Hotels Near Jabil in St. Petersburg

We just checked in this afternoon, and had a great experience. The Front Desk person found my reservation, and was very helpful in the check-in process. She also provided some suggestions for restaurants and local places in the area to see. This place is very close to I-275, and was easy to find after a long day of driving.

Everything about the hotel met or exceeded our expectations. The location right off the freeway was very convenient for getting around the area. We had a west facing room, away from the highway side of the hotel. We did not hear any noise, but I don't know if the east facing rooms would be louder due to freeway noise. The entire facility was extremely clean including our room, the hallways and other common areas and the pool area. Its a nice big pool, by the way. Even the breakfast room was kept clean when it was busy and the food was continually restocked. My only minor, minor complaint is I wish there was more fruit selections. The first morning there were only grapes and the next morning only cantaloupe. The hot food was good with eggs, meat, potatoes and a waffle maker. The front desk staff was friendly and helpful. We were in town for a wedding and realized we needed to cut some tags off our clothes. The clerk could not find a scissors, but she dug in her purse and found a nail clipper to save the day. The housekeeping staff was also friendly and took their work seriously based on the cleanliness of the hotel.

Overall this is a pleasant building. But neither the room nor the “restaurant” were what I consider Holiday Inn standards. The room was tiny with a trundle bed that wasn’t in the least bit comfortable as a sofa. The mattress was way too soft. The “air conditioner” was a noise machine that didn’t seem to change the temperature or sound no matter which temperature we set the thermostat for. The “desk” was a table slipped under a shelf. It had to be pulled out towards the bed, blocking passage, to let a laptop be opened. We did a lot of getting up to let each other by. (Rm 411). We asked for the AC to be fixed but it wasn’t. The Breakfast was limited. Oh, and you can get two pancakes, but not just one? At least coffee (just one pot, no decaf or hot water for tea) was at no extra charge. But - the building was clean, the staff, including housekeeping, was as pleasant as they could be, and the parking was free. Nice fitness room and outdoor pool.

I wanted to love this place, I really did. Everyone said if you are going to St. Petersburg, the two places to stay are either the Avalon or the Hollander. We went with the Avalon. Everyone raved about the Avalon. So I felt happy and comfortable with our booking. I loved the idea of the hotel. I love boutique hotels. I loved places with history. I did love the detail on top of the elevator in the lobby. I loved the platter of water bottles in the lobby. I did enjoy the pool and that the Hollander is right next door. The restaurant, the Tap Room, also lovely. Unfortunately, that did not make up for the things I did not love. The bed, it also felt like the mattress had history. The mattress, just not comfortable. The closet was HUGE, and there was no safe? Or fridge? There was certainly room for it. I did like the decor, but the room was a little too small for it. For instance, there was only one night stand because the one on one side of the bed was so big, there was no way it could fit on the other side of the bed. Which brings me to the biggest issue in the room - the lighting. There was a light on the nightstand and the light with the fan. It was fine when it was light out, and we had the sun shining in, but once the sun went down, well, my cell phone flashlight gives off more light. That room is DARK and getting ready to go out was difficult. It needed at least one, if not two more lamps. The light from the ceiling fan is basically nonexistent. Which brings me to another issue, the AC was nice and cold, but, it smelled kind of mildew-y. Probably just need a filter cleaned, but my allergies went haywire. The last issue, and this might just be that it's a super old building with probably 100 year old pipes, but the water in the shower. My husband would be sleeping, and I got up to shower, and frequently during the shower the shower would just go BURNING hot, before going back to the temperature I set it. Like at least 2-3 times. Loved St. Petersburg though, and hopefully we will be back.

Had to fly in to the area to help our daughter and her family after the recent hurricanes. We only needed a hotel for one night but boy did we need one! Checked in around 8:00 p.m. and from when we stopped at the valet stand to when we finally checked out, the staff was awesome. Just polite,professional and personable. The room was great also. With my Titanium status, we were offered a room upgrade which we took. The room was clean, comfortable and had a nice bathroom for much needed showers after working at our daughter’s house all day after being flooded. The hotel had just had the power turned on the day before so there were fans located throughout but this was completely understandable and expected. If I had to find a negative it would be mandatory valet parking. Believe this is due to limited parking in the area and only a negative because we forgot a couple of things in our vehicle. One of the nicest Courtyard stays I’ve had and definitely the best staff

Short review: This hotel overcharged me $2,278.20 and did not want to help me resolve this. It's been 1 week since I checked out, I still don't have the money, so I had to call my bank to try to figure it out. The Rooms are ok and breakfast serving staff, maintenance and housekeeping were friendly. Long review: I am assuming this Tru by Hilton does not want to pay fair wages, and they have to hire anyone and those employees (front desk) look like they hate the job. Therefore, customer service sucks so bad and employees are not educated or trained to do the job. I stayed 2 times. One time for 5 nights and another time a week later for 24 nights. When I checked in both times, 2 different employees looked very miserable and indifferent at their desk. I did not expect extraordinary customer service, but I expected a greeting and explanation of rules, deposits, breakfast time, etc, and that obviosly did not happen. Apparently, this 2 star hotel is charging $50 per night deposit. I am still not able to believe that. I stayed for 24 nights. I expected my credit card to be charged $4,031.93 upon checking in and parking at the end of the stay (this happened during the 1st stay and I figured it would be the same the next time). What actually happened is that my card was charged 13 times with random amounts over the course of 24 days, and those charges were difficult to keep track of. Very strange. I'd rather pay all $4k at once. A few days into my stay I asked a morning employee about that and they told me that this is a normal procedure with big amounts. OK. I am still unaware of $50/day, I mean any educated employee would make sure to inform about that taking into consideration the 24-night stay. Fast forward to 4 days before the check out, I am calculating all those posted charges (not even pending), and it comes out to a little more than $6,380 (my final receipt including parking was $4,802.40) so I am confused and nervous. I assumed it was a glitch in the system, so I called both CS and front desk, both of them told me ”I don't see any other charges than $4,031.93, and I can't see your bank charges” (like duh, of course you can't that''s why I am calling). It was a very aggressively-speaking lady that stated she was the manager on a Sunday at around noon on 9/29. I don't think she was the manager, and she could have just simply said ”Let me get your contact info and my manager will contact you later regarding this issue”. It would be great. But it did not happen and I was offered zero solution or help. Still did not mention the deposit per day. I decided to wait and see maybe all those charges will be reimbursed after checkout. A day after checkout all the charges are posted and suddenly the total of those charges comes up to $7,080.60. And my receipt after check out is $4,802.40. That's $2,278.20 difference. Even if they charged me $50/day, that would be only $1,200. And those would be pending, not posted. I don't know about you, but $2k is a lo