Name: Tampa Inn Near Busch Gardens
Address: 2901 E Busch Blvd, Tampa, 33612, US

2/10

Poor

07 Jun 2026

Theresa

Horrible!!!! Room was disgusting! Walked in and I immediately walked back out. The floor wasn't vacuumed, there was bugs in the bathroom, it smelled musty and mildewy. When I informed the front desk they just shrugged their shoulders at me. I refused to stay there and now they are fighting me about not charging me for the room I didn't use.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

17 May 2026

Japhet

Roaches, dirty, smells

Partner

2/10

Poor

13 May 2026

James

Was nasty with bugs and I wanted a refund

Self

2/10

Poor

04 May 2026

Michael

This place is a hotel for homeless people. The rooms are absolutely filthy and is the place is a complete dump. Do not stay here. I've stayed in Hostels and some fairly sketchy hotels all over the world. This is the first hotel I've ever paid for and simply couldn't stay there because the conditions were so deplorable.

Self

4/10

Poor

04 May 2026

Amanda

Staff was great, location is convenient, but other than that it was a nightmare. Room was dirty, with towels and sheets stained. Everything smells dusty and old. The area is unsafe. Ratings were low but we didn't expect it would be as bad as it was.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

28 Apr 2026

charlene

no. i never ended up staying as the room was dirty and there was a prositute and drug deal going there and i want my money back

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

28 Apr 2026

nakia

Never be back

Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Apr 2026

Richard

Kiss after 44 years of professional travel, I have never seen a more disgusting place in my life. How dare expedite even advertise this piece of crap. Roaches, cracked pipe, burns on the counters, mold on the walls, the room was disgusting smell. I could go on and on this place should be condemned.

Business

2/10

Poor

27 Apr 2026

Kayla

Room was absolutely disgusting, sheets had stains and hair in them. There were roaches and ants everywhere. The property its self is run down and dirty, DO NOT BOOK!!!!

Self

2/10

Poor

27 Apr 2026

Javier

Poca limpieza
Las instalaciones por fuera en mal estado
Las duchas rotas
Poca higiene dentro de las habitaciones
Las toallas del baño con mal olor

Friends

2/10

Poor

27 Apr 2026

Geidy

The property conditions are horrible furniture falling apart, leaking shower, rusted shower, coffee machine. Toilet loose, roaches, AC taped together, door close leaving a space opening, carpet old. Covers with stains, no phone in the room, no cups, no coffee, old thin out towels.

2/10

Poor

27 Apr 2026

Shonda

Arrived at the front desk, the gentleman checking us in was very short with us. When we walked into our room there walls were dirty, you could tell no one had washed or wiped them down in a long time. We immediately stripped the beds making sure there was no signs of bed begs. Upon stripping the beds we noticed stains on both sets of the sheets. Thankfully we did not spot any signs of bed bugs. The mirror above the sink had nit been wiped down for sometime. We had stuff for coffee but no coffe pot. The hair dryer was dirty. Walking into the bathroom the toilet had not been cleaned and the shower curtain had black mold on it. The ceiling had chipped and missing paint. The toilet was lose so when sitting down on it you had to be cautious. The remote for the tv was held together with scotch tape and it didn't even work. I would not recommend staying at this property.

2/10

Poor

26 Apr 2026

Brianna

Roaches, Unclean Sheets, Dirty Bathroom…Just Overall Not A Place To Stay Unless You Have Zero Other Options. I Checked In And Checked Out Same Night.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2026

Tiffany

It was good

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

31 Mar 2026

Dillon

Disgusting and had cockroaches. Better to pitch a tent then to stay here. Word can't describe the nasty that come out of this place. It needs shut down

Friends

2/10

Poor

29 Mar 2026

Rachel

Do not recommend I stayed here for 3 nights the room was so horrible I will never stay here again .to the walls to the ceiling the mirrors the carpet … one bed was smaller then the other! None of the dresser draws would close . The remote didn’t work I couldn’t input any channels. The toilet seat was very loose just hanging from the seat. It’s a cheap hotel but not worth the stay or the rates……

Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Mar 2026

Amy

Friendly staff but rooms need repairs and renovations

2/10

Poor

26 Mar 2026

Edax

Building is almost in ruins...

