Holiday Inn Tampa NorthvsHotel Ranola
Both Wingate by Wyndham Tampa/At USF and Hotel Ranola are praised by those who travel for a living. On balance, Hotel Ranola ranks significantly higher than Wingate by Wyndham Tampa/At USF. Hotel Ranola is ranked #19 in Tampa Bay Area with endorsements from 2 publications including Rough Guide, Lonely Planet.
Holiday Inn Tampa North
 Rough Guide
 Oyster
3751 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612
From $93/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Free Breakfast
 - Shuttle Bus
 - Laundry Service
 
 "With a free shuttle bus to Busch Gardens (5 min away), small pool, great free breakfast, clean rooms with free wi-fi and a solicitous staff, this is the best of the motels in North Tampa." 
 Budget
 "This budget chain hotel is one of a few that are directly across the street from the University of South Florida campus." Full review
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
 
 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." 
 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