Pictures 5 El Vernona-John Ringling Hotel, Sarasota Florida Tweet Do you have an update on the current status of this structure? Please tell us about it in the comments below. 1998 View of typical hotel guest room, second floor, west section of building, facing southwest View of typical hotel bathroom, second floor, facing west 1998 View of typical hotel corridor, northwest section of building, facing south 1998 View of ladies lounge, second floor (immediately south of loggia), taken from northeast corner of room, facing southwest 1998 View of interior of fourth floor apartment, southeast corner of El Vernona Hotel facing northeast