Gulf Coast Resorts

[Marti Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Marti]

Living Social has some really nice
hotel resorts available. Examples

St Pete Marriott Clearwater
12600 Roosevelt Boulevard
St Petersburg, Florida

Renaissance Vinoy Resort
501 Fifth Ave NE
St Petersburg, Florida

Loews Don CeSar Hotel
Pink Palace - built 1928
3400 Gulf Boulevard
St Pete FL

Safety Harbor Resort
105 N Bayshore Dr
Safety Harbor, Florida

Anyone stayed at one of the above
What was your opinion of the hotel

Looking for a hotel for 1-2 nts
Clearwater - St Pete - Tampa

Note: Don`t want to bid on priceline

[Nancy Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Nancy]

Marti,

I'm somewhat familiar with all the resorts except The St. Pete Marriott Clearwater, but know the area. I think it might depend on what you want to do. I've never stayed at any of them, but have been inside the Don CeSar and Safety Harbor Resort. The Don CeSar is the place where dignitaries, presidents, etc. stay. It is the only one directly on the Gulf. Safety Harbor Resort sits on the Tampa Bay. The Vinoy is in downtown St. Pete and across, maybe parkland in between, from the Tampa Bay. Not exactly sure about the Marriott Clearwater. Again, I think it depends on what you want to do and where in area you want to be.

Ask if you have any other questions. I spend a lot of time in tht general area.

Nancy

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Hotwire is non-bidding, and has condo resorts, and we've used them. One in the area of Tampa International. One, a timeshare, in Orlando/Kissimmee,

Lotsa thumbs up when we did.

I just went there to look, and don't see a condo selection any more. I did find resorts and apart-hotels.

[SherryS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close SherryS]

We've stayed at the Don CeSar. It is on the beach in south St Pete.....very nice. We call it the pink palace.

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Hotwire is non-bidding, and has condo resorts, and we've used them. One in the area of Tampa International. One, a timeshare, in Orlando/Kissimmee,

Lotsa thumbs up when we did.

Through Hotwire, no bidding (examples):

Hot Rate Condo
Lake Buena Vista - Downtown Disney area | Show map
90% recommended
1 Hot Rate room
Standard Price$90ǂ
You save
$42

Low Price Guarantee $

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Hot Rate Condo
Lake Buena Vista - Downtown Disney area
90% recommended
Standard price
$116ǂ
You save
$28

Low Price Guarantee $88

per night

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Hot Rate Condo
Universal Orlando - I-drive North area | Show map
80% recommended
Standard price
$111ǂ
You save
$40

Low Price Guarantee $71

per night
Book now

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Hot Rate Condo
Disney Main Gate - Celebration area | Show map
70% recommended Standard price
$133ǂ
You save
$36

Low Price Guarantee
This hotel charges a resort fee of about $20.00 per room per night
$97

per night
Book now

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Hot Rate Condo
St. Pete Beach area | Show map
85% recommended
Standard price
$116ǂ
You save
$48

Low Price Guarantee $68

per night
Book now

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

All these "hot rates" don't compare to the value of staying in a 2 bedroom timeshare for between $99 and $400 a week.
I've gotten Westgate villas for $79 a week thru DAElive bonus weeks, Marriott 3 bedrooms on AC's from Interval for $333.
Wyndhams from RCI for $199 a week for a 2 bedroom at Cypress Palms and this was last year.
And an 8 TPU exchange to BG Oasis in a 2 bedroom for a total cost to me of less than $350 for the week.
For Orlando I don't think you can really do better than the deals you get as a member of the exchange companies.
Sure you can take your chances with Craigslist and hope to not get scammed but why bother with it?

Owning a cheap triennial timeshare can give you cheap access to all of this cheap inventory.
Cheap, cheap, cheap.

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Nightly Stay


Thanks for the replies

We only want to visit the area for a night or two
so staying in a fancy hotel will work for us this trip.

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Thanks for the replies

We only want to visit the area for a night or two
so staying in a fancy hotel will work for us this trip.

What area?

Hotwire has them, too. I just selected condos, figuring . . .

That's how we used to fill in when we had to, plus about 100 nights a year when we had our business going.

In fact, at our last Wastegate tour, which was our last Wastegate tour, 20 years after our first one, the guy asked all the qualifying questions. He talked about the value, and we said we were staying in a Hotwire room at (fancy schmancy) until we checked into our 3-bedroom unit at Orange Lake on Saturday (Christmas Wee).

He said, "Sit here while I step outside for a cigarette," and never came back.

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Late October - Early Nov

Looking for a hotel for 1-2 nts
Clearwater - St Pete - Tampa

For around $100 night
on Friday or Saturday

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

These are some rates for Oct. 31 to Nov. 2nd booking thru II's travel section on the website.
Do you have access to II?
The only one I've stayed on on the list is the Residence Inn Downtown Tampa.
It was very nice but was in the business district.
I was going to a convention so it was convenient.
It was nice and they give you breakfast and dinner for free.

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