Postcard Inn on the Beach

St Pete Beach, Tampa and Clearwater/St Pete

Virgin rating

Poolside King Room
Garden Queen Room
Garden Queen Room
Deluxe King Room
Poolside King Room
Garden Queen Room
Garden Queen Room
Deluxe King Room

The hotel

Hip and most definitely happenin’, Postcard Inn on the Beach remains true to its surfer-cool, 1950 motel roots. U-shaped with an impressive swimming pool and a grove of mature royal palms at its core, it joins a new wave of stylish hotels at affordable, bound-to-please everybody prices! No two rooms are exactly alike, although all have vintage furniture, flat screen TV, high-speed Internet access and murals or a photographic collage of all things surfing-orientated on the wall. Try some regional American fare for dinner at the Stamps Lobby Bar and Restaurant. There’s also a beach bar and snack shack down by the ocean so you can grab a drink and a hot dog whilst soaking up the sun. Downtown St Petersburg is a few minutes away or spend time at the beach, indulging in a variety of water sports, including that all-important surfing!

Amenities

  • Bicycle Rental
  • Wheelchair access
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Swimming Pool
  • Beachfront location
  • Close to Beach

Where is it

In a prime location, directly on St Pete Beach, just minutes from downtown and its many attractions. Distance from Tampa International Airport: 30 miles. 

Hotel information

196 rooms on 2 floors. All rooms with air-conditioning, flat-screen TV, WiFi, coffee maker, safe, hairdryer, iron and board on request. Classic King rooms are located on the quiet perimeter of Postcard Inn, have a seating area and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Classic Double Queen have 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults. 

Garden View Rooms are on the garden side of the hotel, with 1 king-size or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Poolside Rooms have a patio connected to the pool area, with 1 king-size or 2 queen beds, microwave and fridge, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

All attractions can be easily reached by hire car or local transport. The hotel is located on the beach which is a short walk from your guest room. Complimentary self-parking.

Stamps Lobby Bar and Restaurant, Beach Bar & Snack Shack (open for breakfast, lunch and dinner), P.S. Grind (coffee shop).

Large heated pool. Fitness centre. Ping pong and pool table. Beach volleyball. Bicycle rental*. Suncoast Watersports*.

Complimentary WiFi throughout the hotel.

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

Resort fee includes: - WiFi access - parking for one car - 2 bottles of water - Access to the gym (on property). 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.

Minimum check-in age is 21 years.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating 3 nites in September

Sep 10, 2024 Tracy R Lady Lake, Florida

We are here for 3 nights (leaving tomorrow). Half the place is closed for renovations. We are on the first floor on the parking lot side. There are a bunch of workers staying on this side. You can hear everything because the walls are thin. There aren’t many guests here so they could have assigned us a better room on the courtyard side but… Read more
We are here for 3 nights (leaving tomorrow). Half the place is closed for renovations. We are on the first floor on the parking lot side. There are a bunch of workers staying on this side. You can hear everything because the walls are thin. There aren’t many guests here so they could have assigned us a better room on the courtyard side but no. We were thrilled that the “resort fee” ($45 daily) included beach chairs. Didn’t know it’s only the chairs with no umbrellas. It’s $30 extra per day for an umbrella! The pool is large and clean. The staff did give us towels each day and 2 waters per room. The ac is cold. Hot water is hot and plentiful. No frills but it’s ok for the price we paid. Read less
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Sep 10, 2024 Jim M

I'm 75 and this is one of the worst hotels I've ever stayed in. Great location but this motel is crumbling. Needs to be torn down and redeveloped. Room had central AC but no control in room. Had one control in office. Was always hot and muggy. Rooms are old and look decorated by Goodwill. Hotel lobby ceiling had holes and a lot of water damage.… Read more
I'm 75 and this is one of the worst hotels I've ever stayed in. Great location but this motel is crumbling. Needs to be torn down and redeveloped. Room had central AC but no control in room. Had one control in office. Was always hot and muggy. Rooms are old and look decorated by Goodwill. Hotel lobby ceiling had holes and a lot of water damage. Whole building are old and dilapidated. Couldn't get extra pillows. We went to Walmart and bought a fan and several pillows. Absolutely never again. Was absolutely horrible. Read less
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Sep 3, 2024 sourmins02 Nixa, Missouri

There's only 2 positives I can give this hotel. The pool and the staff are nice. The old, outdated tiny room sucked. I would have never stayed here if they posted real pictures on their website. The pictures posted are NOT what the rooms look like, truly false advertising.
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Sep 3, 2024 ChuckAtconj

I was staying for a couple of weeks next door at sliver sands condos, and walk every morning from Upham Beach to The Don Hotel and the Post Card Inn is the dirties ( 1 to 10 give them 1 )beach around, with straws, cups , cig butts etc. and nothing is eco friendly, they have no regard for a clean beach and the SEA LIFE, and it starts and the… Read more
I was staying for a couple of weeks next door at sliver sands condos, and walk every morning from Upham Beach to The Don Hotel and the Post Card Inn is the dirties ( 1 to 10 give them 1 )beach around, with straws, cups , cig butts etc. and nothing is eco friendly, they have no regard for a clean beach and the SEA LIFE, and it starts and the owners, they must be slobs and hire slobs and guest are slobs, and really need to check the high and low water tides as many plastic straws etc. gets into the tide waters, , do yourself a favor , all others owners the beach do pretty good job of beach give them 9 out of 10 Read less
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Sep 1, 2024 tiffany o

We had such high hopes for this hotel. First part of the hotel is under construction. When our friends arrived to their room they found two dead roaches in their shower. The bottle of provided body wash was broken all of the shower floor. Clearly housekeeping did not clean efficiently. Our friends went to the front desk and asked for body wash and… Read more
We had such high hopes for this hotel. First part of the hotel is under construction. When our friends arrived to their room they found two dead roaches in their shower. The bottle of provided body wash was broken all of the shower floor. Clearly housekeeping did not clean efficiently. Our friends went to the front desk and asked for body wash and were told housekeeping wouldn’t be in until 9. What in the world! On Saturday we were at the pool. We were able to order the seltzers that we enjoy with no problem. On Sunday we were at the pool and told we couldn’t order the same seltzer from Saturday and we never should have been served on Saturday as the “events” of the weekend were sponsored by another seltzer company. On Sunday night we needed toilet paper and went to the desk and were told housekeeping would be in at 9 in the morning. What hotel doesn’t keep a stock of extra items on hand. I honestly would not recommend this hotel. Read less