Family-friendly Hotels in Saint Pete Beach

The staff is the most helpful and welcoming group of people we have come across. A minor check in error made good by upgrading the room to a beautiful beach front view, the friendliest staff: shout out to our ”new to Florida” bartender who seemed to be wonderfully placed at every location we needed a drink whether it was the inside bar that had the most entertaining karaoke, the outside bar, that on Sunday had great live music, or simply poolside where she came by to check on us. And to Christine who made sitting poolside extra fun. She came by daily providing guests with popsicles, bubbles, beach balls, bingo, treasure hunts. Ice cream, etc. for both children and adults. She was an extra special touch! I have stayed here before and I must say that this time was my favorite! Keep up the great work Dolphin Beach Resort!

When you stay at Bellwether Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach, you'll be by the ocean, within a 5-minute drive of Dolphin Landings Charter Boat Center and Palms of Pasadena Hospital. This beach hotel is 4.9 mi (7.9 km) from Eckerd College and 5.2 mi (8.3 km) from John's Pass Village & Boardwalk.Head down to the water and enjoy a day at the private beach, or take advantage of other recreational amenities, which include an outdoor pool. Additional features at this hotel include concierge services, wedding services, and complimentary use of a nearby fitness facility.Grab a bite to eat at one of the hotel's many dining establishments, which include 3 restaurants and a coffee shop/cafe. Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Full breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in St. Pete Beach? This hotel has 9000 square feet (836 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Limited parking is available onsite.Stay in one of 156 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature designer toiletries and hair dryers.

My boyfriend surprised me with a staycation for our anniversary at Hotel Zamora. The hotel is located across the street from the beach and has water views from both sides of the building since it sits on a bayou. The hotel is located further down the St. Pete beach strip, which is nice because the traffic can be hectic closer to all of the hustle and bustle. It took us just a few minutes to walk to the beach, 5 minutes max. We noticed fairly quickly that the building itself looked more like a beach condo than a hotel -- but we both have over a decade in the hospitality industry. First, the pool is located on the back of the property overlooking the bayou which is very pretty, but you have to walk through the parking garage to get to the pool. The other somewhat odd but also kind of cool thing is the way the hotel room entrances are set up -- there are two hotel rooms behind one ”front door” entrance and the front doors are pretty spread out which is more condo-like than a hotel. The concept is pretty cool if you need both rooms as you can have both individual room doors open without having the doors opened up directly into the hallway of the hotel. The room itself was HUGE! There was so much space. It was wonderful. The shower was a nice size and had a very tall rain shower in addition to another more powerful shower head. The thing I loved the most about the bathroom was the small nightlight built into the wall which provided the perfect amount of light for middle of the night use. The highlight of the room, at least in my opinion was the bed. It was SO comfortable -- I woke up the next morning and decided pretty quickly that I wanted another hour of sleep because I could not believe how comfortable I was and how well I had slept. We ate lunch and had an evening snack at the restaurant. Lunch: I had the Z Salad with Grilled Chicken and my boyfriend had the Pan Roasted Airline Chicken Breast, and we shared the Truffle Fries. We both enjoyed our meals. My boyfriend especially loved the chicken dish. Snack: We had spent the majority of the evening on a sailboat and were hungry but not starving when we got back to the hotel around 8:30 pm so we stopped in the restaurant to grab a bite to eat. My boyfriend decided on the Chicken Wings and I opted for dessert -- the Chocolate Orange Tart was divine! It had a cookie crust with hints of sea salt and pistachios. YUM! We aren't big drinkers but since we were celebrating our anniversary, we both got one drink. He had the ”build your own” Old Fashioned -- Knob Creek, Orange Bitters, and Honey and I had the Big Storm Brewing Coconut Coffee Porter which went perfectly with the Chocolate Orange Tart. One space we didn't really get to spend much time on was the rooftop bar but since we are local, we knew we could come back another time. The SELLING point for the hotel is this rooftop -- there is a huge bar area with tons of seating on the gulf facing side and then a smaller space for events on t

Location is great, within a few blocks there's a gas station kind of store that closes at 11 pm. There's also a bar called Riptide that runs pretty late. Around half a mile out, there's more stores like McDonalds or Waffle House for quick bites. The owners are extremely nice and friendly. My only complaint is that the hotel rooms used keys not electronic key cards, so I'm not sure if that would pose a security issue. There's also shutter blinds as opposed to curtains, so I felt like people could easily look in while I'm sleeping.

Front desk Yaya was amazing, helpful, and over-extended her job description! Place was very clean, perfectly located, and has one heck of a party venue at Jimmy B's right on the property. Wish they opened up earlier for Bloody Mary's, but it was certainly worth the wait when the live music began at noon.