Hollander Boutique Hotel

We were genuinely surprised by this stay — mainly because the hotel is so often described in reviews as “excellent” or even “exceptional.” Unfortunately, that was very far from our experience. I guess this really shows how different everyone’s expectations can be.

To be fair, there are a couple of positives:
• The front desk staff were friendly and polite
• The location is convenient, close to the pier and shoreline, which is nice for walking around downtown

However, everything else felt extremely outdated.
The rooms were dark, cold, and heavy, with a noticeable smell of old smoke lingering in the space. The interiors look like they haven’t been refreshed in decades — layers of wear and dirt sealed over time rather than properly addressed.

The design feels completely mismatched for a hotel today — almost like a teenage boy’s room from 30 years ago. It’s hard to describe, but it doesn’t feel intentional or curated — more like a long series of do-it-yourself choices without a clear vision.

What was most disappointing is the disconnect between the reviews and reality. Based on how highly rated this hotel is, we expected something completely different. Experiencing this in person was honestly a shock.

This property desperately needs a major makeover and, ideally, a professional design and renovation team. Right now, it feels like a place that’s been patched together over the years rather than thoughtfully maintained.

For us, this stay was a lesson in being much more cautious about trusting glowing reviews alone. We wouldn’t return, and we’d recommend others manage their expectations carefully.

Very cute and lively place. Downstairs dining was excellent.

The Hollander is that hidden gem everyone wants to find in a city. The staff is amazing, from Greg in housekeeping to Will at the front desk; all the staff are great.
I highly recommend the Hollander Hotel to all of my friends. It's just a really cool place!!

Our stay at the Hollander was great! The pool and rooms were well kept and drinks were great but what made our stay even better was the staff. The staff was so helpful, especially Jeff at the front desk and Natalie who hand wrote suggestions of what to do during our time here. Great location as well. Highly recommend!

Our group of 10 enjoyed a standard menu meal at 6pm prior to our 8pm event on New Years Eve with no NYE mark up. KAYLA provided attentive service and met our request for separate checks for couples. The mediterranean grouper swam in a thick read sauce--delicious! The salad with walnuts and blue cheese was adorned with grilled grouper. Several ordered the chicken parmeasan which was crisp and flavorful. The speciality drink menu is holiday punny and flavorful.
The venue includes a hotel, restaurant, and tiny coffee shop packed with pastries. The signs on the pastries are hard to read.
This hotel sits off the main drag yet is close to museums, attractions, and nightlife of Downtown St Pete known as DTSP.
The cozy ambiance here offers no background music but rather holiday conversation even with several TVs showing the bowl games.
The venue is accessible to the lobby with cozy sitting area, pool area, restaurant, full bar, and coffee shop with medium weight doors. Tables are accessible with high top seating at the full bar and in coffee shop.
Menus are printed on black background with white letters, and some chalkboard menus for a few items, all readable.
two accessible restrooms offer 2 grab bars, and 5ft x 7ft space.
Accessible free parallel parking in street for 2 hours free between 6am and 11pm. Accessible pay by app parking also available.

Excellent value. Very comfortable. Not luxury, just nice. Very welcoming and comfortable. Clean, neat. Restaurant is amazingly good. Front porch very nice to sit outside. Don’t be surprised by basic rooms and bathrooms. Everything clean, comfortable, and just works. Easy to get to everywhere you might want to get. Save your money to eat and play in St Petersburg. Stay here. You will be happy.

The location was great. The atmosphere was wonderful. The rooms were comfortable. The value was perfect. It was very clean. The restaurant was amazing. The staff was friendly and tentative, especially Will Herring he really went the extra mile to make our stay perfect. I rarely left the pool. It was nice to have staff waiting on you hand and foot while you lay out in the sunshine.

I greatly enjoyed my time. The bar was amazing and I loved the restaurant, if you stay at The Hollander please make sure to try the capris pasta salad.

