Spark by Hilton Tampa Brandon
About Spark by Hilton Tampa Brandon
Near the junction of Route 60 and motorway I-75, this hotel in Tampa, Florida offers a great location as well as convenient amenities and comfortable guestrooms. Spark by Hilton Tampa Brandon,Tampa is just minutes from Busch Gardens, the vibrant Ybor district and the Museum of Science and Industry. The nearby Channelside entertainment and dining multiplex is home to attractions such as the Florida Aquarium. Guests can go for a swim in the outdoor pool or workout in the fitness room at the Spark by Hilton Tampa Brandon, An IHG Property - Tampa. The hotel also features free high-speed internet access and a complimentary morning breakfast.
Amenities
- 24-hour front desk
- Meeting space
- Fitness center
- On-site dining
- Café / coffee shop
- Business center
- Express check-in / check-out
- Concierge
- Dry cleaning
- Self-service laundry
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Full kitchen / kitchenette
- In-room refrigerator
- Pool
- Spa / sauna
- Pet friendly
- Family friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
- Smoke-free property
- Air conditioning
- Elevator
- In-room safe
Reviews
The hotel received largely negative reviews, with guests frequently citing issues with cleanliness, outdated facilities, and poor maintenance. Many guests reported finding stains, dirt, and insects in their rooms, and some had issues with the beds and bathrooms. However, the staff was often praised for being friendly and responsive.
- Staff were friendly and responsive
- Location was convenient for some guests
- Rooms were often dirty and outdated
- Many guests reported issues with beds, bathrooms, and insects
- 4/5
Staff was friendly upon check in and the room was nice and clean!
- 5/5
Very clean room and very lovely, comfortable bed. Staff and as gracious and the bagels and coffee were delicious!
- 5/5
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- 3.5/5
Good
- 4/5
The room was clean and the staff was friendly. I do wish they had some hot foods (waffles or eggs maybe) on the breakfast but that wasn’t a deal breaker for me.
- 5/5
Special mention of Soan, the desk clerk/concierge. What a nice welcome. He is definitely customer oriented and directed us to some great dining and sight seeing nearby. We will be coming back. Thanks again Soan.
- 5/5
What a pleasant surprise this hotel was for the price. It was recently updated and very clean. 15 minute drive to Ybor city.
- 5/5
Buen lugar tranquilo
- 5/5
I enjoyed my stay.
- 1/5
There's something wrong with the entire air conditioning system in the hotel. The rooms had to be set at 65°. We walked in it was freezing and damp. There was a dehumidifier, a portable one in each room, which is bizarre to begin with. Ours did not work. it was malfunctioning. The humidity was at 90% with the temperature at 65°, the maintenance man spoke no English I mean zero. The front desk guy had to come up who is bilingual to translate, but they still didn't even know between the two of them how dehumidifier works. They kept saying they'll be a light flashing when the water fills up in the unit. I said the unit is not working. That's why there's no water in the tray. They finally did bring a new one to the room and it started to work, but we had to listen to that thing running all night long.Also there's no free Internet unless you're at Hilton honors member. I requested three times for Management to call my room. They said there was no management on the site but they would have them call me because they're on call. No one ever called me or my room. I also gave them my cell number but no call, this place is not worth the price. It is very badly managed.
- 4/5
no microwave in the room, limited breakfast (nothing hot)
- 5/5
All good
- 3/5
Breakfast is very bare bones (think bagels, oatmeal and muffins).
- 4/5
The breakfast really wasn’t breakfast at all… it was fruit and yogurt and maybe if you were lucky a pastry. The property could be a little better maintained, the pool was dirty, but overall it was an ok stay.
- 5/5
Everything from the check in for checkout Nothing
- 5/5
Everything from the check in for checkout Nothing
- 5/5
Sona made check in wonderful. Sona has a great personality and is very people oriented.
- 3/5
The rooms wasn’t bad nice clean I wanted higher door they put me on first floor , breakfast was good
- 3/5
Very good first day service with Mr sona checking us in. Unfortunately we had to ask for our room to be cleaned and we only got new towels, and bed was not changed or fixed. TV decided to not work, unsure why but things happen. Continental breakfast was very good and enjoyable each day!
- 4/5
Nice stay. Friendly staff. Clean room. Breakfast left little to be desired but otherwise worth the $
- 4/5
Very good
- 5/5
The staff was friendly from start to finish and the room was very clean.
