The staff at Le Meridian could not have been better or nicer! They were incredibly friendly and helpful….a big shout out to LaLithia at the front desk who was awesome and helped us upon check-in. The glass of complimentary sparkling wine upon check-in is a nice touch. The complimentary coffee in the lobby from 6 am until noon is also a nice and appreciated touch. Our room was very spacious and very clean. I am giving my review a 4 start vs 5 star because of the room decor and, quite frankly, the hotel (hallway decor) as well. Whoever was in charge of interior design should be fired! Our room was incredibly depressing because EVERY wall except the entry hall was painted a DARK gray. The carpet (new at least) was also a DARK gray. The bathroom was ….guess what….a DARK gray. Because the hotel is a converted old court house, the ceilings are high and made of cement so there is no recessed lighting (understandable). BUT, there wasn’t even a floor lamp in our room. It was SO DARK and DEPRESSING. Needless to say, we felt we were living in a CAVE. When you stay at an upscale hotel for a getaway or mini vacation, you expect to feel happy and uplifted. The decor did just the opposite. In addition, our room was lacking ANY seating area other than the bed and a desk chair (at bar height to match the bar height desk). It was CLEARLY MISSING a couple of comfortable occasional chairs. We called the front desk as soon as we walked into our room and requested a couple of chairs. They brought us 2 stacking chairs. I guess it was the best they could do under the circumstances but they certainly weren’t comfortable chairs that one would want to relax in. Also, the TV was very small given the size of the room and the distance from the bed to the TV. As for my reference to the hotel decor, and specifically the hallways, Marriott fell so far short in making this hotel what it COULD be given its unique history and architecture. When you walk down the hallways the bottom half of the walls have old marble (a nice touch and vestigial feature of the court house) BUT the top half of every wall is BARE. It is just COLD and lacks ANY sign of nice decor. Why wouldn’t they line these hallways with old, framed photos of court houses, court rooms, judges, etc???? Or old photos of Tampa? Or have a local artist paint murals on these walls? Ironically, the hotel gives its guests free passes to the Tampa Art Museum but whoever designed the interior space didn’t bother to include ANY artwork in the hallways. And the “artwork” in our room consisted of a few ugly, random cheaply framed posters. You might think that I am overly critical….after all, as I said, the staff was lovely and responsive and our room was spacious, quiet and clean. BUT, because our room was just so DARK and DREARY and DEPRESSING we wanted to minimize the time we spent at this hotel.
不論是商務還是休閑旅客,舒適套房酒店-展覽中心與都能讓您的坦帕之行變得更加美好而難忘。從酒店出發,至Nairobi Train Station僅有8km遠。附近很多景點,包括Florida State Fairgrounds、Cracker Country和Veterans Memorial Park都離酒店不遠。酒店坐落於Eureka Springs Park邊,附近還有很多景點包括Bypass Canal Park和K1 Speed - Indoor Go Karts, Corporate Event Venue, Team Building Activities。酒店對客房的裝飾十分考究,每間設施齊全的客房都配備有熨衣設備。有飲水需求的旅客,酒店還為您提供了咖啡壺/茶壺。除此之外,配備有吹風機的浴室是您消除一天疲勞的好地方。如果您喜歡安靜的用餐,酒店可以提供房間送餐服務。倘若您覺得酒店的餐飲服務無法滿足您的需求,附近的Brocato's Sandwich Shop(熟食/鹵味/燒臘)、Taco Bus(墨西哥菜)和Hard Rock Cafe(美國菜)不妨可以試試。酒店提供健身室,旅客可以在這裏舒緩身心壓力。酒店的商務中心提供優質服務,是眾多商旅客選擇入住這裏的原因。酒店設有24小時前台諮詢服務,為下榻至此的您提供最貼心的行程安排。
著名的景點National Weather Service - WFO Tampa Bay Area、Little Manatee River Preserve和Dr Otts Off Leash Dog Santuary均可步行很短距離到達。從酒店到North Ruskin Park遊覽很方便,Fit Feet For Life和Hydro Harvest Farms也均在附近。客房內的所有設施都是經過精心的考慮和安排,包括熨衣設備和空調,滿足您入住需求的同時又能增添家的温馨感。服務人員會提前為您準備好咖啡壺/茶壺,以滿足您的飲水需求。倘若您在忙碌的一天後想在自己的客房內放鬆,提供吹風機的客房浴室是不錯的選擇。大堂吧給旅客提供了一個舒適的環境,可供休憩。若是覺得酒店的餐飲無法滿足您挑剔的味蕾,不妨去附近的Marco's Pizza(披薩)、McDonald's(McDonald's)(快餐簡餐)或Bob Evans(美國菜)品嚐下一流的推薦美食。對於顧客來説,可以在健身室享受鍛鍊的樂趣。酒店配備有會議廳和商務中心,可供旅客使用。外國旅客可以通過多國語言工作人員瞭解當地風土人情的相關訊息。