Transportation

The easiest way to get from the airport to your hotel/Airbnb (and around Tampa) is to call an Uber or Lyft! If you're staying in one of our hotel blocks, we'll have transportation arranged to take you to the ceremony on Saturday evening.

Our favorite bars & restaurants

Wrights: A famous Tampa deli with killer sandwiches (and sweet tea, if you’re game)

Datz: Great for brunch – make sure to get their famous chips!

Buddy Brew Coffee: The best coffee in Tampa, hands down

Armature Works: A relatively new food hall right on the river

Sparkman Wharf: A cool outdoor area by the waterfront with lots of food trucks and a beer garden

Cigar City Brewing: Great brewery (get the Jai Alai IPA!) with plenty of space in their tasting room

Zydeco and Tampa Bay Brewing Co: Awesome breweries (with delicious food) in Ybor City

Columbia Restaurant: Classic Cuban/Spanish restaurant in Ybor City

On Swann: Delicious modern American restaurant right next to Hyde Park Village

Bern's Steak House: Arguably Tampa's most famous restaurant with insanely delicious steak and an impressively large wine collection

Things to Do

Check out Busch Gardens (if you love rollercoasters)

Say hi to the otters at The Florida Aquarium

Walk around the Tampa Museum of Art and Curtis Hixon Park

Explore Ybor City, a walkable historic Cuban neighborhood with great bakeries, restaurants, and shops

Stroll down the Tampa Riverwalk

Go down to Bayshore Boulevard: A beautiful place for a run or bike ride. Fun fact: it's America’s longest continuous sidewalk!