I stayed here for five weeks after I relocated from MD to FL for a new job and while I took time to learn the area. It took me five weeks to find a suitable apartment so this was a good substitution in the meantime. The rooms are clean and comfortable. Since I knew I would stay here for an 'extended' period of time I brought several comforts from home. I used my own bedding and towels. Most hotel towels are too rough and their towels were typical hotel towels so I used sparingly. If you have to stay for an extended period of time buy a feather bed to use on top of mattress. The mattress was entirely too hard for me. The kitchen was adequate. There is no oven or dishwasher just sink, microwave, two burners for stove and regular size refrigerator. The A/C was too cold which was fine after a long day in the Florida sun but at night when I'm trying to sleep it's either too cold or too humid and the A/C was somewhat loud. The cable TV is not 'premium' it's pretty basic. I'm a TV watcher so I ended up ordering Hulu.com to watch my shows on my laptop. You do have the internet option for $4.99 for your total stay but I upgraded to the high speed internet which was $30 for a month and it worked beautifully. My only major complaint with this hotel was the noise of children running up and down halls all hours of the day especially at night. Well at least I think they were children. No pool or gym but you can get a pass to the Bally's Gym which is five minutes away to use during your stay. Laundry room is good but be careful of the few indigents that stay in the hotel as a permanent place dumping their clothes on top of yours to use your wash. Yes that happened to me. I reported it to the front desk but there wasn't much they could do but refunded me for a wash. I ended up re-washing my clothes. This hotel is located on a busy highway so be prepared for work traffic if you have to be in it in the mornings. There appeared to be quite of few of us there worked and were leaving out around the same time in the mornings. There also appeared to be a lot of families, not sure if they were vacationing or using the hotel as a permanent place. There are plenty of eating establishments around some within walking distance and a grocery store just a couple of minutes away. Security wise it does appear secured. I wasn't aware of any problems. They did change the door locks from a card with punch holes to a swipe card to get into room while I was staying there. They did this a week before I left and I didn't feel it was as secure as the previous card. Overall I was impressed with my stay and would recommend this to anyone. Just ask to be on the top floor since you can hear people running around.
- Extended Stay America Clearwater
- Extended Stay Clearwater
- Clearwater Extended Stay
