Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort
Bring along the sunscreen to take advantage of all the outdoor activities at this Panama City beachfront resort. Accommodation choices include both suites and villas. The villas offer a full kitchen and washer and dryer. The golf villas provide plenty of space as they range from 630 to 1,575 square feet. There is a spa on site offering massage, sauna and whirlpool. On-site golfing includes a par-3 golf course, but Hombre Golf Club is less than 2 miles away. Hombre features 27 holes set onto a scenic location where you are challenged by wetlands, marshes and lakes. Golf Hall of Fame inductee Hubert Green is the club's Touring Professional.
Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort
11212 Front Beach Rd
Panama City Beach, FL 32407-3668
(800) 874-8686
edgewaterbeachresort.com/
Laketown Wharf
Laketown Wharf offers 765 condos available for vacation rentals that provide views of the beach from your private balcony. These condos include a spacious full kitchen equipped with full-sized appliances. Each unit includes a washer and dryer and your own parking garage. You are just a short walk away from enjoying the Gulf of Mexico by swimming, scuba diving, fishing, snorkeling or boating. If you prefer to swim in a pool, you have five to choose from, including a rooftop pool that is heated during the winter months. Get in shape for your day on the course at the fitness center and then take advantage of the meditation garden to mentally prepare yourself. Signal Hill Golf Course is located right next door to Laketown Wharf and features undulating greens and several water hazards.
Laketown Wharf
9902 South Thomas Drive
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
(850) 563-3000
laketownwharf.com/index.html
Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort & Spa
This Panama City Beach golf resort is the only Marriott hotel to make the Conde Nast Traveler readers' Gold List for U.S. resorts in 2009. These villas provide a perfect place to relax after you have tamed the only golf course in Northwest Florida designed by Jack Nicklaus. The Nicklaus Course takes full advantage of the saltwater marshes and includes recontoured fairways and bunkers. The Meadows Course offers the challenge of tight fairways and plentiful bunkers. Other recreational activities include tennis courts, ping-pong tables, jet skiing and a free boat ride to Shell Island. The resort also includes a full-service spa, fitness center and the Kingfish Restaurant and Sushi Bar.
Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort & Spa
4701 Bay Point Rd
Panama City Beach, FL 32407
(850) 235-6950
baypointgolf.com/baypointcc.asp?id=16&page=438
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