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Hotel overview
Location
Beachfront St. Pete Beach{{title}}
Hotel details
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General policies & fine print
Check-in Policy - Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.
Convention Policy - Individuals attending a convention cannot book this property for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be subject to higher room rates upon arrival.
General Information - Room taxes are included in vacation price. Minimum night stay restrictions may apply. Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.
Resort Fee Includes:
Parking for 1 vehicle, Daily Cabana for two or two chairs & Umbrella, Complimentary Beach Games, Two bottles of water in room upon check in, Beach Butler Service to include Chilled bottled water at cabana w/ towel service and food and drink orderings from the beach, Welcome beverage station in the lobby, Morning Yoga on the Beach per schedule, Fitness Center access (offsite), Complimentary sand toys for the kids.
Ratings & reviews
TripAdvisor traveler rating
713 reviews
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May 22, 2025Love ❤️ this Resort. Take it from a local.
Love ❤️ this hotel, and everything it has to offer. I live only 1.5 hrs south from St Petersburg Beach 🏖️ this is my get-away place to go to, due to the best ocean view on the Gulf. Now we all here in Florida have been hit very hard with hurricane Debby, Helene and especially MILTON last Sept/Oct. 2024. The Bellwether is still recovering and won’t open for a few more months 😔 At first I heard July but today I heard prob Oct 2025. I can’t wait to go back. Love the roof top restaurant and bar. Plus Bongo’s restaurant in the sand. Where else can you sit under an umbrella with your feet in the sand while having lunch 🥰. A billion dollar view 🩷 Let’s hope and pray we won’t get hit with another cat 4 or 5 hurricane 🌀 we had enough here in Florida. I had lots of damage with Hurricane IAN in southwest Florida 🥲 178 mph wind! If you never had anxiety in your life, this will do it 😔 I recommend not to go on vacation in FL in Sept. it’s the peak hurricane season.
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Apr 20, 2025We arrived thinking we were staying at a 5* hotel. It is anything but. Don't stay here !!
This hotel is simply horrible. It's old and grotty and badly in need of a complete refurb. How it is rated 5* is beyond me .The main entrance is like entering via a staff entrance. The doors are dirty, the walls chipped and wallpaper is peeling and our room smelled of urine. There is no dining room either. We checked out within 5 minutes of arrival. The only good thing I can say is that they didn't charge us.
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Feb 12, 2025
The Hurricane Wedding of 2024
If you are considering getting married at Bellwether, read this story!! After staying in the beautifully renovated hotel several times before, my husband and I decided to get married here on 10/12/24. It also has special meaning for me, as I celebrated my First Communion in the Bird's Nest when it was still a Howard Johnson. From the moment we met Amalfi Lopez, Wedding Coordinator extraordinaire, we knew we had found the perfect place for our big day! Throughout the planning process, Amalfi was a constant source of support, always guiding me with patience and care. Then, just two weeks before the wedding, Hurricane Helene hit Florida. As the storm passed, Amalfi kept me updated on the status of Bellwether, but when she finally gained access to the property, she broke the news that it couldn’t be repaired in time for our wedding. I was devastated, but Amalfi stayed on the phone with me, comforting me (she handled my ugly sobbing like a pro) and assuring me that we’d figure something out. At that point, I honestly thought we wouldn’t be able to get married after all the planning. But two hours later, Amalfi called again with good news. The Bellwether team had decided to help us find a new venue and honor our original contract—even though the new venues were significantly more expensive. We toured the new options, and Amalfi was with us every step of the way. She helped me shift my mindset, hugged me when I felt overwhelmed, and supported me through every decision. In the end, we decided to move the wedding to Hotel Flor in Downtown Tampa, which meant completely re-planning the event in just two weeks. Our guests’ reservations were transferred, we chose new menus without a tasting, and all the wedding decor we had picked out for Bellwether was ruined. But Amalfi and Jenny at Hotel Flor went above and beyond to secure alternatives and make it all work. Then, just a week before the wedding, Hurricane Milton started threatening Florida. By the Wednesday before our wedding, it hit, causing widespread power outages in Downtown Tampa and surrounding areas. But somehow, Hotel Flor was one of the few places with power, so we made the decision to move forward with the wedding. Even though many of our guests were dealing with power outages and uncertainty, we went for it. On Friday, Amalfi showed up for the rehearsal after days without power, determined to make our wedding happen. And on Saturday, she became my day-of coordinator, ensuring everything ran smoothly behind the scenes. I can honestly say that without Amalfi’s help, our wedding would not have been as beautiful or memorable as it was. I’ll be forever grateful to Amalfi and the Bellwether team for making our wedding happen, despite two massive hurricanes. It’s a day we’ll never forget! We plan to come stay with you for our 1st Anniversary and would love to meet some of the people who made this possible. Amalfi, prepare for tears and hugs at our reunion!
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Dec 17, 2024Poor service
Had a very bad experience, won’t even recommend this hotel. The staff not very good, Shaun the receptionist is not very helpful at all. Simona the front office manager has too much pride to even greet guest, you pass in front in front of her, she won’t even greet you, (unlike staff in other hotels) it’s almost that she can’t see anything apart from her little computer screen which she is constantly looking at with her head down or she just pretend so she don’t have to talk to anybody. We complained about no internet in the room and no one did anything about it, they kept saying that someday will have a look and nothing happened until we left. The staff at the beach bar serve you without even looking at you, that talk among themselves without even looking at guests. No consideration for guests. They charge you for services like beach towels, internet and parking your car ..etc but what a shame as we didnt get internet at all, no housekeeping for 2 days. Not sure what services they charging guests for!!! Lift was not working, guests toilet in lobby was leaking water on the floor. Terrible smell in corridors. But location was not bad, for walking, nice beach also.
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Nov 19, 2024
Wedding during a hurricane
Amafli was beyond amazing! Our wedding was going to be at the Bellwether but unfortunately the hurricane season destroyed our venue... but Amafli and her team went above and beyond to make our wedding day magical. Always professional, was able to find another location and was so beyond amazing. Utterly speechless. Book your event with them.