Waterfront hotel with gulf and city views down by the bay youre on the tampa bay waterfront at the cozy budget friendly best western bay harbor hotel 9 miles from downtown tampa a 7 minute drive gets you to tampa international airport shopping or aquarium families can explore 20 000 aquatic animals and plants and play in a water adventure zone at the florida aquarium 10 miles away if shoppings your thing high end stores like tiffany co and henri bendel await you at international pl