With a stay at 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 spa hotel is 3.8 mi (6.1 km) from Ocala National Golf Club and 4.7 mi (7.5 km) from Petting Zoo Ocala.
What's nearby
World Equestrian Center – Ocala - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
Golden Ocala Golf Course - 7 min drive - 4.4 km
I-75 Super Flea Market - 14 min drive - 15.8 km
Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training - 15 min drive - 11.9 km
Ocala Downtown Square - 16 min drive - 16.3 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
The Riding Academy Hotel
Hotel in Ocala with a full-service spa and a 24-hour fitness center
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 and a 24-hour fitness center.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Calluna Spa. Services include massages. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 390 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and 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.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
Enjoy a meal at The Tack Room or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. To-go breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. 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.
The Tack Room - Onsite coffee shop.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Free uncovered self parking on site
Food and drink
Daily breakfast to-go available 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 20 for adults and USD 15 for children
A coffee shop/cafe
Restaurants on site
The Tack Room
Things to do
24-hour gym
Designer stores
Full-service spa
Outdoor pool
Family friendly
In-room refrigerator
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Laundry facilities
Guest services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Full-service spa
Massage
Spa open daily
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Grab bar in shower (122 centimetre high)
Lift (122 centimetre wide door)
Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
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Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Blackout drapes
Bathroom
Bathtub or shower
Private bathroom
Towels provided
Entertainment
65-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Refrigerator
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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 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
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)
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
Reservations are required for spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Property is also known as
The Riding Academy Hotel
The Riding Academy Hotel Ocala
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The Riding Academy Hotel Reviews
Reviews
9.8
Exceptional
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 562 out of 623 reviews
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 623 reviews
8 - Good
47
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 623 reviews
6 - Okay
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Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 623 reviews
4 - Poor
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 623 reviews
2 - Terrible
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10/10
Cleanliness
9.8/10
Staff & service
9.6/10
Amenities
10/10
Property conditions & facilities
9.6/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
8/10 Good
Molly
Travelled with group
11 May 2025
Liked: Room comfort
Check in out confusion
Front desk checkout was confusing. Some how got charged for wrong room then made to feel at fault. Won’t get refund for 7 days. Also charged day of checkin and then charged again at checkout. Kind of strange
Lower budget option to stay at the equestrian center. It is far from the main Arena. Room was clean and nice. Be ready for very long hallways. Our coffee maker was not working. With such big hotel they need to pay attention to maintenance.
Loved staying here- only complaint was that the walls were very thin and we could hear everything our next door neighbors were saying in main living area
Beautiful property, clean comfortable rooms.Staff is helpful and friendly. The only downside is there are very few food options, if youre a vegetarian you will most likely have to find food off site.