Friends

2/10

Poor

24 Mar 2026

Mark

Didn't feel safe at all

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

22 Mar 2026

Michael

Dirty sheets with food still stuck to them with the replacement sheets given to us also being dirty, roaches on in the cabinets and drawers, broken lights, backed up toilet, etc. Pretty bad customer service with some people and just a general lack of effort or care from the staff. Only book this place if you are desperate for a place and even then it still isn't worth the price

2/10

Poor

21 Mar 2026

Estephen

Sketchy area never again

4/10

Poor

21 Mar 2026

Mary

Room was clean but the white sheets had visible stains on them. The towels were very dingy in material and the color was stained.

Partner

2/10

Poor

20 Mar 2026

BERTHA

The room looked dirty with old bedsheets. I won’t recommend it.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

19 Mar 2026

Aline Mariz

The experience was extremely disappointing. The place had basic hygiene issues, including the presence of cockroaches. Additionally, the sink was not working properly, the shower kept dripping constantly, and the air conditioning made loud noises, making it impossible to rest.

Due to all these issues, I chose to leave the same day. I do not recommend it.

Self

2/10

Poor

18 Mar 2026

CISNEROS

If I could give -000000 stars I would. The place is disguising. From the dirty doors, to the see through glass when you first walk towards your room. Then you walk in to an awe fully smoke and mildew smell, dirty and sticky floors, dirty beds with stains on sheets, dirty chairs, dresser as well as the mini fridge with mold inside. Once you get to the bathroom is worse. Caulking on top of old dirty caulking, urine stains all around the base of the toilet as well as a dirty toilet and bath tub. This place should be shut down. I really don’t understand how this is still open to the public. I mean, even the pool has green water and you can see the homeless and drug addicts walking around like this is their property. DO NOT RECOMMEND! STAY AWAY!

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2026

Abdolrahman

Yes

Partner

2/10

Poor

16 Mar 2026

Glorimarg Morales

Where do I begin… the rooms do not look like what is advertised. We walked in, floor was dirty, beds had cigarette burns on sheets, fridge had mold, bathroom was had dirt maybe blood not sure. Room smelled like smoke even though we asked for non-smoking.
We turned the key in and had to book somewhere else.
Don’t know how to put pictures on here but stay away!

This place should be shut down.
And they didn’t not give me all my money back!

STAY AWAY!

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

16 Mar 2026

Caitlin Nicole

Unfortunately, there were roaches. The staff member showed us several other rooms after the first, and they too had roaches and were not clean. Not sure how they are even open.

Friends

2/10

Poor

16 Mar 2026

Nicole

We checked in, saw the room and checked right back out. The room smelled of mold and mildew, the plumbing didn’t work (toilet wouldn’t flush), there was holes in the comforter and there was bugs crawling on the wall INSIDE the room.

2/10

Poor

15 Mar 2026

Anna

VERY UNSAFE

Friends

2/10

Poor

15 Mar 2026

Mabelis

the poor review are all true

Self

2/10

Poor

14 Mar 2026

Patrick

⭐☆☆☆☆ – “An Authentic Time-Travel Experience to 1983 (But With Mold)”

If you’ve ever wondered what it would feel like to sleep inside a damp sponge while being slowly steamed like a dumpling, this hotel has you covered.

From the moment we walked in, the place had that special “abandoned Florida roadside motel meets science experiment” aroma. I believe the scent profile was equal parts mildew, old carpet, and broken dreams. Pretty sure the mold in the room has its own homeowners association.

The AC unit deserves special recognition. It ran all night with the enthusiasm of a tired hamster on a wheel, yet somehow managed to turn the room into a humid terrarium. I’m fairly certain if I had stayed one more night, ferns would have started growing from the nightstand.

Now let’s talk about the linens. The sheets, towels, and washcloths were all a fascinating shade I like to call “historically gray.” Not white. Not beige. Just… the color of a long life full of questionable decisions. The stains added a fun “guess the origin story” game before bedtime.

The bed felt like it had survived several hurricanes and possibly the Clinton administration. Between the humidity and the mattress, sleeping felt less like resting and more like being marinated overnight.

