Palihouse Hyde Park Village

Palihouse Hyde Park Village

Walk out the front door of Palihouse Hyde Park Village and you're already among the shops of Hyde Park Village, dog leash in hand if you've brought one, since pets are welcome here for a per-stay fee. This is a small property, just 36 rooms, each individually decorated rather than stamped from a template, with a minibar, LCD television, premium bedding and a private bathroom finished with a rainfall showerhead and designer toiletries. That scale is the thing neighboring properties in Tampa don't offer: a design hotel small enough to feel like someone's apartment, big enough to have a restaurant, a concierge desk, dry cleaning and laundry, and a safe-deposit box for the passport you'd rather not think about. Coffee and tea are on hand for guests, Wi-Fi is free throughout, and a cooked-to-order breakfast is available each morning for a separate charge, around USD 20 for adults and USD 15 for children. Drive in and valet parking will run USD 40 a night. There's a conference hall if business intrudes on the trip, and the building is smoke-free with an elevator, so no lugging bags up stairs. Tampa Bay and the University of Tampa are a short distance away, with Hyde Park Softball Field, Memorial Hospital of Tampa and Tampa General Hospital all nearby. This suits someone who wants a boutique base for exploring a walkable neighborhood and doesn't mind paying a la carte for breakfast and parking. It won't suit anyone chasing sprawling resort grounds or an included buffet. What you get instead is a compact, well-kept address in the middle of the part of Tampa people actually want to be in. Palihouse Hyde Park Village is a 36-room design hotel steps from Hyde Park Village's shops, with individually decorated rooms, a restaurant, and pets welcome. Breakfast and valet parking cost extra, but the location does most of the work.