Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection

Private beach, white sand, beach cabanas, sun loungers

Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

2 restaurants, breakfast, lunch, dinner served; seafood

About this hotel

Located in Clearwater Beach, this charming hotel for $253 per night is a fantastic option for your next vacation. On a private white sand beach, near Sand Key Park Spend the day playing on Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection's private white sand beach then return to dine at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. Housekeeping is available on request. Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection offers 91 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. LED televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with hydromassage showerheads, and complimentary toiletries. This Clearwater Beach hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided on request. Recreational amenities at the hotel include a private beach and an outdoor pool. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen / Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Map of Clearwater Beach, FL

Nearby attractions

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

25.26 miles

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection

4.1

Excellent(904 Reviews)

Hotel in Clearwater Beach, FL

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsPool, Kitchen / Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more

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About this hotel

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen / Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Map of Clearwater Beach, FL

Nearby attractions

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

25.26 miles

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Reviews

4.1/5.0

Excellent(904 Reviews)

5.0

Apr 2024

Our stay was amazing. They gave us a complimentary upgrade to an ocean view room. The staff was friendly and informative, the rooms were very clean. The bathroom was a little small and the fan was really loud, but it really didnt bother us. We definitely plan to stay again!

5.0

Apr 2024

10 out of a 10! We loved our stay!! Location is great! Plus it has a private beach which we loved. The beds and pillows and bedding were very comfortable. But I think the biggest highlight of our stay was the staff! Every single person we encountered was polite, courteous, helpful, friendly, and just wonderful. The front desk staff was especially great. Very kid friendly. Can’t wait to come back

5.0

Apr 2024

The room and facility was very clean and the staff was very friendly and helpful. My only complain was that my mattress was old and does need replacement but other than that no complaints, The beach was amazing!!!

4.0

Apr 2024

the hotel is a bit worn but clean, good situation, quite expensive

4.0

Apr 2024

My husband and I spent 5 nights at Winter the Dolphin. Staff was wonderful; waking up to the ocean was fabulous and the restaurant food was delicious! The only negative was the king bed room didn’t have any additional seating and a nightlight in the bathroom would be ideal.

5.0

Mar 2024

Great location, great staff, hotel however a little outdated.

4.0

Mar 2024

Location of hotel is awesome, it has it own private beach (don't think guests should have to pay for the use of beach chairs). Your abke to walk to everything. My only complaint is it took forever for check in because they allowed other guests to have late check outs.

5.0

Mar 2024

Nice private beach

5.0

Mar 2024

Hotel is great. Very friendly staff. On-site restaurant and Cabana bar/beach team was excellent, especially Krista, Grace, and Ashley.

4.0

Mar 2024

Positives: private beach, beach bar and restaurant, location to other attractions, friendly staff. Negatives: smaller room, a little outdated, extra fees. Overall a good experience.

2.0

Feb 2024

I didn't like how you had to "rent" beach chairs and towels. That should be included in the price of the room

8.0

Feb 2024

The hotel itself is tidy and clean, but it’s the beachfront location that truly makes it a top hotel. There’s a lovely private beach where you can rent a sunbed for a fee each day, and it has a very pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.

3.0

Feb 2024

We loved our stay. It was perfect.

10.0

Feb 2024

An employee Mariah was very helpful and pleasant

10.0

Feb 2024

The staff here is very friendly, rooms are updated, convenient to walk to everything in the area

8.0

Feb 2024

Little room for improvement. Beautiful hotel. Staff actually cares. Beautiful room. Would stay again!

10.0

Feb 2024

We like it so much.

4.0

Feb 2024

The front staff when we checked in was not helpful. She was short and didn’t fully communicate some key items. We had booked a king. When we checked in she didn’t say anything about that being changed. We got up to the room to see it had 2 queens. I went back down and that’s when she decided to let me know that they had no king rooms (ours was under construction as it had just lost what that morning apparently). She said there was a note on our booking about this. Not sure why she didn’t relay this info BEFORE we hauled all of our luggage upstairs. She then said all she had was queen rooms…she ended up giving us an “upgrade” to a poolside 2 queen room. The whole time she seemed this whole thing was a problem to her to move us even though we had booked a king. The hotel is older (which I don’t mind) but the staff could use a little dash of friendly and customer service.

8.0

Feb 2024

Lot of noise in the room, window not soundproof

3.0

Feb 2024

the staff was so nice and helpful

8.0

Jan 2024

Nice beach in the property

10.0

Jan 2024

First time staying there and will definitely be back

3.0

Jan 2024

Cute hotel right on a beautiful beach. Staff was super friendly and helpful! Jaime went above and beyond. Thanks for a great stay!

10.0

Jan 2024

Private pool and beach. The staff at the front desk to the cleaning staff always had a smile and were extremely helpful and pleasant. Would highly recommend this hotel to anyone. We were upgraded to a beach view room and my daughter and I had an amazing stay. The room was spotless and spacious. We even saw dolphins swimming outside at our private beach.

8.0

Jan 2024

Simple, clean, good beds and just perfect for my family. The front desk workers wore very helpful. Thank you

10.0

Jan 2024

This place was beautiful. The property was clean. The staff was friendly and the beds were super comfortable. He will definitely come back next year.

