The Luxury Hotel in St. Petersburg
One 5-star hotel in St. Petersburg, chosen by our travel experts: The Vinoy Resort. Every suitespot booking comes with free breakfast for 2, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – benefits worth over €500.
Your guide to the best luxury hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida
The Vinoy Resort St. PetersburgFor this guide we reviewed the best hotels in St. Petersburg and picked one: a luxury hotel on the water, where the part of the building matters as much as the view.At no extra cost: booking through suitespot costs the same as booking direct with the hotel – the benefits come on top, free of charge.
One luxury hotel in St. Petersburg – and who it suits
Our choice for St. Petersburg is The Vinoy Resort St. Petersburg on the water. It sits at 3.6 out of 5 in our ranking. It carries Marriott Bonvoy, and a night starts at 311 euros.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comWhat distinguishes this hotel is the choice: 69 categories, 29 of them suites. An unusually wide choice – and precisely why the category names are worth a closer look here.
Our travel advisors’ insider tip
Here the category name tells you not only where you are looking – but also which part of the building you are staying in.
Four different designations point at the bay, 34 categories in all – but two of them carry an addition that has nothing to do with the view:
• Bay View Tower – 15 categories
• Bay View – 10
• Bay View Historic – 6
• Partial Bay View – 3
The same view, two different parts of the building: the tower in one case, the historic building in the other. At a hotel whose oldest part dates from the 1920s that is no detail but the most tangible difference in the whole offering – ceiling height, window format, distances within the grounds.
What that means in practice:
• Do not ask only about the view, ask about the building. “Bay, with a view” answers only half the question here.
• Choose deliberately between historic and tower. If you are coming for the 1925 building you do not want the newer one – and vice versa.
• And narrow it down early. With 69 categories an open enquiry is the worst enquiry; two details – building and bay yes or no – turn it into a short list.
Our advice: say “historic” or “tower” to our travel advisors first. Everything else follows from that.
Where to stay in St. Petersburg: on the water, on Tampa Bay
The Vinoy Resort St. Petersburg stands right on the water, on Tampa Bay, at the edge of downtown. The waterfront position is the anchor here, and it is enough, because the centre of St. Petersburg begins on foot.
Our recommendation is therefore for anyone who wants Florida without a car – by day at least.
What is within reach: the Dalí Museum, which shows the largest collection of Salvador Dalí outside Spain and got a building with a glazed bubble for it; the Chihuly Collection with Dale Chihuly’s glass work; and the St. Pete Pier, reopened in 2020, which pushes into the bay as a spit of parks, markets and restaurants.
For orientation: Tampa airport is about thirty minutes by car. Allow twenty to thirty minutes across the peninsula to the Gulf beaches of St. Pete Beach and Pass-a-Grille, and the Fort De Soto nature reserve with its five linked islands lies a good half hour south.
69 categories: the best hotel in St. Petersburg from the inside
The Vinoy Resort St. Petersburg offers 69 categories, 29 of them suites.
One thing first: room size is best asked about directly. With 69 categories, that is the first question for our travel advisors.
What is described unusually precisely is the view – in two dimensions at once. 34 categories point at the bay, across four designations: Bay View Tower (15), Bay View (10), Bay View Historic (6) and Partial Bay View (3). Another twelve point at the resort, three into the garden and one at the pier.
And here is the real hint: two of these designations also name the part of the building – tower and historic. The bay is the same; the difference lies in whether you stay in the tower or in the historic part of the hotel. At a hotel whose oldest building dates from the 1920s, that is the most tangible difference between the categories.
So tell our travel advisors both: building and outlook. That turns 69 categories into a handful in one step.
What applies to every category alike: breakfast for two people, the upgrade on arrival subject to availability, and a welcome gift.
What a night at the luxury hotel in St. Petersburg costs
A night at the luxury hotel in St. Petersburg starts at 311 euros.
