Cordova Inn

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Library
Lobby
Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds
Exterior

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
253 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701
  • Vinoy Park
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Salvador Dali Museum
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Tropicana Field
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Tampa, FL (TPA-Tampa Intl.)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

St. Petersburg

A stay at Cordova Inn places you in the heart of St. Petersburg, within a 15-minute walk of Tampa Bay and Vinoy Park. .This historic hotel is 10.4 mi (16.7 km) from John's Pass Village & Boardwalk and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Tropicana Field.

What's nearby

  • Jannus Live - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Mahaffey Theater - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Vinoy Park - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Salvador Dali Museum - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Tropicana Field - 3 min drive - 2.1 km

Getting around

  • Tampa Union Station - 28 min drive
  • Tampa Intl. Airport (TPA) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Oak & Stone - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Copper Shaker - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Galley - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Joey Brooklyn's Famous Pizza Kitchen - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Five Bucks Drinkery - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Cordova Inn

Historic hotel in St. Petersburg
Cordova Inn offers 32 accommodations with designer toiletries and hair dryers. 40-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 32 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include a turndown service and ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as bicycles to rent or take in the view from a terrace.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, luggage storage, and coffee/tea in a common area.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and key retrieval information; front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Resort fee: USD 30.00 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Concierge service
  • Housekeeping
  • Internet access
  • Parking
  • Self parking

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Pier Hotel
Pier Hotel St. Petersburg
Cordova Inn St. Petersburg
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Cordova Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 452 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 288 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 132 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 83 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 50 out of 1005 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good

Overall the stay was good. I knew it was a historic hotel so I always have an open minded view of what to expect. Everything was good with the exception that the room that I stayed in was the first room (Room 108) as you enter the hallway from the lobby. You can literally hear everything happening in the lobby. There's a small kitchen and a coffee shop right there. That was the only issue.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Imirjam

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was very bad experience. The room was so old and it smells the bathroom omg the worst I ever seen the room it was very cold and the ac on the window did not work on the heated side.And don’t make me start on the noise outside. This construction workers they start making so much noise at 7am I never experience that in a hotel after a night out that was horrible so if you reading this do your self a favor pay couple $ more and go to a better hotel you gone thank me.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great, clean hotel with very welcoming and friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Keith

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Loren

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cordova Inn a bit worn...

Construction underway. Construction team started banging and moving equipment at 7:08 am Friday. Fire alarm went off at 2:38 a.m. Saturday, then again at 3:15 when the fire department arrived using sirens, then again at 6:30a.m. for some reason. Then again at 9:00 am. Staff confirmed it's an ongoing issue. Windows now dirty and blocked by construction activity. Rooms small. Towels a bit dirty and aged. Oh well. Seemed like a charming place to be.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

PASCALE

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

PASCALE

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dave

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wish I could rate this a zero star.

Nothing good here, in fact pretty scary. If you are looking for a boutique hotel, go to The Hollander. You park right next door, but you can’t park there overnight, you need to park blocks away. Thats an extra $25. My room the door for room 104 does not shut proper and is barely catching the door jam. Since the bed is right next to the door it bothers me that this is a safety issue, and a brute bump would blow the door open. The TV did not work. The AC only has air and blasts high cold, no heat. I was there on a cold day 40's. The bed was a lumpy old bed don't want to know where it came from. Most importantly there is no customer service, only lip service. The Manager or no one ever called me back its been 6 days so far and no return call. I made a list of these issues and left it with the person of the day the next day. I was even told that due to this being a historical building you get the door as is and it won’t be fixed. That is the most backward answer on a safety concern I have heard. Sorry bro, that answer won’t fly. Stay away!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Katherine, Chesterfield

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very old
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Cordova is a great hotel, it has a nice old world feel with all the modern conveniences that you might need. I found everything clean and the area quiet. The staff are friendly and very helpful. I’m looking forward to staying there again whenever I visit Tampa or St. Petersburg area
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Chalie

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lora

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice effort to preserve the old hotel atmosphere, great staff. Lamp didn't work and alarm went off at 5, which suggests a need for better attention to maintenance and housekeeping.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful boutique hotel with very comfy beds and accommodations
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Da'Pree

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Andrea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
The property had some nice historic features and boogie areas, but there were many underwhelming things that overshadowed them. First it was under construction so the ground floor windows had blackout shades that could not be opened for daylight so you felt like you were in a small cave and there was a frefrigerator with a microwave sitting on top, just sitting on the floor, which felt like a college dorm room. The staff was a somewhat rude and not very welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This is a boutique hotel in every aspect! There are no modern amenities at all. No elevator, window unit air conditioners, no place to store your luggage or drawers to unpack. The claw foot tub is adorable but very inconvenient. The shower gel, shampoo, conditioner were on the back of the toilet because there is NO bathroom storage! Only a pedestal sink with no counter space, no where to put a bar of soap! I am glad we only stayed two nights. It looks like they are building a new boutique hotel Next-door but for now this is it! There was a small coffee maker, a microwave and a small refrigerator but they were plugged in to the loosest outlet I was scared to use it! Location is great very walk able! Unfortunately the inconveniences of no where to put clothes or suitcase, small not usable bathroom space for getting ready, and the dirtiest windows over ever seen makes this a place I will not return to!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Not the greatest

We have stayed her before, but the place is definitely not in good shape. The availability of front desk workers and the hours that the coffee shop/bar is open is very limited. The walls are like paper and you can hear everything going on in the rooms nearby, the lobby and outside. I know they are building new rooms and I feel that is the reason the existing ones have lapsed into disrepair. We noticed that one of our windows has a bad termite infestation. The wood is literally turning into sawdust.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Scott

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

one night is enough

it is a older hotel with a lot of character. The bar is friendly and fun to hang out at. the bed was terrible. The bathroom was the size of a broom closet you cant close the door and stand in the bathroom. the shower is very old and the size of a camper shower.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

j

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property being currently renovated! Noisy! Room next to staff storage room! Toilet was unseated! Barely fit in the shower! Coffee maker was poor! Cable TV had poor reception! Parking was a block and a half away! Staff was very helpful and friendly and at $300/night I would hope so! Go somewhere else!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Barbara

A Disappointing Boutique Hotel

The pictures online showed such a picturesque boutique hotel. I booked it for a surprise weekend for my husbands birthday. It was not. It was old and had poor amenities. In our room there was a window air conditioner that blew directly on the bed and kept going on and off every few minutes 24/7! The window coverings were awful. Some didn't work. The bathtub only had hot water out of either faucet and the clawfoot bathtub itself, while inviting, was chipped and appeared dirty. The windows were very dirty. We only saw one or two employees during our stay, but did get a sales call about joining the hotel chain. Parking was free but a block away. The construction next door started at 7 am, even on the holiday. There was no elevator. We asked for a first floor room and was told it was not available in our category. Overall all a very disappointing stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Mario, any city

Liked: Amenities
Excellent vintage property! Other than Internet cable, not working, everything was great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024