Epicurean Hotel

Top choice in Tampa


Foodies rejoice! Tampa's coolest hotel, which opened in 2014, is a food-and-drink-themed boutique Eden steeped in detailed design: a zinc bar, reclaimed woods from an 1820s railway station, oversize kitchen tools as door handles – everywhere you look, a story, usually involving Bern's Steak House, which is a partner. The bathrooms even have rugs. Opulent to the extreme.

Warm-toned rooms and one of Tampa's only rooftop bars round out the craft-curated experience.


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