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Tampa Bay, one of the world's great secluded harbors, is a vast body of water separated from the Gulf of Mexico by a peninsula that stretches from Clearwater on the north to St. Petersburg on the ...more

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33 reviews of Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
1.Having been in St. Petersburg for almost a year
Submitted by:sharingflorida
May 30, 2009
This has to be one of the best locations in Florida. It has everything you could want in a Florida town - great beaches awesome restaurants close to Tampa lots of choices for colleges home of the Tampa Bay Rays. ... More
This has to be one of the best locations in Florida. It has everything you could want in a Florida town - great beaches awesome restaurants close to Tampa lots of choices for colleges home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Date of Trip to Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL: September2008
Purpose of your trip: Personal
Cost of your stay: Under $500
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2.Sun
Submitted by:glichterman
February 11, 2009
fun great people historic sports nightlife arts safe--Perfect!A year and a half ago my husband and I visited St. Petersburg Florida for the first time and bought a house on the very vacation. We moved from NYC to St. Petersburg just a month later and feel like the luckiest people to have found this beautiful gem. There's always something fun to do the people couldn't be nicer the nightly sunsets are breathtaking the city is rich in history and the original bungalows add a wonderful flavor to the... More
fun great people historic sports nightlife arts safe--Perfect!A year and a half ago my husband and I visited St. Petersburg Florida for the first time and bought a house on the very vacation. We moved from NYC to St. Petersburg just a month later and feel like the luckiest people to have found this beautiful gem. There's always something fun to do the people couldn't be nicer the nightly sunsets are breathtaking the city is rich in history and the original bungalows add a wonderful flavor to the town and the cost of living is low. Fitting in here is easy because everyone is from somewhere else--in fact a common story is that people came to visit and decided to stay. Maybe you will too!
Date of Trip to Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL: February2009
Purpose of your trip: Personal
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3.Construction engineer for local Va. govt.
Submitted by:ridgid1959
September 7, 2008
Just got back just hours ago from St. Petersburg Beach Fl. We had a wonderful time. The beach places to go and the local food establishments were terific. ONE VERY BIG DISAPOINTMENT. CAR RENTAL FROM THE AIRPORT IS A GREAT BIG RIP-0FF!!!

We booked our trip on line through Orbitz.com. The room was what they said it was to be and just fine. No suprizes. The car we booked through them from Budget Rent A Car that was suppose to be $128.00 for the 4 days we had it. When we got to the ai... More
Just got back just hours ago from St. Petersburg Beach Fl. We had a wonderful time. The beach places to go and the local food establishments were terific. ONE VERY BIG DISAPOINTMENT. CAR RENTAL FROM THE AIRPORT IS A GREAT BIG RIP-0FF!!!

We booked our trip on line through Orbitz.com. The room was what they said it was to be and just fine. No suprizes. The car we booked through them from Budget Rent A Car that was suppose to be $128.00 for the 4 days we had it. When we got to the airport it came out to $268.00. All the taxes and hidden add ons were not eplained when we picked up the car. My was I disapointed but we were in a hurry to catch a flight.

Please beware of rental car rip-offs. Ask for a price in and out of the rental agreement it could save you a lot of frustration and $$$!

Date of Trip to Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL: September2008
Cost of your stay: $500-$1000
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4.Take it from a South Florida resident - the Bay Area is a cool place to be
Submitted by:LReich3835
July 5, 2008
I live in West Palm Beach but I'd pick the Bay Area - or almost anyplace in Central Florida - instead. Why? REAL cities and towns with some history for one thing. Nice laid-back Old Florida friendliness and very few yuppies for another. Tampa St. Pete (as it's universally known) and even Orlando are very much Middle America without the snow but WITH lakes trees and even actual neighbourhoods where you can still do some sightseeing and even walk to stores and restaurants without being hassled by ... More
I live in West Palm Beach but I'd pick the Bay Area - or almost anyplace in Central Florida - instead. Why? REAL cities and towns with some history for one thing. Nice laid-back Old Florida friendliness and very few yuppies for another. Tampa St. Pete (as it's universally known) and even Orlando are very much Middle America without the snow but WITH lakes trees and even actual neighbourhoods where you can still do some sightseeing and even walk to stores and restaurants without being hassled by the local Keystone Kops. In \The Palm Beaches\ alas there's more than enough attitude to make up for the lack in altitude - along with enough walled and gated \communities\ to make me think I've stumbled onto a kind of tropical pre-1989 Berlin only here they speak Spanish Creole and New Yawkese instead of German. Oy vay!
Date of Trip to Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL: May2008
Purpose of your trip: Business
Cost of your stay: $500-$1000
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5.Love it or leave it
Submitted by:RyaMarKil
May 29, 2008
My title says it all. Love it or leave it. I love it. For those of you who complain about high cost of houses and high crime well I do not think you are looking very hard for a good area to live in. Like all major cities Tampa and the surrounding cities have their own \bad neighborhoods\. I have traveled all over the world and feel Tampa and the surrounding communities are some of the best places to live. I live about 30 minutes outside Tampa. People complain about parking at the beaches well a... More
My title says it all. Love it or leave it. I love it. For those of you who complain about high cost of houses and high crime well I do not think you are looking very hard for a good area to live in. Like all major cities Tampa and the surrounding cities have their own \bad neighborhoods\. I have traveled all over the world and feel Tampa and the surrounding communities are some of the best places to live. I live about 30 minutes outside Tampa. People complain about parking at the beaches well again how hard you are looking. Do a little research and find out where the locals go. I never have to hunt down a parking place when I go to the beach which is often. In addition someone said there are little opportunities for employment. I have a question for you. Just how bad do you want a job? Because I see help wanted signs all over the place. I believe you make your world the way you want it. If you only see negative and bad things about a place then yes you are going to have a bad time. Make your trip and your life positive and you will be happy. Trust me I have travel to really low economic and seedy places and still find the highlights and good times. Relax and don’t forget to watch the sun set.
Purpose of your trip: Personal
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