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Hotel Information: A large statue of a giraffe, compliments of neighboring Busch Gardens, guards the hotel entrance. In addition to vacationers, the hotel attracts visitors to the University of South Florida, directly across the street, and to University Hospital and Moffit Cancer Center, a half-mile away.
Amenity highlights: The hotel offers water-jet massage in an enclosed, dry Aqua Massage Bed (surcharge), as well as 24-hour access to their outdoor freeform pool, indoor spa tub, and fitness room. Complimentary amenities include a daily Continental breakfast, wired and wireless high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel, and Tuesday evening cocktails.
Insider tip: Channelside District, 11 miles from the hotel and a popular area of town for entertainment, shopping, and dining, is becoming an artists’ mecca; approximately 30 artists currently have studios there.
Rooms
All 85 guestrooms at Wingate by Wyndham Tampa USF offer complimentary wired and wireless high-speed Internet access. Other amenities include pillowtop mattresses, microwaves, compact refrigerators, cordless phones, and video-game consoles (surcharge). Complimentary newspapers are delivered weekdays, and in-room safes accommodate laptops.
Room Amenities
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
Recreation
The hotel’s outdoor sundeck has a small freeform pool, umbrellas, and lounge chairs. A glass-enclosed spa tub overlooks the outdoor pool, and the fitness room includes a Universal machine, stair machine, and stationary bike. Water-jet massage is available with the hotel’s Aqua Massage, an enclosed bed that allows guests to receive the benefits of a massage without having to undress or get wet (surcharge).
The Claw, located at the University of South Florida, is an 18-hole public golf course one mile from the hotel.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
Property Amenities
The four-story, 85-room Wingate by Wyndham Tampa USF is located across from the University of South Florida campus and slightly more than one mile from Busch Gardens and Adventure Island.
Complimentary services include hourly shuttle service within three miles of the hotel from morning to late night, daily Continental breakfast, and wired and wireless high-speed Internet access. Guest Appreciation night, every Tuesday evening, offers complimentary drinks and snacks.
In the 24-hour business center, guests have complimentary use of a fax machine, copier, computer, and network printer. Other amenities include a 24-hour fitness room with a Universal machine, stair machine, and stationary bike; small outdoor freeform pool; glass-enclosed indoor spa; and Aqua Massage Bed, which provides water-jet massage within a dry, enclosed space (surcharge).
Self parking:
Outdoor parking is complimentary.
Fees are subject to change without prior notification.
- Airport transportation (complimentary)
- Business center
- Business services
- Complimentary breakfast
- Conference room(s)
- Fitness equipment
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Internet access - wireless
- Swimming pool - outdoor seasonal
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 4 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
A complimentary Continental breakfast is provided each morning. Complimentary cocktails and snacks are served every Tuesday evening, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (hours subject to change).
The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
Outback Restaurant
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Shell’s
Address
3751 E Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL 33612
USA
Nearest major airport:
Tampa, FL (TPA-Tampa Intl.)
Area:
Busch Gardens, Florida, United States of America
