Springhill Suites and Comfort Suites are both close to The Barn. If you want to stay right on French Avenue, there's a Best Western right down the road. Enjoy!
No not nearby the bandits not in the desirable part of town, you may want to look a little further out. There are couple nice hotels near I4 and 46. That being said downtown Sanford is beautiful and has nice restaurants and bars. Highly recommend you visit there.
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