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7.8

1,995 reviews

Dolphin Beach Resort

Dolphin Beach Resort

4900 Gulf Boulevard, St Pete Beach, 33706, Florida, United States

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+1-833-728-2041

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Restaurant

Beachfront

Outdoor swimming pool

Free Private Parking

Free wifi

Beach

Air conditioning

Bar

Dolphin Beach Resort

Welcome to Dolphin Beach Resort, your playful paradise nestled right on the stunning shores of St. Petersburg, Florida! This cozy 3-star resort offers an inviting beachfront escape, just 5mi from the bustling city center. With prices starting at only $298, the only thing more refreshing than the ocean breeze is the value you'll find here. Whether you're soaking up the sun by the outdoor swimming pool or striding along the soft sandy beach, adventure awaits right outside your balcony.

Dolphin Beach Resort's amenities are sure to make your stay as delightful as a day at the beach! Indulge your taste buds at the onsite restaurant, sip cocktails at the bar, or get your heart racing with the various water sports available, all while enjoying complimentary Wi-Fi and private parking. If you’re traveling for work or special gatherings, there are meeting and banquet facilities available (for an extra charge) to meet your needs. With close to 2000 reviews from previous guests, you can trust that this resort knows a thing or two about hospitality.

Feel the warm Florida sun as you unwind on the sun deck or enjoy the ocean views from many of our air-conditioned, non-smoking rooms. Whether you're on a family vacation, a romantic getaway, or a solo adventure, Dolphin Beach Resort is your ultimate playground for relaxation and fun in the sun. Dive into the experience with us!

As your day at the Dolphin Beach Resort unwinds, be sure to feast at the Boca Sands Grille, where you can savor delicious American cuisine prepared with a coastal twist. Whether it's a hearty breakfast to fuel a day of beach adventures or a sunset dinner with your toes in the sand, this charming spot will satisfy your cravings. And don’t forget to explore Flipper's Tiki Bar, a vibrant gathering place for refreshing cocktails and light bites, where you can swap stories with fellow travelers and bask in the laid-back atmosphere.

When you're not indulging in good food and fun, make a splash in the resort's heated outdoor swimming pool, where splashing around and lounging poolside is always the order of the day! The warm rays of the Florida sun make every dip feel like a refreshing escape. Or, get your adrenaline pumping with a variety of thrilling water sports available on the beachfront, from paddleboarding to jet skiing. You can craft the perfect blend of relaxation and adventure that suits your vacation vibe.

As evening approaches, why not gather around a crackling fire pit with family or new friends and share tales about your day's adventures? Sipping cocktails under the stars while listening to the gentle lapping of waves is an enchanting way to cap off a day of laughter and sunshine. At Dolphin Beach Resort, the memories you create will stay with you long after you leave, as you dive into a world filled with laughter, leisure, and endless Florida charm!

Closest airports

St. Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport

13.4mi

Tampa International Airport

21.6mi

Sarasota / Bradenton International Airport

25.3mi

Most popular amenities

Restaurant

Beachfront

Outdoor swimming pool

Free Private Parking

Free wifi

Beach

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Parking On Site

24-hour front desk

Ocean view

Non-smoking rooms

Elevator

Balcony

Rooms

Double Room with Two Double Beds and Pool View in Dolphin Beach Resort

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Room - 2 Double, Pool View

2 Double Beds

375 sqft

Private Bathroom

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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Experience the ultimate relaxation in our Double Room with Two Double Beds and Pool View. With 377 sqft of space, enjoy a spacious and comfortable stay for 2 adults and 2 children. Featuring a private bathroom, microwave, flat-screen TV, refrigerator, air conditioning, and shower, this room is equipped with all the essential amenities for a memorable stay. Wake up to a breathtaking pool view and make lasting memories during your vacation.