1.0

Jan 2024

After spending over $400 I was expecting to at least feel welcomed but it was quite the opposite. Front desk seemed to be bothered when asked about the amenities and how to access them. Tried to get a hold of a manager to discuss a problem with the room … not available. Tried to see if anything could be done due to the inconvenience also denied. So definitely will not be recommending this hotel to anyone.

10.0

Jan 2024

Amazingly friendly and helpful Staff (Check in Brett), Tammy (GM) and Tara. Always looking to elevate your experience and extraordinarily accommodating. The property itself needs some sprucing up but is in an amazing location with private beachfront and beautiful panoramic views of open water, sunsets, tourboats and the occasional dolphin sighting in the distance. This was my second stay and outs

10.0

Jan 2024

This is our third time staying here! Love the ambiance of this hotel and our room was awesome with a great view!

8.0

Jan 2024

Great Property with attached restaurant. Based off the movie so decor of Winter everywhere was cool. Only downside was no hot tub. It being cool out, it would’ve been nice instead of watching the people in the hotel next door (same owner of both hotels), enjoying a jacuzzi. Rooftop bistro in the next door hotel was great

10.0

Jan 2024

Friendly staff, good food and value, nice beach and outside bar. The area is very walk-able and safe. plenty of shopping and restaurants in the immediate area. Small grocery store right across the street, and a small fridge and microwave in the room. Huge public beach just up the street, public restrooms, and amazing sand!

10.0

Jan 2024

Staff were amazing. Location was beautiful. Absolutely loved the beach attendants Terri and Jamie. They were so good with the kids and fun to chat with. Food was good at the restaurant. We did all meals there. Best mudslide I've had in a long time at the bar on the beach. Rooms were a little more run down but not a problematic issue and they were clean. Loved our view. Coffee at the front desk was plentiful in the morning. Loved the educational moments throughout that you didn't expect. Pool was so warm when the outside air was so cold and made it wonderful to be able to swim even though it was cold. Found thousands of beautiful shells right on the beach. Music till 10 pm and live music was great during the day on Saturday. Atmosphere made us not want to leave. Saw dolphins swimming right out front of the beach around lunch. Found living creatures like sea urchins we focused on putting back in the water. Just a great time and sad we weren't there longer for sure. Cannot wait to go back as it is now a place we will come back to for sure.

6.0

Jan 2024

I loved the hotel’s private beach access. The hotel restaurant did not look like much but the bartender was very pleasant. Their crab cakes were to die for best that I have ever had. My room was not great was a corner room so view was not great & had an odor. But I was not in the room much only to sleep.

1.0

Jan 2024

I'll never be back. Talk about a nickel and dime operation. Pay for parking, pay for beach chairs, rooms are super small if you are planning on going with a family. They even tried to charge us $30 for 2 beach towels because they were not returned to the front desk. Thankfully caught this at checkout. Marked as "Missing/Damaged" items on the bill. We hadn't even left the hotel. Was debating between this and another hotel. Definitely regretted trying to save a buck. You get what you pay for.

10.0

Jan 2024

Loved the private beach!!!

2.0

Jan 2024

Our stay was very good. The only issue we had was with the maid service. Our room was not cleaned every other day as planned. While we were at the hotel for 7 nights we may have had maid service once or twice which left us at times, without towels and the room cluttered. However, we enjoyed the beach, the food on the cabana was excellent and the people were wonderful!!!

10.0

Jan 2024

location was great

10.0

Jan 2024

Liked parking garage Dislike only 1 ice machine

8.0

Dec 2023

We enjoyed staying at this hotel for our first time in CW and being able to enjoy the beautiful beach was a dream come true for my daughter. The area was safe and we enjoyed all the restaurants in the area. The room we stayed in was the family suite and we loved the setup, lots of space, the view was excellent and beds were comfy. I did a lot of research and chose the hotel because of the eco friendly story and location, but for the price we paid I would have paid extra to stay at a nicer hotel nearby. The hotel is quaint but is in dire need of a remodel and even though the room was ready early before our check-in time, it needed a deep clean. I always travel with wipes and after wiping down all the surfaces with my own wipes and I used a towel to clean the floor all I was surprised with all the dirt I wiped up and I stared off my stay feeling disgusted. I would also suggest that you clean the area leading out to the pool and the pool deck. If I could suggest anything to the hotel is please renovate. We would love to come back to stay and support the hotel’s mission of being eco friendly in the future, but I am not willing to pay what we did for a hotel in the beach that isn’t well maintained.

8.0

Dec 2023

Really comfortable bed and pillows. Great location!

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Clearwater Beach?

The average price for a rental in Clearwater Beach is $338 per night. This rental is $85 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection. Enjoy the water!

Is Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection?

We found 6 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, and laundry.

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Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Clearwater Beach, FL

Nearby attractions

Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection

Hotel in Clearwater Beach, FL

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Clearwater Beach, FL

Nearby attractions

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Clearwater Beach?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Winter the Dolphins Beach Club, Ascend Hotel Collection?

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