Westin Tampa Harbour Island (downtown) [Master Thread]
Sep 11, 2014, 5:18 am
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Sep 11, 2014, 9:20 pm
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First time in Tampa and will be visiting with a vendor in Clearwater. Also want to check out St Petersburg as I'm considering a move to FL in a year or two. Decided to move my reservation to the Marriott St Petersburg / Clearwater to be closer to where I'll be spending my time.
Sep 12, 2014, 6:35 am
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First time in Tampa and will be visiting with a vendor in Clearwater. Also want to check out St Petersburg as I'm considering a move to FL in a year or two. Decided to move my reservation to the Marriott St Petersburg / Clearwater to be closer to where I'll be spending my time.
Mar 17, 2015, 3:35 pm
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Same question. Conference is at the Marriott. Suites are very inexpensive at the Westin but reviews are shaky there. Any thoughts?
May 23, 2015, 3:21 am
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Hi - could anyone tell me if this would be a suitable hotel for two nights with a family?
Also, what is the area like, is there much to see or do with kids in the day?
is there better SPG options in the area
Also, what is the area like, is there much to see or do with kids in the day?
is there better SPG options in the area
Jun 4, 2015, 3:24 pm
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Stayed there last night. Place needs to be updated, as it is tired and worn. Plus, my room was not it the best shape: little things (soap, creamer, etc) were missing, and the marble on the sink was cracked so bad that you could take off most of the front of the sink. I actually did take it off so it wouldn't fall on my feet in the event I leaned against it. I told the front desk so they could fix it for the next guy. Bad move... I was tired and just wanted to take a nap, but the hotel made me switch rooms when the maintenance man came and looked at it. In my new room the room safe didn't work; I realized when I was headed out for the night and didn't have time to wait for maintenance, so I just left my stuff laying out (everything was fine though).
I stay over 100 nights a year in Starwoods and this is not one of their better properties. The Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk is nicer, IMHO.
I stay over 100 nights a year in Starwoods and this is not one of their better properties. The Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk is nicer, IMHO.
Dec 24, 2017, 12:59 pm
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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:
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)
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)
Last edited by Zorak; Dec 24, 2017 at 1:13 pm
Anyone stayed post Covid?