La Quinta by Wyndham Tampa Brandon Regency Park
Brandon value stay, a real drive from Busch Gardens
About this hotel
Continental breakfast comes included every morning, and the outdoor pool covers afternoon downtime after errands or a Westfield Brandon Mall stop two miles away. Select rooms add a small fridge and microwave, useful for families stretching a multi-night stay's food budget. The honest trade-off here is distance: at sixteen miles from Busch Gardens, this is a Brandon-area value base rather than a park-adjacent one, better suited to a family splitting time between Adventure Island and other Tampa Bay stops than one doing back-to-back park days. A launderette on site is a genuine plus for a longer trip with wet towels piling up, and meeting facilities are available too, useful if the trip doubles as a family reunion with a scheduled activity or two.
- Breakfast included
- Outdoor pool
- Near Westfield Brandon Mall
Our take
Sixteen miles from Busch Gardens is a real commitment, not a short hop, so this suits families who've prioritised Brandon's lower rates and shopping access over walking-distance park proximity. The included breakfast and pool cover the basics well for that trade-off, and the Tampa Museum of Art gives a reasonable non-park day option too.
- ✓Factor real drive time into your park-day plans, since sixteen miles from Busch Gardens isn't a quick trip.
- ✓Take advantage of the included continental breakfast before a long drive to the park.
- ✓Combine an Adventure Island day with a Westfield Brandon Mall stop, just two miles from the hotel.
Why we love it
- Daily continental breakfast included
- Outdoor pool for downtime
- Close to Westfield Brandon Mall
- Select rooms have fridge and microwave
Why guests love itI would choose La Quinta by Wyndham Tampa Brandon Regency Park for a value-minded family. The Brandon hotel pairs a daily continental breakfast with an outdoor pool, and rooms have flat-screen cable TVs and free WiFi, with a fridge and microwave in select rooms. It is seven miles from the Tampa State Fairgrounds and sixteen from Busch Gardens, so the park days mean a drive, and I would pick it for price rather than proximity.