Double Room with Two Double Beds and Street View in Dolphin Beach Resort

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Room - 2 Double, Street View

2 Double Beds

375 sqft

Private Bathroom

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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Experience the perfect getaway in our spacious Double Room with Two Double Beds and Street View. Accommodating up to 2 adults and 2 children, this room features modern amenities such as a private bathroom, microwave, flat-screen TV, refrigerator, and air conditioning, ensuring a comfortable stay for the whole family.

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Beach View in Dolphin Beach Resort

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Beach, 2 Queen Size Beds, Beach View

2 Queen Size Beds

400 sqft

Ocean view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Microwave

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Stay in our Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Beach View, offering a spacious 398 sqft of comfort. Enjoy the stunning ocean view from your private balcony, relax with modern amenities like a flat-screen TV and microwave, and indulge in a relaxing shower in your private bathroom. Perfect for 2 adults and 2 children.

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Room - 2 Double, Pool View, Patio

2 Double Beds

385 sqft

Flat-screen TV

Tea/Coffee maker

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Providing free toiletries, this family room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The air-conditioned family room provides a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, a safe deposit box as well as sea views. The unit offers 2 beds.

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Room - 2 Queen, Beachfront, Balcony

2 Queen Size Beds

Balcony

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Deluxe, 2 Queen Size Beds, Beachfront, Balcony

2 Queen Size Beds

Balcony

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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Deluxe, 2 Queen Size Beds, Beachfront

2 Queen Size Beds

2690 sqft

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Double deluxe beach front is 2691 square feet and includes 2 queen-size beds 150-154 width.

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King Room, Beachfront, Balcony

1 King Size Bed

Balcony

Flat-screen TV

Tea/Coffee maker

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Room - 2 Double, Boulevard View

2 Double Beds

Refrigerator

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Room - 2 Queen, Beachfront, Patio

2 Queen Size Beds

Patio

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Room - 2 Double, Boulevard View, Balcony

2 Double Beds

Balcony

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King Room, Boulevard View

1 King Size Bed

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Guest reviews

7.8

1,995 reviews

Categories of assessments

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Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Featured reviews:

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Aurora

8.2

June 2023

We loved the cabana that was provided with the room. The outside hotel bar was great too. The cabana boys kept non-visitors with umbrellas and tents out of the hotel designated beach zone.

The beds are not cleaned every day, it's every 3 days for long stays.... unless requested. But have to be out of the room ALL day for beds to be cleaned. Left our room at 9am, came back at 1:30pm the towels and trash had been taken care of but not the beds. Had to ask multiple times when it would be taken care of without an answer. Left the room for lunch (at 1:30pm) came back at 3pm, the beds still had not been touched. We were finally told that our room would be finished by 8pm, came back at 7:40pm and the room was finally finished. It made for an extremely long tiresome day.

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Clay

10

September 2022

The location was awesome. Rita at the front desk helped us to check on early. This will be my go to spot when I go to St.Pete.

The pocket door for the bathroom.

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Tracie

9.1

July 2023

The location, size of the pool and the beautiful beach. The room size is amazing and the views were incredible from our room. The rooms are very large and the beds and pillows are extremely comfortable! The perks that you receive for the resort fee or awesome! They have plenty of lounge chairs around the property and definitely around the pool. The staff were very welcoming. If you have kids, there are a lot of things for them to do. Overall, I would stay here again.

We tried to go to the restaurant to eat at 11:05 a.m. and we were told that they were not serving food until noon because they had to switch over for lunch. Having information in the room for the restaurant and bars would've alleviated our issue. There is absolutely nothing to do at this hotel for adult entertainment (live music). All entertainment is off property. The 3 nights we were there, the only entertainment they had was a little karaoke at the inside bar. I would have preferred to stay at my own hotel and listen to some live music.

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Shakun

8.2

February 2023

Location is perfect. Pool and out side bar area near and clean.

Room was clean but dated. Rooms and halls could use some brightening up and new furniture. $16.00 PER DAY TO SELF PARK. LOT WAS HALF EMPTY C'MON MAN.

