My husband had a sales meeting at this Hilton, so we decided to bring our kids and enjoy a few days at the beach with him. Have never been to this area before, and must say it was very nice. Clean and more than well appointed rooms. Ours faced the ocean and had two double beds with a couch that also was a pull out bed if needed. We had wi fi in our room which was priceless for my husband who was working the whole time. Very large room extremely clean with a mini fridge and microwave for your use. The pool areas were very clean, and well maintained. The Barefoot bar by the pool had great frozen drinks, I had ordered the same drink inside at the lounge and it was not as good. The resturants at the hotel were very pricey we choose to have a sandwich at the picnix deli, and ordered a snack from the outdoor bar, both of which were average and also pricey. The water out front ocean front was very clean, and at night they cleaned the beach so no trash was visable. Very nice touch. Complementary beach towels pool and beachside were an extra nice touch. The daily parking rate of 10.00 daily to self park was a little unreasonable, however it appears most who frequent this area are not worried about money... over all I would return again to this Hilton, note however... be wary of asking for guideance to food, we were given some very conflicting advice and ended up lost at night in an area we were very unfamilar with..

Stayed 5.17 - 22.08. We stayed with points so cannot speak from a cost perspective. My dad is a diamond member so that got us free continental breakfast and internet in the room. Otherwise the breakfast was a whopping $19.95 and the internet was $9.95 plus tax. For the full buffet breakfast you add an additional $7.50. Other costs....an umbrella and two chairs at the beach was $40 for full day and $25 for a half. Very pricey in my opinion. The restaurant at the pool was very expensive and would not recommend.

The hotel rooms and staff were great. The bunk beds for the kids were great and separated from the rest of the room. The rooms were large so the kids had room to do things as well. Beds were comfortable, sinks drained, water was hot, etc.

I would expect to have wi-fi in the hotel rooms, but only could get that down in the lobby area.

My husband and I stayed at the Hilton Sandestin for our Honeymoon. We were there from May 11th to May 15th, 2008. The hotel is beautiful and the customer service is outstanding. It was the best customer service we had ever experienced from the time we drove in through the person at the security gate until we left. We had a great queen suite (with the extra bunk beds) on the 14th floor that was ocean view but had a wonderful view of the resort and the ocean. We really liked the fact that we could just walk right out to the beach. The beds were super comfy and the tv's in the room were huge. If you are planning to go to Destin, definitely book at the Hilton and check out their spa which was very nice.

-The hotel room was incredible. Outstanding view of the beach, which is one of the best beaches in North America. The room needed a little updating but the bed and the layout of the room more than made up for older carpet and wallpaper. No matter what the cost of the upgrade, take the balcony rooms, they are worth it. Although it was pretty chilly in the evenings this time of year, the beach was very nice, even in bathing suit's.
-The bed was very comfortable, large, and plush.
-The room had a stocked refrigerator;however, you had to call down to housekeeping to have it stocked.
-The hotel rest. was very good, but very expensive ($18.00+tax). Lunch was more moderate ($10-14). The hotel bar was exceptional, good selection, but did not have enough staff to work during the weeknights. The Oyster bar outside, but on the hotel property, made eating at the hotel nice (very good selection).
-The golf course on the resort is a pitch and put, but there are other great courses around that make up for it.
-Numerous great resturaunts around the property, the outlet mall, bass pro shop, hard rock cafe, etc are about 5 miles away.

Hints: Hilton gold members are automatically upgraded to the next higher room, internet is free, and you will receive free continental breakfast coupons for the duration of your stay (or you can use these to get up to $11 off of the regular breakfast buffet price.

Rent a car, the shuttle from the the airport is $60 one way. Cabs are plentiful from the hotel but coming back is another story. The hotel shuttle runs all over the property (which is enourmous) but is on a 30 minute schedule at all stops and doesn't run after a certain time.

NEGATIVE: Even though this is a large convention hotel, they never had enough people working the front desk. Check in, even as a hilton honors member (pre-check in) was still a 20 minute ordeal. Check-out, with billing changes, plan on 30+ minutes.