I stayed at Hollander hotel & I had a terrific experience. The hotel is gorgeous, neat and rich in character and the location was ideal to cover the area. The staff was what contributed to this being a 5-star stay. All of the individual employees were friendly and accommodating as well as sincerely willing to help. They also made an extra effort to ensure that we are relaxed and enjoying our stay with them We had a room that was clean and comfortable. The restaurant and the pool area made an excellent environment to have fun and unwind. I can strongly suggest the Hollander Hotel to any tourist in St. Petersburg. The experience could not have been any better it was five stars

Will and his team were super helpful and pleasant to be around. I 100% recommended staying at The Hollander if you’re coming down to St Petersburg.

The Hollander is so charming! From Will’s excellent service and kindness to the cozy, clean, and comfy rooms, our experience was amazing!

The accommodations were amazing! The people were the best! I’ve never had the pleasure of such attentive, personal, and friendly hospitality anywhere else! Getting to know the staff was an experience that will bring me back! The first visit of many more to come! I left feeling like family!

Absolutely the Best service ever! Management and staff go out of their way to make your stay Special! Definitely going back

Outstanding!! Chris the GM and his entire staff hit it out of the park on every point - rooms were a tad small along with BR but short of that it was clean and I mean clean. Housekeeping was on point every day and we were there 6 days. Tap Room food and drink and the bakery were top shelf. The pool area the lobby all had a great vibe and the customer service was delightful. Highly recommend this boutique and its great location. Free parking to boot - 9 stars out of 10. Bravo Chris and Team.

we stayed at this wonderful hotel from 7th to 14th November ,part of a 3 week tour of Florida for my husbands 60th.
The hotel was fantastic, the staff were really friendly,the food was excellent and great beer choices also beautifully decorated. No Tourist tax and free parking and water.
The hotel even gave us a bottle of bubbles to celebrate my husbands birthday.
would use this hotel again

Built in the 1930’s, the Hollander is still lockedi time.
Rooms painted a very dark blue, bathrooms the size of a phone booth.
I believe they are goi g for a “campy” look with an overly cluttered lobby but it doesn’t work.
The entire interior needs a good overhaul…on the pro side, it haas a nice pool area and free parking (though difficult to find a spot). The location is very good as well. But, that being said, we would never stay here again.

We had a group decided to stay here to celebrate my girlfriends 40th birthday and our engagement. Everything was great staff was friendly and accommodating, we got a cabana the following day and had a great time. Everything was wonderful, that night people were screaming in the halls and slamming doors kids running up and down the halls late at night, I even went into the hallway to make sure everything was ok bc of a woman screaming at 2am. This is where I’d went sound the morning of check out we check out and were followed out into the parking lot by a guy name Pete who claimed he was an owner to yell at us for yelling and screaming at each other all night and he had to comp other rooms breakfast, I let him know it was not us that we were asleep and we heard the yelling also, he was very rude and I have no problem with confrontation but I didn’t want to ruin my now wife’s celebration, I reached out the next day to voice my concerns about the situation to not a single reply. We work in the hospitality industry and still can’t believe how an “owner” would treat a guest, mistakes happen and all we wanted was an apology.

Once again our stay at the Hollander was fantastic! The staff is so kind and accommodating. My 84 year old mother's favorite "mocktails with tequila" were made perfectly every day during our card games. THANK you and we cannot wait to return!

We went for our honeymoon and this place was so cool very clean and the beds were so comfortable! So close to downtown and the piers! We had an amazing time with so much to see and the hotels food and drinks were so good! The little coffee shop they have has the best coffee and sweet treats! We will recommend everyone and come back for sure. All the staff made you feel very welcome and all so nice! The atmosphere brought you to back in the day with the awesome phone booth and the creeky floors it was one of the coolest places we have been to! So much history in the place.

This is such a cute boutique hotel! Husband and I spent a weekend here. Our room was clean and comfortable. The staff is so kind and you get complimentary waters whenever you ask! They have free parking which is a plus too. We loved it here and would stay again if in the area.