Six benefits are included, and all apply from the first night: breakfast for two people, an upgrade on arrival subject to availability, regular points and status benefits with Marriott Bonvoy, early check-in and late check-out subject to availability, a welcome gift.
When it is most pleasant: from November to April. The humidity drops, the evenings are mild, and the museums and the pier can be combined on foot in a day.
When it is busiest: from February to April. That is high season on the Gulf coast – and the city runs its whole programme in those weeks, from the Grand Prix to the festivals on the waterfront.
When the water is warmest: from June to September. The Gulf is at bath temperature, the storms come in the late afternoon and pass through quickly, and the beaches are emptier than in winter.
When to enquire early: for the weeks between Christmas and Easter – and for late summer, because in the hurricane season from June to November flexibility is worth more than the best rate. Ask us about rates with room to rebook in that window.
How long to stay: three nights for the city and the museums – or five if you add the beaches and Fort De Soto.
And whatever the date: you get the suitespot benefits in the quietest week of the year just as you do in the busiest.
Bay, museums and exclusive services in a 5-star hotel
St. Petersburg is not the Florida of the theme parks. It is a city with a waterfront, two unusual museums and the confidence that comes from more sun than almost anywhere else in the country.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comThree things belong to it. First the Dalí Museum: the collection came here through a couple from Ohio who bought for forty years and then looked for a city that would put up the building for it – St. Petersburg said yes. Second the St. Pete Pier, in its fifth incarnation since 2020: not a pier with shops but a park reaching out into the bay. Third Fort De Soto: five islands linked by causeways at the entrance to Tampa Bay, with a coastal battery of 1898 and beaches holding more birds than people.
What our travel advisors arrange most often: the hire car from Tampa – the beaches and Fort De Soto lie outside the walkable city – and table reservations on the pier, because little is free there in the evening in high season.
The benefits of this hotel apply whatever your standing with Marriott Bonvoy: the points and status benefits come on top.
Earn points & use your status in St. Petersburg
The properties in St. Petersburg share a single loyalty program. Your booking counts within it as usual – a direct rate with points, elite nights and your status benefits, plus what suitespot adds. The most widely represented is Marriott Bonvoy.
At no extra cost: you pay the same rate as booking direct with the hotel – the suitespot benefits come on top, free of charge.
| Program | Hotels | Examples in St. Petersburg |
|---|---|---|
| Marriott Bonvoy | 1 hotel | The Vinoy Resort St. Petersburg |
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Frequently asked questions about luxury hotels in St. Petersburg
How many luxury hotels in St. Petersburg, Florida, does suitespot have?
We reviewed the best hotels in St. Petersburg and picked one: The Vinoy Resort St. Petersburg on the water on Tampa Bay.
What does a luxury hotel in St. Petersburg cost per night?
A night starts at 311 euros.
Which is the best hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida?
The Vinoy Resort St. Petersburg. It sits at 3.6 out of 5 in our ranking; its strength is breadth – 69 categories, 29 of them suites.
What do “Bay View Tower” and “Bay View Historic” mean?
Both point at the same bay – the addition names the part of the building. 15 categories carry “tower”, six “historic”. At a hotel whose oldest building dates from the 1920s that is the most tangible difference – ask us about it.
How large are the rooms at the luxury hotel in St. Petersburg?
Our travel advisors get the size of your category directly from the hotel – for your dates.
Where is the best place to stay in St. Petersburg?
On the Tampa Bay waterfront, at the edge of downtown. From there the Dalí Museum, the Chihuly Collection and the St. Pete Pier are all within walking distance.
Is there a minimum stay in St. Petersburg?
No. The benefits apply from the first night – breakfast for two people, an upgrade on arrival, a welcome gift, and early check-in and late check-out subject to availability.
When is the best time to visit St. Petersburg, Florida?
It is most pleasant from November to April. The water is warmest from June to September – ask us about rates with room to rebook in that window, since the hurricane season runs from June to November.