- 4/5
People there are very nice.
- 5/5
The room and hotel in general was clean and seemed fairly updated. The staff was friendly and helpful. And
- 5/5
The environment was nice. The atmosphere was quiet and relaxed. Room was clean and spacious. Staff was very kind and accommodating. Will definitely recommend to family and friends. Will even continue to stay at a Spark location if in the vicinity of my travels.
- 5/5
Yes
- 5/5
Front desk clerks were fantastic! The manager was awesome!
- 3/5
Pros- The staff, especially Kristy, was very helpful & friend)y. There was a nice variety of fresh items on the breakfast buffet. The beds & pillows were very comfortable. Cons- Unfortunately the cons deal with cleanliness. During our stay clean towels were brought in, and the garbage was emptied, but our beds were not made, nor did anything, including the bathroom, seem to get cleaned. Also, the outdoor pool did not look as though it was clean and ready to use. If not for the daily room cleaning issue, I feel like I would give this hotel a higher recommendation.
- 5/5
Pretty neat and organized room
- 5/5
Clean
- 5/5
Clean
- 5/5
The room was very clean and comfortable. The staff was friendly and very helpful. The coffee 24/7 was a nice bonus. However, the hot water for tea was likely used as a coffee urn previously and never properly cleaned so the tea tasted like coffee.
- 3/5
The breakfast was barely minimal. The room a/c was very noisy and did not work properly
- 4/5
Breakfast ,not all people eat bagels Bread for toast would have been great
- 4/5
Price and cleanliness Breakfast ,not all people eat bagels Bread for toast would have been great
- 5/5
Me gustó mucho lo recomiendo
- 5/5
Good
- 5/5
Everything was great. Will definitely book again.
- 5/5
Clean room. Amazing staff. Thank you for a great stay
- 3/5
Hotel was simple and clean but wayyyyyy overpriced for what it was
- 5/5
Refreshing ice water. Hot coffee. Nice selection of teas. Bakery type muffins. Bagels were plentiful. Hard boiled eggs. Hot and cold cereal available. Nice toppings, too. Apples and oranges. Yogurt. Juice. Very clean. Staff was so nice. Jessica, who checked us in, was very congenial, helpful and kind.
- 5/5
Was greated by friendly staff and the room was very clean.
- 5/5
I was here for the BTS concert, the staff were very welcoming and helpful. Would highly recommend staying here.
- 5/5
Perfect
- 5/5
The cleanliness was amazing, It felt and smelled really clean.
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 5/5
I requested them to have an early check in and they granted my request. Everything is perfect!
- 5/5
Hotel was clean with friendly staff. Breakfast area had a few options but was always clean and stocked. Rooms were clean and spacious. Would absolutely stay again.
- 5/5
What a great staff. Very helpful and informative. Always greeted me and my family day and night. Super welcoming. Thank you
- 4/5
Basically coffee, bagels and cereal
- 2/5
Rooms motel 6 quality. Towels rough. TV with poor options
- 4/5
Yes, breakfast could include some hot food but overall the variety and selection was adequate.
- 5/5
Breakfast was freshly put out every morning (cereal,bagels,yogurt fruits no hot foods.) staff was very nice .
- 4/5
Didn't eat
- 5/5
Good❤️❤️
- 5/5
Everyone was very friendly and accommodating. Rooms were very clean and comfortable
- 5/5
Yes i did thank you so much
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 5/5
Everything good
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 4/5
The breakfast fell a bit short. Myself and others were curious about the absence of meat and egg options, aside from the refrigerated hard boiled eggs. There was an abundance of bagels and muffins though. Being that I don’t drink cow milk, I did appreciate the oat milk option for my cereal. Speaking of cereal, the bran flakes in my Raisin Bran was a tad stale.
- 4/5
As expected
- 1/5
Would never stay here.
- 5/5
Very nice, clean facility.
- 4/5
If you don't mind hearing conversations in other rooms this is an acceptable hotel experience.
- 2/5
Pool is dirty. Cochroach in the room. Loud kids all night running up and down hall, banging on doors, had to call office twice. Elevator goes crazy and goes to any floor it wants or doesn't move at all.
- 4/5
The rooms were nice and clean. The hallways were an eyesore. Some new carpet would go a long way
- 3.5/5
The property needs some maintenance. The sink was cracked, the dry wall falling off the wall, a light fixture falling out of the ceiling, the tub was heavily scratched and unattractive...
