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Clearwater, Pinellas County: licensed businesses
Active food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage licenses placed in Clearwater from DBPR's license files, by type, with new licenses by month.
Food service licenses571
Lodging licenses526
Alcoholic beverage licenses420
New food service licenses, 12 months to Aug 202652
New lodging licensesn/a
New vacation rental licensesn/a
Active licenses as of DBPR's extracts of Sep 28, 2026 (food service), Sep 28, 2026 (lodging) and Oct 1, 2026 (alcoholic beverages). New lodging licenses exclude vacation rentals, which have their own count.
Restaurants and other food service, seating420
Food service, non-seating45
Mobile food vehicles and carts82
Catering18
Vending machines6
Hotels and motels89
Apartments and rooming houses244
Vacation rentals193
Liquor by the drink (quota and special licenses)144
Liquor package stores (quota)20
Beer and wine by the drink120
Beer and wine package sales113
Clubs, caterers and other alcohol licenses23
New licenses
New licenses by monthClearwater12 months to Aug 2026: Food service 52; Lodging, except vacation rentals n/a; Vacation rentals n/a; Alcoholic beverages 29
New food service and lodging licenses by the month DBPR approved them, from the new establishment files, initial licenses only. Alcoholic beverage licenses by the month first issued, licenses still active only, so earlier years understate openings. A month inside a published file with no new license is zero; a month no file covers is left blank. Closures recorded since the first extract: Food service 0, Lodging, except vacation rentals 0, Vacation rentals 0, Alcoholic beverages 0.
New licenses by month, last 12 months
| Month | Food service | Lodging, except vacation rentals | Vacation rentals | Alcoholic beverages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 6 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 6 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 5 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 5 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 7 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 6 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 months | 52 | n/a | n/a | 29 |
n/a: no published file covers the month. See the explained gaps on the sources page.
Active licenses by type
| License type | Division | Code | Active | DBPR summary | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food service, non-seating | Food service | 2010-NOST | 45 | ||
| Food service, seating | Food service | 2010-SEAT | 420 | ||
| Catering | Food service | 2013-CATR | 18 | ||
| Hot dog cart | Food service | 2014-HTDG | 7 | ||
| Mobile food dispensing vehicle | Food service | 2014-MFDV | 75 | ||
| Vending machine | Food service | 2015-VEND | 6 | ||
| Hotel | Lodging | 2001-HOTL | 35 | ||
| Motel | Lodging | 2002-MOTL | 54 | ||
| Nontransient apartment | Lodging | 2003-NAPT | 226 | ||
| Transient apartment | Lodging | 2003-TAPT | 18 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, collective | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-CLCT | 9 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, group | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-GRP | 9 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, single | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-SNGL | 85 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, collective | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-CLCT | 14 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, group | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-GRP | 5 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, single | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-SNGL | 71 | ||
| Club, veterans or fraternal | Alcoholic beverages | 11AL | 1 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11C | 10 | ||
| Club, golf | Alcoholic beverages | 11CG | 1 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11PA | 3 | ||
| Caterer | Alcoholic beverages | 13CT | 8 | ||
| Beer, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 1APS | 2 | ||
| Beer, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 1COP | 3 | ||
| Beer and wine, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 2APS | 111 | ||
| Beer and wine, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 2COP | 117 | ||
| Liquor package store (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 3PS | 20 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP | 25 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special hotel or motel | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-S | 28 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special airport | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SAL | 3 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SCX | 1 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special food service (restaurant) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SFS | 81 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), SPX | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SPX | 5 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special restaurant | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SR | 1 |
Temporary event food vendors are in DBPR's file but not its summary, and are not counted. An alcohol license is active at primary status 20, Current; DBPR publishes no current alcohol summary to compare with.
Hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and transient apartments
Every active license of these types here, with the rental units DBPR records. Apartments, rooming houses and vacation rentals are counted above and listed in the county CSV.
