Tampa Bay is a bachelorette dream, with beaches, breweries, rooftops and one of Florida's best nightlife strips all within a short drive. The trick is keeping the whole crew together and nobody stuck as the designated driver. Here are ten ideas that work, and a party bus ties them all together.
Bar-crawl nights out
1. Ybor City bar crawl, Tampa's historic nightlife district, wall-to-wall bars and clubs. 2. South Tampa and SoHo, with trendier bars and rooftops in Hyde Park. 3. St. Pete Central Avenue, where you cross the bay for a completely different, artsy bar scene. 4. Downtown Riverwalk, with waterfront bars and dinner spots with a view.
Daytime and beach ideas
5. Clearwater Beach day, with white sand, beach bars and a sunset at Pier 60. 6. St. Pete Beach and the Don CeSar, the 'Pink Palace' and Pass-a-Grille. 7. Winery and brewery tour through the St. Pete brewery district or the Sarasota wineries, with a driver so everyone can taste.
Something a little different
8. Rooftop brunch crawl with mimosas across a few of the area's rooftop spots. 9. Sarasota and St. Armands Circle for upscale dinner and drinks down the Gulf coast. 10. Multi-stop 'best of the bay', where you combine Ybor, a beach and a rooftop into one loop and let the bus handle the miles.
Whatever you pick, the move is the same: get a party bus, keep everyone together, and let the bride actually enjoy her night instead of coordinating five cars.