Finding cheap rooms in Tampa 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 Tampa 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 sit in the Channel District next to downtown, with sailings to the Western Caribbean and Mexico.
Walk to the cruise terminals, the Florida Aquarium and the Riverwalk.
Historic cigar district with nightlife and Cuban food, linked to downtown by streetcar.
Plenty of good-value hotels near the airport and the Westshore business district.
White-sand Gulf beach resorts, roughly 40 minutes from downtown Tampa.
Beachfront hotels on the Gulf, across the bay from Tampa.
Seeing the sights while you are in town? You can save on Tampa Bay’s top attractions with CityPASS — one ticket covers admission to a set of the city’s must-see attractions.
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The pink 1920s “Pink Palace” on St. Pete Beach, a Gulf Coast landmark.
Check rates at The Don CeSarZoom and pan the map to compare hotel prices by neighborhood; rates come live from the booking sites.
October–April is warm and dry; summer is hot and stormy, with cheaper rooms outside the beach resorts.
Downtown and the Channel District are closest to the cruise terminals; airport hotels are good value with a short drive.
Downtown and airport hotels are usually cheaper than Clearwater Beach or St. Pete Beach, especially in winter and spring.
Winter and spring break, when northern visitors and baseball spring training fill the area.