My husband and I visited Destin for the first time last summer at stayed at HPI. It was a wonderful experience. The room was spacious and well appointed, there was a bottle of wine waiting for us when we arrived. Nice touch. The beach is beautiful soft, white sand, HPI sets up beach chairs & umbrellas daily for their guest. They provide a buffett breakfast w/ omelet station and a (very good) boxed lunch. They have a fridge stocked w water, soda, and candy bars available anytime and happy hour each day. It was such a wonderful experience we are thinking about going back again this year. HPI is adults only, which is what we were looking for. The only reason it didn't get 5 stars is the price. During peak season it's pricey but with all the amenties they offer we expected it. Definitely recommend if you are looking for a relaxing vacation location in Destin.

I stayed here alone over the Christmas holidays and loved it. They upgraded me so I did not have to move rooms as was expected. The service was 5 star. The place is great as was the food. There was a lot of rain and the balcony leaked onto the carpet and this happened in all the rooms I was told. The location was also perfect. Minutes to Destin Commons Mall, great restaurants, etc.

After a long road trip, my fiancé and I were very much looking forward to a luxurious respite. While our room was very comfortable and we walked into a room complete with wine and roses, our stay at the Henderson Inn was a bit soured by our experience with front desk attendant, Natalie.

Before meeting Natalie, we parked our car in the lot and Randy, the valet, offered to take our bags up to our third floor room. Rather than take them one at a time, Randy, seemingly nobly, carried both very heavy bags up to our room. From the later reports of guests he passed along the way and our subsequent treatment from Nathalie, Randy apparently complained a great deal about the services performed doing this part of his job. More to come on that later.

After a wonderful bath, we called down for help making a reservation at the Beach Walk Cafe, the in-house restaurant. Natalie explained that the restaurant was busy but that the restaurant manager would call us back shortly. After a half hour of not hearing from the manager or Natalie, we elected to dine elsewhere, the Cuvée Bistro (stellar review found on their trip advisor page). Not getting a returned phone call within a few minutes is unacceptable. Not getting a returned phone call at all is infuriating.
Upon our returning from dinner, Natalie, in an ultra-fake tone, wished us an enjoyable evening and parted with "good luck getting your bags back downstairs." At best, this was a stupid, unhelpful thing to say. At worst, it was mean-spirited and spiteful.

The bed was restful, we woke up to a beautiful view of the beach. The breakfast was really good - omelets and sausages were the highlights. Cooks and servers were super friendly.

We spent the rest of the morning enjoying a walk and swing on the beach. Again, beautiful.

The room:
- view of the water as advertised.
- very comfortable bed
- great jacuzzi
- nice decor

Bottom line: the Henderson Inn is a very comfortable place to stay but it is way too expensive for what you get and the the service is a mixed bag.

Stayed for 7 days starting Dec 15th. We were treated like family (but not overbearing) by the entire staff-from the excellent morning breakfast chefs and assistant, front staff (with maps to New Orleans and St. Augustine), the Tiki hut guy who made the extra effort to make me Bloody Marys to Scott the friendly night watchman. The location is beautiful and the building is so refreshing - we were happy to find this place and avoid the sterile, cold new construction of cookie cutter resorts. We plan to return as often as possible, before the unbelievable and unnecessary plans to tear the place down. Hopefully the owners will reconsider their destruction plans and realize the gem they now own. Join the "Save the Henderson Park Inn" now.