RNC delegates get hotels

TAMPA BAY — The Committee on Arrangements for the 2012 Republican National Convention has announced hotel assignments for its official delegates.

Delegates from 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories will stay in 36 hotels in the Tampa Bay area during the Aug. 27-30 convention, according to a press release. See below for a complete list.

Convention CEO William Harris said organizers will also charter 300 buses to shuttle delegates, media and other guests from their hotels to the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where the convention is being held, and the Tampa Convention Center, which will be set up as a media workspace for the event.

About 16,000 rooms at approximately 100 hotels in Tampa Bay have been reserved for the convention. Aside from the delegates, these rooms will house media, Republican Party officials and other convention visitors. Convention organizers estimate that the event will draw 50,000 visitors to the Tampa Bay area.

List of delegates and their accommodations:

Alabama - Crowne Plaza Tampa Westshore

Alaska - Postcard Inn on the Beach

American Samoa - Hilton Clearwater Beach

Arizona - Embassy Suites Tampa - Airport Westshore

Arkansas - Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Ybor Historic District

California - Tradewinds Island Resorts on St. Pete Beach

Colorado - Holiday Inn Clearwater-St. Petersburg Airport

Connecticut - Bilmar Beach Resort

Delaware - Wyndham Tampa Westshore

District of Columbia - Wyndham Tampa Westshore

Florida - Innisbrook Resort

Georgia - Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay

Guam - Alden Beach Resort & Suites

Hawaii - Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport Westshore

Idaho - St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater

Illinois - Sheraton Sand Key Resort

Indiana - Holiday Inn Harbourside

Iowa - Sunset Vistas Beachfront Suites

Kansas - Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Airport Westshore

Kentucky - Wyndham Garden Clearwater Beach

Louisiana - Saddlebrook Resort

Maine - Wyndham Tampa Westshore

Maryland - DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Tampa Bay

Massachusetts - Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina

Michigan - Embassy Suites Tampa - Downtown Convention Center

Minnesota - Sirata Beach Resort & Conference Center

Mississippi - Hyatt Regency Tampa

Missouri - Tampa Airport Marriott

Montana - Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Clearwater Beach

Nebraska - Alden Beach Resort & Suites

Nevada - DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Tampa Airport - Westshore

New Hampshire - Wyndham Tampa Westshore

New Jersey - Sirata Beach Resort & Conference Center

New Mexico - Holiday Inn Clearwater - St. Petersburg Airport

New York - Hilton Clearwater Beach

North Carolina - Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront

North Dakota - Bilmar Beach Resort

Northern Mariana Islands - Tradewinds Island Resorts on St. Pete Beach

Ohio - Mainsail Suites Hotel & Conference Center

Oklahoma - Best Western Bay Harbor Hotel

Oregon - Sheraton Sand Key Resort

Pennsylvania - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tampa Airport - Westshore

Puerto Rico - Hilton Clearwater Beach

Rhode Island - Clearwater Beach Marriott Suites on Sand Key

South Carolina - Innisbrook Resort

South Dakota - Shephard's Beach Resort

Tennessee - Safety Harbor Resort & Spa

Texas - Saddlebrook Resort

U.S. Virgin Islands - Crystal Palms Beach Resort

Utah - Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore

Vermont - Wyndham Tampa Westshore

Virginia - Clearwater Beach Marriott Suites on Sand Key

Washington - Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Clearwater Beach

West Virginia - Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport Westshore

Wisconsin - Hyatt Regency Tampa

Wyoming - Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport Westshore