We stayed in a harbor view room on the 8th floor for a week in July. Although there is a busy road outside we were never bothered by any traffic noise.
The harbor view is really nice, you can sit and watch all the boat traffic coming and going.
The hotel trades on its location and has a private stretch of beach where you can only consume drinks & snacks purchased from the hotel.
We went to Busch Gardens a couple of times with the trip taking around 30 minutes each way.
You shouldn't limit yourself to the hotel beach & bar / restaurants as there are some nice places to visit just along the road that wont charge the same premium.
Another nice place to visit is bradenton beach which is around an hour and a half to the South.

















