Tampa Bay evacuees seek hotels on higher ground ahead of Hurricane Helene
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As numerous Florida counties declare a state of emergency and order residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, hotels are opening up. Every room was booked on Wednesday at the La Quinta by Wyndham Tampa Central because of people evacuating, said general manager J. C. Patel. The Waters Avenue hotel isn’t far from Raymond James Stadium, so it already had a full weekend of visitors because of the planned Eagles game against the Bucs this Sunday.
“Some of our guests decided to come early in case the weather shut down airports,” Patel said.