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“Best Room in Gainesville!!!!”

Sleep Inn & Suites

5 of 5 stars
araemck
Plant City, FL
Dec 1, 2008

I have stayed at this hotel multiple times due to appointments at Shands @ UF. Not only is this hotel is very clean & neat, they have adapted the "green" approach. The staff is extremely friendly...more

“Good basic Italian”

Francesca's Trattoria

4 of 5 stars
gainesvillepicurian
gainesvillepicurian
Dec 1, 2008

Gainesville has been in need of a good upper mid range Italian restaurant for a while and Francesca's fills that role well. The food is pretty fresh and you can tell that most everything was made on...more

“Bad Hostess”

Ballyhoo Grill

2 of 5 stars
cathyb11
Bronson
Dec 1, 2008

We arrived on Friday night during the peak dining time. There were many ahead of us on the list and sitting around us. We were told a 45 minute wait which was acceptable and understandable. ...more

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