Hotels with smoking rooms in Clearwater-St. Pete Beaches

"I booked a junior suite months in advance. Arrived and was told not available but I was given an “upgrade”. The upgrade was a king room that faced the bar and provided a limited very obstructed view of the ocean. There was simply a bed, tv/dresser, and a chair that pulled out to be possibly twin size bed but was so visibly soiled I didn’t feel comfortable using in any capacity. I asked the front desk how this room was an upgrade and was told “because it’s above the bar”. Personally, that is a matter of opinion and being close proximity to the bar in my opinion does not make this given room an “upgrade”. I asked for literature on the property, amenities, restaurant I was told “it’s all on line”. The internet service was very patchy and generally there was no service available. Henry at the front desk had very poor customer relation skills. I asked to view a jr suite the next day after checking in and was told none were available to even view. Upon walking the property you could see rooms that had curtains opened and most of these rooms had small table and chairs, small couches, two decorative chairs. The main purpose of booking the jr suit I wanted the living room ambience. The king room “upgrade” I was given only had the very soiled chair/twin sofa sleeper. "

"Great amenities, property needs major facelift-very warn, great staff w/1 exception-bartender at hotel lobby tall gray hair, acknowledged us 2 times yet continued to talk to only other guest at bar, we walked away, ice machine on our fl was broken, bell hop/beach staff great!"

"Pool view from our room. Patio door from room very hard to open."

"Great place to vacation. Plenty of restaurants on or near the property. Lots of pools, hammocks, fire pit, Adirondack chairs. Super friendly staff, very helpful. Plenty of towels for the beach and pool. Well located, will definitely go back."

"Cons (not very many). Finding the main entrance on arrival is a challenge, especially if you are not familiar with the area. You have to turn a block before what the GPS says. It is on a side street. The shower pressure was low, but what a beautiful shower! The adjoining room door on our side kept slamming all hours of the day and night which we think was a wind tunnel effect between the two rooms. That was annoying, but tolerable. On our last night at about 1:30 in the morning, there was a fire alarm that went off and we had to evacuate. A few minutes later, the hotel maître D came out and announced that it was a false alarm and everything was OK-back to bed. About 10 minutes later, the alarm went off again, and then again! We assumed it was a false alarm at that point. An overhead announcement saying that it was not a true alarm would have been nice. We also got to witness someone being taken out in handcuffs. A surprise as it is much more upscale than that! Apparently someone got a little too drunk and may have been roughing up his wife. Pros: We had a king suite that overlooked the courtyard and the pool and the ocean! Exceptional staff and on check in offered us a complimentary glass of bubbly! We didn’t try the more upscale restaurant but sampled their piña coladas (several!) and best I’ve ever had! The more casual restaurant and pool bar were great. Had a wonderful time despite the weather being rainy, cool and windy 2 of our days. Would love to go back!!"

"No, the view was of a parking lot. "Partial ocean view is misleading. The photographs on the web are also misleading. It is a very big and long Hotel and only a few rooms have an ocean view. Sadly no sunsets. "

"We could see a portion of the ocean from our room. The view of the ocean from the pool was wonderful. The room was cleaned everyday including fresh towels. The staff was also very night."