- 3.5/5
The property needs some maintenance. The sink was cracked, the dry wall falling off the wall, a light fixture falling out of the ceiling, the tub was heavily scratched and unattractive...
- 4.5/5
Superb
- 5/5
We stayed for one. Ishtar excellent hotel great location we had no complaints
- 5/5
Staff, clean room
- 5/5
Every staff member I interacted with was pleasant and friendly. During my stay I extended and the both the Manager on duty as well as Front Desk/Jonathan and the housekeeping team were diligent in making a smooth transition from one room to the next. I would definitely consider staying here again. Highly recommend.
- 4/5
clean room, well appointed, BUT breakfast selection left much to be desired. Cold items only, not much for the price of stay.
- 4.5/5
Superb
- 4/5
Yes
- 3/5
Better cleaning is needed. Breakfast was terrible-No a real breakfast.
- 4/5
Room was clean
- 4/5
Room was clean and met basic needs.
- 1/5
There were kids playing everywhere. In the front of the lobby. Shoes everywhere including the entrance of the hotel. Parents had clothes and bottlea all over. It was so noisy. And yes even at midnight kids werw running up and down the halls on the room floors. NO ONE SAID ANYTHING but I paid for a good nights reat. It was tereible. If your gonna have soccer teams or alot if kids dor any event, you should didclose tgis to your guest when booking. and bottles all over the tablea
- 0.5/5
Nothing Nothing hot breakfast no coffee maker in room or microwave.
- 0.5/5
Nothing Nothing hot breakfast no coffee maker in room or microwave.
- 4/5
This is a nice, clean hotel, at a convenient location just off I 75 in Brandon, Fl. That being said, if you're expecting to be staying at a Hilton, you're going to be disappointed, as the only thing close to being a Hilton you will get is the Honors credit. The breakfast offerings consisted of cold boiled eggs, half frozen bagels, and cereals, pretty disappointing. C'mon, how much would it be to offer up at least a hot waffle or pancakes like other hotels do without the fancy name like this hotel has. If you want any kind of restaurant, you will need to drive a ways, unless the local Hooters fits your bill, and I'm pretty sure they're closed for the breakfast crowd. The staff is very nice, and check in was quick and easy, but as stated, not a Hilton by any means. You will have a good nights sleep though, the beds are very comfortable.
- 4/5
The staff was very courteous, hotel location ideal for my business.
- 3/5
The room was okay. The staff seemed to always have an attitude.
- 5/5
Great
- 1/5
House keeping lied about us spilling coffee and needing to replace a phone- we don't even drink coffee.
- 5/5
👍
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 3/5
A/c was noisy. For the price I paid and it being a Hilton hotel I would have expected better accommodations.
- 5/5
Clean, friendly, excellent amenities and breakfast.
- 5/5
Clean hotel, good staff!
- 3/5
The property was clean. There was coffee available all day but it would have been better if there was assortment of fresh fruits for breakfast.
- 4/5
Clean rooms, staff helpful, breakfast is average
- 4/5
Overall I would stay again!
- 5/5
Awesome service and staff
- 4/5
Very good
- 5/5
The room was clean, we were able to check in way earlier and they accommodated us after the person in our party checking in lost their wallet. Decent little breakfast, quiet area, and close to the highway and anything you could ever want.
- 3/5
They did let us check in 1&1/2 hour early.
- 4/5
Nice well kept good help and great price
- 3/5
Clean
- 4/5
Clean large room, but floors are all faux and slippy where cleaned. No spark and needs carpet to add warmth to the room. Breakfast quite good withgood choices for a continental. I would stay again.
- 4/5
The rooms were okay but I have to applaud the daytime front staff. I was going to a wedding and needed help with my dress and the front desk manager was right there to help zip me up no questions asked. She was amazing
- 3/5
Breakfast was limited. Room clean but bathroom door broken. Some staff were rude.
- 5/5
Started great Sona was phenomenal and made the trip fantastic!! Thanks for the phenomenal service and outstanding stay.
- 5/5
Overall a great value.
- 4/5
Sona who checked me in was very friendly and personable he is an asset to the Spark by Hilton Tampa Brandon team! The room was clean, bed was comfortable BUT I could not connect to WIFI even though I am a Hilton Honors member the front desk even tried to help me - with no success. Otherwise a good experience, I would stay there again and would recommend.
