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As soon as you walk through the door of the Holiday Inn Panama Beach Resort you are immersed in that laid back Florida lifestyle – located directly across from the pristine sands of Panama City Beach and within easy access of all the excitement and attractions of downtown, this Holiday Inn Resort is the perfect choice for your Florida vacation. With the focus firmly on family fun the Holiday Inn Panama City Beach Resort offers hours of relaxation and on site entertainment, superb service and host of modern amenities all wrapped up in a stunning beach side location.
Standard guest rooms are spacious, comfortable and functional featuring private balconies with stunning views of the Gulf of Mexico. Decorated in a breezy tropical style the resort accommodations come with a wealth of modern amenities including flat screen TV, full sized refrigerator with ice maker, microwave, coffee/ tea making facilities, electronic safe and separate bathrooms with showers, and complimentary toiletries. Kid’s suites offer the perfect combination of safety and privacy providing a partitioned kid’s area with separate beds, TV and Xbox gaming console – great for families with young children.
Everyone loves the friendly atmosphere of the Gulf Front Pool Deck with its cascading waterfall pool, inviting hot tubs, kiddie’s pool area, poolside refreshments and private walkway to the gulf beach.
Splash Kid’s Club is a fantastic place for children to make new friends. There’s a great range of organised activities to take part in, including water sports, movies, pirate themed lunches, Xbox games, DJ games, arts and crafts, pizza nights out and much more – all in all a fantastic experience for younger guests! Kids also love Aqualand the hotel’s waterpark featuring splash down dump buckets, fun slides and lots of toys, be sure to watch out for the Pirate Invasions and Captain Cross Bones during the summer season!
Get your day off to the best possible start with an extensive buffet or cooked to order breakfasts at the View Restaurant – and don’t forget kids under 12 can dine for free from the Kids Menu when dining with a paying adult! Enjoy poolside snacks and lunches at from Pizza Shack, the Bamboo Grill or Chip’s Seafood Grille and in the evening treat someone special to a fine dining extravaganza at the View Restaurant where menus feature fresh local seafood specials and other traditional American favourites. Catch up with friends later in the evening with a classic cocktail or craft beer and watch the sun go down over the Gulf of Mexico at Sunset Lounge – the perfect end to the perfect day.
The state of the art fitness suite has all the cardio equipment and free weights stations needed to keep you fit, and focussed during your stay whilst the Aquarius Spa offers the ultimate in relaxation. Enjoy massages, facials, body treatments and much more from the comfort of this sanctuary of wellbeing and rejuvenation.
With so much to see and do in the resort you might be forgiven for not venturing very far, however if you do decide to explore the local area then you’ll find a host of attractions, and activities waiting for you to enjoy!
Enjoy fantastic beaches, hiking and backpacking and island boat tours at St Andrew’s State Park, the most visited state park in Florida, take the family to the nearby Gulf World Marine Park and swim with the dolphins, take in a sea lion show and much more – the kids will love it. Shipwreck Island’s another family favourite – with waterslides, a lazy river, a wave pool and lots of other attractions it’s a great day out for all the family, be a bit more adventurous by taking an Air Boat Adventure ride across the West Bay – it’s a fantastic opportunity to view the local wildlife including, of course, the alligators !
The crystal clear waters of the gulf are an angler’s paradise, try your hand at wreck fishing for red snapper, fishing the wade-able flats or maybe just dropping a line from one of the three beach piers in the area – if you don’t catch anything you’ll just have to tell everyone about “the one that got away”.
Don’t go home without visiting downtown Panama City for some souvenir and bargain hunting – it’s packed with great seafood restaurants and shopping opportunities, including the ever popular Pier Park Complex located close to the resort. Call one of our travelplanners on 0203 542 8888 to book today!
