1101 N Highway 231, Panama City, Florida, United States | (618) 248-8274
Convenient, classic rooms with Keurig coffee machines, microwaves, and mini-fridges
Outdoor pool and hot tub with noodle toys and free bottled water
Restaurant and bar serving breakfast and limited dinner
Fitness center with hand weights, treadmills, and elliptical machine
Rooms with whirlpool tubs available
Business center and meeting rooms available
Free Wi-Fi and parking
Far from beach
Complaints about uncomfortable beds and thin walls
Fee for breakfast
The 111-room Hilton Garden Inn Panama City is a mid-range chain hotel with spacious rooms outfitted with modern amenities like Keurig coffee machines, microwaves, and mini-fridges. Decor is bland and chain-like, and some guests complain of uncomfortable beds, but the property is a popular choice with business travelers -- all rooms have work desks with ergonomic chairs, plus there's a business center on-site as well as meeting
rooms available. There’s a small outdoor pool with extras like free bottled
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Scene
Chain hotel popular with business travelers
The hotel is located on the highway and surrounded by a big parking lot. Inside, the hotel is bright and modern, doused in soft, creamy shades with pops of color. The open-plan lobby has an inviting seating area, plus there's a fireplace and large windows that fill the space with natural light. Dispensers full of fruit-infused water as well as hot water for making tea are thoughtful touches. The space is also home to the hotel's restaurant and bar, which is filled with wooden chairs and tables. The hotel is popular with business travelers, but for families with kids there's a small outdoor pool with a handful of lounge chairs and colorful water noodles upping the fun quotient.
Location
Near shopping mall and chain restaurants, but far from beach
The hotel is about a 20-minute drive from the sandy
beaches of Panama City, situated on a highway and next to a shopping mall with a movie theater. There are plenty of chain restaurants like IHOP, Red Lobster, and Chili’s in the immediate area, as well as several other hotels. It’s a 35-minute drive to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport.
Rooms
Typical rooms with classic, if bland, decor and convenient amenities
Rooms at the hotel feature typical, chain decor paired with wooden furnishings like headboards, nightstands, and work desks with ergonomic chairs. Though a bit bland, the rooms are fairly spacious and pleasant, but some guests complain of uncomfortable beds and thin walls. Room amenities include microwaves, mini-fridges, Keurig coffee machines, 32-inch HDTVs, and free Wi-Fi. Bathrooms
are standard with granite-topped vanities and shower/tub combos with WaterPik showerheads and curved shower curtain rods. Rooms with whirlpool tubs are also available.
Features
Outdoor pool and hot tub, fitness center, and restaurant
The hotel has a lima-bean shaped outdoor pool and a hot tub surrounded by a sundeck lined with loungers. There’s a 24-hour fitness center with hand weights, treadmills, and an elliptical machine. The hotel has a business center with a computer, printer, and copy/fax machine, and three meeting rooms are available for private events. There’s also a restaurant that serves breakfast (for a fee) and dinner with a limited menu as well as drinks, plus there's a pantry selling drinks and snacks. Coin-operated laundry machines are available and parking is free.
