beach near Terrace Park

We stayed at the Residence Inn by Marriott Tampa Downtown and paid full price for our stay. Unfortunately, the complimentary breakfast experience was extremely disappointing. The hotel is undergoing remodeling, and the normal breakfast area was not available. The coffee station had been moved into the lobby across from the elevators, while the breakfast food was set up in a very small meeting room that felt barely large enough for guests to move around comfortably. The biggest problem was that there was nowhere to sit and eat. Guests had to collect their food and take it back to their rooms. The hot food was only warm when we picked it up, and by the time we got back upstairs, it was cold. I completely understand that hotels sometimes need to renovate, but when guests are paying the regular room rate, there should be a reasonable alternative provided for an included amenity such as breakfast—especially somewhere to sit and eat it. The situation felt makeshift and certainly not like the experience we expected from a Residence Inn by Marriott at full price. Very disappointing.

Room was clean and the view from the balcony was gorgeous, especially around the sunset time.