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Lightning Playoff Watch Parties In Tampa

The Bolts are back in the playoffs! There are some Lightning playoff watch parties in Tampa, so you can watch the games with fellow fans. The Lightning have won two…

Lightning Playoff Watch Parties

Lightning Playoff Watch Parties

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The Bolts are back in the playoffs! There are some Lightning playoff watch parties in Tampa, so you can watch the games with fellow fans. The Lightning have won two of the past 3 Stanley Cups. They are have been in the Stanley Cup Final for the past three years.

Aren't Lightning playoff watch parties the best? Getting together with other Bolts fans to watch a playoff game is always a great experience. There are a few happening around Tampa. The schedule for the playoffs hasn't been released yet, but you can always check out the Lightning website.

Here are a few watch parties...

  • Thunder Alley - this is located right outside of Amalie Arena. If you don't have a ticket to watch the game inside you can pay $5 to watch it outside.
  • Sparkman Wharf - during away playoff games you can enjoy live entertainment and even an appearance from ThunderBug. On Sunday, April 16, from 12pm-3pm there is a playoff pep rally at Sparkman Wharf.

[SOURCE: That's So Tampa]

Tampa Hotel Named One Of The Best In The World

Firstly, a Tampa hotel has been named as one of the best new hotels in the world. The list comes from Travel + Leisure and they named the 100 best new hotels in the world. One of those hotels on the list is right here in Tampa. The Tampa Edition hotel came in at #41 on their list.

Here is what Travel + Leisure say about the Tampa Edition, "You’ll know you’re in Florida the minute you step into the lobby’s verdant forest of palm fronds. And you’ll know you’re at the white-hot Tampa Edition because, as a guest, you just breezed past a line of locals hoping to get in at one of the hotel’s seven dining spots, now among the city’s most coveted bookings."

The Tampa Edition is located on Channelside Drive in the Water Street Tampa neighborhood. The hotel has 172 guest rooms, a gym and a spa.

So, a Tampa hotel has been named on of the best new hotels in the world. It didn't make the Top 10, but what an honor to make the list. So, what cities are in the Top 10? Well, New York City, Paris and Bangkok are just a few of the cities. Check out some of the best new hotels in the world below.

[SOURCE: WFLA]

The Peninsula Istanbul

Istanbul is located in Turkey and sports an 82-foot long indoor pool.

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Hôtel Dame des Arts — Paris

Located close to the Louvre. Some of the rooms also have gorgeous view of the Eiffel Tower.

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The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad

The location this 50-story tower, which is on the corner of 28th and Broadway, was a parking garage. The hotel opened in July 2022.

The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon

Located in Thailand it has 155 rooms.  Some of the rooms have a whirlpool tub while others have a small balcony or fully functional kitchen.

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InterContinental Khao Yai — Thailand

Another hotel in Thailand. It is located near Khao Yai National Park. Some of the rooms are modeled on old-school Orient Express-style train cars.

Gleneagles Townhouse — Edinburgh

This hotel is located in Scotland. The hotel only has 33 rooms.

Tampa Edition

Located on Channelside Drive in the Water Street Tampa neighborhood. The hotel has 172 guest rooms, a gym and a spa.

Kevin is a member of Tampa Bay‘s Hometown Morning Krewe on 995 QYK. He has been with the station for 25 years, is a Tampa native, and went to Jesuit High School and USF. Go Bulls!. He is passionate about all things Tampa Bay. Kevin writes articles on the ongoing road projects around the Tampa Bay area, awards that Tampa Bay cities and businesses have won and country music happenings around the Bay area. He is always doing many things with his wife and kids. He loves to read books and play video games in his spare time.