The Ramada Inn Speedway stood on International Speedway Boulevard (US 92) in Daytona Beach, Florida — across from Daytona International Speedway, adjacent to the Volusia Mall. The hotel no longer operates, its phones are long disconnected, and this site takes no reservations. This page explains what the archive is and how to reach the people who maintain it.
About This Site
This is a historical restoration of the hotel's website as it existed between 1997 and 2011, rebuilt from archived copies of the original pages. The rooms, rates, specials and guest comments preserved here are presented as records of their time, not current offers. The site is independently maintained and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Ramada Worldwide, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Daytona International Speedway, or any current operator of the property.
Where the Hotel Stood
The hotel occupied the busiest stretch of the International Speedway Boulevard corridor in mainland Daytona Beach — the commercial heart of the city, between Interstate 95 and the Halifax River. Guests arriving by air landed practically next door at Daytona Beach International Airport; guests driving took the boulevard exit from I-95 and continued east about a mile and a half. The location page preserves the original directions and the full list of nearby attractions with mileages.
Visiting the Area Today
The corridor remains what it always was — the gateway to the Speedway and the mainland's main street. For current information about the city, see the City of Daytona Beach; for race schedules and tours, Daytona International Speedway; for lodging and trip planning, the area's official visitors bureau.
Reach the Archive
Corrections, memories, photographs of the property, or memorabilia from race weeks past are all welcome — the guestbook collects guest memories, and the form below reaches the archive's maintainers directly.
Frequently Asked
Is this the hotel across from the Speedway?
Yes — this archive preserves the 127-room motor hotel that operated for decades on the boulevard directly opposite Daytona International Speedway's grandstands, under the name Ramada Inn Speedway for most of its life.
Can I book a room here?
No. The hotel no longer operates under this name, this site has no reservation system, and nothing on these pages is a current offer. The rates and specials pages are historical records only.
When was the hotel active?
The property's web presence ran from 1997 to roughly 2011, with the hotel itself operating well before the website existed. The 2008 renovation and 2009 brand recognition, covered in the news archive, mark the high point of its final era.
I stayed there — can I contribute?
Please do. Memories go in the guestbook; photographs, documents and corrections are welcome through the form below. Material from race weeks, university weekends and staff alumni is especially valued.
What happened to the property?
Like most of the boulevard's first hotel generation, the property eventually left the franchise system and the corridor it served changed around it. This archive deliberately ends where the hotel-era record ends — with the renovated, award-recognized hotel of 2011 — rather than chronicle what came after. The boulevard's story continues; the hotel's story is complete, and it is told here.
Why preserve a hotel website?
Because roadside hotels are where American travel actually happened, and almost none of their records survive. A rate card with the Daytona 500 sold out at $239, a guestbook of cruise families and race fans, a golf package typed up in 1997 — these are primary documents of how ordinary people saw Florida, and they were a single server failure from vanishing. The news archive explains how close this one came.