Stayed here for a wedding. Rooms are dated and not as clean as I'd like. If you are going to spend much time in your room, I'd recommend a different, more modern hotel. If like us, you are there for a wedding and will be out and about all the time, it's a good location and it's convenient to stay there...just don't expect too much.

This was an email I sent to the "manager." I never received a response. Email is not working. I also tried calling him. His voicemail was down too and still is over a week later. Check the other review about room cleanliness and used condoms.

Damon,

I recently stayed at your hotel on the 16th and 17th with my wife and we were extremely dissapointed in the room and general cleanliness. There were pubic hairs and fuzz balls along the bathroom floor edges. The tubs in rooms were dirty - we stayed in 302 and 306. I scrubbed them with a wash cloth to get the scum up. It came up with very little scrubbing. This means that your staff is not properly cleaning and your management is not checking up on them. I should not be cleaning my own room and have to pay $170 a night. Also, you had a horrible active termite infestation. We woke up on Saturday with them flying around our room in 302. We were moved to 306, so the staff could spray, which was fine b/c 302 had very little hot water even after letting it run for 5 minutes. Room 306 had dead termites around the window too. Again, poor cleaning. On Sunday we woke up to another active termite invasion in 306. Also, this room had bodily fluids on the curtains - not small ones either. I have taken pictures of this along with the dirty tub and condoms in your parking lot. That's right you had multiple condoms in your parking lot. Used or not, it is tacky. I notified the women at the front desk. Her simple reply, "That's Ybor." That was all she said. I don't care where you are. The proper response is, "Sorry, we'll get that cleaned up." The funny thing is, nobody cleaned them up and we left on Sunday after attending our friends wedding there on Saturday.

By the way, I called and left a message in your voicemail on Saturday when we changed rooms and never got a call back. If I do not receive a response here, I will take other steps. I am tempted to notify the BBB in your area and file a complaint as well as with the health department. I am sure they would love the pictures. At the very least, I have posted this negative review of your hotel.

The other staff at your hotel responsible for receptions was great and I would give them high praises for their service and friendliness. You food was also good. However, more oversite of the cleaning staff is needed.

I will post pictures in the future.

My husband and I recently attended a wedding at the Don Vicente. The lobby is beautiful and check-in was friendly. However, be warned that the showers may not work. We spent 20 minutes each day trying to get a shower that wasn't freezing cold or scalding hot, only to settle for freezing cold. The bride even had to take a cold shower! When I spoke to the hospitality manager, he told me, "Yes, rooms 312 and 314 both seem have a problem with the showers." This information would have been helpful to know BEFORE check-in (I was in room 312, and there were other, available rooms)! Also, there was a leak in the ceiling which led to a huge puddle on the floor and it ended up getting our clothes hanging in the closet wet. Room service is not automatic: if you want clean towels or turned-down sheets, you have to request it. Perhaps this is standard, but I have never had this experience in a hotel or B&B. The same hospitality manager who had been so friendly at check in was barely apologetic at our inconveniences. Overall, the wedding was lovely, but the room experience was quite terrible. I have stayed in MUCH nicer B&B's and would recommend against staying here to anyone who asks.

Traveling alone to a conference, I wanted a small quiet place to stay, away from the high rise hotels. The Don Vincente was a perfect choice. It's more like a B&B than a hotel. Located in the Ybor City section of Tampa, it was close to great restaurants and trendy shops. The trolly to downtown Tampa stops across the parking lot from the Don Vincente. A $2.00 ticket took me downtown to the convention center and for $4.00 you can ride all day on the trolly and its in-town equivalent. It's a nice way to see Tampa.

The room was nice and there really wasn't any street noise although my room was on the corner of 9th and the Community College parking lot. But, I was there during the week so weekends might be different. The bathroom was large, the towels nice and fluffy, and the bed comfortable.

The staff at the hotel was great and the atmosphere was informal. The morning breakfast consisted of fruit, bagles (cream cheese available), two kinds of cereal, and a very tasty quiche. Coffee and tea were available, too. When I wondered why I had the dining room to myself at 8:30, I was told that the business people had already headed downtown.

Friends who were staying at a mega hotel in downtown Tampa took the trolly out two nights because Ybor City is the place to be.! They raved at the old world charm of the Don Vincente. Dinner at the Laughing Cat (Italian) nearby provided some of the best Italian food we have ever had.

I would definitely recommend the Don Vincente. If you like a large hotel with a pool, weight room, etc, this is not the place for you. If you want a small hotel with a friendly staff and comfortable rooms, stay here!