Book Dolphin Sands Clearwater Beach, An Ascend Collection Hotel - Premium Seaview Hotel in Clearwater Beach

Dolphin Sands Clearwater Beach offers a heated outdoor pool with a tropical tiki bar and direct access to a private beach area with beach chair and umbrella rentals available for a fee. The hotel provides complimentary beach towels, pool/beach towels, and access to beach rentals including chairs and umbrellas, with a beach attendant setting them up daily. Guests also receive free trolley passes for the Jolly Trolley, with a stop right outside the hotel, and can use a luggage storage room before check-in or after checkout.

On-site dining includes Cabanas Coastal Grill serving American cuisine and Cabanas Beachside offering cocktails and beachside service to chairs and loungers. The hotel hosts daily live entertainment, evening live music or performances, and has a poolside tiki bar with drink service. Dining is available for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with the restaurant serving locally sourced ingredients and a kids' menu.

All rooms include a microwave, small refrigerator, and coffee machine, plus a flat-screen cable TV, safe, and ironing facilities. Room types available include King Rooms with balconies and city or ocean views, as well as family suites with two separate sleeping areas (two queens plus two twins). The hotel is compliant with ADA guidelines, offering wheelchair-accessible rooms and visual aids such as Braille signage.

The hotel sits on the south end of Clearwater Beach, overlooking Sand Key Park and Clearwater Pass, with direct access to the white-sand private beach. Pier 60 is 2 km away, offering shopping and entertainment, and the Clearwater Marine Aquarium is 3 km from the hotel. Guests can purchase discounted aquarium tickets at the front desk and ride the free Jolly Trolley to the marina for dolphin encounter cruises or other attractions.

This hotel is eco-friendly with a special focus on marine conservation, offering regularly scheduled educational events with marine life experts on-site. Families receive free breakfast tickets for children (per adult purchase) at the restaurant, and the hotel provides kids' outdoor play equipment and a children's pool area. The property also has a special partnership with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, allowing guests to participate in unique VIP experiences with rescued marine life, such as meeting Winter the dolphin's legacy.

Beach: Private beach with chair/umbrella rentals and beachside service

Dining: Cabanas Coastal Grill & Cabanas Beachside bar

Eco-Focus: Marine conservation educational events & VIP marine life encounters

Family: Free kids' breakfast, outdoor play equipment, Jolly Trolley passes

Location: Steps from Pier 60, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, and dolphin cruises

Parking: $25/day self-parking in shared garage with Hampton Inn