This Florida Gulf beachfront resort offers five swimming pools: one covered, two family pools, one adults-only pool, and a children's poo... more »
This Florida Gulf beachfront resort offers five swimming pools: one covered, two family pools, one adults-only pool, and a children's pool with wading area. Beach cabanas, volleyball, and a variety of water sports are available at the resort's white-sand beach. There are Har-Tru tennis courts, two spa tubs, a playground, hammocks, life-size lawn chess set, and supervised children?s programs.
The resort's fitness center has treadmills, elliptical cross trainers, recumbent and upright bikes, cable crossover machines, a Nautilus circuit, free weights, and Body Master equipment. The Body Works Salon & Spa offers 40 treatments.
The resort has 56,000 square feet of function space, including 30,000 square feet of air-conditioned space and 26,000 square feet of breezeways and open-air space. A business center has computers, high-speed Internet access, a printer, and copy machine.
Spanning 20 lushly landscaped acres on a seven-mile stretch of white-sand beach on the Gulf of Mexico, this St. Pete Beach resort is ony 30 minutes from Tampa International Airport.
Official Hotel Information
Both tropical and traditional, the Island Grand is the TradeWinds' classic, four-diamond fun, family-friendly, Florida beach resort; complete in its offerings, yet individual in its attention. The Island Grand is a paddleboat rides on a meandering canal... a massage just before a dinner of fresh seafood. It's stealing an evening alone while the kids are entertained at Kids Night Out...breakfast in bed in one of the newly renovated suites...an endless choice of things to do, all drenched in the warm, relaxing Florida sun.Enjoying Everything TradeWinds has to offer...Guests have told us their room is just a small part of their Florida beach experience, so we eliminated many incidental charges and include those amenities that make a vacation truly special in the resort amenity fee, a required nightly fee. The resort amenity fee ($25 plus tax nightly, per unit; multi-bedroom units and penthouses $35) includes: daily $15 parking fee, Wireless Internet Access, Just Let Go Sunsets (Happening evenings on the Breck Deck with live entertainment, a bubbling tropical punch fountain, and munchies. Play a little wall hooky, soak in the ambience of a spectacular Gulf Coast Sunset, and you may be fortunate enough to experience the "green flash."),$1 each local, toll-free and operator-assisted phone calls, use of fitness centers, tennis courts, beach cabana, water trykes, paddleboats, business center computers and printers, incoming and outgoing faxes, and other resort amenities as well as daily newspaper delivery and in-room safe. The resort amenity fee enhances your vacation with many amenities, eliminating many a la carte charges.
Orbitz
Nice beach location.Crowded, not enough
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Posted Apr 18, 2006
Okay
Nice beach location.Crowded, not enough parking.“A nice hotel, but way too crowded because of the Easter weekend. Parking was nearly always full, requiring a long walk to the room. Room was small, but nice. After trying a resort like this, I prefer...
Staff was attentive.Overcrowded pool
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Posted Apr 12, 2006
Okay
Staff was attentive.Overcrowded pool areas.“Very noisy, and while family friendly do go there if your looking for peace and quiet. But it is better than being in a room, on a beach with only a window...
41 year old female with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
I love this hotel and return to it often. The service is excellent and the employees are friendly and helpful. I enjoy the various restaurants available as well as the pool-side service.
I recently went to a conference here
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Posted Nov 30, 2005
Good
I recently went to a conference here and I was impressed by the facility and service. It is right on the beach and there are nice restaurants and activities at the resort.
All Review Photos I found this resort
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Posted Jun 21, 2005
Good
All Review Photos I found this resort by searching the internet for "gulf-front resorts," and then I started reading the reviews. The reviews were mixed. I expected to find an old resort that would not live up to the four-diamond rating. I was...
Location, food quality and serviceOiginal room was in a lousy spot of hotel. Upgrade was pricey.“Amenities were plentiful. The food and service were excellent. Entertainment in Sharkees lounge was great! Room request for a king size bed was...
“Hotel has all the amenities as
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Posted Jan 03, 2005
Good
“Hotel has all the amenities as advertised (5 swimming pools, beach front, children's program) as advertised. However, 3 of the pools were closed for renovation...
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