Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa-I-75

About The Hotel

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa-I-75 @ Bruce B. Downs By IHG is a 4-star IHG-brand hotel at 8310 Galbraith Rd in the New Tampa corridor off I-75 — Tampa’s second-highest-rated hot-tub-search hotel. Rated 4.7 across 818 reviews with 4.8 cleanliness, 4.6 location, 4.6 rooms, 4.8 service, 4.7 sleep quality; value 4.6. Amenities include pool, free breakfast, fitness center, kids-stay-free rooms, offsite bowling and canoeing, free parking and free WiFi. A 5-star quick-take: ‘All I can say was everything was excellent.’ A 5-star named-shoutout for Keegan: ‘The rooms and the staff were wonderful! Keegan the night front desk person went out of his way to get me a room for a disabled person and personally escorted my husband and I to the room to make sure the room set-up was’ correct. A 5-star repeat guest wrote ‘Probably the best HIE we have stayed at. Very clean and the service is great. The GM is especially attentive to customer needs.’ Another 5-star: ‘Amazing hotel. Everything has been great from start to finish. Check in with Keegan was easy. All around the employees have been super friendly and helpful. The room is meticulously clean and the housekeepers are doing a’ great job. No in-room jacuzzi confirmed on TripAdvisor — pool-only property. Best for New Tampa / Wesley Chapel corporate travelers, USF families, Busch Gardens visitors and I-75 travelers wanting a Bruce-B-Downs IHG base.

What Guests Are Saying

“Amazing hotel. Everything has been great from start to finish. Check in with Keegan was easy. All around the employees have been super friendly and helpful. The room is meticulously clean and the housekeepers are doing a great job. The breakfast is delicious. One of the best breakfast at any of the hotels I have stayed. Pool is beautiful and clean. There is guest laundry and fitness center. Places to walk all around. The location is great right next to many places to eat and shop. There is a movie theater across the street. I highly recommend staying here and would stay again coming back.” — Hannah, 5 stars

“The rooms and the staff were wonderful! Keegan the night front desk person went out of his way to get me a room for a disabled person and personally escorted my husband and I to the room to make sure the room set-up was appropriate for us. The hotel manager and day front desk people were also very helpful. The breakfast was excellent with lots of options for people on special diets. Great hotel!” — Beth S., 5 stars

“We walked in at 4 am on Saturday morning. The team was SO accommodating and friendly. Now checking out 2 days later EVERY team member we encountered was absolutely amazing. When we comeback to Tampa. This will be our new go to hotel. To top it off there was complimentary ice cream, outside pool was clean, and the breakfast was always delicious!!” — Nicole L., 5 stars

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• 4.7 rating (818 reviews) - Second-highest-rated Tampa hot-tub-search hotel
• 4.8 cleanliness and 4.8 service subratings
• Pool + free breakfast + kids-stay-free
• Named-shoutout staff (Keegan night desk, attentive GM)
• Free parking + fitness center + offsite bowling/canoeing

Cons:

• New Tampa / Bruce B. Downs location - 20 min from downtown Tampa, 25 min from Westshore
• No in-room jacuzzi confirmed on TripAdvisor - pool-only property
• Value 4.6 the softest subrating (still strong)
• Only 818 reviews (smaller sample than Hampton Fairgrounds 1,741)
• IHG-brand limited-service format (no full-service restaurant)

The Location

8310 Galbraith Rd, Tampa, FL 33647 - In New Tampa off Bruce B. Downs Blvd / I-75, 15 min south of Wesley Chapel and 15 min south of Busch Gardens. You can find more details or book your stay on TripAdvisor.