Tampa
St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Sarasota
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Total Number of Hotels: 100
Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 20,000
Average Room Rate: $88.56
Taxes: 7% sales; 5% lodging
Maximum Group Size: 21,000
Value Season: June-September; December
Getting There: Tampa International Airport is located seven miles from downtown Tampa. St. Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport is also a convenient distance away. Both are served by major domestic and international airlines.
St. Petersburg/Clearwater
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Total Number of Hotels:335
Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 33,000
Average Room Rate: $80.74
Taxes: 7% sales 5% lodging
Ideal Group Size: 700 or less
Value Season: Fall
Getting There: St. Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport is about 10 minutes from downtown St. Petersburg. Tampa International is 20 minutes away.
Sarasota
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Total Number of Hotels: 150
Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 15,000
Average Room Rate: $120
Taxes: 7% sales; 4% lodging
Maximum Group Size: 300 (at one hotel); larger groups can be accommodated at multiple hotels near each other
Value Season: January; May to mid-December
Getting There: Sarasota Bradenton International Airport is six miles from downtown Sarasota and is served by Delta, AirTran, USAirways, Continental, Northwest, JetBlue, and Air Canada.