need safe hotel for a late arrival

My daughter is arriving at 11:20 pm at Tampa airport for a conference in June and needs a safe, clean, moderate hotel for the evening before going to the Marriot Suites in Clearwater Beach. Can anyone recommend some place that also has some kind of transportation (cab? trolley?) from one place to the other? There was a room available at the Sea Captain, but they didn%26#39;t know where to catch the trolley and would have taped the key to the door for such a late arrival. (?) Thanks, in advance, for any advice.

need safe hotel for a late arrival

Perhaps she should stay in Tampa for that night. There is the Mariott at the airport. Also check for hotels in the Westshore area of Tampa, some have shuttles to/from the airport. Or the Rocky Point area Never stayed here but could be a place to check -

Holiday Inn Express Hotel %26amp; Suites Tampa/Rocky Point Island

(813) 287-8585

need safe hotel for a late arrival

Agree with Donna; by the time she lands, gets her bags, gets a ride (taxi, shuttle) and travels to Clw Beach, it%26#39;s going to be very late. Best bet is to stay in Tampa near the airport. Go on the Tampa forum and review some of the airport hotels, not all of them get stellar reviews.

It will be after midnight, probably closer to 1 am, by the time she is ready to leave, if the flight is on time. Better to stay at the Mariott that is in the airport building. You don%26#39;t say from where she is travelling, but at that time of night I would head for the nearest hotel.

I agree the airport Mariott would be best for such a late arrival. She would not have to even leave the airport terminal as the hotel entrance is within the airport. But it is not really a moderate priced hotel.

A short cab ride, maybe $10-15 would be a hotel on Rocky Point in Tampa. There is a Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express and a Radisson on Rocky Point. Rocky point is on the way towards Clearwater also. I know the Radisson has an airport shuttle van as I see it often, although I don%26#39;t know if it would be running at that hour. You could check with the hotel. Past Rocky Point, in Clearwater there is a brand new Holiday Inn Express at Gulf-To-Bay Blvd (Hwy 60) and US19. This is on the mainland, about halfway from Tampa airport to the beach. TIA to this hotel will be about $35 in a cab. Then the next morning she could cab the rest of the way to the beach area.