Review of Sleep Inn Clearwater-St Petersburg 2*

The location itself is in the smack middle of clearwater. Its about 15-20 mins from the actual beach, and about 20 minutes to tampa or st pete. The road leading to the hotel is under construction. This hotel is RIGHT next to an airport. You can literally hear the engines of planes landing and taking off, (light sleepers, beware). The interior of the hotel is remodeled and looks great. Our room looked amazing. Everything was updated with the exception of the door to the toilet/shower. It was a very thin, old, wood SLIDING door. The door was the only outdated thing in the room. TV is your standard 50 channels, showtime included. THE BED WAS EXTREMELY FIRM (this might be an issue for those who are pillow soft sleepers like me) The pool and hot-tub was always clean and welcoming. The breakfast is OUTSTANDING considering the setting. Yes its the same buffet layout every day, but theres tons of choices to choose from. They had boiled and scrambled eggs, sausage, waffles, oatmeal, yogurt, bran cereal, along with bagels, toast, and danishes. Plenty of options for it being a free breakfast with your stay. The woman that ran the breakfast was super nice and professional, always making sure that everything stayed replenished at all times. The hotel desk staff could use just a little training on professionalism. You could literally tell when the franchise owner was present or not, by the way they acted. One time, we were in the lobby and watched the owners walk out, and the front desk staff literally switched attitudes like the flick of a light-switch, talking rudely about the way the owner acts and speaks. Them and the maintenance man would have conversations shouting at each-other across the lobby. I needed extra plastic bags for laundry and the clerk was extremely rude about giving them to me. Housekeeping staff was pleasant and timely with their services. It wasnt a horrible experience at all. I just wish the staff was a little more welcoming. We stayed for 4 nights and I would stay again.