Residence Inn St. Petersburg Tierra Verde

This score reflects not just the hotel, but the specific weekend we stayed as well. We decided to stay for the 4th of July thinking this was the perfect location to watch fireworks. The staff were absolutely phenomenal. They were gracious and friendly the day of our stay. The breakfast had a very nice selection and the breakfast staff (Diane especially) were on top of ensuring everything was well stocked. Coffee was great, which is unusual in a hotel. The view from our room was phenomenal!

Now what we perceive as the downside. Between hotel room and buffet dinner at Vista to ensure we had a view of fireworks, we spent over $800 for one night. We were a bit underwhelmed. The food was very good as long as you used the sauces provided. Otherwise it was lacking in flavor. Also, the ad said they would provide light drinks and shots. We received one small shot. We ended up buying soda and two glasses of wine. The hotel is much too far away to have a great view of the fireworks. While you had an expansive vista, everything was so far away, you could barely see it. Also, our room had terrible water pressure. You could literally barely brush your teeth. And it took several minutes for us to get tepid water to shower. That said, had we not spent such an incredible amount of money for one night, we likely wouldn’t have been quite as disappointed.

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Beautiful and extremely clean

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Beautiful location, very clean, great staff.

When we arrived, there was no television service due to satellite issue, and the heat didn’t work in our room. We had to move to new room at 11:00 pm. Neither were in staff’s control and they were very accommodating