- 4/5
Nice location, clean
- 5/5
Close proximity to the highway staff was excellent very courteous and professional room was exceptionally clean perfect for my short. Stay definitely will come back when I’m going on a cruise in February. Looking forward to it.
- 2/5
It wasn’t the staff they were fine it was mostly the stuff I usually expect at my room like having a microwave in my room instead me walking out side of my room walking down to the lobby all the way to everybody eats for breakfast and a coffee maker in my room it would had been nice to have them instead walking all the way down to the lobby and getting some coffee and the third and fourth thing is my doors from my main door to my room to bathroom door my main door it will get stuck like it had fresh pain out something I had to force it to open ether side from out side to inside the room and the lock on the door hinge I had trouble to opening it up to lock the door and my bathroom it was hard to close it and opening it too.
- 5/5
The staff is friendly the hotel was very clean it was better than I was expecting
- 3/5
I made my reservation and paid a month in advance. I called October 28th around 11:30 am to inform the front desk that we would be a late arrival, get there around 3 or 4 am and our room preference. We got there about 3am on November 26 as I said we would previously. The first thing the clerk said after I gave my info is that I should have called ahead which I promptly replied that I did so a month ago. So either the person I spoke to previously did not note down what I said or she did not bother to look at the notes on my reservation. The interaction with the overnight clerk was unpleasant but thankfully short as someone might have already made my key card ahead of time because I noticed my name was written on the inside. The room was exactly what I booked, it was clean and breakfast was good.
- 2.5/5
To far from the what I normally book. At that price. Pictures are incorrect. Very Small. Value wasn't quite out from bigger hotels in the area.
- 5/5
Stayed for a soccer tournament and hotel was great . Very clean , convenient and worked out for us . Front desk Somon ( I think that’s how u spell it ) was amazing he was sooo friendly , helpful and just nice !!! Hopefully you get him when you check in !
- 1/5
Bad area… room sub standard
- 5/5
Great staff, very clean! And great value
- 5/5
The check-in was very smooth and Sona was very friendly. Our room was nice and very clean, the bed was comfortable. Happy with the experience and I'm sure we'll recommend to family and friends.
- 3/5
El desayuno muy malo ni un huevo dan !! nada que ver el desayuno
- 1/5
I called the reservation number and verified my son could check in at 18 yrs old. He was in Tampa and it was midnight. He had a 4 hour drive to Tallahassee and was exhausted. It was unsafe for him to be on the road. The person at the reservation desk said it was fine. I explained I found the room on Travelocity for $90 cheaper and would book it on line. I did a non refundable knowing my son was just down the street and would be there soon. When he arrived, the hotel clerk would not let him check in, even with me on the phone explaining the situation. They wouldn’t make an exception after I explained that the reservation desk told me it was ok.
- 5/5
All was well and we enjoyed the clean spaces
- 1/5
This was the worst stay ever. The hotel had two groups which were terrible. They were drinking in the lobby very loud and our room was next to the front desk. kids running my and down hall playing tag.
- 4/5
Limited options for breakfast but otherwise a great place.
- 5/5
Clean room. Nice staff.
- 4/5
bathroom tube was slippery
- 5/5
I can’t remember the gentleman in the front counter but he was very professional and made our experience great.
- 5/5
Nice clean rooms. Bed was quite comfortable.
- 5/5
It always nice to have coffe in the room and higiene stuff
- 5/5
Everything was almost perfect. The price, the location, the staff. The rooms were well maintained. The TV had multiple different streaming services. The beds were comfortable to sleep in. The only thing missing was a decent breakfast, a poor variety of options, you had three choices, oatmeal, cereal, or a bagel. I would've loved some eggs and sausage, or even just one waffle maker! But for the price of the room its hard to complain. We had a wonderful time spent at this location.
- 5/5
Staff didn’t communicate well. We checked in early and maintenance was not aware and attempted to get into our room while we were in there. Then, this morning before checkout, housekeeping attempted to come in two hours before we were scheduled to check out while we were still sleeping in the bed.
- 5/5
Clean room
- 1/5
This hotel and the pictures did align. If it wasn’t an emergency and I wouldn’t have made my reservations at this place. I’m so disappointed in Hilton for this misrepresentation of there hotel. I have pictures of the roach and video footage of the running toilet. This experience has been horrible!
