Very beautiful hotel on the water in downtown Tampa. The prices are very high end, parking charges are "big city" ridiculous, but it is VERY convenient for any event or race going on at the convention center. I was a bit disappointed this time because of a couple of issues. We were not informed until we checked in, but the hotel is under renovation. It was impossible to nap or hang out in our room to visit until the demolition ceased at 630pm. No discounted rate of course. The new rooms are very nice. Usually with a beautiful high end high priced hotel, the clientele are mature and courteous. Unfortunately, while trying to get a very important night's sleep prior to a race, the commotion in the halls at midnight was rude.
They are currently renovating the upper level rooms and although I didn't stay up there, several of my colleagues told me those rooms were beautiful. My room was nice, clean and well stocked. The staff were friendly and helpful. There were places to eat nearby and getting transportation was easy. Uber was a short wait. Nice facility and nice stay.
I was at this hotel for a conference. The staff was incredible, I have never had as nice of people working at an event. The front desk was very patient and kind, the security was friendly. The shops and restaurants within the hotel had quick service. I would recommend this location for future conferences.
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We love this property. The rooms are nice, the pool area of fun, the food options are good, and it is within walking distance of the hockey arena.
There are a lot of room options with various view. The only issues I have are: The rooms are a little pricey for our taste, the required valet parking is $28 a day, and lastly, the rooms near the elevator/shaft are noisy from the cables making noise.all night. That said, they have been accommodating to move us or not give us a room near those. The last room we had, we enjoyed a balcony with a waterside view
Clean and comfortable. Good location near the convention center. About average for a Marriott. They didn't follow through with special requests for the rooms of me or my colleague. Pool was closed one day for a private event with no advanced notice. Water on my floor was shut off for several hours with a notice being placed under the door late the night before.
Each year we stay several nights here due to its excellent proximity to the arena. However our last stay left a lot to be desired.
We dropped our car with valet and received a slip that said it would be $25 for 1 night. Okay, a bit high but okay.
We then got to our room, and went to put some drinks in the fridge as we had done each year prior, only to find the fridge was chiller that didn’t function.
We went down for dinner before the game. My chicken tacos were awesome!!! However the $10 a piece Margaritas had barely any kick.
Lastly upon checkout and calling ahead for our car from valet, we had to stand in the valet line along with 30+ others to pay to get our keys. Upon paying, the 25 bill was mysteriously $30 and with a grumbly crowd behind me I didn’t press the issue.
This stay was very disappointing and we now have to re-evaluate our stays for future hockey games.
Most of the stay was great, except when we arrived to our room the patio furniture had not been put back outside even after the hurricane had passed for days. So we had to place it on the balcony. The valet also took over a half-hour to get us our car as we were checking out, even though we called ahead of time to have it ready. Besides that the balcony view was nice.
We love this property. The rooms are nice, the pool area of fun, the food options are good, and it is within walking distance of the hockey arena.
There are a lot of room options with various view. The only issues I have are: The rooms are a little pricey for our taste, the required valet parking is $28 a day, and lastly, the rooms near the elevator/shaft are noisy from the cables making noise.all night. That said, they have been accommodating to move us or not give us a room near those. The last room we had, we enjoyed a balcony with a waterside view.
Our stay was very nice. The location is right across from the Convention Center, and it's a very short walk there. We had a city view and everything in our room was working well, with polite staff from check in to check out. Unfortunately, when we checked out we had to leave our luggage and some more delicate items in storage until we left earlier that day. When we retrieved our cart, a couple of our more delicate belongings had either fallen off the cart or been mishandled, resulting in some damage to the crafted items. Other than that, our experience was very nice.
We picked this hotel at the last minute we needed a place to stay as we were passing through Tampa. We are so glad we picked it. We had 2 young boys that enjoyed the pool all night. The staff was amazing and friendly. They made you feel like you were in a 5 star hotel. And for less than $200 a night you cant go wrong.
No complaints at all. Room was well appointed (loved the little balcony) and all services received were excellent. On site Champions Sports bar has great wings and a very friendly/helpful bartender. Would recommend this spot
The location is great, lovely view from my room and from the pool side, service was excellent . I had a great salad for dinner and breakfast was quite good. I used Google maps to get to and from location and it was pretty easy . Service at dining room was superb. I didn't like congestion at the front with the vehicles.The location overall gets a 10 on a scale of one to ten.
The waterside Marriott is one of the nicest hotels I have ever been in. The absolutely pay attention to detail from cleaning your room to providing towels for the pool and spa. Also another cool thing is the dock and restaurants by the water. With the convenience being close to the lightning stadium and the convention center makes it great to walk right to the game and work convention. I would highly recommend this hotel if you are ever staying in Tampa.
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I was upgraded to stay in the new "stay well" rooms, and the room was very nice. It had a nice smell as well as a great, very comfortable memory-foam bed that was very nice to have for a few nights. I would spend more nights there in those rooms if I had the luxury, but due to a lack of space I was put there at no extra charge, a very nice luxury! The showers were great and the lights were a very fun toy, and I would stay again. The breakfast buffet was nice with a great made-to-order omelette bar along with other breakfast delights. I would recommend staying at this hotel.
Location was key to our stay because it was literally one block across the street from Amalie Arena. Loved having Champions Sports Bar in the hotel convenient, good service, & good atmosphere. Had a room with a balcony, room was nice & clean; view of marina & port was great. Pool area is spacious. Staff is courteous & accommodating. Great place to stay!