The CURRENT Hotel, Autograph Collection

Water on three sides puts Tampa Bay practically inside the room at this boutique hotel on Rocky Point. The interiors lean modernist and minimal, which sounds cold until you see how well it plays against the view. There's an outdoor pool, a ninth-floor fitness center, and Rox Rooftop Bar sits higher than anything else in town, if you need a reason to skip the gym.

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