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Treasure Island/Tampa

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Just bought a timeshare on treasure island, just off of tampa-st. pete area.. I do not know anything of this area. Any info on restaurants, fish markets, grocery's or tourism ideas would be great. Thanx Jim
 
Check out John's pass ( supposedly named for the pirate who buried his treasure there). Also note, the waters offshore contain the world's largest concentration of hammerhead sharks!
 
I've been there a few times and they have a nice market area at John's pass and a huge new Publix close by.

Enjoy
 
One thing I can recommend is take a drive south to Pass-A-Grill beach (St Pete) and try the Hurricane Restaurant on the beach. You will pass right thru the Don Ceasar Resort - one of the few 5 star resorts in Florida. Spend some time poking around this classical pink palace - it's a treat!
 
Sea Six said:
One thing I can recommend is take a drive south to Pass-A-Grill beach (St Pete) and try the Hurricane Restaurant on the beach. You will pass right thru the Don Ceasar Resort - one of the few 5 star resorts in Florida. Spend some time poking around this classical pink palace - it's a treat!
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Yes, the pink palace is a palace indeed. Hard to believe it was once a VA Hospital!
 
Just returned this morning from TI. Sloppy Joe's is located at the Bilmar, very good. There are many good places to eat all along the whole area, we did discover a place we had not been before, The Middle Grounds Grill, it is across Gulf Blvd from The Surf Beach Resort......a little pricey, but well worth it, ate there twice this week and very good both times.
 
I like the Sea Horse for Breakfast and Lunch. Pass a Grille
 
Getting close to trip!!!!!!!!!

New area for us at Treasure Island, St-pete, Tampa and all surrounding area's. All Idea's on restaurants, cafe's, pancake houses, steak houses, seafood. Well you get the idea. We have absolutely no knowledge of this area so any info is very helpful. We will be there 11/26-12/2 any festivals, carnivals, I'll stop there Thanx all, Jim
 
hefleycatz said:
On St. Pete Beach, Gulf Blvd. Crabby Bill's!!!!! Yum. very casual, great seafood.
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Yes, crabby bills, good food, lots of fun! The Pier in St Pete is fun, we esp like renting the 4 person peddle cars, or taking a dolphin cruise on the pontoon boats. The boats go thru the inlets as well as out in the bay, and very often the dolphins will swim right beside the boats. Clearwater Beach is a beautiful beach, go to Pier 60, they have a festival every evening at sunset. You can take a Pirate ship out into the Gulf and they put on a pirate "show" . If you want to hit a mall, there are a few close by, Citrus Park Mall is nice, located just off the sunshine hwy. DO NOT go to clearwater mall, not a nice mall. If you want a great evening of shopping, dining, and nightlife, I highly recommend International Plaza and Bay Street. This is Tampa's high end mall, it has Nordstrom's, Neiman Marcus, tiffany's, cheesecake factory, Champps grille, and lots, lots more. It is located right by the Tampa airport. take I-275 right across the causeway into Tampa, follow the airport signs, then look for International Plaza. It is located right off Westshore Blvd. the shopping is great, the food is great. Florida Aquarium is located right by Tampa Port Authority, it is a very family friendly aquarium, as is Tampa zoo. The best brunch I have EVER had is located at Oystercatcher's at the Grande Hyatt in Tampa. The food is amazing, as is the view of Hillsborough Bay. Their fine dining, Armani's is also amazing as well, and the view is even better than at Oystercatchers, because it is on the top floor of the Grand Hyatt.
 
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Clearwater Mall

Clearwater Mall has been torn down and rebuild with several big box stores; Costco, HH Gregg, Super Target, large Lowe's, and several other smaller stores. Really quite nice now.

Nancy
 
Do people really spend their vacation time by travelling hundreds of miles to visit the same franchise stores they have at home? It's like vacationing at a major resort and eating at McDonald's.
 
Nancy said:
Clearwater Mall has been torn down and rebuild with several big box stores; Costco, HH Gregg, Super Target, large Lowe's, and several other smaller stores. Really quite nice now.

Nancy
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Well, I've been gone a couple years now, so that was news to me. That's good for clearwater!
 
Sea Six said:
Do people really spend their vacation time by travelling hundreds of miles to visit the same franchise stores they have at home? It's like vacationing at a major resort and eating at McDonald's.
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I don't think the OP was looking for where the local WalMart is, but hey, if you need something in a pinch, you know what to expect in a store you've been to before.
 
'Crabby Bill's" has the best seafood in the Treasure Island area and it is reasonably priced too. The supermarket on Treasure Island has an underground garage and you take the elevator to go up to the store. It looks so nice at first we drove by and didn't realize it was a supermarket ! It is a very beautiful area, I took many pictures of the sunset and sunrise from our balcony overlooking the ocean.
 
Leaving 11/21

Any last minute recommendations for things to do, places to eat, places to visit. Anything appreciated, thanx jim
 
I live part-time in the town of Dunedin. Cute shops and several downtown restaurants. Safety Harbor is another neat small town. A little further north is Tarpon Springs, a greek town. Downtown has several antique shops, but the main tourist area is north of downtown off Alt-19, Dodocanese (sp) street. Several Greek restaurants, a few seafood restaurants, lots of shops and several different small boat trips. Always fun for a little diversion from the beach.

I also like John's Pass which is right close to where you are staying.

Have fun.

Nancy
 
If I was visiting the area:

Busch Gardens, Tampa
Tarpon Springs see previous post
Clearwater Beach--Pier 60, visit the marina, take a deep sea fishing trip, or a dinner cruise, or the pirate cruise.
Florida Aquarium Tampa
International Mall for a day of shopping and dining
St Pete Beach
The Pier--take a dophin sightseeing cruise
Dali Lama Museum
Holocaust Memorial
Day trip to Disney
Day trip to Sarasota--Ringling Bros Museum
Thanksgiving dinner at Oystercatchers at Grande Hyatt
Dinner at Armani's at Grand Hyatt
rent wave runners

http://www.floridasbeach.com/
 
Treasure Island Beach Club (#0778) ?

Hey everyone. I like the location of this resort, but the reviews are ancient!
Can anyone tell me if it would be ok? Comfortable?
We don't need anything fancy, but we'd like to have comfortable beds and a kitchen and bath that's in good repair.
Input, please!!
 
I was there about 20 years ago. It was an older resort even then, and did not have anything fancy to offer. I would hope the place has been renovated. It looked like a small condo converted into a time share to me. The rooms were larger than some places I've been, and the parking lot is across the street from the building. The beach is really wide there.
 
reviews

There just don't seem to be any recent reviews anywhere!
 
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