Tampa Bay - Travel Deals

While Orlando and Miami get their fare share of the travel attention, Tampa Bay quietly exists as arguably the coolest city in Florida. Yes, the Tampa area and the Gulf Coast does have a reputation for being the home to people who are closer to the end of life than beginning, but if you spend time in the city itself you will find that Tampa Bay has a burgeoning nightlife scene and a very young feel to it.

No trip to Tampa is complete without a night out on the town at Ybor City. Once the home of Tampa’s cigar making industry, today Ybor City attracts tens of thousands of people who are drawn to its clubs and bars each weekend. The scene can be admittedly a little cheesy but if you are on vacation and want to let your hair down while surrounding yourself with alcohol guzzling folk than head to Ybor City on a weekend night.

As for the rest of Tampa, there are the standard tourist attractions like Busch Gardens, as well as a very cool Salvador Dali museum in nearby St. Petersburg. The city also offers access to great beaches and the ocean. In short, you can have an Orlando and Miami type of experience in Tampa without having to deal with the Orlando and Miami type crowds.

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Looking for luxury in Tampa? Then head over to the west side of Tampa at Rocky Point. There, the Radisson Bay Harbor Hotel offers panoramic views of Tampa Bay, located on the Courtney Campbell Causeway less than 4 miles from the airport.

This hotel offers an outdoor splash pool, sand volleyball court, fitness center, complimentary airport shuttle service, and watersports rentals at the hotel’s private dock.

The 275 guestrooms have furnished balconies with views of Tampa Bay or the city skyline, as well as complimentary high-speed Internet access and cable TVs with premium channels.

For other hotel deals, check out BootsnAll’s listing of Tampa Bay Hotels.

Save up to 30% on your stay through June 19, 2006 at The Radisson Bay Harbor Hotel.