Crystal Bay Historic Hotel

The staff were all very friendly and helpful. Our room was spacious, comfortable, and clean. Location is lovely and parking is a breeze. Breakfast was delicious.

I absolutely love this property. You just get a good feeling as soon as you step in the door. It is very clean & all the staff is wonderful. Cozy reading area on main level with tea/coffee. There is a pool along with a nice veranda. I already booked my next stay here!

Delicious hot breakfast with variety of choices. Coffee, tea, or cocoa available throughout the day. Easy parking.

This property is “old” but I would definitely call it vintage. I would absolutely stay here again. The classic vibes were amazing. The breakfast was amazing and had ample supply for food. They also have extra amenities available for your convenience. Parking was small but easy to get to. Make sure you don’t park in the wrong parking spaces that are for the condos across the street. Overall a great experience for our 3 nights!

A historic building (1915) kept reasonably well. The staff were excellent and welcoming. The breakfast is really good. Had a very peaceful and comfortable sleep, Parking was easy if you were back to the hotel early evening, otherwise parking on street overnight. The location is good - just a short ride over the causeway to the beaches. Not much around (in terms of stores or restaurants) but ok for a morning walk.

This place was amazing! While, yes it is older, it is kept in excellent condition. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Pool was very clean as well. Would absolutely stay here again!

Lovely old hotel. The staff was friendly and helpful. But, the common areas..elevator and hallways wdre not clean. Breakfast was wonderful. The pool was clean but small and next to the .ain road.

They have taken excellent care of this very old building. I stayed three nights in a king sized room. It was clean and had a goo d amount of space. There was a small fridge and a microwave. The bathroom as nice, but the shower head was terrible - a common hotel problem! I had to come back to the hotel and stay another night (thanks Delta) and ended up in a queen room. That too was nice and clean and had a small fridge and a microwave. The hotel does "self check-in" All of the doors have key codes on them and you get an email with the appropriate information to get yourself into the building and into your room. I think that there was bad communication between Expedia and the hotel, because I did not get my email in advance. I called the number on the front door of the hotel and someone answered right away and I had all the info within minutes though - by email and text. There is a table by the elevator with extra towels and supplies which was very nice. Breakfast is exactly what you think of for a hotel breakfast. Waffles and scrambled eggs and bacon and sausage. No coffee in the room, but plenty of free coffee in the lobby. This is a great place and reasonably priced. I will stay here again. If you are really persnickety, you may not be happy here - even though the place is in great shape, it's old. Personally, I like the charm - it reminded me of the fancy resorts we would stay in when I was a kid.

The property is a lovely older hotel in excellent condition. The hot breakfast was great and served in the original dining room. There are veranda rooms with rocking chairs. The staff is very helpful and the pool area is good. The parking is easy and our room was quiet and clean.

10 out of 10 describes everything from online check-in to personable and friendly staff. Room was more than expected. Hotel was in beautiful condition, very clean and well done. Wonderful coffee/tea area for anytime you walked through. Reading area and beautiful veranda. Pool area was fenced and quaint. Close to everything but best of all “ a moment in time” feeling when you read the hotels history.

The room was very clean and the staff were pleasant and attentive.

The hotel is charming! Extremely clean.

If you want to smell like mold, this is your place to be! Although the staff was great, and so is the breakfast Buffett, everything else is sub par. Our room smelled disgusting, the level of cleanliness is of the room itself is 2 stars at most! Location is great, quiet, safe and also a lot of parking availability.

The room had a mildew smell. I let the front desk employee know and she said she’d disinfect the room, but it still had a musty smell.

The room was so clean and modernized while still retaining nice historic touches. Great value, highly recommend!

The hotel was very nice looking on the inside with all of the historic charm. Our room facilities were great, very comfy beds & pillows & the bathroom was quaint. I hate to be negative knowing what this area has been through in the last year, but we just couldn't get over the smell. It actually made us sick to our stomach. Unfortunately, that outweighed all of the other positives.

The rooms were very clean and beds were comfortable. Breakfast was excellent.

It’s a nice place to stay. The staff it’s really nice and friendly. I needed a crib for my baby and they put it in my room right away. The only thing that we didn’t like it’s the smell in the elevator and the hallway, it smells like old wet. Other than that nice place.

Excellent in all areas! Very clean

Excellent hotel for its money. Great breakfast. Excellect service. Good location. Very old hotel if you are into old. The floors, carpet and walls need a real scrub down around the elevator. Otherwise, 4.5 total. PS. May want to check elevator piston. The elevator has a sttong piston oil smell.

