Tampa Bay’s #1 Sober Community
Tampa Bay’s Premiere
Addiction Treatment & Sober Living
Real Recovery is Florida’s best rated and
largest
sober living community committed to you and your
loved one’s success in achieving long-term sobriety.
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Affordable & Modern Sober Apartments
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Hundreds have recovered. Will you?
Our Approach
We're Florida's #1 Recovery Residence
Our mission is to provide quality addiction treatment and a safe, stable recovery environment with a strong community support system to help people with substance use disorders successfully transition back into the real world and recover from addiction.
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Real Recovery Program in Tampa, Bradenton, and New Port Richey FL
We offer a full spectrum of care through our Inpatient Residential Program, our Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). Our residential program provides 24/7 support in a structured, healing environment—ideal for those needing intensive care. For clients ready to transition or seeking flexibility, our PHP and IOP deliver focused therapeutic services while allowing individuals to stay connected to work, family, and daily life. Across all levels of care, we combine group therapy, individual counseling, and proven recovery tools to help clients build resilience, maintain sobriety, and confidently move toward lasting recovery.
Inpatient Residential - Tampa
Our Inpatient Residential Program offers a safe, supportive environment for individuals seeking recovery from addiction. This structured, 24/7 level of care provides the intensity needed for early healing, combining medical oversight with evidence-based therapeutic services. Clients participate in daily group therapy, individual counseling, and family involvement, all designed to address the root causes of addiction. Our team takes a holistic approach—supporting not only physical stabilization, but also emotional growth, mental clarity, and long-term wellness. The goal is to help each person build a strong foundation for lasting recovery in a setting that fosters trust, accountability, and personal transformation.
Intensive Outpatient Program - Evenings
Partial Hospitalization Program - Day Time
Our PHP offers a structured, intensive treatment platform for individuals grappling with addiction. Balancing hospital-level care with the comfort of an outpatient setting, our PHP emphasizes individualized therapeutic interventions, encompassing group therapy, individual counseling, and family support. Designed to foster resilience, self-awareness, and coping strategies, participants benefit from our expert team’s holistic and compassionate approach to addiction recovery.
Why we're the Best Sober Living in Florida!
Real Recovery is more than a structured, drug-free environment designed to help recovering individuals who are serious about building a better life, free from the shackles of alcoholism and addiction.
We’re a community of strong like-minded individuals that are passionate about lifting each other out of the depths of despair by focusing on 12-Step fundamentals, building healthy relationships, and developing ourselves personally and professionally to achieve a purpose-filled sober life.
We have multiple sober living homes throughout the Tampa Bay area. Our goal is to create an environment that promotes accountability, honesty, and long-term recovery. Our community helps build a strong foundation in early recovery so clients can create a new way of life that is full of adventure and fun without drugs or alcohol.
Our Sober Living Homes in Florida
Apartment-style Sober Living Homes with the Support You Need to Stay Clean and Grow
Recovery Down By The River 🦾
Our newest and largest Real Recovery property is located just 2 minutes outside the heart of downtown New Port Richey, our 21 unit recovery community is in the prime location of Pasco County. This exciting town in the heart of a quiet county is walking distance to plenty of AA/NA meetings, recovery clubhouses, essential shops, and job opportunities minutes away.
Our two-bedroom luxury sober living apartments come fully renovated with brand new furniture, as well as smart TVs and high-speed internet in every unit.
Luxury apartment-style sober living at an affordable price. 🏄♂️
Explore Bradenton’s Old Florida history, vibrant recovery community, and 20 miles of beautiful beaches while building your new way of life at our 60-bed sober living apartment complex, featuring 16 newly renovated apartments and a 5-bedroom house.
Each sober home comes fully furnished with easy access to staff and on-site amenities, including high-speed internet cable. Sobriety is anything but boring, come jump in the pool and enjoy barbecuing with new friends.
