Nikki,
We stayed at the Radisson Sand Key in May with our DS age 5. It's a suite hotel that actually sits on the Bay, across the street from the Gulf. You can look out your front window and see the gulf. The back balcony overlooks the bay. The hotel had activities for the kids and a nice pool. Plus, the hotel is at the end of a small boardwalk that has some little shops, carryout, ice cream shop and restaurants. The hotel offers a "shuttle" - large golf cart that they will take you over to the beach on Sand Key. You can also walk across the street if you wish. If you have a car, you are right across the bridge from Clearwater Beach (nice playground for the kids!). Our hotel room was fine. It's not a 5 star resort. It was clean and comfortable. We really appreciate the kids activities and the staff were great with my son. The hotel also had a resident Macaw - Lisa. My DS enjoyed talking to Lisa throughout the day. We enjoyed watching manatees, dolphins, and stingrays from our balcony. Hope this helps.