New! The Riding Academy Hotel

2.5 star property
Hotel near World Equestrian Center – Ocala in Ocala

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Front of property
In-room safe, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Lobby
Exterior detail
Reception

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
1615 NW 81st Ter Rd, Ocala, FL, 34482
  • World Equestrian Center – Ocala
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Golden Ocala Golf Course
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • I-75 Super Flea Market
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

King Studio

  • 41 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Accessible King Studio

  • 41 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Accessible Double Queen Suite w/Balcony

  • 66 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Double Queen Suite with Balcony

  • 66 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Ocala

In Ocala .At this Ocala hotel, you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of World Equestrian Center – Ocala and 3 miles (5 km) of Golden Ocala Golf Course. Ocala National Golf Club and Petting Zoo Ocala are also within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • World Equestrian Center – Ocala - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Golden Ocala Golf Course - 6 min drive - 3.8 km
  • I-75 Super Flea Market - 13 min drive - 11.2 km
  • Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training - 14 min drive - 10.3 km
  • Ocala Downtown Square - 14 min drive - 14.0 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 near World Equestrian Center – Ocala in Ocala
As a guest of New! The Riding Academy Hotel, you'll find an outdoor pool, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. WiFi is free in public spaces. New! The Riding Academy Hotel also features express check-out and an elevator. Free self parking is available.

This Ocala hotel is smoke free.

  • 390 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
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.

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily on-the-go breakfast available 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 20 for adults and USD 15 for children

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (48 inch wide door)
  • Grab bar in shower (48 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 65-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
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
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 100 per pet, per stay (maximum USD 200.0 per stay)
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • 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)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM.

Property is also known as

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The Riding Academy Hotel Ocala
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New! The Riding Academy Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 437 out of 487 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 487 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 487 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 487 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 487 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Megan

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julia, Worthington

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aimee

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for a quick birthday overnight. Stirrups restaurant was fantastic! The ambiance of the whole facility was amazing and plush
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

JOHN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This a very nice resort style hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved our visit.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

SOUR _JOSUE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

erika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Keith, Lynchburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

JESSICA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great addition to WEC
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful comfortable spacious rooms!
Beautiful property and so much space. We did the horse show for the first time and loved the hotel. The pool area and outdoor fireplace was so nice! Comfortable beds! Great channel selection, wet bar w the mini fridge was so helpful for the weekend. The maid staff even found an item I left behind and communication through text made it easy to find out lost items. We will definitely stay here frequently!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved our stay! Super dog friendly, every convenience you can imagine. Beds were extremely comfy. Our dog felt like a celebrity with a welcome bandana, bag of treats and complimentary dog bed/bowls.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Attention to detail
Beautiful and tasteful sister hotel. Beds were a little soft for my liking but overall comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Haley

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Victoria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is beautiful but the guests are loud, the lights are bright but the hallway is so bright it bleeds into the room at night. It would be better if the hotel dimmed the hallway from 11 pm to 6 am to remind guests that people may be sleeping. Cleaning staff are friendly and helpful. The property offers a great dog park but clients don't always bother to bring their animals there. Hotel was very pleasant, but heated pool was unavailable.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
There should be a bus traveling from one hotel (Riding) to Equestrian. Having to use a car or uber is ridiculous. Hotel is amazing. Staff was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Earl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best part of Ocala.
Beautiful hotel and gorgeous estate. Will return again. Ocala was not pretty but this hotel made the trip enjoyable.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Stewart

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice new hotel in Ocala
New hotel beautifully appointed. We found it odd that there were no dressers or drawers in the room to keep our clothing in. Other than that, it was very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Minerva

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024