- 5/5
Did not eat there
- 5/5
Perfect stay!
- 5/5
over all is good. it would be better if there is a microwave, water pressure for shower was so low, it would take so long to wash off shoap.
- 5/5
Very clean room with comfortable bed.
- 5/5
Sauberes Hotel mit neuwertiger Einrichtung. Frühstück könnte besser sein. Kaffee ganztägig frei zur Verfügung.
- 5/5
Just an overnight but pleasantly surprised by the quality and cleanliness for the money
- 5/5
Great service
- 4/5
Very good accomodation according with the price
- 5/5
Yes
- 5/5
N̈ice clean room
- 5/5
Was in town for a family reunion, great hotel great 1st time here. I’ll be back
- 5/5
Excellent staff! They have a gym and laundry, too. The hotel’s technology is incredible, and I love that there’s no carpeting in the rooms. I’d love to stay here again!
- 5/5
Excellent hotel.
- 4/5
Wish they had a hot breakfast. Drain in bathtub was not working . Room was clean and location was convenient to sports complex for soccer tournament.
- 5/5
Loved this place! Friendly staff, clean, near everything. Great place to stay.
- 2/5
Breakfasts consist on a bagel bar. The room at first glance looked clean, but it smelled humid. The ac stopped working in the middle of the night a then started doing a very strong noise. The area is not very convenient if you need to ho downtown often.
- 4/5
Room was a lot bigger than what we expected and very clean.
- 5/5
traveled for work. had what i needed, would stay at again
- 5/5
Excelente
- 3/5
The night receptions was very unfriendly and seemed bothered anytime i requested help, which made stay less pleasant
- 5/5
excellent!
- 1/5
no
- 3/5
We woke up in the middle of the night to smells of marijuana coming through the air vents. Will never stay there again
- 1/5
The place smelled like mildew very, very bad and there was a dehumidifier in my room very overrated for Hilton quality. I don’t know how Hilton ever spans that old motel six or something similar to a motel six very very poor paint jobs on the doors were horrendous door opened up Just to hit stop in front of glass shower doors ridiculous whoever the architect was never ever would stay at that hotel again I would sleep under a rock first
- 4/5
The staff was great. Front desk agents Jessica, Michael, and Soner were friendly and knowledgeable. The rooms were clean and comfortable. The only issue I had was the AC is noisy when it clicks on & off throughout the night. I used the fan on function but it didn’t help.
- 1/5
The property was absolutely HORRIBLE. When i pulled up ut had the strongest odor of marijuana. It definitely is a very old building. The staff were not helpful. The said breakfast was included. The breakfast consists of toast, bagels and cold cereal, on the 1st morning there was orange juice and apple juice, on my 2nd morning the machine was only filled with water. I checked out and found a comparable price at a nearby hotel, that even had a CLEAN pool and also a hot tub. It was a horrible experience even tho it sounded goid on line.
- 1/5
There was no water pressure in the shower, the water was coming out like a sink. The front desk worker told me she could switch my room. I packed up and went back to switch rooms just to be told the system is down and I couldn’t switch. The clerk told me maybe I could just shower in the morning as if my comfort in a room I paid for wasn’t important.
- 5/5
Good clean property
- 4/5
I stayed a week for work. The staff were very accommodating and helpful.
- 5/5
Bueno
- 4/5
Was a fine hotel
- 5/5
The hotel was nice , comfy beds clean, nice clean pool, the breakfast wasn’t the best very limited only bagels and cereal thats was the only negative issue. The staff was absolutely amazing
- 5/5
Nicely renovated. Friendly staff.
- 5/5
Awesome
- 5/5
Good
- 5/5
Great service by staff esteban and chrytal were very nice costumer service
- 5/5
Everything Fine.
- 4/5
People professional and friendly, only problem was equipment. Frig was turned off and TV remote needed new batteries. Overall A Good visit.
- 5/5
Great environment
- 3/5
Beds were ok- nothing special. No fridge or micro in the rooms. Room was clean.
- 5/5
Hotel was very clean, easy check in. I wish they had a better breakfast
- 5/5
The staff was amazing and the room was clean and comfortable and clean. It smelled like fresh flowers and the size of the bedroom was big and roomy!
- 1/5
Live roaches on my bed. Avoid this property if you can.
- 5/5
Room was clean and quiet and staff was very nice!
- 5/5
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