There are a number of Hotels to chose from in Tampa, but as a loyal Marriott Rewards member, I was extremely impressed with the level of service at the Tampa Marriott Westshore. I was in town for business for three days and was immediately impressed by the van driver that picked me up from the airport. He was friendly and knowledgeable about the area offering to drive me to any of the area restaurants or shopping malls. Two fantastic options in the Westshore Mall and International Plaza Mall. The check in was smooth and they accommodated my request for an upgraded room to one of their balcony kings. Great view of Tampa Bay! Rachel at the desk even called my room to make sure I had everything I needed. The staff at the Blue Bistro and Bar were wonderful when I stopped in for dinner my first night. The staff at this Marriott seem to genuinely care about your experience and they were so accomodating of every special request. In the lobby one evening the chef was preparing samples of pasta that were delicious. The gym and pool area are one of the best I have seen during my travels and had a number fo special touches. When I returned to my room one night there was a special gift from the staff thanking me for staying with them. I will only stay at this hotel when I am in Tampa because of the OUTSTANDING staff!

I've got pretty good eyesight and I didn't see the strip club. Bearing in mind you'd need to walk through the parking lot and cross a four lane highway to get to anywhere else, I think your morals will be safe here. Spent two nights here on business and it was perfectly acceptable. The international staff were nice, breakfast reasonable if not special, location pretty good for the airport with a regular shuttle available. The pool is "Tampa's biggest", allegedly, which seems odd given that this is the land of plenty. It's possibly 20 yards long but in an odd configuration; it's nowhere near as big as the picture at the top of this page, which suggests this is a monster resort! It's not. It's on a corner plot. The room seems to have been recently refurbished with comfortable bed and a very large HD TV with real, genuine HD channels. However, the doors etc. were clearly original features and looked a little tired. Not a significant reason to criticise the hotel. On balance, whilst being an aging member of the chain gang, this property is certainly comfortable and I'd stay here again. Juding by what I saw of the outside of some of the other accommodation in this area, you could do a lot worse. Is it worth $150? Just about.

was checked in by a very rude and impatient clerk his name was Dan. My key did not work He blaimed me for putting it near my cell phone. Made me walk all the way back to the room and the second key did not work? finally the 3rd one did. thank you RUDE Dan the clerk. The only saveing Grace was a clerk w/ an Austrainian accent She was great with my check out. Rooms were small but nice Bathroom way too small. Breakfast was great. Room service dinner was also good. Internet was not!! free in the rooms only in the gaudy decorated lobby.

This hotel is solid. I've stayed here a few times, most recently for a Christmas Party dinner (didn't want to drive home inebriated). The rooms are on the smaller side, but work for a night or two. Bed is fairly comfortable. Some work could be done on the bathrooms (minor peelings here and there) but nothing horrible. The location is good, and if you can get a decent price it's a pretty good deal. On site parking has never been an issue for me. The hotel is down the street from the International Plaza (upscale mall) in one direction and in the other direction you'll find the Westshore Mall (with movie theaters, food, etc.). LOTS of hotels in this area and if you're a Marriott Loyalist this is a good hotel. Right off I-275, easy to get around, and often times the hotel runs specials for "park and ride" for the airport.

The Westshore Marriott is a nice hotel, what you would expect from a Marriott. It is across the street from a Strip Club but generally the neighborhood isn't bad. It is near the airport and within walking distance of two malls but thats about it. I stayed there for a football game so it was close to the stadium which was good for me. The hotel has a nice pool which, despite claims, was not heated so even though the weather was beautiful there was no swimming, The conference area was being renovated but did not impact my stay. There is a restaurant/bar with fairly expensive drinks. The rooms are a little small but nice. A highlight was a LCD TV with actual HDTV channels.