Tampa hotel recommendation needed
Mar 15, 2013, 4:42 pm
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Tampa hotel recommendation needed
Going on a short cruise out of Tampa next month and need a hotel for the night before. Mom already vetoed my first suggestion which was stay at a friend's condo for free - complete with rides everywhere. So probably need something nicer than a budget chain.
Mar 16, 2013, 4:14 am
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Look at cruise critic. Many people post the best hotels for cruising out of the Port of Tampa.
Mar 16, 2013, 8:13 am
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I've searched over there and posted a similar request last night. So far all the Tampa recommendations I've found are for people driving in or are people looking for the cheapest options.
Mar 16, 2013, 2:34 pm
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There are several nice ones close to the port. The Marriott Waterside is great. The Westin is okay. The Embassy suites across from the Marriott is also very nice. Sometimes you can get great rates at these hotels, but if a convention is in town, they can be quite pricey.
the Sheraton is being (been?) renovated, but it had been kinda dumpy.
the Sheraton is being (been?) renovated, but it had been kinda dumpy.
Mar 17, 2013, 6:15 am
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here is a search result. Plenty of threads
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/searc...rchid=38030930
This thread has some more expensive and boutique hotels mentioned.
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showt...ighlight=tampa
Pretty much answers your question. I'm not sure what type of hotel you are looking for. Marriot, Embassy Suites and Hilton Garden Inn aren't really budget hotels to most people.
Cruise Critic will have 100 times more info for cruises than Flyertalk.
Mar 17, 2013, 8:31 am
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And if I had been asking about the cruise I would've stayed over there. Forgive me for thinking that a board where people frequently stay in hotels might actually have a recommendation for one.
Mar 17, 2013, 8:46 am
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Cruise Critic has many, many threads addressing this specific question. I posted a link that has threads answering your very question. The threads I linked to have nothing to do with any actual cruise.
You might find that people who cruise frequently can give you better information on pre and post cruise hotels than a general forum on Florida. You might have even gotten more relevant responses on Flyertalk if you had asked in the cruise forum.
Mar 30, 2013, 10:01 am
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http://www.tahitianinn.com/
To call it a resort is a little stretch, but it was recently redone and is nice. When I stayed there a coupe years ago, they offered FREE parking while we were on the cruise. And a shuttle to and from the port. It easily paid for the price of the room for the one night we stayed there not having to pay for parking.
Also the restaurant on site had the most amazing cake batter pancakes. I try and get them every time I'm in Tampa now.
To call it a resort is a little stretch, but it was recently redone and is nice. When I stayed there a coupe years ago, they offered FREE parking while we were on the cruise. And a shuttle to and from the port. It easily paid for the price of the room for the one night we stayed there not having to pay for parking.
Also the restaurant on site had the most amazing cake batter pancakes. I try and get them every time I'm in Tampa now.
Apr 2, 2013, 5:27 am
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Not the closest place, but the grand Hyatt And it's recently renovated. It's 10 minutes from the airport to the international mall and some good restaurants. I really like the property and stay there often