| Name | Type | Address | Units | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILTON CLEARWATER BEACH RESORT | Hotel | 400 MANDALAY AVE, CLEARWATER 33767 | 416 | HOT6207593 |
| SHERATON SAND KEY HOTEL | Hotel | 1160 GULF BLVD, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 390 | HOT6205892 |
| WYNDHAM GRAND CLEARWATER BEACH RESORT | Hotel | 100 CORONADO DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 343 | HOT6215808 |
| OPAL SOL | Hotel | 400 CORONADO DR, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 248 | HOT6215855 |
| OPAL SANDS RESORT | Hotel | 430 S GULFVIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER 33767 | 230 | HOT6215803 |
| MARRIOTT SANDKEY | Hotel | 1201 GULF BLVD, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 220 | HOT6211194 |
| J.W. MARRIOTT CLEARWATER BEACH RESORT | Hotel | 691 S GULFVIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 198 | HOT6215845 |
| SANDPEARL RESORT | Hotel | 500 MANDALAY AVE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 195 | HOT6215773 |
| HOLIDAY INN HOTEL & SUITES CLEARWATER BEACH | Hotel | 521 S GULFVIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 189 | HOT6215570 |
| EDGE HOTEL | Hotel | 505 S GULFVIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 155 | HOT6215809 |
| CLARION INN & SUITES | Hotel | 20967 US 19 N, CLEARWATER 33765 | 148 | HOT6204867 |
| LA QUINTA INN & SUITES CLEARWATER CENTRAL | Hotel | 21338 US 19 N, CLEARWATER 33765 | 148 | HOT6215501 |
| AC CLEARWATER BEACH | Hotel | 395 CORONADO DR, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 144 | HOT6215841 |
| RESIDENCE INN | Hotel | 309 CORONADO DRIVE, CLEARWATER 33767 | 140 | HOT6215812 |
| SHEPHARDS BEACH RESORT | Motel | 619 S GULFVIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 140 | MOT6203452 |
| CY CLEARWATER BEACH | Hotel | 455 E SHORE DR, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 139 | HOT6215840 |
| HAMPTON INN & SUITES CLEARWATER/ST. PETERSBURG-ULMERTON ROAD | Hotel | 4050 ULMERTON RD., CLEARWATER 33762 | 128 | HOT6215771 |
| HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON CLEARWATER ST. PETERSBURG ULMERTON ROAD | Hotel | 4485 ULMERTON RD, CLEARWATER 33762 | 128 | HOT6215857 |
| FAIRFIELD INN & SUITE | Hotel | 3070 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33759 | 127 | HOT6215190 |
| HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CLEARWATER | Hotel | 2580 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33765 | 123 | HOT6215689 |
| RODEWAY INN | Motel | 21252 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER 33765 | 118 | MOT6201176 |
| RESIDENCE INN CLEARWATER DOWNTOWN | Hotel | 940 COURT ST, CLEARWATER 33756 | 115 | HOT6215777 |
| SPRINGHILL SUITES | Hotel | 309 CORONADO DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 115 | HOT6215813 |
| SURE STAY BY BEST WESTERN | Motel | 3655 HOSPITALITY LN, CLEARWATER 33762 | 115 | MOT6209700 |
| VALENCIA | Motel | 22950 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER 33765 | 110 | MOT6205421 |
| PIER HOUSE 60 | Hotel | 101 CORONADO DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 108 | HOT6215786 |
| CLUB WYNDHAM CLEARWATER BEACH | Hotel | 110 CORONADO DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 107 | HOT6215860 |
| FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT | Hotel | 650 BAY ESPLANADE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 102 | HOT6215810 |
| CHARTHOUSE HOTEL CLEARWATER BEACH MARINA | Hotel | 40 DEVON DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 98 | HOT6215856 |
| CW RESORT AND MARINA | Hotel | 411 E SHORE DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 91 | HOT6215862 |
| HAMPTON INN & SUITES CLEARWATER BEACH | Hotel | 635 S GULFVIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 91 | HOT6215807 |
| DAYS INN CLEARWATER CENTRAL | Motel | 2940 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33759 | 90 | MOT6207339 |
| DOLPHIN SANDS CLEARWATER BEACH | Motel | 655 S GULFVIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 90 | MOT6205082 |
| TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT TAMPA CLEARWATER | Hotel | 21090 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER 33765 | 90 | HOT6215844 |
| HIATUS CLEARWATER | Hotel | 385 S GULFVIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER 33767 | 88 | HOT6215851 |
| LA QUINTA INN & SUITES CLEARWATER SOUTH | Hotel | 5000 LAKE BLVD, CLEARWATER 33760 | 84 | HOT6214522 |
| SUPER 8 BY WYNDHAM #03977 | Motel | 13260 34TH STREET N, CLEARWATER 33762 | 75 | MOT6210961 |
| CLEARWATER BEACH HOTEL | Motel | 504 S GULF VIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 66 | MOT6210194 |
| GULFVIEW HOTEL ON (THE) BEACH | Motel | 625 S GULFVIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 64 | MOT6209739 |
