he may have a room for us, we went to room and minuets later manager came in and moved us to what he called an accessible room, the wall over tub I could not get in and the handicap seat would not fit in shower/tub ,not sure why it was there, ?? so I still could not take a shower, very disappointed!! I will say this the Manager did try, for that I give him credit with us staying, otherwise we would have left!! and I will add the beds were the worst beds I have ever slept on, destroyed my back, not a good experience at all, will not recommend this hotel to anyone

Super nice, new hotel. Helpful staff (I left something by accident and they called me within an hour of me leaving to tell me, and held it for me for 2 days until I was going back thru to pick it up).

Pros: Beautiful decor; comfortable bed; lots of USB charging ports for electronics; excellent customer service; bang for your $; gym room; free breakfast; close to Gainesville, FL (Go Gators!) Cons: Coffee available all day but it was never hot in the evening. Pillows are too thick.

everything was clean helpful you can have your pet there in the room- NO SMOKING I love that. things to do close by and eating close by they ref and microwave in every room. the breakfast is great eggs waffles-

Heading to the FIRM. No other hotel came close too appearance, cleanliness and the employees were phenomenal help. Rebecca at the front desk is a great wealth of area information. I am adding this to be 200 characters

Stopped for an overnight stay here on our way to a cruise port in Tampa. Rooms were very clean and comfortable. Breakfast was good. Pool was small but we were the only people using it so it was great! Nice that rooms could accommodate 5 people. Would definately recommend.

what appears to be an off of the beaten path town is this wonderful hotel..very clean, secure, nicely decorated with a nice, friendly staff, comfortable rooms and a very nice breakfast. We have stayed here several times and it has been consistantly great

Loved the experience of my stay. The area itself is very desolated and there is nothing to do but the hotel itself was great. We enjoyed their pool and the room was very spacious. The beds were comfortable.

Clean, new, and surprisingly nice property. The staff was very pleasant and professional, and the rooms are nicely appointed. They have a great, hot breakfast in the morning with lots of choices and good coffee! Overall, a very pleasant stay. I have family nearby, so I know the area well, and I was not expecting to find something this nice. Highly recommended.

I have stayed at this hotel every three months for the past few years. Recently became a Best Western with total remodeling. Very convenient to Gainesville and Alachua. Pleasant and professional staff. Very clean. Use the business center computer all the time. Nice they have a printer also. Parking is on the premises no charge. In between Jacksonville and Gainesville. Breaksfast is very nice- hot breaksfast. Coffee available 24 hrs a day in the lobby. All rooms have refrigerator and microwave plus coffee machine. Dunkin Donuts and gas station right next door.

Clean, nicely redone hotel. Our room was fantastic. The employees were wonderful. The breakfast was far above average for this price point with hot eggs and sausage in addition to the usuals. I needed assistance at 430am with a personal issue and the employee on duty was exceptionally helpful and professional. I would definitely stay here again and we have decided that we will do so next year! If every Best Western was this good, they would be set!

Found this Motel last minute in what was the middle of we had no clue. They were redoing some of the motel. We were in a new room. VERY beautifully done. We were really impressed with the decor and the handicap accessibility. Very friendly people.

The front desk staff and kitchen staff here are great! Always helpful and kind. Unfortunately, on this trip we used the USB ports in the room to charge our devices. Within minutes my daughters IPhone was fried as well as my Apple Watch charger and her charger. We spoke to front desk and were told that there had been a problem with the USB ports, but they thought it was fixed. The onsite manager was called on the phone and he refused to speak to me. He passed the buck and said to let another manager handle. I was told she would call me. Of course she never called me. This one stay cost us an extra $800+. Very frustrating! Had they let us know there had been a problem, we would have avoided using the ports.

This BW is clean, well lit and the customer service is like no other. The staff is friendly and will go out of their way to make sure you are taken care of. I've stayed at many hotels in my travel and this one was for work and they were absolutely FABULOUS.

