RumFish Beach Resort by TradeWinds

St Pete Beach, Clearwater and St Pete

RumFish Grill
Standard Room
RumFish Grill
Courtyard Suite
Courtyard Suite
Standard Room
RumFish Grill
Standard Room
RumFish Grill
Courtyard Suite
Courtyard Suite
Standard Room

The hotel

Laid-back vibes? Check. Powdery-white sands? Check. Fun for all the family? Check. Set on the beachfront, the RumFish Beach Resort is an epic place to enjoy St Pete’s beauty, recharge your batteries, and have the time of your life. Dive into one of the pools, and test out your surfing skills on the Surf WipeOut ride. You’ll love the cool beach lounge, complete with VIP cabanas, live entertainment, and a fire pit (get your s’mores at the ready!). There’s a whole load of fun and games at the sister hotel too, so you’ll be spoilt for choice with how to spend your days and evenings. And talking of evenings, head to one of the restaurants or bars and watch the sun go down over the rippling ocean.

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Romantic
  • Families
  • Honeymoon
  • Kids Club
  • Free Parking
  • Babysitting service
  • Room Service
  • Beachfront location
  • Volley Ball

Where is it

Located on the award-winning sugary white sands of St Pete Beach. A 40-minute drive to Clearwater. Driving time from Orlando International Airport: 2 hours 10 minutes.

Hotel information

159 rooms on 7 floors in 1 building with 4 lifts. All with air-conditioning, flatscreen TV, tea and coffee making facilities, wet bar, fridge, microwave, toaster, safe, hairdryer, and iron and board. Standard Rooms are 250 sq ft and have 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Courtyard Rooms are 305-340 sq ft and overlook the garden or Oasis Courtyard pool area, with 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Courtyard Suites are 480 sq ft and overlook the garden or Oasis Courtyard pool area with separate living room, kitchenette and floor-to-ceiling glass doors, with 1-king size bed or 2 double beds, plus double sofa-bed, sleeping maximum 6 adults or 2 adults and 4 children.

Gulf Front Suites are 480 sq ft and overlook the Gulf of Mexico, with separate living room, kitchenette and 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds, plus double sofa-bed, sleeping maximum 6 adults or 2 adults and 4 children.

Complimentary self-parking (included in the resort fee). Suncoast Beach Trolley stops right outside both RumFish Beach Resort and Tradewinds Island Grand Resort.

RumFish Grill (aquarium setting serving seafood specialties, open for lunch and dinner). Gulfside Grill (casual dining, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner). The SandBar (open for light lunch and dinner, and nightly live entertainment). RumFish Grill Bar. Perks Up! Coffee & Cocktails (serving Starbucks®). Room service*. Access to bars and restaurants at Tradewinds Island Grand Resort; Palm Court Italian Grill (open for dinner and Sunday brunch), Bermudas Restaurant (casual breakfast), Flying Bridge (beachfront dining, open for lunch and dinner), Beef 'O' Brady's (sports pub, open for lunch and dinner).

2 swimming pools (1 adults only) and whirlpool. Poolside cabanas*. Surf WipeOut ride. Fitness centre. Volleyball. Water sports*. Daily children's activities*. Children's beachfront play area. The SandBox beach lounge, offering VIP Cabanas, drink specials, live entertainment, and a fire pit. Access to facilities at Tradewinds Island Grand Resort; adults-only pool, family pool, whirlpool, spa and hair services*, dive-in movies on the big screen (selected days), floating water park*, floating cabanas*, paddle boards*, kayaks*, beach cabanas, High Tide Water Slide, and Bucky the Shark*.

Complimentary WiFi (included in the resort fee). The Shop at RumFish Grill (clothing and merchandise). Laundry facilities*. Gift shop. Babysitting service*.

This hotel has a resort fee of $45 plus tax per room, per day (payable locally, subject to change).

Resort fee includes use of the following amenities - Self-parking - In-room WiFi - In-room safe - 2 bottles of in-room water daily - Daily newspaper - Access to the business centre - Local telephone calls - Access to the fitness centre and classes - Pool towels - 1 cushioned beach cabana for 2 people - Paddle boats - Unlimited rides on the high tide slide and surf ride - Campfire s'mores - Use of the tennis courts, beach volleyball and mini golf and beach games including paddleball, bocce ball and corn hole - Family Pirate Show - Dive-in movies. Resort fee, tax and inclusions are subject to change - please see hotel check-in for current inclusions available to you upon arrival.

Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

* Denotes local charge.

Please note: At least one person must be 21 years or over to check-in.

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Traveller rating

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating I loved St Pete Beach!

