big bang for your buck, check-in: not-so-great
Reviewed on Friday, October 21, 2011
I really did love this hotel. It's a little off-putting when you pull up to park, as the outdoor access to rooms gives the place a motel-feel, but once you're inside the room it's a totally different place! The guest rooms are so cozy and not overdone: it provided the perfect escape for one night. The size of the room was wonderful. I work for a hotel in New Orleans and our rooms that we charge $300 a night for are tiny in comparison! I love the little cafe and the free pastry and drink in the morning is a lovely touch. My friend and I utilized the motorbike rental the morning we checked out and enjoyed it thoroughly, and best of all, the hotel is located across the street from my absolute favorite spot on Destin's shores!
The only thing I found uncomfortable was the check-in process. I understand that it's a small property, but there should be a better option for guests checking in after employees have left for the day. Anyone else checking in late had access to my room number, name, and door code. The little locked cabinet is not a bad idea, but perhaps some more lockers could be installed where each guest checking in late had their own locker with their own code that gets changed daily. It didn't feel very safe... Seeing as nothing happened to warrant the worry, and the area is a nice one, this won't deter me from staying there again, but it is something to consider.
All-in-all, a wonderful place for the nightly rate. It's cozy and comfortable and not overstated. I absolutely adore your hotel! I'm so happy to have found this little gem!
Well worth it!
Reviewed on Wednesday, October 12, 2011
I found the place to be very clean and up to date. The walk to the beach was maybe 2 minutes. The sushi was great and the coffee shop was awesome. I highly recommend. The pool was a little cold, but I guess that is what the hot tub is for!
Nice, quiet location with many amenities
Reviewed on Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Small property with a nice, quiet location across the street from the beach. Amenities include a very nice pool, hottub, on-site coffee shop and restaurant. Also, neat patio adjoining hot tub to enjoy breakfast. All adds up to very relaxing stay...just park your car and you will find a peaceful, stress-free environment. I might add the cooling system in our room was modern @ powerful which added to our comfort. The air quality in the room was excellent.
20th wedding anniversary
Reviewed on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Pros: Right across the street from the beach. Big room. Very friendly staff. Restaurant was very good and right next door. Complimentary anniversary champagne was an unexpected surprise. Pool area was absolutely wonderful with an elevated view of the beach.
Cons: Parking during restaurant hours is tough. Reaching staff after hours is difficult if not impossible.
We will be back!!!
Perfect getaway
Reviewed on Thursday, June 09, 2011
We'll be back for sure. Amazing location-steps from the beach. Cozy rooms-very clean, spacious, comfortable bed. I don't have any negatives about this place. One of the best beach trips ever!
Awesome!
Reviewed on Wednesday, May 18, 2011
great place to stay!! comfortable room reallly comfortable bed!! close to everything!! i cant wait to stay there again !
Best Bed ever
Reviewed on Wednesday, March 23, 2011
The room was extremely clean! The bed was absolutely one of the best beds I've ever slept in, hands down! The location was pretty good but the room we stayed in was right next to the restaurant so we heard a lot of traffic and noise. Bathroom was huge and the shower was handicap accessible. Overall was an a+ experience.
Great place, just rude staff
Reviewed on Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Great place the staff just sucks and was very rude! Service was bad!!!
Pleasurable
Reviewed on Saturday, December 11, 2010
The king size bed was a wonderful rest
after the lovely walk along the beach that was just steps away
Great Wedding on the Beach
Reviewed on Thursday, August 12, 2010
The Emerald Coast is a beautiful thing. Twelve Canadians descended onto the Beachside Inn in Destin for a wedding.
Although it was incredibly hot, the beach (entrance at Crystal Beach across the street) and the pool at the Inn kept us all happy. Absolutely no oil, just some algae on some days. Bring your own beach towel. Shopping at Destin Commons is fantastic. Although the office closes at night, the staff at Camille's restaurant (open until 10) does everything they can to help you. Bravo.
Great location, close to everything
Reviewed on Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Excellent beaches, and very close. Within walking distance to everything. All employees wrer very, very helpful.
Convenient Location near the beach
Reviewed on Friday, May 21, 2010
Our room was very nice with the exception of the mattress which was too soft. Also, we wished there had been a comfortable side chair in the room.
Our other issue was the noisy neighbors right next door - they had no courtesy for anyone and were very loud late and night and early in the morning.
The ladies at the front desk were very nice and even gave us a bottle of champagne for our anniversary.
Loved the central location and the close walk to the beach. Did not use the pool or hot tub. We also did not check out Camille's the on-site restaurant, although it seemed quite popular. We had a hard time getting a parking spot when we returned on Saturday night - there was also a wedding reception going on there.
Overall, I would recommend and probably return.
great place for the price
Reviewed on Thursday, March 25, 2010
This was a very relaxing, refreshing and exceptionally clean room. We loved the tiled floors, every hotel should have them. The service was great and a nice restaurant next door with the beach across the street. Would definitely come back.
Stay at beachside
Reviewed on Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Great accomodations!
Nice clean room, but no management onsite.
Reviewed on Thursday, September 10, 2009
I liked the room. It was large and clean, and had high speed internet access. But, I didn't like that management wasn't onsite other than a few hours during the day. We had to call to figure out how to get our key. I would think for those prices they could afford onsite staffing.
nice and clean but nothing special
Reviewed on Thursday, September 10, 2009
check-in was fine and desk person was nice. Room was clean, but it was just an old motel room with a too-firm bed, and no extra pillows. Biggest disappointment was it was listed as a "Bed and Breakfast"... What breakfast? We were directed to go next door to a coffee shop where we got a "store-bought" muffin and a cup of coffee. Big deal! I have had better "breakfast" at an Eight Day's Inn. Good thing that Destin has faboulus beaches, or this place would be just like all the rest of the motels along the coast, (i.e. hurting).
You did allow our cat to stay and that was good.
Nice but small problems
Reviewed on Saturday, August 15, 2009
Very Nice bedding. In a handicapped room with no prior warning. Shower head broke on the first day and it took two days to fix it. First attempt was trying to repair a problem that common sense would dictate that a replacement was the only viable solution and the cost wasd nominal - result two days of unpleasant showers out of three:( Nice restaurant and coffee shp. Friendly and helpful staff. Overall better than worse. We plan on staying again on labor day. My third stay with Newman daily. I would appreciate a nice "thank you" rate for our upcoming stay if that is possible.
Beachside Inn, Destin, FL
Reviewed on Saturday, August 08, 2009
My boyfriend and I wanted to get out of town for a couple days and hit the Emerald Coast. We found the Beachside Inn online and it had good reviews. I really enjoyed our hotel; it had a lot to offer. You can get breakfast/lunch at the coffee shop downstairs or you can have dinner and drinks at Camille's upstairs. Everything was very clean and competitively priced. To top it off, the hotel is right across the road from the Gulf. I highly recommend Beachside Inn to others and will only stay there when I'm in Destin.
great time
Reviewed on Friday, July 10, 2009
very,very nice. a little pricey.the lady at the front desk,was great,she gave us lots of info.about the area,she was very very nice and helpful.
good
Reviewed on Saturday, December 20, 2008
a realy nice place to stay and enjoy the place.It's a very nice place to rent. It's just across form the beach.
Great place!
Reviewed on Tuesday, December 16, 2008
This was a great place. It was so nice to be in walking distance to the beach! The only issue was parking. There were 2 times we had to park on the street because the parking lot was full with restaurant guests. It was a great place and we will defiantly be back.