Overall, if you’re looking for:
•A mold appreciation retreat
•A humidity simulation chamber
•Linens with mysterious backstories

…then this is absolutely the place.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Mar 2026

Meghann

With welcoming to pets $15 a day

Pet

4/10

Poor

09 Mar 2026

Brett

The bathroom door was broken. The furniture was nit kept well. It smekt of smoke and mold. We would have left but there was no refund . I went to the store abd bought cleaning products . We didnt feel safe there.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

lianet

Nice people

2/10

Poor

08 Mar 2026

Judith

Tuve que salir de inmediato de la habitación demasiado sucio ,mal olor , malas condiciones al entrar vi todo sucio , respiré un olor horrible y quité el cubrecamas para checar las camas que era lo que faltaba , las sábanas manchadas de flujos corporales ,salí de inmediato y le devolví a la persona de front desk la llave seriamente deberían de enviar a alguien a checar la condiciónes de ese lugar necesita urgentemente un remodelación está en abandono total y encima el mal olor y la poca higiene que tiene no lo recomiendo para nada ,tuve que salir de inmediato a buscar otro lugar para dormir e incluso hubiese dormido dentro de mi auto antes que ahí seriamente noooo lo recomiendo

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2026

Sam

Parking was convenient and adequate. Air conditioner/heater worked well. The large pool was just getting warm enough to swim.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2026

Olga

Eqst parking, nice staff.

2/10

Poor

03 Mar 2026

Christine

The room smelled like smoke. We chose not to stay.

Partner

2/10

Poor

28 Feb 2026

Juan

Ugly place, unprofessional people, abandoned and dirty, alcohol and marijuana smell in all areas of the facilities. Walls, stairs, furnitures and hallways in bad shape no painted broken or dirty.
Hairs in the sink and the bed.
Is a very low class an unpleasant place to be.

Family

2/10

Poor

27 Feb 2026

Scott

No good

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2026

Valerie

when you walk in the rooms.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2026

Dorothy

Everything thing in the room and the entire building need to be rebuild and remodeled. The beds wasn't that bad; just looked scary to sleep on. If I didn't have my toddler with me: I would of just stayed in my car.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Wilson

Room was clean. Staff was helpful

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

21 Feb 2026

Mark

Staff courtesy

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2026

James

Very friendly had the room prepped and cleaned fast. I was impressed with it for its stated hotel class even if it's been around a while it is very nice and the staff are quite friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2026

Amber

Great

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2025

Joniqua

The room was ok but there was rust in the tub and spiderwebs everywhere even on the inside of the lamps.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

05 Nov 2025

David

The facility is in a poor neighborhood and the parking lot was empty.
One glance at the hotel and we decided not to stay forfiting my money and found a better hotel nearby.
I would not recommend Tampa inn unless u like crime, drugs and drama

Partner

2/10

Poor

02 Nov 2025

Rita

Dirty, smells bad, people outside dangerous

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2025

Crystal

The staff is great and the rooms are clean

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2025

Robert

Yes

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

28 Aug 2025

Crystal

I booked this hotel because it was close to Bush Gardens. The pool looked like there was mold growing on the bottom, black in all the cracks and crevices but the water didn’t feel gross so that’s something. The room was clean..ish. When I woke in the middle of the night I observed a (single, only one I can confirm I saw. However, where there is one there are many) roach in the sink which made me wonder; if there is mold in the pool and roaches in the room perhaps that’s why the shower tile was black and the carpet was dark. I would not stay here again and they should lower the rate and at every least fumigate!

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Tara

Very friendly

Business_and_leisure

2/10

Poor

15 Aug 2025

Derrick

This place is terrible when I saw the room I refuse to sleep in these conditions.
I ask for a refund because I booked the same day and it was not granted I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone!

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2025

Narci

Roach crawling in the middle of the night, outdated and old rooms, crusty and uncomfortable bed! It was just ridiculous. Dead roaches in bathroom

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2025

Christopher

The property was what I expected for 2 stars. The sheets were clean and we had housekeeping every day. The water pressure was good and the air was working. For the cons. There were only 2 small towels for 2 of us for 3 nights. The mini fridge was 1/3 full of ice. Like it needed defrosting. The tv screen had crayon markings on it. The WiFi was really slow.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

24 Jul 2025

Rickel

The owner was harassing one of my kids . He has the nastiest attitude

2/10

Poor

14 Jul 2025

Justin

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Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

20 Jun 2025

Steven

Holes in walls and around fixtures. Missing fixtures. Bad area and lots of 5-0. Crack pipe burns on wooden furniture. Poor bedding. Tiny towels. Uncomfortable pillows. Roach motel forsure.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

11 Jun 2025

Magdalena

The place looked like they didn’t clean in days. Only the bathroom was decent. Sheets were stained and cockroaches all around.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

10 Jun 2025

Darrell

Not a good hotel

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

09 Jun 2025

Michael

Worst motel i have ever been in. And i have been in ALOT of \"roach motels\". This by tar was the worst ive ever seen.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

08 Jun 2025

Alicia

Did not feel comfortable staying there.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

01 Jun 2025

Brent

Ac didn't work and roaches

Self

2/10

Poor

24 May 2025

Sebastian

We stayed at this hotel for 15minutes before checking out!
Property was filthy and had an awful smell. Nothing looked clean as well as cockroaches everywhere. You don't feel safe at this hotel.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

19 May 2025

Kevin

Dirty! Worst hotel I have ever stayed in!

