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Situated within the new 56-acre Water Street Tampa neighborhood, The Tampa EDITION will be home to 172 guest rooms and suites and seven food & beverage outlets, including a signature restaurant, rooftop bar and terrace. The property will also feature a 2,000 square feet Penthouse Suite, expansive spa and gym.
The Tampa EDITION
500 Channelside Dr.
Tampa, Florida
33602
Nearest Airport: TPA
The hotel staff are courteous and very responsive, and the food at the Market is great. However, the hotel does not meet the five-star rating for the following reasons: We checked into the Tampa EDITION with high expectations, but the stay was not consistently pleasant. Check-in took over 15 minutes, and we were initially given the wrong room. Although we were moved to a higher floor with a water view, the bellman forgot the keys, causing another delay. The “Premium Room” is under 300 sq ft, which feels misleading at a rate exceeding $1,000 per night. Comfort was lacking—the pillows were overly soft, causing neck pain. Compounding this, there was significant noise from racing cars late at night and into the early morning, making restful sleep difficult. In-room details were poorly executed. There was no liquid hand soap. The shower bottles had extremely small, barely readable labels, and the shampoo nozzle was so hard to press that dispensing the product was frustrating. The shower cap packaging was also difficult to open. Staff were generally pleasant but undertrained. At Azure, we could barely understand the hostess, though our waiter, Armando, was excellent. Food and wine are significantly overpriced compared to those at true five-star hotels in New York or Miami. Billing errors after checkout were unacceptable. Breakfast—clearly included in our reservation—was charged at $82. And we were billed **$19 ** for a can of Pepsi, even though the in-room price was **$7**. Luxury should be effortless; this was not.
Ositojoe - Boca Raton, Florida
blown away by how amazing this hotel was. was not expecting much, honestly. first off the staff-incredibly friendly, helpful, in particular i want to single out Daria from guest relations & the concierge gentleman(sorry, i forgot his name). had a toilet issue-they have a primarily female engineering staff-how cool is that?? breakfast in the Market in the lobby was outstanding. room was clean & an interesting 2 bedroom suite atmosphere. we so enjoyed our stay here. would go back in a heartbeat!
rhubarb07666 - Jerusalem, Israel
This super amazing hotel is great for Tampa area it really needs more 5 star places such as this,its in a great area too I ate food at the pool bar yesterday
Vacation44332280755 - Los Angeles, California
The hotel is absolutely beautiful. I visited for the holidays and the lobby really set the vibe magnificently. But the staff was what set this experience above and beyond. Stella and Alysia (+ the whole front desk team) made this visit the best experience I’ve ever had at a hotel. They found out it was my first time back in Tampa after a number of years in the military, and they really went out of their way to make me feel welcomed back to my home city. I’ll never forget it. This stay was well worth it and I’d do it 1000 times over.
Lars S
Today we want to discover this incredible hôtel And karry in the reception took care of us And Kept our luggage And we saw this wonderfull rooftop. This hôtel is incredible And i really want to Thank her for all the effort she did to us . What a wonderfull person And hôtel . Service is exelent, pool réception . On of the best hôtel i have seen in the whole world . Great experience
Alex T - Montreal, Canada
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