This was my first time staying at this hotel. I found out while I was there that the hotel is about 6 months old. Its located next door to the Pilot Gas Station. Dunkin Donuts is their as well. As far as food choices, you would have to drive up to Starke to get something or down to Gainesville. The staff did say that they are going to be building more food choices there in the coming months. They are also hoping to possibly get pizza places to deliver there too. Besides that, I enjoyed my stay and would stay here again!

Staff was very accommodating and friendly. I was at ease because we were able to have our pets in our room. Breakfast was served fresh every morning and very tasty. Coffee was accessible 24/7. I would recommend this location to anyone who needs to be in the Gainesville area (straight down the road 10 miles) and who loves to have their pets with them.

Contemporary and fresh renovation. We had driven from Jonesville NC and tried to stay in Starke but the BW there was full. I showed the clerk my BW card and she called ahead to Waldo to reserve a room for us When we arrived the clerk up-graded us to a suite. It was a thoughtful thing to do and we very much appreciated it. The suite had upscale finishes and appeared immaculate. Breakfast was substantial..

It's centrally located to Gainesville not much there but a very nice quiet well refurbished hotel.I drive a tractor trailer, so anytime you could spend a night in a real bed it's a blessing. The bed was pretty comfortable but the pillows not so comfortable that's my only complaint the pillows.

The room was nice enough and the bed was very comfortable. The food on the other hand was very lacking along with the WEAK orange juice. Staff did not present a professional appearance, including the owner/manager. Everyone smoked and usually standing in front of the entrance way. Not a please welcome either.

We brought our track team up for a meet at UF. We're 30 minutes from campus. The place is nice, clean and quiet. The staff was extremely helpful, especially when we needed an extra cot and some blankets at 10:00 pm. We're coming back here next year!

We stayed here as a last minute thing. The staff and place was awesome!! Rooms were very clean and the breakfast was great!! The location was perfect!! ?? When we come back we plan on staying there again!!

Everything is great. The staff is accommodating and easily available. Parking is close and gratis. Right off of main highway. Recent renovations are top notch. Bed very comfortable. Like the refrigerator and microwave. Breakfast is hot. Love the waffles. But have other breakfast foods also. Coffee in lobby 24 hrs. Coffee in your room also. Great vanity light. Very clean.

We made a reservation willed driving on the road it was late night but they had rooms available, so we reserved a room with two queen beds for $89 dollars, when we arrived around 11:30pm I realized that they were in a renovation phase, so the lady at the desk gave us a $10 dollar discount which was very nice of her. I gave this hotel a rating of average just because they are in a renovation mode, otherwise the room was very clean, with direct TV from at&t which comes with lots of HBO's and Showtime. Associates were very nice and very accommodating. A clean comfortable place to stay on a bargain budget.

It's fine for an overnight stay, but I didn't find the place very clean. There was a Roach crawling on the wall as I was about t to drift off to sleep. The bed was OK. Not a place to which I'd ever return.

We stopped here for a night on the way to Sanibel. Room was very clean and the bed was comfortable. We didn't stay for the continental breakfast because right next door is a truck stop with a Dunkin Doughnuts. So we grabbed coffee, breakfast and fueled up on the way out. The only downside at the moment is all the remodeling going on at the hotel. Again, perfect for a one night layover.

I really enjoy staying in Waldo.The staff is very nice the hotel is clean and the rooms are spacious. They have an awesome continental breakfast. the rooms are big and up to date. It's quiet safe and comfortable. the price is great to.

We stayed there on a Saturday and noticed that there was a large area next door that looked like a fair grounds and several groups were cooking out. Later big trucks started pulling in and they held a Monster truck bog. They started about 9pm and ran up to midnight! The desk staff said they had never had one before, not so sure about that but they were apologetic but no offers to discount or rate or comp our room. The breakfast was poor, they hardly had anything when we got there around 9am. The water pressure in the room was very poor and the pool was not clean. I would not recommend you stay here.