If I could rate this a -100 I would the hotel is dirty,the bed sheets were used it had obvious bodily fluids on the sheets Im wondering the last time they were changed. Room had used condom under the bed and in the bathroom. The entire hotel smelled like dirty cigarettes. All night long was illicit behavior in the parking lot and in the hallways not a very safe or clean place to stay. I requested a refund but the hotel nor hotel.com would refund. I booked a room for three nights and left the next morning, I would’ve left that night, but I checked in too late and could not find another place to stay. I should have slept in my car. I need to call my credit card to deny charges because nobody should have to pay for a room like that.
This hotel should not be in business!

Business

2/10

Poor

18 May 2025

Samantha

This place is in deplorable condition, the building is falling apart, there where broken windows and its just plain filthy!!! There are questionable people walking around everywhere and when i went to check in the office was locked with no one to be found, there was a sign saying be back in 5-10 min i waited awhile and left!! My cab driver even asked if i was gonna be okay!! There was also an option to pay extra 4.50$ in case you wanted to cancel which i paid!! They refuse to give my money back and said i never attempted to check in!! This place shouldnt be open and the hotel next door say they hear this story all the time!!

2/10

Poor

17 May 2025

Arturas

Very dirty, very nasty, bad location.We dont stay in this , we see how looking everything very scary.Bad bad place.

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2025

David

Staff was great

Leisure

2/10

Poor

12 May 2025

Jeffrey

Just say NO!!!!

Never went into room. Left and won’t go back. Awful. Passed out drug addict in front of the door to the room I was scheduled to have. Go to a different place, you will thank me later.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2025

Saul

Close to theme park it's a bed and AC. Nothing special

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2025

Leila

Liked that the staff was pleasant and helpful. The room was very clean and tidy. Microwave and small fridge worked well. There was no coffeemaker. The toilet was not secured properly and no bathtub stopper. Broken fire alarm. Paid $40.00 extra for the two dogs.

Leisure Pet

4/10

Poor

06 May 2025

Ludrose

😒

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Ilethia

Good service n people always

Business Self

2/10

Poor

29 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Horrible

False advertising, due to the conditions of the hotel. Room, bed

Partner

2/10

Poor

29 Apr 2025

Delicia

People live there and it is outdoor. Main stairwell smells like urine and you don’t get a refund for checking out early. There were roaches in the bath tub and roach droppings in the corners. The toilet was filthy and so were the refrigerator and microwave. There were dead roaches in the fridge and freezer. Do not stay here. I got a room in the Holiday Inn next door because the conditions were so poor

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2025

Rickel

The deluxe rooms are nice and bed is very comfortable! Nice and clean. 😊

Family

4/10

Poor

28 Apr 2025

Tana

Needs a remodel

The owners and staff were great but the room and hotel itself is like a trap house there were drug addicts and it was run down and was not a place to bring family and kids

Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Apr 2025

Kelly

Don’t select Tampa Inn

The property was dirty and there is a broken down bus in the parking lot. This property had numerous groups of people hanging around smoking and drinking, broken down vehicles and people were letting their dogs defecate on the lawn by the pool and leave it behind. We did not feel safe and did not even want to check out the rooms. Typically we have never had any issues with a property sponsored by hotels.com but this one is a minus, and will make me investigate further any other time I use hotels.com for hotel services.

Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Apr 2025

Jerome

roaches

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

26 Apr 2025

douglas

This place is a homeless shelter

Family

2/10

Poor

26 Apr 2025

john

The property is located in a high crime area. The rooms are dirty. The sheets and bedspreads are old and scratchy. There was a lot of activity late into the night outside in the parking lot. I can’t believe Expedia does not check these places out.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

14 Apr 2025

Stacey

Horrible

The window was missing and it had a wood covering, the first room had live bugs crawling over and around AC unit...2nd room was beyond dirty and the sheet on the bed had stains everywhere, the toilet didn't flush and it looks like the room wasn't cleaned in a month....almost went to sleep in my car ...