| COMFORT SUITES CLEARWATER | Hotel | 1941 EDGEWATER DR, CLEARWATER 33755 | 50 | HOT6215420 |
| CLEARWATER INN | Motel | 2960 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33759 | 48 | MOT6207372 |
| PELICAN POINTE RESORT AND HOTEL | Hotel | 445 GULFVIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER 33767 | 48 | HOT6215782 |
| COCONUT COVE ALL SUITE RESORT | Hotel | 678 S GULFVIEW BLVD, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 42 | HOT6215785 |
| MONACO VACATION RENTALS | Motel | 648 POINSETTIA AVE, CLEARWATER 33767 | 42 | MOT6215803 |
| GULF WAY INN | Motel | 2275 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33765 | 38 | MOT6204083 |
| ECONO LODGE INN AND SUITES | Motel | 2061 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33765 | 37 | MOT6204066 |
| AVALON CLUB | Hotel | 24 AVALON ST, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 34 | HOT6215837 |
| TROPICAL INN & SUITES | Motel | 1320 CLEVELAND ST, CLEARWATER 33755 | 34 | MOT6200176 |
| FRENCHY'S OASIS MOTEL | Motel | 423 - 441 E SHORE DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 33 | MOT6202396 |
| CABANA HOTEL LLC | Motel | 669 MANDALAY AVE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 30 | MOT6213904 |
| FLORIDIAN INN | Motel | 1630 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33755 | 30 | MOT6202305 |
| PALM PAVILION INN | Hotel | 18 BAY ESPLANADE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 30 | HOT6202593 |
| DELUX INN | Motel | 1735 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33755 | 27 | MOT6203181 |
| DEVON SHORES BEACH SUITES | Motel | 342 HAMDEN DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 27 | MOT6202013 |
| ORANGE MOTEL | Motel | 1736 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33755 | 27 | MOT6200043 |
| BUDGET INN OF CLEARWATER | Motel | 1471 COURT ST, CLEARWATER 33756 | 25 | MOT6200603 |
| SUNRISE RESORT | Motel | 229 CORONADO DRIVE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 25 | MOT6203940 |
| TRAVELERS INN AT CLEARWATER | Motel | 1488 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33755 | 24 | MOT6202174 |
| MARINA BAY VACATION RENTALS | Motel | 1477 S FORT HARRISON AVE, CLEARWATER 33756 | 22 | MOT6201154 |
| ROYAL CANADIAN MOTEL | Motel | 653 MANDALAY AVE, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 22 | MOT6203681 |
| SURF & SAND FLORIDA LLC | Motel | 50 ROYAL WAY, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 22 | MOT6202469 |
| STA N PLA MOTEL | Motel | 345 HAMDEN DR, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 21 | MOT6203920 |
| TROPICAL BREEZE | Motel | 333 HAMDEN DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 21 | MOT6215788 |
| PLEASANT INN | Motel | 1744 N FORT HARRISON AVE, CLEARWATER 33755 | 19 | MOT6203499 |
| SEA SIDE ON ESPLANADE LLC | Motel | 641 BAY ESPLANADE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 19 | MOT6204100 |
| DEVON SHORES SUITES & STUDIOS | Motel | 332 HAMDEN DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 18 | MOT6204653 |
| EBB TIDE APTS | Motel | 621 BAY ESPLANADE, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 18 | MOT6201292 |
| ORANGE MOTEL 400 | Motel | 1736 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33755 | 18 | MOT6209569 |
| PINK FLAMINGO MOTEL | Motel | 1800 N FT HARRISON AVE, CLEARWATER 33755 | 18 | MOT6203962 |
| DIANA MOTEL | Motel | 1814 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33765 | 17 | MOT6203909 |
| APARTMENTS 426-428 | Transient apartment | 426 - 428 E SHORE DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 16 | TAP6203592 |
| ECHO SAIL RESORT MOTEL | Motel | 216 212 HAMDEN DR, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 16 | MOT6215805 |
| ROYAL NORTH BEACH HOTEL | Motel | 657 MANDALAY AVE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 16 | MOT6215768 |
| BAREFOOT BAY RESORT AND MARINA | Motel | 401 E SHORE DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 15 | MOT6202142 |
| PALM COVE MOTEL | Motel | 2431 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33765 | 15 | MOT6201808 |
| CORAL COVE MOTEL | Motel | 1379 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33755 | 13 | MOT6201834 |
| ECONO INN MOTEL | Motel | 18736 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER 33764 | 13 | MOT6202745 |
| FAIR FIELD APTS LLC | Transient apartment | 2023 & 2029 ALPINE RD, CLEARWATER 33755 | 12 | TAP6201188 |
| IVORY SANDS BEACH SUITES | Motel | 433 CORONADO DRIVE, CLEARWATER 33767 | 12 | MOT6202636 |
| PARKER MANOR MOTEL | Motel | 115 BRIGHTWATER DR, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 12 | MOT6200025 |
| TRBA MOTEL | Motel | 1466 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER 33755 | 11 | MOT6215814 |
