Sarasota per diem ratesFlorida · FY 2027
Sarasota’s full-year average edged up just 0.2% against FY 2026, one of the smallest increases this year. Sarasota’s full-year average lodging cap, $154 a night, ranks 15th of the 22 Florida areas, between Sebring ($162) and Orlando ($153).
Sarasota since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Sarasota’s full-year average has grown 33.5%; ranked by that growth, Sarasota sits between South Padre Island (TX) and Bloomington (IN). In FY 2021 Sarasota ranked 198th of 293 by full-year average, between Loudoun (VA) and Ocean Shores (WA). Along the way: up 26.8% in FY 2023, up 10.9% in FY 2024, down 5.3% in FY 2025.
Sarasota among the 295
Sarasota’s Feb–Apr peak lodging cap of $205 ranks 82nd among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Hershey (PA) and Eugene / Florence (OR). Nationally, Sarasota is 124th of 295 by full-year average, between Traverse City (MI, $155) and Wallops Island (VA, $154). Florida, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to January | $146 | 123 |
| February to April | $205 | 89 |
| May to September | $131 | 153 |
Four days in February
Monday, February 1, 2027, to Thursday: up to $916, three nights at the February cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting May 3 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $694.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 36.4% above the standard rate over the year.