We stayed at Trail's End as it was a last minute trip last week and every hotel in St Pete Beach and most in Treasure Island were booked. Compared to other TI hotels, which are almost all mom and pop-type, it was pretty decent, but it is not a luxury hotel, barely a 2 star in fact. The beach is huge and beautiful, the pool looked clean, but we didn't use it, there was a cute little courtyard, the buildings looked a little old, but in pretty good shape, the room was just OK. IT did smell very musty and didn't look that clean but we only stayed 2 nights.
We ate at the Waffle House and Sloppy Joe's and also a place called PJ's on St Pete Beach.
I don't think I would stay here again unless it was just 1 night and I was desperate.

We just lodged at the Trails End and had a wonderful time. We had our Holiday at one of the newer condo hotel to start, but had to move to due to some sort of glitch in the system. So my wife and I moved a couple of doors down to the Trails End and saved quite a few pounds in the process. The motel actually had a nicer grounds (pool, grounds and such) than the Condo Hotel we stayed at before. The Treasure Island area is under a lot of new construction, with million + dollar condos being constructed on the beach. I wish I had the millions to buy one, but for less than $100 was right on the beach. I'm sure it won't be long before they catch on to the fact that they are priced low. The draw bridge was closed in Treasure Island while we were there... I think they are builing a new one so you have to drive a bit out of the way to get to the mainland. If you go out to eat try the new "Cabana Club" it was quite nice.

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Upon arrival to the Trails I felt instantly relaxed, the lush tropical landscaping, beautiful pool area, direct view of the sugar sand beach, gently sea breeze and the smell of the salt air, all spelled Vacation. My wife and I stayed in one of the newly renovated Gulf Front units, we didn't want to leave, it was a sad day when we did. The only problem we had when staying there was a problem with our remote for the TV, but they corrected the problem within about 15 minutes...batteries had gone bad. There are some nice shops in the Johns Pass area about a mile to the north of the motel. If you go out to eat I would try: Captain Kosmakos and Scullys, there is also a nice German lunch or dinner spot called Cafe Berlin in the downtown area of Treasure Island.

We just spent two days on the Easter holiday weekend at the Trails End Resort. Basically it is an okay resort and you get what you pay for. I will say the rooms were clean. The location on the beach is what attracted us and the fact that we needed a motel instead of a hotel to accommodate needs that we have with our child who has special needs.
The beds are so old and uncomfortable. I have complaints that the pool could have been cleaner. Easter Sunday was a windy day and there were newspapers at the bottom of the pool. My son actually cleaned all the papers out in order to enjoy swimming in it. Garbage cans around the pool were filled and only get emptied once a day as we stare at overflowing garbage cans by the pool. We woke up Monday morning and took our showers and then were told not to use the bathrooms because there was a sewer problem. Friends of ours staying there didn't get a shower and were very upset and actually were very glad we were leaving to Disneyworld not knowing where the sewer problem would leave us.