Just finished a 2-night stay here prior to a cruise. I'd BRGed a traditional room, and at check-in although no suites were available (nor showing on the app) they put us in a water-view room looking across the channel toward the Convention Center, which also gave a great view of the Holiday Boat Parade of Lights on Saturday ^

There's a decent food menu served in the lobby bar area, and two restaurants in the adjacent building (a Starbucks is coming soon). We didn't have a car but I think the entire complex shares an underground parking garage. Didn't look like there's too much else on Harbour Island, but the hotel is pretty conveniently located near stop 6 of the water taxi and there's a stop of the free In-Towner route 96 bus directly across the street from the front entrance although that seems to be weekday only (weekend equivalent 97 doesn't stop on Harbour Island). There's also a streetcar stop a shortish walk across the bridge towards the Convention Center.

They are in the middle of a renovation, signs of which were still evident throughout the property. Specifically in our room this included:

• faint odor of paint and fresh wood/particleboard
• the in-room safe was locked closed when we arrived, had to call maintenance to open it
• which led to discovery of the next problem, the phone was dead

it turned out the phone (as well as the lamp between the beds) hadn't been plugged back in. The bathroom did not look particularly new, but was perfectly functional.

In looking at their web site shortly before arrival I was slightly surprised to see mention of Club rooms since I hadn't seen any mention of a lounge and thought I remembered reading on FT/elsewhere about it having been removed. But at checkin they mentioned Plat breakfast was in the SPG lounge, and sure enough I followed their directions past the lobby restaurant there was a sign "SPG Lounge" leading to a lounge space.

The attendant there said it had only opened 3 days ago, and there is still a sign saying "725 south -- a bistro" outside the door (and still mentioned on their web site as of this writing). It seemed very spacious with several different seating options and a moderately large food area. The view was off a different corner than I room, looking across a different channel in the direction of Tampa General.

Breakfast included muffin-sized quiches and smoked salmon. Other than spoons for oatmeal etc. it was oddly devoid of silverware, which the attendants had to bring once you were seated (drink orders taken at the same time -- OJ was fresh squeezed ^) The first day the same attendant from the previous evening was there and never asked for room info etc. The second morning was someone different and had us sign it to the room ($20/pp) and said it would be removed at checkout (which it was). Don't remember seeing food in the afternoons/evenings but might have just been there at the wrong time; there were bottled drinks and packaged snacks available. (Breakfast/Lounge threads updated)