Don’t upgrade to the garden view. It’s facing the main road so it’s noisy. Room was very clean and comfortable. Free parking across the street. A ramp up the stairs would be nice for dragging luggage up and down . Free breakfast was nice and convenient.

I was pleasantly surprised by my stay at the Crystal Bay Hotel. It had such a charming, quiet, and classy atmosphere, and the staff were absolutely wonderful—so kind, helpful, and accommodating. While the rooms were a bit dated, they were clean and very comfortable. The food was also excellent! My only complaint was the swamp cooler in the room, which made it feel overly humid—almost like a swamp.

I had 2 back to back reservations at this hotel, one booked at the hotel and one booked through Expedia. To avoid changing rooms during my stay, I had to downgrade my reservation made directly with the hotel, therfore, I assume, they were not able to honor my VIP status. The hotel is very quaint, and clean. I found my room to be exceptionally noisy from road traffic. Based on my experience so far, I don't think that I would stay here again, I didn't find it to be a good value.

Only one of our rooms was larger. We thought both rooms would be upgraded with the VIP benefit. Breakfast very nice with fresh fruit. Lovely staff. Clean but tired rooms, old furniture and carpeting. Musty smell when entering room. Nice that the building is historic but the whole interior needs refreshing and renovation. I noticed first floor rooms had no carpet and looked much better. Would recommend because of service and bkfst but with some hesitation because of the rooms. We chose because of price on busy weekend but it is 20 min from waterfront.

Perfect with the exception of the A/C unit which sounded like a jet engine. The bed was exceptional and the room very tidy and clean. The breakfast was phenomenal. Definitely will stay again.

Very helpful friendly staff, big rooms, comfortable beds, great breakfast

The room was clean, spacious and included a microwave and refrigerator. The towels were fluffy and clean the amenities in the room were abundant. Staff were friendly and had a plethora of information on places to visit and restaurants to try. The area felt safe and the grounds of the hotel are immaculate.

Overall the property had lots of character and history but the floors were slanted and you felt off kilter. The bed also seemed slanted because of the floors.

I didn’t know what to expect when staying at a hotel with a historic designation, but I was pleasantly surprised. The aesthetic and visuals of the hotel from when it was more relevant are preserved; it feels like it was made to be a time capsule of sorts for everything except for the important modern updates (plumbing, flat screen TVs in rooms, etc.). Wonderfully delightful staff, always helpful and attentive. The room itself was much more spacious than I anticipated. The complimentary breakfast had tons of options every morning: eggs, bacon, sausage, oatmeal, waffle maker, muffins, toast, bagels, fresh fruit. And every time we left our room we came back to our beds tidied up and our linens and toiletries refreshed with nice note from staff. I have two small boys (7 and 5) and they had plenty of room to hang out and not feel cramped. Me and my family felt overwhelmingly taken care of and we would love to stay here again given the chance.

Check inn is complicated as it is all done online. The hotel is dated and their televisions are the worst

Was underwhelmed by the welcome i received as so many reviews had mentioned the friendliness of staff. I was kept waiting without apparent reason and not spoken to until i "interrupted" the paper shuffling. My room leaked and i received no follow-up when i reported this. So a bucket with a towel in it shared the room with me all week. House keeping clearly thought this meant i didnt need replacement towels for a few days. The carpet was not vaccumed while i was there. Breakfast was adequate but not in keeping with how much was being charged. The breakfast staff were helpful and nice. I got the impression the hotel was luving off past glories. But it was nice and quiet with good parking.

Every member of the staff I encountered was friendly and helpful. If you’re like myself and paranoid about parking, relax, there is plenty

I absolutely loved this hotel. I booked it because it had a good rate and no parking or resort fees. I didn’t realize I was staying in a piece of history. I found this place by accident but can’t wait to stay again. Every single person we encountered from cleaning staff, front desk, dining we were met with smiles and were treated like family. Can’t say enough good things about this place.

The room are nice and spacious, even for four people. Tiffany, our housekeeper is kind & dutiful. She's very creative with the way she cares for your room and belongings. The overall staff was inviting and knowledgeable about the area. The breakfast is great, good options. My only complaint is, i wish the serve turkey beacon. Everything else is perfect.

Comfortable bed, Clean room, delicious breakfast and nice customer service. Definitely will come back.

