Hotels near the Tampa cruise port
The Tampa EDITION and ROOST Tampa are a 7-minute walk from Cruise Terminal 2, and the Hampton Inn and Home2 Suites in the Channel District are 8 minutes from Terminal 6. Twelve of the hotels we checked are within a 25-minute walk of a terminal. To leave a car while you sail, the Barrymore's cruise package includes up to 10 days' parking and a port shuttle.
By Andrew Budai · Last checked 2026-10-28 · Rates and opening hours change, so confirm before you travel.
The Tampa EDITION
Water Street · 500 Channelside Dr
- To Terminal 3
- 9 min walk (0.5 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 17 min walk (0.9 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise shuttle listed
- Parking
- $58 overnight valet, plus taxes
ROOST Tampa
Water Street · 1050 Water St
- To Terminal 3
- 9 min walk (0.5 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 16 min walk (0.8 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise shuttle listed
- Parking
- Fee, amount not published
Hampton Inn Tampa Downtown Channel District
Channel District · 1155 East Kennedy Blvd
- To Terminal 3
- 11 min walk (0.6 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 8 min walk (0.4 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Offers a port shuttle; price and times not listed
- Parking
- $41.26 a day, self-park
Home2 Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Channel District
Channel District · 1155 East Kennedy Blvd
- To Terminal 3
- 11 min walk (0.6 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 8 min walk (0.4 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise shuttle listed
- Parking
- $41.26 a day, self-park
JW Marriott Tampa Water Street
Water Street · 510 Water St
- To Terminal 3
- 13 min walk (0.7 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 21 min walk (1.1 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise shuttle listed
- Parking
- $55 a day, off-site valet
Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center
Downtown (Convention Center) · 513 South Florida Ave
- To Terminal 3
- 15 min walk (0.8 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 22 min walk (1.2 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Hilton Park, Stay & Go: 1 night, up to 7 nights' parking
- Parking
- $55 valet; no self-parking
Hyatt Place Tampa Downtown
Downtown · 325 N Florida Ave
- To Terminal 3
- 19 min walk (1.0 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 18 min walk (0.9 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise shuttle listed
- Parking
- $45 a night, valet
Hyatt House Tampa Downtown
Downtown · 325 N Florida Ave
- To Terminal 3
- 19 min walk (1.0 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 18 min walk (0.9 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise shuttle listed
- Parking
- $45 a night, valet
Hotel Haya
Ybor City · 1412 E 7th Ave
- To Terminal 3
- 25 min walk (1.3 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 18 min walk (1.0 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Sail and Stay package: leave your car while you cruise
- Parking
- $39 a night, valet
Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa/Ybor City/Downtown
Ybor City · 1301 East 7th Ave
- To Terminal 3
- 5 min drive (1.4 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 19 min walk (1.0 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Free local shuttle; the hotel lists the Port of Tampa
- Parking
- $30 a day, self-park, limited
Hilton Tampa Downtown
Downtown · 211 North Tampa St
- To Terminal 3
- 20 min walk (1.0 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 22 min walk (1.1 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise shuttle listed
- Parking
- $55 valet; no self-parking
Hotel Flor Tampa Downtown, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Downtown · 905 N Florida Ave
- To Terminal 3
- 25 min walk (1.3 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 21 min walk (1.1 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Cruise and Stay package with a round-trip port ride
- Parking
- $52 valet at the hotel
The Barrymore Hotel Tampa Riverwalk
Downtown (Riverwalk, north end) · 111 West Fortune St
- To Terminal 3
- 6 min drive (1.9 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 7 min drive (1.7 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Ship & Shore: up to 10 days' parking and a port shuttle
- Parking
- $20 a night, gated self-park
Quality Inn Tampa Airport - Cruise Port
South Tampa (Dale Mabry / Palma Ceia) · 1020 S. Dale Mabry Hwy.
