RumFish Beach Resort by TradeWinds

St Pete Beach, Clearwater and St Pete

Virgin rating

RumFish Grill
RumFish Grill
Standard Room
Standard Room
Courtyard Suite
Courtyard Suite
Standard Room
Gulf Front Suite
RumFish Grill
RumFish Grill
Standard Room
Standard Room
Courtyard Suite
Courtyard Suite
Standard Room
Gulf Front Suite

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

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

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 Balcony 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), Salty's Tiki Bar and Beach Lounge (open all day for drinks and light bites), Sharktooth Tavern (bar with live entertainment and karaoke), Awakenings Lobby Bar), The Deli (grab and go sandwiches, salads, snacks & drinks), Ice Cream Shoppe, Pizza Hut Express.

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. Beach games. 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), mini-golf, family pirate shows, floating water park*, floating cabanas*, paddle boats, paddle boards*, kayaks*, wave runners*, banana boat rides*, parasailing*, beach cabanas, High Tide Water Slide.

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 $48 plus tax per room, per day (payable locally, subject to change).

Resort fee includes: Pool access - Beach access - Beach loungers - Beach towels - Fitness centere access - Fitness/yoga classes - Sporting facilities or equipment - 
Partner property pool access - Internet access - Newspaper - In-room safe - In-room coffee-Parking​. 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. To discover all the special assistance services we offer please see additional information below.

* Denotes local charge.

Special assistance

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

Rating summary

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great Weekend Getaway!

May 7, 2022 Nikki K

We spent Mother’s Day weekend and my daughters sweet 16 weekend at RumFish. Patrick and Jason took the absolute best care of us at the sandbar! None stop service and they were amazing! We will be back!
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May 1, 2022 Sunny30Ap

Housekeeping didn’t vacuum, threw sheets on top of the blankets, or just threw cover over sheets which had pooled to bottom of the bed… instead of making the bed. Toilet was plugged and housekeeping wasn't available until 8 o’clock and then they forgot to send anyone … was past noon and we still had no plumbing on checkout day. Front desk was not… Read more
Housekeeping didn’t vacuum, threw sheets on top of the blankets, or just threw cover over sheets which had pooled to bottom of the bed… instead of making the bed. Toilet was plugged and housekeeping wasn't available until 8 o’clock and then they forgot to send anyone … was past noon and we still had no plumbing on checkout day. Front desk was not helpful and were unprofessional (rude). They do not post when mini golf is open, when zip lines were open, available activity schedules are not printed. Paddle boats are worn and get stuck in the water ways. Service people don’t know schedules or where things are located. Its hard to find someone who knows the schedule for open activities. Many don’t speak English. Help is spread thin. Rooms and facilities are worn and not maintained well. Read less
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Apr 26, 2022 Bill S

Extremely disappointed in the room. Nearly 500 per night for a closet with a parking ramp view. Going rate at the time of arrival was approximately half, so feel extremely taken advantage of at this point and sorry I booked a couple months before arrival. Will not return to any place I feel lacks basic integrity. Be very careful when… Read more
Extremely disappointed in the room. Nearly 500 per night for a closet with a parking ramp view. Going rate at the time of arrival was approximately half, so feel extremely taken advantage of at this point and sorry I booked a couple months before arrival. Will not return to any place I feel lacks basic integrity. Be very careful when selecting rooms here and beware of predatory pricing practices. Read less
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Apr 25, 2022 kguisgand21 Belleville, Michigan

Our stay was amazing. All of the staff were friendly and helpful. Nicole@perksup was great! We seen her almost daily dealing with some pretty picky and impatient people! She took it all in stride, smiled and offered great service!!!
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Avoid.

Apr 24, 2022 JGFBWiltshire Aldbourne, United Kingdom

There are a few fundamental things to get right if you are a hotel. Unfortunately Rumfish Beach resort failed with these. We booked a standard family room with two beds. Each bed was tiny (width). For the $ rate of this hotel I would expect wider beds. Secondly, the adjacent hotel pumped out loud bass music until 1am. These two things meant that… Read more
There are a few fundamental things to get right if you are a hotel. Unfortunately Rumfish Beach resort failed with these. We booked a standard family room with two beds. Each bed was tiny (width). For the $ rate of this hotel I would expect wider beds. Secondly, the adjacent hotel pumped out loud bass music until 1am. These two things meant that for every night of our stay we did not sleep well. To add insult to injury, because our room was so close to reception, we were woken at 7 am every morning too. Of course I asked to move rooms, but the only option was to move to a King Suite for an additional $150 per night. There were lots of other minor issues with the hotel e.g. lack of charm on check in and check out (nobody asked us how our stay had been - clearly guest satisfaction isn’t a high priority), trying to have time share sold to you on arrival, the phone not working, long lines for breakfast and lunch... The only positive was a lovely man called Zema who came to fix the safe. He seemed to be the only member of staff to genuinely care about the guest experience and was clearly embarrassed by the poor ones we had had, so much so that he gave us breakfast vouchers. Sadly, when we went to use them, we got bumped twice in the line and when we finally did order, having already waited about 25 minutes for a table, it took a further 40 minutes for a not-very-fresh fruit salad and a breakfast burrito to arrive. The $45 plus tax daily amenity fee was also not worth the value. The hotel lists a variety of fees that justify the charge so it feels like you are getting value. But many of these are hotel basics. Wi-Fi $15 per day, in room safe $2, coffee in room $5, gym access $20 per day etc. The cabana rental was valued at $30 - but only one per room. The location was good, right on the beach and some lovely restaurants nearby. See our review of Snappers. Overall a very disappointing end to our 16 night visit to the US. I will feedback to our travel agent who recommended this hotel to not book people at Rumfish St Pete Beach. Read less