Cambria Hotel St. Petersburg-Madeira Beach Marina

I can't say enough good things about the Cambria in Madeira Beach. Our stay was great and everyone there was very kind and hospitable. We stayed there with a toddler and a baby and they had a play pen for out infant. My wife accidently threw a gift card in the trash, and I called them after we checked out. Steve went digging for it in the trash and mailed it out to my address. I mean who does that !? I am beyond grateful. It's a level of service you get from top hotels. Will certainly be back. Highly recommended.

As a hotel that’s been here for about three or four years, the best thing is its proximity to the beach. We have been coming here for over three years a few times a year because of its location. First year was amazing! Excellent service, clean rooms.., all around great. Now it’s average at best. Beginning with the cleanliness. The bathrooms often have hair on shower walls and counters. The floors are not cleaned well. Our bath mat was little wet from showering and we moved it over to the sink and the underside of the mat was black with grime. The sink won’t drain right away and takes a solid five minutes to drain. We notified management and nothing was done. The valet parking is a hassle. The hotel management will let you park your own car but won’t communicate this with valet parking attendants know so to have to battle it out with them each time you leave and return. The bartenders are also hit or miss with service. The only consistently hospitable one is Emily and she works mornings. For the location, it’s a great hotel but don’t expect much more.

Guest Services made sure that my birthday weekend was special. Thank you, Kim, the assistant general manager, for making sure that my experience, along with every other guest, was the best possible vacation experience. Our room was clean, well appointed, quiet, with a balcony and ocean/sunset view. Breakfast food was wonderful with great service. Pool was clean, not crowded, with a (cold) infinity pool that overlooked the ocean. We will be back!

We stayed at the Cambria Hotel in Madeira Beach, Florida. The hotel is in an excellent location and the rooms were clean. My big disappointment is that the pricing of the rooms fluctuates on a daily basis. I booked our room two months in advance and unfortunately it happened to be at the high end of their pricing structure. I checked the price the day before arrival and the total price was almost $300 less than what I originally booked for our 5 night stay. I was inside my cancellation time so I thought I would be able to negotiate when I checked in (I also checked a few hours before we arrived and the price was still lower) but when I arrived to check in the price was back up. I had taken screen shots of the rates, so they did comp me the valet parking rate. Big lesson learned for me is to continuously check rates and cancel and rebook when there are rate changes. Also they charge $25 valet parking per day which is a money grab because the parking garage is part of the hotel so there is no need for valet parking. We stayed 5 days and were told we would have the room made up on the third day which was fine with us. We phoned to ensure we would have the room made up on the third day, and it didn’t happen. On the fourth day I went to the front desk to ask for the room to be made up and all that was done was fresh towels and garbage emptied. Also the roof top pool (which looks very inviting) is not heated - it was ice cold. For the price I paid to stay at the Cambria, I was very disappointed in the service. We spent 2 weeks in Florida and stayed at Choice hotels each night and this hotel was by far the most disappointing and expensive.