Must-see hotels in Florida Panhandle

  • Steinhatchee Landing

    Florida Panhandle

    This riverside resort community has one- through four-bedroom self-catering cottages clustered around a loop road, with a pool, country store, spa, and…

  • Governor's Inn

    Florida Panhandle

    In a stellar downtown location, this inviting inn has everything from single rooms to two-level loft suites, plus a daily cocktail hour. The interior…

  • McFarlin House Bed & Breakfast

    Florida Panhandle

    The turreted 1895 Queen Anne home of tobacco planter John Lee McFarlin, who helped develop the shade tobacco process, offers nine museum-piece (if fussy)…

  • Driftwood Lodge

    Gulf Coast

    An absolute beachfront location with two pools and a variety of spotless, no-frills room types make this family-friendly motel a decent choice. Minimum…

  • Gibson Inn

    Gulf Coast

    This grand 1907 cracker-style inn has 30 somewhat creaky rooms with bright colors and high antique beds. Ask for a 2nd-floor room that opens onto the…

  • Faraway Inn

    Florida Panhandle

    Overlooking a silent, glassy stretch of bay, this funky little motel complex has rooms and cottages decorated in driftwood art and brightly colored prints…

  • Buccaneer Inn

    Gulf Coast

    Right on the gulf, rooms here are like those of a basic, design-challenged motel – dated green carpet, painted cinder-block walls. But all are clean,…

  • Candlewood Suites Destin-Sandestin

    Gulf Coast

    Smart, practical rooms and extra-courteous staff make this modern highway hotel at the eastern extent of town a good-value offering. All rooms have…

  • Steinhatchee River Inn Motel

    Florida Panhandle

    This classic motel-style inn has decent-size rooms and is close to the marina. Some rooms have kitchens, and all have TVs, coffeemakers, wi-fi and…

  • Wright Lake Camping

    Florida Panhandle

    This quiet campground sits on the shores of Wright Lake, and includes flush toilets and showers, but no hookups.

  • Hickory Landing

    Florida Panhandle

    There's drinking water and 10 campsites here, but not much else, other than a bucolic forest setting.

  • El Govenor Motel

    Gulf Coast

    This beachfront motel is pretty dated, but the rooms are clean and some have kitchen facilities. All have balconies overlooking the gulf. The motel is…