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Le Méridien Tampa, The Courthouse
Tampa, Florida, United States · Le Méridien · Near Luxury
Built in 1905 as Tampa's federal post office, customs house, and courthouse, the building's judge's bench now serves as the lobby business-center desk, nameplates and emergency buttons still intact, while the witness stand became the hostess stand at Sal Rosa. The hotel pool covers the spot where paddy wagons once delivered defendants to holding cells that are guest rooms overlooking it today.
- 130 rooms
- Opened 2014
- Neighborhood: Downtown
About Le Méridien Tampa, The Courthouse
- The original judge's bench from the fourth-floor courtroom is now the hotel's lobby business-center desk; the judge's nameplates and emergency call buttons remain in place.
- The witness stand from the courtroom was repurposed as the hostess stand at Sal Rosa restaurant.
- The hotel's outdoor pool occupies the spot where police paddy wagons once delivered defendants; the holding cells that awaited them are now guest rooms overlooking the pool deck.
- Before it was a courthouse, the building served as Tampa's post office and customs house, made necessary by the bustling cigar trade through nearby Ybor City.
- The gold elevator doors from the original building have been preserved and remain in use today.
The setting
2-minute walk to Tampa Theatre. 7 miles from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel.
Restaurants and bars
- Sal Rosa — Restaurant · Caribbean
Amenities
- Pool
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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