Mar 31, 2020 JenKnut Oakes, North Dakota

I absolutely loved spending time at St Pete and Rumfish was nice. They upgraded our rooms to a Gulf view which was my favorite thing about this resort. Out my front door was the adult pool and out the patio door was the other pool, bar and the Gulf! The staff was exceptionally nice. I also appreciated having an adult pool area to get a way from… Read more
I absolutely loved spending time at St Pete and Rumfish was nice. They upgraded our rooms to a Gulf view which was my favorite thing about this resort. Out my front door was the adult pool and out the patio door was the other pool, bar and the Gulf! The staff was exceptionally nice. I also appreciated having an adult pool area to get a way from the little ones. Don’t get me wrong, I love kids, just not this trip. We did travel to the sister resort(Island Grand)for meals and massages...this place had way more to offer, but a lot more families. I think my only complaint about Rumfish is I wish they did have more meal options, that the Pizza Hut would deliver to guests staying here and that we had live music during the day and longer at night. The Island Grand has all of this, so why not Rumfish? It isn’t a long walk to get to the other resort, but wish Rumfish has just a few more things to offer for the price we pay in resort fees. Otherwise, I loved it! Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Beautiful Beach

Mar 27, 2020 Cid B Atlanta, Georgia

Great amenities for the family. Right on the beach, the daily resort fee ($$$$) includes cabanas on the beach and you can utilize everything at the Tradewinds. I could not give this a 5 star because I had a really crappy room and felt like I could have found the same room in the same area for $100 less. I requested a balcony room and instead… Read more
Great amenities for the family. Right on the beach, the daily resort fee ($$$$) includes cabanas on the beach and you can utilize everything at the Tradewinds. I could not give this a 5 star because I had a really crappy room and felt like I could have found the same room in the same area for $100 less. I requested a balcony room and instead got stuck in a room in between 2 hallways, next to electrical room and directly across from elevator. It was very noisy! The bathroom had mold in the tile grout and the corners had a lot of dirt built up. I did notify managment but nothing was done. I have stayed and the Tradewinds several times and was in total bliss but I am truly dissapointed I chose the Rum Fish this trip. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great Family Resort!

Mar 23, 2020 Q3550KAchriss

Our family had a great stay at Rumfish, our kids are 5, 9, and 12. This resort allows you to utilize all the amenities at the Tradewinds resort which is just a short walk down the beach including the large inflatable slide that our kids really enjoyed. The Rumfish beach is a little quieter than the Tradewinds one as well and the rooms are little… Read more
Our family had a great stay at Rumfish, our kids are 5, 9, and 12. This resort allows you to utilize all the amenities at the Tradewinds resort which is just a short walk down the beach including the large inflatable slide that our kids really enjoyed. The Rumfish beach is a little quieter than the Tradewinds one as well and the rooms are little less expensive. I really recommend taking part in the various activities the resort offers. Our family tried to do as many of these as possible and it really added to our trip experience. Sophie goes ABOVE AND BEYOND to help the kids participate and keeps them engaged, even offers prizes if you do a good job :) THANKS SOPHIE!!! We participated in beach cleanup, scavenger hunts, touch tank, and the Rumfish Restaurant Tank Tour to name a few. There are also s'mores nights every night at Rumfish and if you go over to Tradewinds they have movie nights in the pool, a Pirate show, and paddle boats to use. At one point in the trip our room key lock had stopped working due to bad batteries and the security staff was there in just a couple minutes to swap them out quick and minimize the inconvenience. We also learned that people will often leave behind beach toys before traveling home and found a couple boogie boards, sand castle shovels and buckets, and a small net for trying to catch minnows swimming in the ocean. Next trip down I would bring a couple fishing poles for sure. We also took a short walk down the beach and saw dolphins which the kids though was super cool. You can reserve a cabana via a website the day before, they are free from 2nd row back so pick your favorite and make sure to reserve it right away especially if its during a busy time for the resort. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Fun in the Sun

Mar 18, 2020 lindasG657KL Blaine, Minnesota

Right on the beach. The amenities of the Tradewinds resort is also included. We spent most of our time on the other property, but it is only a short distance away. Lovely beach. My kids made some great memories. Dunkin Donuts across the street. Other than that- we never left the property.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Overpriced and frustrating

Mar 16, 2020 Jennifer S Tampa, Florida

I’m a local who frequents the beach hotels often throughout the year. This weekend decided to stay here because I had two kids with me and the amenities and extras (that you put through the nose for) guaranteed they wouldn’t get bored. There are much less expensive options in the area if you just need a place to lay your head. Beware the pushy… Read more
I’m a local who frequents the beach hotels often throughout the year. This weekend decided to stay here because I had two kids with me and the amenities and extras (that you put through the nose for) guaranteed they wouldn’t get bored. There are much less expensive options in the area if you just need a place to lay your head. Beware the pushy Bluegreen vacation people. Hard sales tactics. I’ve fallen victim in the past. Don’t be fooled. The front desk was also annoyingly pushy this trip, more so than the past. Checkout is 11am. They called my room at 9am to see if I had left yet. Really frustrating as it woke up both sleeping kids. I told them I would be out of the room at 11. An hour later they sent someone else to the room to bang on the door (around 10am) to see if we’d left. I was pretty angry at this point. Not sure why the urgency to get guests out before checkout time but I find it obnoxious, especially given the price point of this hotel. There are plenty of lodging options in this beautiful area. This is likely my last attempt at Rum Fish Resort or Tradewinds. Read less