Woodspring Suites Tampa Brandon

The staff was nice.

We did not end up keeping our reservation, this is based on first impression alone. When I drove up the people smoking outside scoped out my car the way people at a familiar “hang-out” would to see if it was someone they knew. When we entered the lobby we were immediately met with a very obvious and potent pot smell; it was unclear if it was from the desk clerk or the guest in front of us. The longer I stood there and saw the familiarity and element of guests coming in and out, I realized this was not the kind of place I would want to stay on a family vacation. I nearly paid for our stay when I pulled my card out of the reader to ask the desk clerk if this was more of an “extended stay” hotel, to which he said “yeah, we have some pretty good long-term guests at the moment”. Not condemning, we became aware to the kind of location this was because we’ve been in that situation ourselves. Again we never made it to the rooms so I can’t speak for the condition of the facilities, but I think this place is more suited for an extended stay location for people without children.