Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn has a large hotel on beachfront property in Panama Beach. Rooms include two queen beds, a full-size refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker, TV with cable and HBO, hairdryer, iron and ironing board, and lighted vanity mirror. Guests can use the data port on the phone or free wireless access.
The hotel has two restaurants and two lounges; The View serves seafood and the Bamboo Grill is a poolside location for burgers and sandwiches. Poolside is also the location of the Oasis Bar, while the Sunset Lounge is on the third floor. There is a convenience store, fitness center, pool and kids' water playground. Golf is nearby.
P.O. Box 18049
Holiday Inn SunSpree
Panama City Beach, Florida 32417
(850) 230-4085
Bay Point Marriott
The Bay Point has 320 rooms with 60 golf villas. Rooms come with coffeemaker and coffee, two telephones, hairdryer, iron and ironing board, TV with cable movie channels, Internet, mini refrigerator, dataport and voicemail, dry cleaning and laundry service, and valet parking. The hotel offers a full-service spa, indoor pool with whirlpool, three outdoor pools, two 18-hole PGA Championship golf courses, tennis, jogging and bike trails, water sport rentals, and 22 boat slips on the property.
Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort & Spa
4200 Marriott Drive
Panama City Beach, Florida 32408
(850) 236-6000
Edgewater Beach Resort
The Edgewater is a large resort with room for everyone. You can find 11 swimming pools, six reflecting ponds, four whirlpool spas and a lagoon pool all onsite. Guests can enjoy parasailing, dolphin encounters, banana boat rides, sailboat rides and rentals, jet skis and surfboards.
The resort has the Ocean's Bar and Grill for dining with live music and a tiki bar. Fine dining can be found at the Firefly Restaurant across the street from the resort. There is a Starbucks onsite as well as a Pizza Hut Express. Blenders is the poolside lounge and Edgie's Corner Market offers 16 flavors of ice cream.
Panama City Beach is the perfect place to play golf and Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort has two great golf courses, both Par-3 nine-hole executive courses; there is also the 27-hole Hombre Golf Club within minutes of the resort. Suites come with covered patios and balconies, full kitchen with appliances, coffeemaker, microwave, dishwasher, washer/dryer, towels and linen. Daily housekeeping is available as well as wireless Internet and wake-up calls.
Edgewater Beach Resort
11212 Front Beach Road
Panama City Beach, Florida 32407
(800) 874-8686
Seahaven Beach Hotel
Seahaven amenities include banana boat rides, wave runners, catamarans, boogie boards, free kites for kids under 12, aqua cycles, a beach playground, heated swimming pool, picnic area, complementary coffee for gatherings, wireless Internet in the lobby and a coin laundry.
Gulf World Marine Park and mini car and scooter rentals are within a block of the hotel. Room amenitites offer oversize rooms with beachfront views, private balconies or patios, kitchens or kitchenettes, cable TV, coffeemaker, an iron and ironing board, and data port phones with voicemail.
Within walking distance is the Pier Park Mall, Gulf World Marine Park, Starbucks, mini golf and theaters. Within driving distance is a water park, a riverboat, a state park, a zoo and Ripley's Believe it or Not.
Seahaven Beach Hotel
15285 Front Beach Road
Panama City Beach, FL 32413
(850) 234-6636
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