Welcome to Florida's Gulf Coast city of Tampa! Situated near St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Tampa adds cultural richness and a variety of popular attractions to the area known collectively as Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay is the perfect starting point for a drive down Florida's scenic west coast, or plan a family outing at the beach or the ballpark!
Downtown Tampa Hotels offers great rates on over 50 hotels in the downtown Tampa area. All of our hotels have been approved by AAA and the Mobile Travel Guide, the authorities in hotel inspection. All hotels offer a generous savings off of regular hotel rack rates. Whether you  are coming as a tourist or business traveler, Downtown Tampa Hotels offers great hotels in the city's downtown district!

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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites - Airport Area
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites is Tampa's newest Express hotel. We are the closest hotel to Raymond James Stadium - home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Legend's Field - the spring training site of the New York Yankees, and the St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa Bay Lightning's home arena. We are just minutes from Tampa International Airport (TIA), Port of Tampa, Tampa Convention Center, and the Westshore business district. …more

About Tampa

     Those who think of central Florida's Gulf Coast chiefly as a seaside retirement haven will likely be surprised when they visit Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater, collectively known as Tampa Bay. In reality, historical preservation and a good measure of civic pride have contributed to a cultural richness that makes the Tampa Bay area comparable in Florida only to Miami. Consider vibrant, historic Ybor City, birthplace of Tampa's cigar industry and now its hot-hot-hot Latin-infused nightspot. Or St. Petersburg's eclectic sextet of art and history museums showing everything from Salavador Dali's thought-provoking paintings to sobering images of the Holocaust. Busch Gardens, Tampa's premier, African-motif theme park, and top-notch attractions like the Florida Aquarium and the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI, for short) inspire adults and children to explore new horizons together while having loads of fun.
     Florida's Sun Coast is aptly named. There are 35 miles of dazzling, white sand along the gulf side of the barrier islands that lie a short distance off the Pinellas Peninsula, and experts consistently rank resortlike Clearwater Beach and the undeveloped shores of Fort De Soto Park and Caladesi Island among the best beaches in the nation. Although winter temperatures may not be ideal for swimmers and sunbathers, recreation such as sailing, fishing, shelling and sightseeing by boat provide year-round pleasure in a string of beach communities from Tarpon Springs south to St. Pete Beach. Tampa Bay is the perfect starting point for a driving excursion down Florida's scenic west coast to Bradenton, Sarasota, Sanibel and Fort Myers.
     While the area's natural attributes are conducive to active participation, there's plenty of spectator action for those who like a good game. Tampa Bay's championship football, arena football and hockey teams provide seasonal sports excitement, but baseball rules in March when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and fellow "boys of summer"--the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies--suit up for spring training. Family outings don't get any better than a day at the beach or the ballpark.