Super Bowl 2009 will be the fourth Super Bowl in Tampa, and the first one since 2001, when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants, 34-7, in Super Bowl XXXV. The first Super Bowl in Tampa was held in 1984, when the Los Angeles Raiders beat the Washington Redskins, 38-9, in Super Bowl XVIII.

Tampa hotels will be swamped Super Bowl 2009 and many people will opt to stay on the beach in a Tampa beach rental house. Clearwater is the closest beach to Tampa and the best location for a Tampa beach rental house will be in Clearwater, a short 25 minute drive to the activities of Super Bowl XVIII.