- To Terminal 3
- 12 min drive (5.0 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 12 min drive (4.8 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- $10 a person to the cruise port, one way
- Parking
- Not listed
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa East - Ybor City
East Tampa (I-4 / 50th Street, east of Ybor City) · 2520 North 50th St
- To Terminal 3
- 11 min drive (4.7 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 11 min drive (4.3 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Park And Cruise: up to 14 days' parking, port rides
- Parking
- Free for guests; $75 for up to 14 days
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa Stadium - Airport Area
West Tampa / Raymond James Stadium (Midtown) · 2055 North Dale Mabry Highway
- To Terminal 3
- 11 min drive (5.2 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 12 min drive (4.9 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- $10 a person port shuttle, extra to Park Stay & Go
- Parking
- Free self-parking
Quality Inn & Suites Tampa near Fairgrounds and Casino
Fairgrounds / Hard Rock Casino (east of Ybor City) · 4955 East 18th Ave
- To Terminal 3
- 12 min drive (5.1 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 12 min drive (4.8 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Stay Park and Cruise: 14 days' parking, port shuttle
- Parking
- Free, outdoor
La Quinta Inn Tampa Airport Stadium Westshore
Westshore (near International Plaza) · 4730 W Spruce St
- To Terminal 3
- 13 min drive (6.8 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 13 min drive (6.4 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Port shuttle for an extra fee, amount not listed
- Parking
- Free for Rewards members; paid up to 2 weeks
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa Airport
Rocky Point · 3025 North Rocky Point Dr E
- To Terminal 3
- 16 min drive (10 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 16 min drive (9.7 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Guests may park while they cruise, $10 a day
- Parking
- Free for guests
Sailport Waterfront Suites
Rocky Point · 2506 North Rocky Point Dr
- To Terminal 3
- 17 min drive (10 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 18 min drive (9.8 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Staff arrange a port shuttle, price not listed
- Parking
- Free for guests
Staybridge Suites Tampa East - Brandon
Brandon / Sabal Park (I-75) · 3624 North Falkenburg Rd
- To Terminal 3
- 20 min drive (9.2 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 20 min drive (8.9 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Stay Park & Cruise: parking while you sail, no ride
- Parking
- Not listed
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Tampa Airport North
Town 'n' Country (north of TPA) · 8109 Benjamin Rd
- To Terminal 3
- 20 min drive (13 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 20 min drive (12 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Port shuttle arranged for a fee, amount not listed
- Parking
- Not listed
Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore - Airport Area
Westshore · 700 North Westshore Blvd
- To Terminal 3
- 12 min drive (6.2 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 12 min drive (5.8 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- $10 a person port transfer; Park Stay & Go packages
- Parking
- $15 a night plus tax
Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore
Westshore · 555 North Westshore Blvd
- To Terminal 3
- 12 min drive (6.1 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 12 min drive (5.8 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Hilton Park, Stay & Go: 1 night, up to 7 nights' parking
- Parking
- $22 a day, self-park
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Tampa Westshore Airport
Westshore · 4835 W Cypress St
- To Terminal 3
- 12 min drive (6.3 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 13 min drive (5.9 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise offer listed
- Parking
- $15 a day, self-park
Marriott Tampa Westshore
Westshore · 1001 N Westshore Blvd
- To Terminal 3
- 12 min drive (6.2 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 12 min drive (5.8 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise offer listed
- Parking
- $20 a day, self-park
AC Hotel Tampa Airport
Westshore · 4020 West Boy Scout Blvd
- To Terminal 3
- 14 min drive (6.1 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 14 min drive (5.8 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise offer listed
- Parking
- $15 a day, self-park
Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore
