Racist room note left by previous guest, Sarasota hotel says

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Room 622 at the Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota, the scene where a racist note was found. [Herald-Tribune staff photo / Anna Bryson] ▲ Michael Davis posted on his Facebook page this note found in his family's room at Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota. [MICHAEL DAVIS VIA FACEBOOK] ▲SARASOTA — The racist note discovered by an African-American family in their hotel room on the Fourth of July was left by a previous guest and was not directed at the family, according to an internal investigation by Art Ovation Hotel. Davis said that he is "still slightly concerned" about his initial exchange with management at the Art Ovation Hotel. Mayor Liz Alpert expressed her concern for the Sarasota community following the hotel incident.

Racist room note left by previous guest, Florida hotel says

Room 622 at the Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota, the scene where a racist note was found July 4. ▲SARASOTA, Fla. — The racist note discovered by an African-American family in its hotel room on the Fourth of July was left by a previous guest and was not directed at the family, according to an internal investigation by Art Ovation Hotel. The person of interest was a guest at the hotel who had been using the N-word to disparage Marriott associates and others at the hotel. Davis said that he is "still slightly concerned" about his initial exchange with management at the Art Ovation Hotel. Mayor Liz Alpert expressed her concern for the Sarasota community following the hotel incident.

Florida hotel claims that guest left 'You're a N****r' note for staff

as informed in Art Ovation Hotel, part of Marriott's Autograph Collection hotels, 'immediately launched a thorough internal investigation' into the 'You're a N****r' note that Frank Davis found on July 4. ADVERTISEMENT'I am relieved to report that a person of interest has been identified by Marriott in the incident at the Art Ovation Hotel. 'I am relieved to report that a person of interest has been identified by Marriott in the incident at the Art Ovation Hotel. 'I was stone cold for 30 to 40 seconds when I read the note,' Michael Davis, 27, told The Post. Frank Davis, 58, co-founder of the multi-million dollar real-estate investment company Horizon Group, said that the note left him deeply saddened.