Bayside hotel with 24-hour front desk and coffee shop/cafe
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/cafe. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, a 24-hour front desk and a TV in a common area are on-site.
Ponce De Leon Hotel offers 74 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit and complimentary toiletries.
This St. Petersburg hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Ponce De Leon Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Tampa Bay. Free WiFi in public areas, a restaurant and a bar are available.
Free WiFi
Drinking and dining options include a coffee shop, a restaurant and a bar/lounge
Amenities include multilingual staff, a lift and coffee/tea in a common area
Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the value of their stay
Within a 10-minute walk of Museum of Fine Arts and American Stage Theatre Company
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Ponce De Leon Hotel also features multilingual staff, coffee/tea in common area, and a television in common area.
This 3-star St. Petersburg hotel is smoke free.
Ceviche – This restaurant serves brunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
TAPAS AT PONCE – This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
Offsite parking available (USD 10 per day)
Food and drink
A bar/lounge
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant
Coffee and tea in common areas
Restaurants on site
Ceviche
TAPAS AT PONCE
Things to do
Bicycle tours
TV in common areas
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Multilingual staff
Outdoors
On the bay
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lift
Well-lit path to entrance
More
1 building
6 floors
Built in 1922
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower/bathtub combination
Towels provided
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
More
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Desk
Free local calls
Individual decor
Individual furnishings
Iron/ironing board
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 45
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Kids stay free! Children 10 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available.
Payment types at the property
Important information
Optional extras
The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.
Nearby parking fee: USD 10 per day (350 ft away)
Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
Late check-out fee: USD 45 (subject to availability)
This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.
You need to know
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Parties and events are allowed on site
Guests arriving after 10:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.
We should mention
Children aged 10 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
Property is also known as
Leon Boutique
Ponce De Leon Boutique
Ponce De Leon Boutique Hotel
Ponce De Leon Boutique Hotel St. Petersburg
Ponce De Leon Boutique St. Petersburg
Ponce Leon Hotel St. Petersburg
Ponce Leon Hotel
Ponce Leon St. Petersburg
Ponce De Leon Hotel Hotel
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Reviews
Ponce De Leon Hotel Reviews
7.0
Good
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I liked the location for walking to so many great places. My room was larger than i remember from oast visits. The off site parking thst was reccomended across the streert was very good.
Don't let the good reviews fool you. It's a great convenient location, but the hotel is in poor shape. The standard room was not very clean, there were holes on the walls and the room door. The bed felt like a hammock and there was no hot water in the shower, only in the sink. There was a musky moldy odor in the room. The A/C unit was noisy. There's no on site parking and parking in a garage is tricky and expensive. Your best option is to park on the street and use the meters in your advantage. We only use the room to sleep and shower so it was tolerable for a couple of nights, but I wouldn't recommend it for a longer stay.
If you understand that this hotel is rather old, it is okay for a night. There are bars downstairs with outside seating. The bars close at 3am and that’s when you can fall asleep. The water pressure was lacking something fierce. It felt like a sprinkler with a kink in the hose. The staff was great! I don’t think I’d stay again because of the noise and the room feel.
The place is old, but had bugs running around even with the staff keeping the place overall clean. The staff was great and helping and trying to make your stay the best.
AC is not efficient. Very noise room - you can hear everything what is going on outside, club music, people talking, cars, specially during the night.
The location is great.
A nice old hotel in main street of St Pete dowtown. Bedroom was good. Parking was in front for a decent extra pice. 10 dollars a night. Great front desk. Good wifi.
Was put on the 3rd floor. The carpeting was disgusting and smelled in the hallway. Had to change rooms twice. First room, no fridge and phone didn't work. Second room the AC could not cool the room down. No microwaves in any rooms. Next day went out for breakfast only to return and my room card would not unlock the door. After two trips to the front desk, the person working had to use his master card to open the door. After returning from dinner was my room card re-keyed and finally worked. I feel like since I used Expedia which provided a lower room rate, they put those of us on a crappy floor or in rooms with zero view. My view was the backside of the building next door. Great location in the downtown area, but that was just about it for my stay. Rooms clean, but tiny bathrooms.
Before even entering the property, I could tell that I had made a mistake. This is a One-Star Property, not Three-Star. In fact two stars even would even be laughable. There was no clear sign for the where the entrance was, and then a landscaper pointed me to a random door that could have been an entrance to anywhere. I opened it and the front desk person immediately knew who I was and was being quite weird about, saying “I was hoping you’d come early so I can now go take a nap,” which is not very professional. The room had a very dirty wooden floor, so I did not dare take off my shoes off. The water from the sink was barely functioning and the bed sheets and towels still had stains and even hair on them from prior visitors. I did not even consider getting into the shower, which was clearly not cleaned. Half the windows were cracked and at night I could not sleep because of the noise of the A/C unit, which was still barely functioning. I just prayed there were no bed bugs with how dirty the sheets were. There was nobody available to change them when I went to the lobby at night. There was a TV but it was angled away from the bed in the corner, so you could barely see the screen unless you were sitting on the floor. You also needed an Apple TV subscription to watch. Felt uncomfortable leaving the room because there was also no safe. Not an understatement when I say it’s the worst hotel I’ve stayed in in my life.
Great front desk service but rooms were weird. The floors are slanted, beds are squeaky and uncomfortable. It is loud noisy due to road and ac unit in room
There is nothing botique aboit thos place. Its dirty and the desk man was slumped in the chair when we walked in. No pool, the bar downstairs has rude staff. The location is great thought. You will he walking distance to almost anything downtown
1. The gentleman checking me in with the bright blue eyes was awesome.
2. The lady in male throughout my stay did not acknowledge nor address me like a other hotels they nod and say hello at least.
3. The hotel is historic AKA very very very old.. decrepit. The rooms do not have a microwave. The building has one microwave which is on the second floor.
4. The bathroom gets a one star. It's tiny. I'm not a large person by any means and I think it was tiny. Probably the size of a closet.
5. The strip that it was on was very busy and bustling. That being said Thursday through Saturday was loud. It's a club scene. Lots of music lots of people standing outside in lines.
6. Zero parking. You have to park across the street or find a parking garage which I was told would be $9 a day. However if you're coming back to the hotel to sleep you're then considered overnight which then is a double charge. I spent a lot of money on parking due to this.
I definitely would not stay here again and I do not recommend anyone else to stay here.
TreNikah
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
6/10 Okay
William
20 May 2025
William
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
8/10 Good
Mikayla
19 May 2025
Mikayla
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
6/10 Okay
Johnell
Travelled with partner
18 May 2025
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Outside of property looked abandoned when we arrived. The sign was out and the meters were flagged. No place to check in. Parked down the block to check in.
Check in lady was nice and was able to get in earlier however was told to park across the street in the garage and parking would be $10 but instead it was $15. Not a big deal but should be noted.
Room was very warm and had a strange smell but was clean.
Went out and surrounding area was great lots of options to eat and explore.
Came back and found cockroach in our bathroom.
Overall location fantastic, but needs to be updated and cleaned up before returning.
Johnell
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
6/10 Okay
Katherine
18 May 2025
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Katherine
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
2/10 Terrible
Verified traveller
Travelled with family
18 May 2025
Disliked: Room comfort
Old hotel with old rooms. Bad mattress & pillows! Tiny bathroom & shower. We won’t be staying there again!