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Linda

10

July 2023

Perfect location for food, groceries, bus line. The $15 towards food/drinks is wonderful. Food was delicious. Drinks were perfect on hot days. Pool was clean, plenty of towels and chairs. Having two beach chairs and shade at the beach included in the resort fee was nice to not worry about. Rooms are being updated, but the not-updated room I had was clean and functional. Rooms have table, chairs, an armchair, microwave, small fridge that actually was cold, and a coffee maker. They include 2 bottles of water. Many guests are repeat guests and I will be going back in the next couple of months again. It's a hidden gem.

I wish there was more opportunities for shade at the pool, but I managed to find some every afternoon. I wish the website indicated there will be a $50 per day hold for incidentals upon arrival. While it didn't impact me, it could impact those who may not have credit cards or available credit. It's separate from your $50 amenities charge and is collected at check in. It's $50 whether it's 1 person or two. There really isn't a negative!

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Romanyaiad

9.1

August 2023

very convenient, everything is available, between food & sacks, they have 2 great restaurants in the hotel, besides a plaza that has Publix, CVS, Chick-fil-A, a lot of good restaurants & even Chase bank The hotel rooms are spacious, maybe a little bit old but they have everything you need from USB chargers to a safe to a mini-bar refrigerator, microwave & a lot of storage areas

Everything was good, but maybe some areas of improvement, like they are short-staffed, especially at night, The front desk lady was speaking to us & trying to handle other guests besides answering room phone calls at the same time, she was amazing The pool area needs some kind of shade, adding umbrellas maybe the shower between the beach & the pool area, I think one is not enough, need to add one more

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Brett

9.1

August 2023

I thought the property was great. There was live music and karaoke when we showed up on Saturday. It's great that you're able to use credit at either the beach bar or the restaurant inside the resort. The pool was nicely maintained and the room was clean and spacious. The cabanas on the beach were awesome and the people overseeing the resort guests on the beach made sure the public didn't come onto the resort side of the beach, so it was never packed by any means compared to the other areas on either side of the resort beach. The food and drinks were awesome from Flippers Bar. You also get 2 free drink tickets, which is nice. Would definitely recommend this resort for anybody looking to stay within a budget.

The only thing that wasn't great was limited tv channels (Not too big of a deal when you're on the beach the majority of the time) and we had upstairs neighbors that sounded like they were moving furniture around for quite a while. It actually sounded like they were throwing chairs across the room. It was impressive how much noise they were making, but very upsetting when you're trying to get to bed.

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Mitchell

8.2

April 2023

Proximity to the beach is awesome. Every staff person is happy, kind, friendly, accommodating, will do whatever you ask. It's kept VERY clean! Have Cornhole games, shuffleboards, volleyball nets on beach, soccer goals. Tiki bar on the beach. Microwave, fridge, coffee pot, couple of waters every day, $15 free food, couple of free drink coupons. Family oriented hotel. We love it!!

Since it is an older hotel, you will see places that will not come clean (corners). If you're used to 5 star, you won't be happy, because it's an older hotel. It's not dirty at all, well maintained. Freshly painted. Cafe with bar, plus tiki bar that takes food orders.

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Sikes

8.2

June 2023

Beach is phenomenal and Flippers cabana restaurant was great!

They are remodeling rooms on first floor beach side. The hallway doors have no lock. Wide access for anyone to enter. On our last night we witnessed 2 men going into the room below us. Security responded immediately to our phone call and they left but it was very disconcerting and we slept with the chair against our door. I'm sure as soon as the remodeling is done all will be fine but something like this should not occur.

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Lisa

8.2

April 2023

Clean. Great location, right on the beach. Great places to eat within walking distance. Publix and CVS right across the street, very convenient. Cleaning service was excellent, room was cleaned twice.

