Located at the peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay, this vacation spot is more commonly known as St. Pete. Its warm climate and white sandy beaches make it a preferred destination among tourists who enjoy swimming and other water sports. St. Petersburg Pier and BayWalk are well known for their wide array of restaurants and shopping centers. Despite the abundance of upscale establishments, visitors can find several inexpensive hotels in the area.
Just a few steps from the beach, this family-owned and operated inn has apartment-like accommodations with separate living room, bedroom, and kitchen areas. The suites are fully furnished with in-room safe, stove, refrigerator, cable television, and complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Outside the comfort of their rooms, guests can enjoy the inn’s large outdoor heated pool. Visitors who prefer to stay longer can avail of the daily, weekly, and discounted monthly rates. Adjacent to Beach Theatre and Coconuts Comedy Club, this property is also less than a mile from several boat rental places where tourists can head if they want to explore the island.
Gulf Tides Inn
600 68th Avenue
St. Pete Beach, Florida 33706-2005
727-367-2979?
gulftidesinn.com
Less than an hour’s drive from the city’s downtown, Postcard Inn offers four kinds of rooms to its vacationers: king/double queens, poolside cabanas, beach bungalows, and garden rooms. Accentuated with surf photos, colorful couches, and vintage lamps and tables, the hotel’s 196 guest quarters have flat-screen cable televisions, free wireless high-speed Internet access and complimentary breakfast. For those who want to take a swim, the hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool. For dining options, visitors can go to Wildwood BBQ and the PCI Beach Bar and PCI Snack Shack, which are both near the hotel.
Postcard Inn
6300 Gulf Boulevard
St. Pete Beach, Florida 33706
727-367-2711
postcardinn.com
Established in 1988, Plaza Beach Hotel is family-owned and operated with rooms equipped with wide-screen cable TV, complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access, and private balconies that overlook the beach. The rooms also have a full kitchen with glass cooktop, refrigerator, microwave, and toaster. This pet-friendly resort offers other amenities such as a fitness facility, business center, outdoor swimming pool, mini golf, foosball, and grill area. Guests who want to go boating and Jet Skiing can head to Frenchy’s rental place, which is three miles away.
Plaza Beach Hotel Beachfront Resort
4321 Gulf Boulevard
St. Pete Beach, Florida 33706
727-367-2791?
plazabeach.com
