We just spent one week at Haley's Motel in sunny Florida on Anna Maria Island. It's affordable, romantic, and close to the ocean.
It's not for the traveler who needs a frigid, air conditioned, very modern, unoriginal space. It is more for people, like us, who enjoy natural sunlight and fresh air that comes from opening the window and listening to all of the tropical birds. (All rooms are on the ground level.)
There is a personal (not yucky corporate) feeling in the room's decor. The landscaping around the hotel is vibrant and kitschy all at the same time, with quirky garden sculpture and an abundance of tropical plants. I spotted many geckos and lizards out on the walkway paths.
We were made to feel like part of the family. There were pet birds in cages, beach towels to grab by the laundry room. Each morning we'd grab towels, a wheelie cart, two lounge beach chairs and a beach umbrella, and head for the Ocean. Our room had a kitchenette, which was ultra convenient. There were free touring bikes at the motel to use. My husband and I chose one of the tandems for a jaunt around the island.
One thing we were surprised by is that laundry is not done every day, which I think is a bit obsessive anyway. However, if you want fresh bath towels daily, you may want to ask if that is an option when booking. It didn't bother us to get towels about every 2-3 days, since there were always free beach towels you could grab by the laundry.

We were a group of oversea travellers as well as US residents who decided to meet at Haleys. We have been visiting Anna Maria several times before, but this time we needed more space because the group would bee far too big to be able to stay with relatives. We had almost three weeks of wonderful togetherness with HALEYS MOTEL as our center. 19 of our group stayed at Haleys and were recieved but the owners and their staff in the most generous and welcoming way. Any request was met as soon as possible.
We can recommend this facility to anyone who wants to be able to have a relaxed time close to the beach and given the chnace to cook themselves or to go to small and cozy restaurants.
The motel provides free beach towels, beach mats, childrens beachtoys, bikes and much more to give guests an opportunity to form their own stay the way they like best.
We can sincerely recommend Haleys to anyone bur the persons expecting the kind of service one can fins in luxury hotels.

My husband and I stayed here for an impromptu couple of days at the beach. The owners were wonderful! Very friendly and polite. The room was cute. Nice clean bedding and the furniture was marvelous. The room had a nice cozy kitchen and bathroom. It was absolutely perfect for our get away. They even were welcoming to my dog. They made sure we knew the pet laws in the area and where we could walk him. We are planning on making this Hotel a regular vacation spot for years to come. The owners made this a great first experience to the Island for my Husband an warm home comming to me.

Oh, what a night!
As we entered the room it was as though we entered the Twilight Zone......there was a fowl odor and the floors were dirty....as we turned the sheets down we found, to our dismay, that our sheets had NOT been changed.........I won't go into any details....we put a blanket that we used for the beach on top and would not sleep under the covers. As we laid down we found NO BOX SPRINGS!!!!! Yes, it is true NONE!!! we slept on an old mattress on top of a piece of plywood......there was dog food, I hope, on the floor, and hardly any light.......they were frantically putting up digusting Halloween decorations. As far as I am concerned they should have invested their time in the Hotel instead of the extra bloody walking dead statues. This delapidated establishment has much potential. The only nice feature that it was in walking distance to the beach.
I would never stay there again.....it would be good for dogs.....well, maybe not because of the fleas.......
Sorry....the truth needs to be told.....