The following hotels offer a discount for parathyroid patients having
surgery at Tampa General Hospital via the Norman Parathyroid Center.
All of these hotels are within a few miles of the hospital. The number of stars is
our rating, based upon feedback
from our patients... NOTE: prices listed here are
usually pretty accurate,
sometimes it is lower, it is almost never higher.
Hilton
Garden Inn 
Located in the heart of Tampa's historic Ybor City, the Hilton
Garden Inn is the only hotel in this unique and frequently visited locale.
Formerly the cigar capital of the world, Ybor City is known for its
vibrant nightlife and recognized by its brick streets, wrought iron
balconies and old-fashioned streetlamps. We have been sending patients
here for about 3 years now and they give great service to
our patients. We have 3-5 patients stay here every day. This hotel is only about 5 years old, and its located in a
very interesting area of town with LOTS of things to do. MANY shops, restaurants,
and even a large movie theater complex is just outside your door. Located
3.5 miles from the hospital but shuttle bus service is available most of
the time. Important... they do NOT have a restaurant, but offer
room service Tuesday-Saturday from 5pm to 9pm. However, if you walk one
block, you will have dozens of very nice (some excellent) restaurants,
cafe's, and shops. If you have to take a taxi to the hospital, don't worry, most of the taxi
drivers know who we are and will know what kind of surgery you will be
getting... When booking, you MUST tell them that you are having surgery with Dr
Norman and you must give them our corporate ID number: 2632427 in order to get special room rates...and
be treated extremely well (extra pillows, etc).
Located: Tampa's historic Ybor City.
Address: 1700 East 9th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605
To make
reservations you have 2 choices... call our representative at the hotel
directly at 813-769-0137 and tell them you are having surgery with
Dr Norman. They are open 9 am to
6 pm M-F, EST. If not there, leave a message. Or,
you can call the main phone number 813-769-9267 and be transferred to the
national reservations desk... and give them our corporate ID number:
2632427.
$154 January through April, and $124 May through December. These are
special rates that are only available if you give our corporate ID number
2632427.
Shuttle bus to and from the hospital is available, but doesn't run in the
morning before 7:00 am, so this won't work getting you to the hospital in
the morning... you take a quick taxi for $10.
Official
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Courtyard
by Marriott -- WestShore Shopping District
Located 3 miles from the Airport and 4 miles from the
hospital. This is one of our top recommended hotels, and unquestionably the
highest recommended if you would like to be around shopping.
Tampa
's newest, nicest, and biggest mall –International Plaza & Bay
Street, is about 1.5 miles away (cannot walk to it, must take car/taxi/or
hotel shuttle) and with it some VERY nice restaurants (Cheesecake Factory,
Capital Grill)--and of course, great shopping. The Westshore Plaza, which
is a smaller but recently renovated mall, with a host of GREAT restaurants
(PF Changs, Maggiano’s, Mitchell's Fish Market etc.), entertainment (AMC
Cinemas) and shopping (Macy’s, JC Penney) is also 1.5 miles from the
hotel. Pending availability, the hotel shuttle will take you to and from
both Malls. They treat our patients well, and have special room
rates for Norman Parathyroid Clinic patients.
Additionally, having recently completed extensive renovations (2008), they
offer our guests the following features and amenities:
complimentary high speed internet access,
Courtyard Café – open for breakfast,
24-hour food access in our Market Place, complimentary airport shuttle
service (8am to 10pm),
complimentary parking, Fitness
Center with State-of-the-Art equipment, complimentary
Gold’s Gym membership for registered guests,
Marriott Rewards points.
To
make reservations you can either call or use their website. If you simply click
on this link
it will automatically take you to their booking site and will already have
our promotion code entered. You simply put in your dates and it will book
your stay at our discounted rate.
Or,
you can call toll-free number at (800) 321-2211, or call
the hotel directly at (813) 874-0555. Be sure to ask for the NORMAN PARATHYROID CLINIC special
corporate rate or
RATE CODE BSIA (king room) or BSIB (2 Queen beds).
Address:
3805 West Cypress
Tampa, Florida 33607 USA
Phone: 1-813-874-0555
If you don't have a car, you will have to take a taxi to the hospital
($10).
Courtyard
by Marriott. Downtown
(813) 229-1100
1 mile from the Hospital.
Located: Downtown Tampa.
Address: 102 East Cass Street. Tampa, FL.
$84 nightly (seasonal). Not too fancy, but very nice and our folks never
have complaints here.
Ask for the Norman Parathyroid Center / Tampa General Hospital Rate when you call to make a reservation. The
hotel does provide a complimentary shuttle between 7:00 am and 11:00 pm that will service
Tampa General Hospital. Since most of you have to be at the hospital
between 5:00 and 6:30 am, you will need to take a taxi to the hospital in
the morning, but the shuttle will take you back to the hotel after your
operation. Our nurses will make the call for the shuttle for you. To book a hotel reservation, please call
1-800-321-2211 and make reference to the Tampa General Hospital rate. Tell
them you are having surgery with Dr Norman. NOTE... do not confuse this
hotel with the one above... same company, similar name, but none of
shopping.
NOTE FROM DR NORMAN. Several restaurants
that have opened up directly across the street such as Tabs, Raw Bar
Sushi, Five Guys and the Fly. Their shuttle will be more than happy to
take you to Ybor City as well as Channelside where you could enjoy number
of restaurants.
