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Hotel RanolavsLe Meridien Tampa, The Courthouse
Both hotels are rated highly by professionals. On balance, Hotel Ranola ranks marginally higher than Le Meridien Tampa. Hotel Ranola comes in at #29 in Tampa Bay Area with recommendations from 2 publications like Lonely Planet, Rough Guide.
Hotel Ranola
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
118 Indian Place, Sarasota, FL 34236
From $119/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Free Parking
- Kitchenette
- Air Conditioning
Rough Guide Star
"Small, hip boutique hotel, with just nine rooms and excellent service; crisp, stylish rooms come with plasma TVs, hardwood floors... full kitchens and free wi-fi, and it’s an easy walk to Main St."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The nine rooms feel like a designer's brownstone apartment: free-spirited and effortlessly artful, but with real working kitchens. It's urban funk, walkable to downtown Sarasota." Full review
Le Meridien Tampa, The Courthouse
Gayot
Condé Nast Traveler
Fodor's
The Telegraph Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
601 North Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602
From $135/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Gayot "A welcome luxury addition to the Tampa hotel scene, Le Meridien effortlessly merges historical ambience with contemporary amenities and stellar service."
Condé Nast Traveler "An old courthouse converted to hotel in the center of town." Full review
Fodor's "A meticulous renovation transformed this historic, marble-lined former federal courthouse into Tampa's most talked-about boutique hotel." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"Spend the night in a judge’s private office, a famed courtroom or in one of the world’s most comfortable holding cells." Full review
Lonely Planet "If you've longed to see the bowels of a federal courthouse but are hesitant to commit crimes, here's your chance." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Housed in a former downtown courthouse, the 130-room Le Méridien Tampa feels like a modern urban hideaway and sits just a few blocks from the Tampa Riverwalk and its lovely museums, parks, and riverfront path"