Westshore · 2225 N Lois Ave
- To Terminal 3
- 14 min drive (5.8 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 15 min drive (5.5 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Hilton Park, Stay & Go: 1 night, up to 7 nights' parking
- Parking
- $25 a day, self-park
Hyatt Place Tampa Airport/Westshore
Westshore · 4811 W Main St
- To Terminal 3
- 14 min drive (6.6 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 14 min drive (6.3 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise shuttle or package listed
- Parking
- Not listed
Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel
Westshore (International Plaza) · 4200 Jim Walter Blvd
- To Terminal 3
- 14 min drive (6.2 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 14 min drive (5.8 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise offer listed
- Parking
- $15 a day self-park, $35 valet
Tampa Airport Marriott
Airport (TPA), inside the terminal · Tampa International Airport, 4200 George J. Bean Pkwy
- To Terminal 3
- 15 min drive (9.7 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 16 min drive (9.3 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- Park & Cruise: 1 night, up to 4 nights' parking
- Parking
- $48 a day self-park, $60 valet
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
Airport (TPA), Old Tampa Bay waterfront west of the terminal · 2900 Bayport Dr
- To Terminal 3
- 17 min drive (9.9 mi)
- To Terminal 6
- 18 min drive (9.5 mi)
- For cruise passengers
- No cruise offer listed
- Parking
- Fee, amount not published
Port Tampa Bay has three cruise terminals, all in the Channel District on the east side of downtown. Cruise Terminal 2 is at 651 Channelside Drive and Cruise Terminal 3 at 815 Channelside Drive, while Cruise Terminal 6 is a few blocks north at 1333 McKay Street. Check which terminal your ship uses before you book a room: The Tampa EDITION is 7 minutes on foot from Terminal 2 but 17 from Terminal 6.
The table has the 32 hotels we checked: 12 within a 25-minute walk of a terminal, 10 elsewhere in Tampa that sell a cruise shuttle, a package or cruise parking, and 10 by Tampa International Airport. We only list hotels whose own website we could read, and what we say about shuttles, packages and parking comes from those pages as they read on October 28, 2026. The walking and driving times are ours, measured on OpenStreetMap from each hotel’s address to the terminal building, without traffic. The table gives Terminals 3 and 6, and the text adds Terminal 2 where it matters.
Which hotel is closest to the Tampa cruise terminals?
For Terminals 2 and 3, The Tampa EDITION at 500 Channelside Drive and ROOST Tampa at 1050 Water Street. Both are a 7-minute walk from Terminal 2 and 9 minutes from Terminal 3 on our routes. Neither hotel’s website mentions the cruise port, a shuttle or a cruise package.
For Terminal 6, the Hampton Inn and Home2 Suites that share a building at 1155 East Kennedy Boulevard in the Channel District are 8 minutes away. The Hampton says it offers a shuttle to the port, though it doesn’t publish a price or times.
Eight more hotels are within a 25-minute walk of at least one terminal, from the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street, 12 minutes from Terminal 2, to Hotel Flor, 21 minutes from Terminal 6. The walking distance guide goes through them, and through how far is sensible with a suitcase.
Four Marriott-brand hotels within a 25-minute walk are not in the table, because marriott.com blocked our checks: the Tampa Marriott Water Street, The Westin Tampa Waterside, Le Méridien Tampa and Aloft Tampa Downtown. They exist. We just couldn’t read what they offer cruise passengers.
Do any hotels near the port run a cruise shuttle?
A few do, and the details are thin. The Hampton Inn Tampa Downtown Channel District says it offers “a shuttle” to cruise travelers without a price, times or direction. The Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa/Ybor City/Downtown runs a free local shuttle within three miles and names the Port of Tampa among its stops. Hotel Flor includes a round trip to the port only in its Cruise and Stay package.
Twelve hotels in all run, sell or arrange a ride to the port. Three publish a price, $10 a person: the Quality Inn Tampa Airport - Cruise Port, and the Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore and Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa Stadium, which both list it in their parking package text. The cruise shuttle guide covers all 12.
Can I park at the hotel for the whole cruise?
At some, and mostly outside downtown. Fifteen of the hotels we checked sell parking for a cruise or a cruise package.
