[NU Sports] hotels

[MHRJGScott at aol.com]

I checked my usual places in St. Pete beach and most want 2 nights like the 
 Tradewinds, I go over there 2 or 3 times a year for a long weekend, it is 
still  worth $200 a night for the best urban beach in America, but if you 
want to stay  in Tampa look for the area around the convention center, 
Aquarium, etc, known as  waterside, the Marriot is the big hotel but there are 
others. Avoid Ybor city  except for the Columbia restaurant, Westshore is OK but 
out on a peninsula and  away from the scene.  Best restaurant in town is 
Berns steakhouse, or side  Berns next door. For tickets, do a google search 
for Raymond James stadium  seating charts and you get 10 different ticket 
brokers, all asking $100 - $200  for front row seats on our side.