Best hotel to stay in Tampa when location to bars/entertainments is most important? -

A group of us is coming to Tampa for the first time for a bowl game on New Years day. We are in college so a location around fun restaurants/bars is probably most important. Price is a consideration too. What area should I look for a hotel in to be around a fun part of town? Relatively close to RJ stadium is a plus.

Temple Terrace is near USF and twenty minute s from RJS. Rate s for motel/hotel s are less expensive and cleaner than near the stadium. I stayed here and got a great night s sleep.http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-��

Hi,Of course anywhere near Ybor should be the place, but considering the weather is not gonna be forgiving for any extreme activities but should be okay for a fairly fun times. Check out Castle Bar, a real gothic bar, but since it has reputation of being the ghetto centre, advised not to stay long hours till closure. LA Hangout Bar is okay, most of the time they ll have live band (real god bands that ll shake your feet off!). Check out the links below for more info on good quality hotels and the clubs I ve mentioned.http://www.holidaycity.com/tampahotels/http://local.yahoo.com/results;_ylt=AoMj��