Wish all rooms had a balcony, we had a good ocean view but would have loved a balcony Need to improve the beach bar, pretty bland and boring compared to other resort beach bars we visited. Resort fee of $45 seemed much since no upscale services. Did not eat at onsite restaurant so lost out on $15/ day credit. Did not need beach side drink service so did not care it was not offered Also nice you were not scolded for having your own drinks by the pool area and beach area. It gets expensive to buy drinks all day from the bar. Rooms were dated but clean and comfortable.

Points of Interest Around Dolphin Beach Resort

Attractions

St. Pete Beach

0.2mi

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

5.5mi

Fort De Soto Park

6.2mi

Salvador Dalí Museum

7.4mi

St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts

7.6mi

North Straub Park

7.7mi

Sunken Gardens

7.8mi

Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum

8.2mi

Egmont Key

8.5mi

Sim Center

15mi

Sand Key Park

17.2mi

Caladesi Island

21.8mi

Honeymoon Island

23.8mi

The Ringling

25.8mi

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

30mi

Restaurants

Boca Sands Grille

Cuisines

  • American

Pools

Location

  • Outdoor

Features

  • Heated

Availability

  • All season

Amenities of Dolphin Beach Resort

Restaurant

Beachfront

Outdoor swimming pool

Free Private Parking

Free wifi

Beach

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Parking On Site

24-hour front desk

Ocean view

Non-smoking rooms

Elevator

Balcony

Stay rules - Dolphin Beach Resort

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Curfew

  • Parking

  • Reservations

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

Frequently Asked Questions - Dolphin Beach Resort

When are the check-in and check-out times for Dolphin Beach Resort?

The designated check-in period at Dolphin Beach Resort begins at 04:00 PM. As for check-out, it's before 11:00 AM.

Does Dolphin Beach Resort come with parking?

Yes, there is ample parking available at Dolphin Beach Resort. Not only is the parking free, but it is also private and conveniently located on site. No reservation is required, making it convenient for guests to park their vehicles without any hassle.

What are the rates at Dolphin Beach Resort?

Dolphin Beach Resort's room rates start around $298. Rates, however, may vary depending on room choices and stay period. Please provide your dates for real-time prices.

What types of rooms does Dolphin Beach Resort offer?

The Dolphin Beach Resort offers double rooms with two double beds and pool view, street view, as well as queen rooms with two queen beds and beach view. These rooms are all quadruple occupancy and range in size from 377 sqft to 398 sqft. Smoking is not allowed in any of these rooms. The beds in the double rooms are double size, while the beds in the queen rooms are queen size.

What activities does Dolphin Beach Resort offer?

At Dolphin Beach Resort, guests can enjoy a variety of leisure amenities offered by the hotel. The beachfront location provides guests with the opportunity to relax and soak up the sun. For those looking to cool off and have some fun, the outdoor swimming pool is the perfect spot. The pool is heated, making it accessible all year round. Water sports facilities are also available on-site, allowing guests to engage in exciting activities such as jet skiing or snorkeling.

When it comes to dining options, guests can indulge in American cuisine at Boca Sands Grille. The restaurant offers a variety of dishes to cater to different tastes. Flipper's Tiki Bar is also available on-site, providing a casual and laid-back atmosphere for guests to enjoy drinks and socialize.

In addition to these amenities, the hotel also offers a sun deck for guests to lounge and relax.

Does Dolphin Beach Resort have a pool for guests?

The Dolphin Beach Resort has an outdoor heated pool that is available all year round.

Does Dolphin Beach Resort have on-site restaurants?

There are two restaurants available at the Dolphin Beach Resort. The first is Boca Sands Grille, which offers American cuisine. The second is Flipper's Tiki Bar, but no additional information is provided about its cuisine.

Can I use my credit card at Dolphin Beach Resort?

Yes, you can use your credit card at Dolphin Beach Resort. Cash is not accepted, but they do accept Mastercard, American Express, Visa, and Discover as payment methods.