Hit the gym, a meeting, and study at USF 🦾
Located just 18 minutes outside the heart of downtown Tampa, Brandon is known as the “city within a city” of Tampa – close enough to Downtown without being lost in the concrete jungle. Brandon features a well-balanced mix of city and suburban life, with plenty of AA/NA meetings, recovery clubhouses, essential shops, and job opportunities minutes away.
Our two-bedroom luxury sober living townhomes come fully renovated with brand new furniture, washer and dryers, as well as smart TVs and high-speed internet in every unit.
Central location with SPC across the street 👨🎓
Just minutes away from America’s #1 ranked beach – Clearwater Beach. Our Clearwater sober living property offers a robust recovery community, a low unemployment rate, and a climate that supports an active lifestyle.
With hundreds of nearby meetings weekly, Clearwater is the perfect place to find your sober living home. Whether you are a drug addict, alcoholic or prescription addict, you will be sure to find a supportive community to help you begin your new life in sobriety.
AA/NA meetings, pool table, and a business center located on-site. 😎
Whether you’re a student, aspiring student, like to work out, or are eager to get back into the professional workforce. Our North Tampa location is perfect for you.
With 16 fully renovated apartments and tons of amenities including a business resource center, and high-speed WiFi throughout – you’ll have everything need to achieve your definition of success. Best of all – USF is only 15 minutes away and most residents qualify for a tuition waiver.
Located off two major transit routes, great meetings, jobs, and meetings nearby. 🏊♂️
Come discover a true community of people dedicated to recovering from drug and alcohol addiction at Real Recovery St. Petersburg. Along with beautiful, award-winning beaches, a rich historic culture, top-rated restaurants, and endless indoor and outdoor attractions, St. Petersburg’s recent economic revitalization means you can expect not only a great place to live but one where you can start a career and build a strong foundation in early sobriety.
Our St. Petersburg sober living home offers residents access to everything they need to be successful in recovery.
City life without getting lost in the concrete jungle
Located near the heart of Tampa, our sober living home provides a positive environment for individuals to begin their journey to recover from substance abuse. As Florida’s third-largest city, Tampa is home to nearly 380,000 residents and filled with thriving local businesses, a growing tech scene, and a job market that continues to attract professionals with irresistible high-paying jobs.
Real Recovery’s Tampa property is the sober living recovery destination for those that love the city lifestyle with easy access to meetings, shops, and great career opportunities.
See What Our Residents Have to Say About Real Recovery
We could go on and on about why Real Recovery works, what sets us apart, and all the accreditations we have but the story of our success, we believe, can be best summed up by the experiences of our graduates/alumni and their families over the years.
Finally a sober living that is about helping people on the road to recovery, that adheres to a set of strict standards to ensure the comfort and safety of the clients over an extra dollar being made. These guys practice integrity in an industry riddled with greed. They take sobriety very seriously and operate with professionalism.
Ethan S
Are You Ready To Beat Down Addiction?
Sober Living Admissions
We like to keep it simple. Our admissions process is straightforward. Here are the steps you need to take:
- Complete our admissions form on this page.
- Schedule a time to speak with one of our program administrator. We will discuss your alcohol or substance use history, your goals (recovery, personal, professional, and education), and learn about each other to ensure Real Recovery is the best fit for your needs.
- Remain clean and able to pass an 80-hour alcohol test and multi- panel drug test on the day of your intake.
- Program fees are due on the day of intake.
Nationally Recognized & Certified Recovery Residence
Reinforce Accountability with Random Drug Tests
Modern, Clean & Dignified Apartment-Style Living
We're Driven To Succeed in Every Aspect of Life
- 93% of alumni (687) remained clean at least 90 days after completing the program
- 89% remained (478) abstinent at least six months after graduating Real Recovery
- 81% remained (363) sober for a year or more after completing all three phases
- 88% of the alumni (304) with one year achieved their two years sober milestone 🤯 🥳
- 87% of alumni that relapsed within six months reduced or stopped attending meetings
- 95% of those with a year or more sober reported they actively sponsored others in recovery
- 100% of alumni who remained sober for a year or more after graduating, reported attending at least three meetings per week.
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