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

14 Apr 2025

Antonia

I will never ever stay here again or tell my family to stay there as soon as I walked in roaches all over the room floor ran everywhere beds were dirty pillowcases were dirty walls were broken inside the room roaches droppings everywhere I waited outside cause it was late like 3:40 when I went in to check in and came right out room to look for other hotels near me I spent time outside looking and talking to family members who walked in my room to see how bad and dirty and roaches there was then I went back up and spoke to the guy if I could get another room and he said no because it took me awhile to go back up o told him I was looking for another place to rent and if he did t want to give me another room to give me my money back to get another place and he didn’t want to do that so had to stay in that room floor was not clean dirty not sweeped or moped ac broken but worked with roach dropping mini fridge had dead roaches all around the hotel trash in parking walls broken the room smelled like roach dropping I had three extra blankets I took from my home and had to put them on the beds to not lay on the dirty sheets or pillowcases with blood me and my sons bed had our blankets on it and covered ourselves with our blankets we did not wanna get sick from laying on filth this hotel needs to be shut down it’s no sanitary at all

Business Family

2/10

Poor

12 Apr 2025

Michael

It was filthy, things were broken, there were cockroaches. No one should stay here.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

11 Apr 2025

Jordan

Roach Motel

We are typically okay with staying at a hole in the wall hotel for a night but this was just on another level of not okay. dead roaches, alive roaches. outside is not kept clean. dirty pool. just super nasty.

Partner

2/10

Poor

05 Apr 2025

Keith

This Place is Grotesque

No one was in the office for more than a half hour and we nearly left because it was very late and we needed a place to stay. This place is horrendous.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

25 Mar 2025

Peter

Literally the worst hotel I’ve stayed at – ever. Filthy, chair had like 50 questionable stains. Dirty floor. Terrible smell/ odor. Hole in bathroom ceiling, from which mouse droppings covered the bathroom floor. Molding all chewed away by rats and left unrepaired. Could hear either mice or cockroaches scurrying all night. No shades on 3 lamps, one of which sputtered like morse code until we shut it off. Bathroom sink full of shaving hairs – room had not been cleaned. 3 doors down from about 25 teenagers and a literal wall of drug haze emitting from it. I cannot believe Expedia has this as a “recommended” result – literally should be shut down by board of health. Disgusting, I cleaned, unsafe. Do not stay here.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

20 Mar 2025

Ashley

The room was disgusting and there were obvious drug users walking around and being loud outside multiple rooms

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

20 Mar 2025

Jeff

Neutral

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

18 Mar 2025

Marco

For sure the most disgusting hotel I have ever seen in my life. Cockroaches walking around, blood-stained sheets, human hair on sheets and in bathroom. I simply had to leave and look for a different place. Yolanda, the manager, refused to reimburse me for the room.

4/10

Poor

17 Mar 2025

Jesse

Not a comfy place

Leisure

2/10

Poor

16 Mar 2025

Demitra

The hotel was not in the best condition. For the price it felt like a rip off even with it being across from the theme parks. There were roaches, the room wasn’t clean. My husband had to buy bleach and sanitizer spray and clean up himself. My family and I were very uncomfortable and unhappy with the stay. We will most definitely make sure to not go back.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2025

Jonnie

The staff is very nice qnd professional. However the area is not what was expected from the pictures that is showing on expedia. The room was very clustered and the closet was on the door where it was hard to get in.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

10 Mar 2025

Tonya

It was horrible. There was a hole at the bottom of the door a small child could crawl thru. The bed sheets and comforter had cigarette burns.. paper thin walls and loud ass people....smh. never again.

6/10

Pleasant

09 Mar 2025

ELIER

LOCATION VERY GOOD

GREAT LOCATION, EXELENT SERVICE AT CHECK IN, BUT THE PLACE ARE NOT IN GOOD SHAPE, VERY DETERIORATED, POOR CLEANING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

09 Mar 2025

Barbara

Not worth it!

This hotel is dirty and unkept. The walls are dirty, the furniture is dirty, there’s holes in the walls, and the traffic there is mostly drug addicts and homeless people. I will say it’s my fault for not reading the reviews on this hotel but we just chose a spot for a one night stay that was not supposed to happen! The check in guy was nice I will say but other than that I would NEVER stay there again!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Decent

Old hotel - tv didn’t work, area is a little shady and it’s gonna be loud at night. All in all it was the cheapest in the area ($250 for 1 night at the nearby la Quinta), not an exciting room but there weren’t bugs or anything questionable. Just an old building. If you need a bed for the night it’s the move - wouldn’t bring kids here.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

08 Mar 2025

Kevin

Booked for a one night stay site, unseen. People were running around and loud.

Leisure Family