This is a most advantageous business location, about midway from Tampa and St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airports, the beaches and many amenities of downtown St. Petersburg. Here, you'll find spacious quiet rooms with balconies overlooking a heated oversized pool and a tropical garden with patio. Meeting and banquet facilities are available and the hotel offers fax and Internet services for business travelers.

Immaculate Sirata Beach belongs to the Tradewinds, with suites and with full kitchens and countless other amenities, letting you settle in for a week or more while luxury pampers you. A lovely strip of St. Pete beachfront is a short walk away. Tennis, golf, swimming and fitness facilities should be your only business here but if you have to work, you'll find facilities to help you with those tasks. Travel advisors here will help you find your way to area restaurants and attractions.

The Sandpiper offers pools, a restaurant, fitness room, tennis and a beautiful beach at its doorstep. Spacious beachfront suites include a full kitchen. One of the Bay Area's prime beach locations, the hotel is so accommodating with services and amenities that you hardly need to set foot outside its attractively landscaped setting for anything. You might want to do so, however, with a stroll to the hotel's two sister properties, Tradewinds Island Grand or Sirata Beach. Golf is available through the concierge. Rates vary seasonally.

On St. Pete Beach's white sands, this handsome and award-winning luxury hotel offers full amenities; warm, friendly hospitality and attractively decorated rooms and suites. Four swimming pools, two whirlpools, nearby golf and concierge tee time arrangements, tennis courts, a full fitness center, nine restaurants and lounges, a spa, beach cabanas and a wide range of children's activities are available. With the Gulf just steps away and plenty of business services available, the hotel is a good choice for both luxury and business travelers. Rates vary seasonally.

At Larelle House Bed & Breakfast you'll be staying in one of the oldest vintage Queen Anne style homes in Florida. Nestled in the heart of the old historic district, the bed and breakfast is within easy walking distance to the downtown area and the waterfront. Bicycles are available to guests free of charge for touring the Pier, BayWalk and Vinoy Park. With four beautifully appointed rooms to choose from along with complimentary coffee, tea, fresh goodies and full breakfast service, wine and cheese in the evening and a luxurious in-ground hot tub for relaxing, your stay at Larelle House is sure to an experience to remember.

Days Inn West Of Busch Gardens keeps it simple from furnishings to dining, but makes up for what it lacks in elaborate amenities with reasonable prices that are particularly alluring to families. That's important here, where much of the guest list is made up of family visitors. Denny's Restaurant offers food and drink. Business services are available, but they're limited to fax machines and a concierge who's on call to help both leisure and business travelers. After a day at work or play, there's a big swimming pool and sun deck to finish off the fun.

This tropical spot serves both leisure and business travelers. If you're at Brandon Hotel & Conference Center on business, the hotel is in a convenient location, near a number of corporate parks. Rooms are attractively decorated in pastels with floral touches and come with the usual accoutrements from cable television to modem connections. Most have balconies.

This hotel near the University of South Florida and Busch Gardens is a good choice for either business or leisure travelers. A low-rise property, the hotel offers sleekly attractive decor that's both comfortable and sophisticated. Special amenities include 25-inch screen televisions, large desks, coffee makers and data port phones. Some two-room suites with separate sitting and sleeping areas are available, and they're a good bet for business travelers planning informal meetings with associates or clients. The location is convenient to such corporations as Pepsi, Smith-Kline Beecham and several local hospitals.

The Courtyard Tampa North/I-75 Fletcher in Florida is located off I-75, around the corner from Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, the Museum of Science and Industry, USF Sun Dome and Ford Amphitheatre.  Enjoy the Courtyard Lounge, featuring beer and wine and a variety of hot and cold appetizers.  Guests will enjoy free high speed Internet, a 24-hour business center, and large in-room workstation.  Enjoy a hearty breakfast buffet at the Courtyard Café or grab a quick snack from The Market.  Be sure to take advantage of the fitness center or soak up some Florida sun in the outdoor pool.

Here's an entertaining statistic: this hotel is 2 miles from Busch Gardens, home of the state's showiest wildlife display. Any hotel so careful as to measure its distance from a popular attraction will also pay close attention to its guest amenities. This hotel has bright tropical prints, a bright white deck at the heated outdoor swimming pool, an indoor whirlpool and two saunas. King rooms feature a wet bar and refrigerator. A restaurant and lounge see to your care and feeding, and the hotel also offers meeting facilities.