With a stay at New! The Riding Academy Hotel in Ocala, you'll be a 1-minute drive from World Equestrian Center – Ocala and 6 minutes from Golden Ocala Golf Course. .This hotel is 14 mi (22.5 km) from Rainbow Springs State Park and 3.8 mi (6.1 km) from Ocala National Golf Club.
What's nearby
World Equestrian Center – Ocala - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
Golden Ocala Golf Course - 6 min drive - 3.8 km
Ocala National Golf Club - 8 min drive - 6.1 km
I-75 Super Flea Market - 13 min drive - 11.2 km
Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training - 14 min drive - 10.3 km
Getting around
Ocala Station - 19 min drive
Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) - 61 min drive
Restaurants
McDonald's - 10 min drive
McDonald's - 9 min drive
La Hacienda - 9 min drive
Shell - 6 min drive
Wendy's - 10 min drive
About this property
New! The Riding Academy Hotel
Hotel in Ocala with a 24-hour front desk and an outdoor pool
New! The Riding Academy Hotel offers 390 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. 65-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.
Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
Stay in one of 390 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and coffee/tea makers.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
To-go breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
To-go breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free uncovered self-parking on site
Food and drink
To-go breakfast available for a fee daily 6:00 AM–11:00 AM: USD 20.00 for adults and USD 15.00 for children
Things to do
Outdoor pool
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Conveniences
Lift
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lift
Lift door width (centimetres): 122
Grab bar in shower
Shower grab bar height (centimetres): 122
Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
More
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Bed sheets
Blackout drapes/curtains
Heating (climate-controlled)
Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Bathroom
Bath or shower
Private bathroom
Towels
Entertainment
65-inch flat-screen TV
TV channels
Premium channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
More
Iron/ironing board
Phone
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 100 per pet, per stay (maximum USD 200.0 per stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 40.00 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for to-go breakfast: approximately USD 20.00 for adults and USD 15.00 for children
Pet fee: USD 100 per pet, per stay (maximum USD 200.0 per stay)
Service animals are exempt from fees
Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
Rollaway bed fee: USD 40.00 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
We should mention
Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM
Property is also known as
The Riding Academy Hotel
The Riding Academy Hotel Ocala
New! The Riding Academy Hotel Hotel
New! The Riding Academy Hotel Ocala
New! The Riding Academy Hotel Hotel Ocala
New! The Riding Academy Hotel Reviews
Reviews
9.8
Exceptional
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
New hotel right in front of the World Equestrian Center. Staff was excellent and the hotel was decorated in a very nice Horse-centric motif. Room was spacious and clean and the pool area is awesome.
Beautiful hotel. Staff were super
Nice and helpful room was huge and clean and beautiful pool
Nicole
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
6/10 Okay
Kevin
Travelled with partner
25 Jul 2024
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
For this being a new facility I was shocked to find the shower head in our room was broken and in the morning we couldn't get a hot shower. This was slow season and the place wasnt packed so why didnt their new hot water system keep up with demand?
When we arrived Saturday afternoon we noticed cups placed near the front entrance by teen age guests. Sunday morning the cups were still there as employees kept walking right by them wirh no concern about it. We also noticed trash in the road on the grounds of WEC and observed employees in WEC owned golf carts driving around the trash and leaving it in the roadway. Sunday morning while having breakfast in the main lobby dinning area we noticed food on the floor and worm like bugs with many legs wandering around. I brought this up to the front desk and it was addressed promptly. Lazy employees with no desire to go above and beyond seems to be an issue. When things were brought to their attention they addressed them promptly but this is stuff guests paying around $300 a night shouldn't be seeing and watching employees not care about such a beautiful facility shows there's a problem with their hiring system and standards. I hope this doesn't continue as the facility grows as its a first class event center with top of the line facilities and has so much to offer the surrounding communities.