Our book club stayed a long weekend at the Crystal Bay Hotel and we loved it! The front desk staff is amazing and so helpful. Cassandra went above and beyond to assist us when we had a room issue. Breakfast was awesome, and the whole hotel has a lot of charm. The double queen rooms were laid out in a way that gave each person privacy, which was really convenient for sharing. Close to lots of great restaurants and to the beach.

Crystal Bay was such a cute hotel. Every encounter with a staff member was amazing, they were all so friendly and helpful. Room and bathroom were super clean and parking was free!

Loved our stay at the Crystal! Beautiful building with so much history. The staff is TOP NOTCH! So friendly and engaging. The breakfast each morning was wonderful. We will definitely stay there again

Excellent service at all times. Kassandra, the receptionist, was phenomenal. She provided us with plenty of information. Extremely friendly and resourceful. She was always attentive. Breakfast is included. Great choices and fresh fruit available. Coffee and tea available at lobby all day long. Highly recommended for your stay!

We had a lovely stay at Crystal Bay. The room was spacious, and the and the architecture was so interesting. The staff were incredible and helped us with anything we asked. We brought our young child with for his first trip to the beach and they even had beach chairs and towels to send us with. Parking was ample and easy to access. My only complaint was that housekeeping didn’t come in (even when the placard on the door was placed asking for service) except for one time during our stay, but I’m sure they would have if we would have asked the front staff directly. The location was easy to find and conveniently located between freeway access to attractions and the beaches on the coast (about a 4 minute drive to many beaches). Thank you to everyone at Crystal Bay for ensuring we had a great vacation to Saint Petersburg!

Don’t upgrade to the garden view. It’s facing the main road so it’s noisy. Room was very clean and comfortable. Free parking across the street. A ramp up the stairs would be nice for dragging luggage up and down . Free breakfast was nice and convenient.

Cozy hotel, great prices, staff was so friendly. Parking was easy. Breakfast food was great.

Staff was helpful and friendly. Breakfast was excellent every day. Location awesome near to John’s Pass .

Easy check in. Comfortable rooms, great price. Not extravagant but nice place. Close to st pete beach and treasure island

A historic building (1915) kept reasonably well. The staff were excellent and welcoming. The breakfast is really good. Had a very peaceful and comfortable sleep, Parking was easy if you were back to the hotel early evening, otherwise parking on street overnight. The location is good - just a short ride over the causeway to the beaches. Not much around (in terms of stores or restaurants) but ok for a morning walk.

Great older Hotel with charm and style. Not a cookie cutter hotel. Great location and staff.

Love the breakfast and cost so close to the beach.

Great location! Close to beaches and short drive to downtown. Adorable, walkable neighborhood.

I'm absolutely thrilled to have discovered my new go-to hotel in St. Petersburg - the stunning Crystal Bay hotel! The exceptional staff, with their warm hospitality and eagerness to help, truly make this hotel a gem. The hotel is a beautiful historic building, every corner of the hotel is filled with fascinating treasures and stories from the past. If you're planning a trip to St. Petersburg, do yourself a favor and book a stay at the Crystal Bay hotel. Trust me, you won't be disappointed! The unique blend of history, charm, and top-notch service makes it an absolute must-stay destination. I can't wait to return and experience it all again!

Great staff, room, breakfast, pool. Lots of fun activities close by. Cool old building. Good price for our stay. Only downside was that hotel is located next to a very loud, busy intersection.

The Breakfast buffet was very good

The breakfast was great! The cook would make your eggs to your desire. I got up to go get another glass of water and he was already bringing one to me. Rooms were unique and clean. The staff was literally the friendliest staff I've ever encountered, and I travel a lot with my basketball team.

Delicious hot breakfast with variety of choices. Coffee, tea, or cocoa available throughout the day. Easy parking.

The breakfast was wonderful. Staff were very attentive. Water pressure in the shower left a lot to be desired. But overall we enjoyed our stay and would come back.

Great area off the beach, but right next to it- amazing parking lot. Breakfast was okay. The facility is historic, so just remember that means its a little more loved than your average hotel.

Beautiful Historic hotel. Very clean and friendly front desk. The breakfast was the best we ever had and we travel a lot. Scrambled eggs AND cheese omelets. Sausage AND bacon plus lots more. Very fresh and hot food. Very clean breakfast room.

We loved our stay here. The property was beautiful, the room spacious with a vintage feel. Breakfast was plentiful and the dining room made us feel like we were in a restaurant! All staff were very friendly! Would definitely go back and stay longer.

Very friendly staff and excellent breakfast included.

Full Complementary breakfast, Above Average

Wonderful time love the continental breakfast every morning will definitely book again