FMEA Conference contracts individually with several Tampa hotels to provide our attendees with the best rates possible. We do not have a housing bureau service, you must reserve rooms using the individual hotel links below.
In many cases, ballrooms and meeting rooms we use for All-State Rehearsals are dependent on the number of room nights reserved in the FMEA blocks, so in order to keep your conference registration and All-State fees low, please only stay in one of the official FMEA Hotels listed below.
Room blocks will tentatively open on Saturday, September 26, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The hotel list will be listed below at that time, along with the online reservation links and phone numbers for each hotel.
All-State directors should try to reserve rooms for students and chaperones in the hotel where they are rehearsing.
Hotel Policies
If calling, be sure to request the “Florida Music Education Association” room block rate and confirm the guest room rate posted below.
Credit cards are required for online reservations, and the credit card name must match the name on the reservation. A maximum of five (5) guest rooms may be reserved per name/credit card.
If paying by check, reservations must be made over the phone, and a check for the full amount must be mailed directly to the hotel no later than December 14.
You do not need to register for the conference before reserving your hotel rooms, but this is something that we are considering for future conferences.
Each hotel will have contract terms, such as parking charges, etc., on its reservation link.
September 26, 2026 9:00 a.m. Eastern
Reservations Open
November 7, 2026 5:00 p.m.
Room Cancelation Deadline
December 14, 2026
Checks due to hotels if not paying by Credit Card
December 14, 2026
Deadline to reserve a room in the FMEA Blocks. Unsold rooms returned to hotels.
Cancellation Deadline
We urge any guest holding surplus reservations/rooms to cancel the excess reservation(s) as soon as possible and no later than 5 p.m. on November 7, 2026, and you must secure a cancellation confirmation number. This courtesy will make surplus rooms available to other FMEA members and conference attendees.
Non-Refundable Deposit
Each room reserved and not canceled by November 7 will be charged a non-refundable deposit in the amount of the posted rate for one night plus tax. It will be charged to the credit card used to secure the reservation. Invalid credit cards risk reservation cancellation.
Transportation Not Provided
Not all hotels are within walking distance of the convention center. FMEA does not provide any transportation. Transportation and parking are the responsibility of each attendee. Directors are asked to share this with their chaperones and students.
If Hotels Are Full
Every year, the hotel blocks fill up almost immediately upon opening due to teachers overestimating how many they will need for all-state students and chaperones. They cancel the rooms they don't need after the audition results are released (late October and early November).
Try again in late October or early November after all-state results are released and teachers cancel rooms for students who didn't make it.
Try again after the cancellation deadline. All canceled rooms will return to the FMEA blocks until December 12.
Please Do Not reserve a room outside of the FMEA blocks! We must fill most of our allotted room blocks to receive discounts for the ballrooms we use for all-state rehearsals. If we do not meet our required minimum number of hotel nights sold, we will need to raise conference registration rates to compensate for the added cost of the rehearsal space.
If the price listed on the hotel's website after clicking the button below is not the same as the price listed below, the FMEA block for that hotel may be full, and they are showing you full-price rooms instead. Try again in November after all-state results come out.
Beware of Scams
Impersonation Scams: Nobody from FMEA will contact you trying to sell you a hotel room. The links in the Hotel List below are the only official FMEA room blocks and the lowest prices available.
Credit Card Scams: Never give your credit card to anyone who calls, texts, or emails you, especially if they call the phone in your hotel room. If someone calls claiming they are from the front desk, go to the front desk in-person to confirm.
Hotel List
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why are the FMEA Hotels so expensive?
The prices we contract with the hotels are much lower than their standard room rates during the same dates. In many cases, it is less than half their normal rates. While you may be able to find cheaper hotels or Air B&Bs in Tampa, we cannot guarantee their safety or compliance with our requirements. For the safety of you and your students, we highly recommend you stick to the hotels on our list.
Why is it so hard to get a room?
When the blocks first open, everyone tries to get as many rooms as they can in case they need them for all-state auditions, so they fill up very fast. If you wait until after the all-state results come out, many people have canceled their rooms and it's much easier for everyone else to get a reservation.
Why don't you wait and open the hotel block after all-state auditions are released?
Our hotel partners are uncomfortable waiting until we are so close to the start of the conference to start booking room reservations.
I tried calling but it was busy or they put me on hold forever
We recommend booking online instead. Otherwise, try again in early November after the all-state results are released. Many people will cancel rooms they no longer need if their students aren't accepted.
Is there a cancellation fee?
No, as long as you cancel all the rooms you no longer need by the listed cancellation deadline, you will not be charged any type of cancellation fee. After the cancellation deadline, a deposit of one night per room in your reservation will be charged to your credit card, and that deposit is non-refundable.
Someone at the hotel told me that canceled rooms don't go back into the FMEA block, and they are sold at full price instead. Is that true?
Only after the December room block deadline. Before that date, all the canceled hotel rooms in the FMEA blocks will be returned to the FMEA blocks and can be reserved by other FMEA conference attendees at the low FMEA rate.
The price on the hotel's booking page doesn't match the price listed on this page
If the FMEA Block is full at that hotel, they may be showing you available full-price rooms outside of the FMEA Block. Try again in November after all-state results come out to see if anyone canceled rooms in the FMEA Block.
Do I have to register for the conference first, before reserving a hotel room?
No. Many other conferences require this, and we considered implementing it; however, we determined that it may pose a challenge for our members who may not be able to secure funding through their school or district to pay for their registration so early in the school year.