I didn’t like it, the beach area smelled like ass.
I remember going to the beach on a company gathering in 1994. I had a little time to burn so I rented a car and headed down to Clearwater from Tampa (where my hotel was).
I was disappointed how dirty the sand was with trash just below the surface.
Finally gave up after about 20 minutes and hit the tourist trap shops. Don’t think I bought anything, though.