| 1157 AND 1163 DREW STREET APARTMENTS | Transient apartment | 1157 & 1163 DREW ST, CLEARWATER 33755 | 10 | TAP6216371 |
| BLUE WAVE | Motel | 440 E SHORE DR, CLEARWATER 33767 | 10 | MOT6215769 |
| EAST SHORE APTS | Transient apartment | 473 E SHORE DR, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 10 | TAP6203788 |
| HILLCREST MOTEL | Motel | 26 S HILLCREST AVE, CLEARWATER 33756 | 10 | MOT6215545 |
| KLP SOMERSET LLC | Motel | 50 SOMERSET ST, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 10 | MOT6215795 |
| PATIO PALM | Motel | 1295 CLEVELAND ST, CLEARWATER 33755 | 10 | MOT6212577 |
| BREEZEWAY | Motel | 602 POINSETTIA AVE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 9 | MOT6203603 |
| SILVER SANDS | Motel | 415 S HAMDEN DR, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 9 | MOT6204503 |
| BAY ROYAL MOTEL APARTMENTS | Transient apartment | 647 BAY ESPLANADE, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 8 | TAP6200103 |
| COCONUT GROVE | Transient apartment | 606 BAY ESPLANADE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 8 | TAP6215784 |
| URINO APARTMENTS | Transient apartment | 466 E SHORE DR, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 8 | TAP6215719 |
| WATERS EDGE | Transient apartment | 611 BAY ESPLANADE, CLEARWATER 33767 | 8 | TAP6216150 |
| ENCHANTED INN&SUITES ON THE BA | Transient apartment | 607 BAY ESPLANADE, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 7 | TAP6211141 |
| STAY AND PLAY CLEARWATER BEACH | Transient apartment | 657 BAY ESPLANADE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 7 | TAP6203253 |
| BEACHOUSE | Transient apartment | 421 HAMDEN DR, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 6 | TAP6204475 |
| PARKER MANOR | Motel | 123 BRIGHTWATER DR, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 6 | MOT6215806 |
| PORPOISE INN AND SUITES | Motel | 609 CYPRUS AVE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 6 | MOT6215793 |
| SNOWFLAKE INN | Transient apartment | 22 KENDALL ST, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 6 | TAP6203303 |
| TUCKERS MOTEL | Motel | 14650 66 ST N, CLEARWATER 33764 | 6 | MOT6202369 |
| METEOR APTS | Transient apartment | 405 S METEOR AVE, CLEARWATER 33765 | 5 | TAP6211926 |
| TROPICAL SKY RANCH MOTEL | Motel | 333 CORONADO DR, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 5 | MOT6203089 |
| 411 REALTY LLC | Transient apartment | 617 BAY ESPLANADE 19TH ST S, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 4 | TAP6216378 |
| EAST SHORE APTS II | Transient apartment | 475 POINSETTA AVE, CLEARWATER 33767 | 4 | TAP6213988 |
| PETER PAN DEVELOPMENT | Transient apartment | 689 BAY ESPLANADE, CLEARWATER 33767 | 4 | TAP6215764 |
| SOMERSET BAY APTS | Transient apartment | 65 SOMERSET ST, CLEARWATER BCH 33767 | 4 | TAP6204509 |
| STAY AND PLAY CLEARWATER BEACH | Transient apartment | 663 BAY ESPLANANDE, CLEARWATER BEACH 33767 | 4 | TAP6216001 |
Of 1,517 active licenses here, 1,359 are placed in a city by their geocoded location (1,033 matched exactly by the Census geocoder) and 158 by the city name as filed, where the address could not be placed. Unincorporated means outside every Census incorporated place in the county.
Sources on this page
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation: public food service license files, public lodging license files (Division of Hotels and Restaurants, one file per district, refreshed weekly) and the retail alcoholic beverage license file (Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco). Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- Validated against DBPR's own summaries on every build: the statewide license summary (HR400A, dated Oct 1, 2026) and the county license and unit summary (HR400C, dated Oct 1, 2026), by license type, within 1.5% or 15 licenses for the days between the weekly extract and the monthly summary. The retail alcohol file is compared with DBPR's all licensees file, series by series and county by county, exactly. The last alcohol count DBPR posted by county is dated July 1, 2021 and is carried in the published counts download.
- Locations. Every license address was geocoded with the US Census Bureau batch geocoder (current benchmark) and placed in a Census incorporated place (TIGERweb, retrieved 2026-10-01) by point in polygon. DBPR publishes no GIS layer of its licenses.
- Sources and methods.
Download the data
Pinellas County licenses CSV Every license, statewide (CSV, gzip) New licenses CSV (gzip) DBPR published counts CSV
One row per license with its type, status, address, county, geocoded coordinates, the city it was placed in and how. The new licenses file has every approval with its month; the published counts file has every figure from DBPR's summaries since 2017.