Official
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here)
rathyroid surgery, parathyroid surgery,
parathyroid surgery, parathyroid operation.
Residence
Inn by Marriott
(813) 221-4224
5/8 mile from the Hospital.
Located: Downtown Tampa.
Address: 101 East Tyler Street. Tampa, FL.
$94 nightly. All are apartment style suites including full kitchens with living areas.
Fireplaces available in some suites. One and two bedroom suites available.
Shuttle bus to the hospital is available between 7 am and 11 pm. You will
need to take a taxi in the morning, but the shuttle will come get you
after your operation. Make sure you tell them you are using the Tampa
General Hospital rate and having surgery with Dr Norman so you get the
preferred rate.
NOTE FROM DR NORMAN: Simple and clean... no disappointments. A handful
of restaurants have opened up within a block or two that you can easily
and safely walk to.
They will also be happy to give you a ride by shuttle to take you to Ybor
City as well as Channelside where you could enjoy LOTS of
restaurants.
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Westin
Harbour Island Hotel
(813) 229-5000
1/2 mile from the Hospital.
Located: Downtown Tampa on Harbour Island.
Address: 725 Harbour Island Boulevard. Tampa, FL.
$179.00 to $199.00 nightly. This is a nice hotel. Only one restaurant
(very good) and a few
shops, but a nice hotel. Lately our patients said they were treated very
well and recommend this hotel highly. Shuttle bus to the hospital is available sometimes, but kind of unreliable.
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Hyatt
Hotel - Downtown Tampa
(813) 225-1234
1/2 mile from the Hospital.
Located: Downtown Tampa.
Address: 211 North Tampa Street. Tampa, Florida
33602.
$179.00 nightly, but they now have an agreement with Dr Norman and Tampa General
Hospital. If you mention Dr Norman's name and surgery at Tampa General,
your rate will be $129. This is one of the nicer hotels in
the area. A few restaurants and shops. Not much else to do outside of the
hotel... downtown Tampa is DEAD at night.
Shuttle bus to the hospital is not available.
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Tampa
Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina
(813) 221-4900
1/2 mile from the Hospital.
Located: Downtown Tampa.
Address: 700 South Florida Ave, Tampa, FL, 33602.
$219 nightly if no discounts used. $186.00 nightly for seniors. $197
nightly for AAA members. Most patients say they get much cheaper rates
than what we have listed here when they mention Dr Norman and Tampa
General Hospital--this is new in 2009 and it is working quite well. They
have military discounts too).
This is the newest,
largest, and nicest hotel in
the area...only 5 years old. Nice restaurants and shops. If money is
not a consideration, then this is the place to stay. Shuttle bus to the hospital is not available, but ask... if they are not
making an airport run they will take you--very accommodating.
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When
do you come and how long do you stay???
Typically, patients will come to Tampa the day (afternoon) prior to their surgery.
ALL preoperative evaluations and hospital registrations are done over
the phone now... you do not have to come to the hospital prior to the day
of your operation. The hospital will call you 1 to 2 weeks prior to
your scheduled operation and you will be able to take care of all
registration information, insurance information, etc with them over the
phone. You will spend this night in a hotel. The following day
you will go to the hospital for the outpatient parathyroid
procedure. Our average operative time for this procedure is about 18
minutes. All patients spend about 1 or 1.5 hours in the recovery room (the
last 30 minutes will be with
their families), and then are discharged. It is extremely rare for
parathyroid patients to need to spend the night in the hospital... the
procedure is so small and so quick, that less than one in 1000 patients
will have to spend the night (due to other medical problems complicating
their overall health). If you live in Florida, then you can go directly
from the recovery room to your home via car (you can't drive, but you can
be a passenger). If you don't live in Florida, you should spend this night
in a hotel also. Some people elect to spend the night of
surgery in the
same hotel in Tampa. Others elect to travel to Orlando (Disney World area), while
others elect to spend this second night in a hotel on the beach
(Clearwater or St. Pete Beach). Occasionally, some people will
travel by airplane back to their home in another state within a few hours
of leaving the hospital...we generally don't feel this a great idea...
Traveling the day of surgery by car--yes... by plane--we'd rather you did
not. We would
rather you relax, have a nice dinner with your family, and spend one more
night in the Central Florida area. Again, if you are traveling by car, we encourage you to get on the road right
after the surgery if you feel like it. Our advice to those traveling
by car: Find a Wendy's Hamburger place and get a chocolate Frosty (their
brand of milkshake)... it will make your sore throat feel good!
FLORIDA PATIENTS: People who are traveling by car from other areas in
Florida almost always elect to drive home back after their operation.
People from Jacksonville, Gainesville, Ocala, Orlando, Daytona, Melbourne,
Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Boca, Ft Meyers, Sarasota, etc, etc. You can
stay in Tampa, or you can drive home (somebody else MUST drive... but you
will be fine!). This is what we recommend.
When you book the hotel, tell them that you are having surgery with Dr.
Norman at Tampa
General Hospital and that you want the special rate that they provide for
Dr Norman's Patients at Tampa General Hospital.
Before you book any of these hotels, you may want to
read more about them on this "Tampa Hotels" web site.
They rate all of the hotels, and tell you more about them than we have.
HOWEVER, make sure you tell the hotel that you are having surgery at Tampa
General Hospital to get the discount listed above. The prices are correct
in the above listings on this page...ignore the prices you see on the
"Tampa Hotels" web site.
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