Downtown, The Barrymore Hotel Tampa Riverwalk has the most complete offer. Its Ship & Shore package includes parking for up to 10 days and a shuttle to and from Port Tampa Bay, and you show your cruise boarding passes at check-in. Hotel Haya in Ybor City sells a Sail and Stay package that lets you leave your car at the hotel while you cruise. It doesn’t say for how many days, and there’s no ride to the port.
Further out, the Quality Inn & Suites Tampa near Fairgrounds and Casino and the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa East - Ybor City include up to 14 days’ parking and a round trip to the port in their packages. Both are 11 to 12 minutes from the terminals by car. The park and cruise guide compares all 15.
At the 12 hotels within walking distance, parking is priced by the night or the day, from $30 a day at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Ybor City to $58 for overnight valet at the EDITION. None of them publishes a rate for leaving a car for a whole cruise. The port’s own garage is across the street from Terminal 3. The parking guide has its rates.
Is it better to stay near the airport or the port?
It depends on when you land. Near the port, you can walk or take a 2 to 5 minute ride to the ship in the morning. None of the 12 walkable hotels lists an airport shuttle, though, so you’ll need a taxi or a rideshare from the airport. The port calls it a 15-minute drive from the Channelside District, and the airport transfer guide has the options.
Near the airport, the 10 hotels we checked are 12 to 17 minutes from the nearest terminal by car without traffic, and 9 list a free airport shuttle. Only the Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore lists a transfer to the port. The Tampa Airport Marriott, inside the airport terminal, sells a night with up to 4 nights’ parking. See Tampa airport hotels for a cruise.
Can I leave my bags somewhere before boarding?
Not at the port. Port Tampa Bay says there is nowhere to store bags at any of its terminals for early arrivals. It also says the Florida Aquarium, at 701 Channelside Drive next to Terminal 2, will store luggage for free if you buy a discounted admission ticket. If your hotel checkout is well before your boarding time, ask the hotel whether it will hold your bags.
What should I ask the hotel before I book?
- Whether its shuttle goes to your terminal, at what time, and whether it collects you after the cruise. None of the hotels names a terminal, and only the cruise packages say the ride is a round trip.
- How many days of parking the package covers. A 7-night cruise plus the night before is 8 nights.
- Whether a daily fee is added. Hotel Haya charges a $25 Destination Amenity Fee a night plus tax and Hotel Flor a $30 daily destination fee. The Hilton Tampa Downtown and the Embassy Suites Downtown list a daily destination charge without showing the amount.
- Whether your vehicle fits. The garage shared by the Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Tampa Downtown has a 7-foot clearance.
Once you have a hotel, the schedule has every sailing from Tampa by month.
Sources
- The Tampa EDITION: cruise and shuttle details
- The Tampa EDITION: parking
- ROOST Tampa: cruise and shuttle details
- Hampton Inn Tampa Downtown Channel District: cruise and shuttle details
- Home2 Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Channel District: cruise and shuttle details
- JW Marriott Tampa Water Street: cruise and shuttle details
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center: cruise and shuttle details
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center: parking
- Hyatt Place Tampa Downtown: parking
- Hyatt House Tampa Downtown: parking
- Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa/Ybor City/Downtown: cruise and shuttle details
- Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa/Ybor City/Downtown: parking
- Hotel Haya: cruise and shuttle details
- Hotel Haya: parking
- Hilton Tampa Downtown: cruise and shuttle details
- Hotel Flor Tampa Downtown, Tapestry Collection by Hilton: cruise and shuttle details
- The Barrymore Hotel Tampa Riverwalk: cruise and shuttle details
- Quality Inn Tampa Airport - Cruise Port: cruise and shuttle details
- Quality Inn & Suites Tampa near Fairgrounds and Casino: cruise and shuttle details
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa East - Ybor City: cruise and shuttle details
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa Stadium - Airport Area: cruise and shuttle details
- Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore - Airport Area: cruise and shuttle details
- Tampa Airport Marriott: cruise and shuttle details
- Port Tampa Bay: cruise terminal guide
- OpenStreetMap routing (FOSSGIS Valhalla), used for every walking and driving time