Clearwater Beach and St. Pete Beach are the best known of the Gulf beaches around Tampa Bay, with soft white sand, sunsets and a long chain of barrier-island towns in between. Rooms range from high-rise resorts to small older motels, and inland hotels are cheaper.
Finding cheap rooms in Clearwater & St. Pete Beach is easier when you know where to look. We compare live hotel rates across the top booking sites and point you to the neighborhoods where hotels are cheap but the location is still great.
Rooms come in more shapes than hotels — in Clearwater & St. Pete Beach you can also compare apartments with kitchens, vacation rentals for families, B&Bs and budget hostels in one search.
Port Tampa Bay’s cruise terminals are across the bay in Tampa, so Clearwater and St. Pete Beach are popular beach stays before or after a cruise.
A lively beach with Pier 60, many resorts and restaurants.
A relaxed beach town with resorts and retro motels.
Quieter beach towns between the two, often with better-value motels.
Museums, the waterfront and restaurants, about 20–30 minutes from the beaches.
Chain hotels inland, usually cheaper than beachfront rooms.
The landmark pink 1920s beach hotel known as the “Pink Palace.”
Check rates at The Don CeSarZoom and pan the map to compare hotel prices by neighborhood; rates come live from the booking sites.
Spring is peak season, with spring break crowds in March; late fall and early winter often bring good weather and lower rates.
Clearwater is livelier and more built up; St. Pete Beach is more laid-back. Both have excellent sand.
Inland hotels in Clearwater or St. Petersburg, and the smaller beach towns like Treasure Island and Madeira Beach.
Roughly 45 minutes to an hour by car, depending on traffic.