Hampton Inn Hotel Is Convenient For Bright House Networks Field
Clearwater in Florida is one of the cities in the Tampa-Clearwater-St.Petersburg metropolitan area. The city, which is in Pinellas County, has just over 200,000 inhabitants. Tourism is important locally: the city has many miles of beaches, it is near to Tampa/St.Petersburg, and it hosts many annual festivals and events. Bright House Networks Field is the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies, and the year-round home of their affiliates, the Clearwater Threshers.
The Threshers play in the Florida State League (West Division). The team is an affiliate team with the Philadelphia Phillies. In fact the Threshers were once called the Clearwater Phillies.
Since they moved from the Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in 2004, the Threshers have played home fixtures at Bright House Networks Field (now renamed Bright House Field). The field’s capacity is 8,500, with seating for 7,000. Naming rights worth 1.7 million dollars were bought by Bright House Networks, a local cable company.
Bright House Field serves as the spring training camp for the Philadelphia Phillies. They first came to Clearwater in 1947, and Bright House Field is their third base in the city. The highest attendance at the field was 10,724, when the Phillies took on the Yankees in a training match. The highest attendance at a Clearwater Threshers game was 9,090, for a match versus Lakeland Flying Tigers.
Clearwater is served by two major airports. Most visitors come via Tampa International Airport (IATA code TPA), but an increasing number use St.Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (IATA code PIE). Tampa is generally favored by scheduled services, while St.Petersburg-Clearwater is a destination for low-cost and chartered airlines, including several based in Canada.
Tourism is important in Clearwater. The city is near to the major vacation centers of Tampa Bay and St.Petersburg, and Clearwater itself has many miles of beautiful beaches. Annual events and festivals in Clearwater include the Imagine International Film Festival, the Fun N Sun Festival, the Hispanic Heritage Festival and the Clearwater Jazz Festival.
The Sunset at Pier 60 event is held every night. It starts two hours before sunset, and ends two hours after sunset. This is attended by many locals and visitors, and is completely free. There are street performers, stalls selling souvenirs, arts and crafts, and live music concerts.
Those who are visiting the city and require overnight accommodation may find they would enjoy a stay at the Hampton Inn in Clearwater. This hotel has 178 rooms, of which 20 are suites. Amenities for guests include an outdoor pool, hot tub, children’s playground and pool, and a fitness center.
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