Howard Johnson Express South Tampa
When I first arrived at St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport in January, I already knew where I wanted to stay.
Howard Johnson Express South Tampa
Before my trip, I had read the Tampa Tribune on line seeking a rental unit for under 0 a month (Good luck). What I found was worth the money, but more than I could afford.
The Howard Johnson Express on South Dale Mabry is everything I needed, and the weather was beautiful that first night - 70 degrees and a clear, starlit sky compared to the freezing tundra of Cleveland, Oh. Unfortunately, I misread the ad and it wasn't 0 a month.
This singular hotel is situated within a mile of a multi-screen movie theater, bicycle shop and some churches. It is also the closest to MacDill Air Force Base at two miles away. Also two miles away is a 9-mile walkway that runs parallel to Bayshore Boulevard. At the shopping plaza where the movie theater is located, you can catch a bus that will carry you across the Gandy Bridge to Pinellas County. (That is something else. Parallel to the Gandy Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that cyclists and walkers can use to cross the bay!).
Back to the hotel. This is a remarkable place with king size beds, microwave/refrigerator, hairdryer, coffeepot, iron/ironing board and safe in every room. There are family, jacuzzi and kitchenette suites, a large fitness room, outdoor pool (it's Florida) and complimentary morning meal with free newspaper. The service there is impeccable. I was able to keep my 18-speed road bicycle covering and it was never stolen. On my last day, the desk clerk called a cab at my ask that arrived within five minutes!
North of the hotel are a library, fire station, Publix, Raymond James Station, Tampa International Airport. Busch Gardens is about 13 miles to the northeast, downtown Tampa is five miles away and Ybor City is six miles.
As you can tell, I want to go back and stay!
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