Three of us were staying in Tampa for a trade show downtown. The house itself has been updated since it appears to have been purchased as a foreclosure (thanks Redfin!) with a new kitchen and beds. (Beds were very comfortable.)
But some of the less obvious things still need some work: the bathtub/showrr drains super slowly, which resulted in us having to wade through each other’s bath water (or, after day 1, stagger our showers significantly). This was just gross.
Our main concern is the, um, “transitional” neighborhood. Sandwiched quaintly between a truck depot and what looks like a recycling facility, with its back yard up against the freeway, and down the street from some pretty derelict looking homes, this location is not what we’d call “prime.” Yes we felt safer because of the bars in every window, but the security of the doors (and the sheer QUANTITY of outside doors! If there’s a fire you’ll be able to get out from just about every room), left us wishing we had chosen differently. It’s not really near anything, but it’s not too far from Ybor restaurants. About an $8 Uber each way.
Ultimately we were safe, and we were comfortable inside. But if we’re in Tampa again, we’ll stay elsewhere.