Best Hotels near Florida State University Panama City, Panama City

Our vacation wasn't scheduled to start until Saturday at our condo on the beach but we wanted to get the driving out of the way Friday so we stayed one night at this Holiday Inn express! The hotel is acceptable but these ladies Sonya and Donna in the cafeteria for breakfast we're darling 🤩 Loved the Way they spoke to my boys and how they just seemed so joyful. It was a great first encounter on a Saturday morning to start my vacation week! Thank you Sonya and Donna!!

The room is spacious and comfortable, and the price/performance ratio is good. There are retired grandparents on duty at the front desk. There is breakfast but it ends very early.

Overall our stay was very pleasant. The bedroom was huge and the bed slept very comfortable. The convenient of the hotel was great. Not to far from the beaches and attractions. It was restaurants, shopping Plaza and grocery stores near as well. If you want some of the places was in walking distance. Howard Johnson is a hotel we'll consider going back to. The owner was very welcoming and personable.

I recently stay at the Fairfield Inn, Pamana City Beach. Hotel was clean, professional attentive staff, and excellent manager. The front desk clerk was answering the phone as I approached the desk. The manager hurried over to make sure I received prompt attention. It was a Saturday, how many mangers work on Saturday? When I complemented on the hotel and asked if it was a new build, I was amazed when he said 6 years old. He said most of his staff had been with him since it opened. I would definately recommend a stay here. It's only a few miles from the beach and many restaurant and stores. Great clean place with comfortable bed and free breakfast.

This was the most quiet area even to be by bars I love the room the whole experience was amazing

Panama City Beach ain't much but beach (and one particularly large shopping mall), but if it's beach you want, and a beachside room, this is the bomb. Nice pool and/or bathtub-temp ocean 50yards further south - take your pick! Rooms were great, guest laundry a nice asset, and staff very helpful. The only fault was being charged 3 nights when we only stayed 2, and it did take us 2 long-distance phone calls and some very direct conversation to get the refund on our card, but it did come through.... 2 weeks later. That's careless. Watch the billing. Otherwise....great place and yes we would return.

My wife and I arrived after midnight. We had worked all day and driven several hours to Pnanma City. When we arrived the lobby doors were locked for security and a sign directed you to use your room key or pick up a phone that was on the wall. As we had no key, I picked up the phone. It rang between 20-30 times and was then answered. The lady advised she was on the third floor and would be down shortly. A few minutes later, she arrived and unlocked the door. She checked us in without incident and was friendly. As I was extremely tired from a 20-hour day, I just wanted to get to sleep, so we went straight up to the room. My wife immediately noted several medium lengths to long black hairs in the room. They were on the floor in the bathroom, in the sink, in the shower. We were both too tired to address the situation at that time, so we took some pictures to address it in the morning. We cleaned the hair up and went to sleep. In the morning, we approached the desk clerk and explained what had happened. Her response was a little terse and caught me off guard. She wanted to know why it was not reported when we noticed the issue. I explained I was tired and a little cranky and felt it would be better to address the situation when rested and less apt to be impolite. We attempted to show the pictures, but she seemed somewhat ambivalent. We told her all we wanted was for the room to be cleaned while we were gone for the day and her attitude seemed to mellow. She said she would notify the general manager of our concern. When we got back, the room was cleaned, and all the hair was gone. We were not contacted further. Many of my reviews talk about how issues arise, and I try not to judge the issue, but rather how it is addressed. I do not think this was handled in the best way possible. As for the rest of the hotel, it was clean, and the public areas were nice. The location is okay, but not great. We chose this as it was the closest Bonvoy property to our son's residence. I think I would drive a little further on future visits.