We stayed during labor day weekend. We needed a place to sleep and shower before we went out to the beach. The Front desk lady was nice and took card of us right away. We stayed in a king bed suite,#141. The lobby of that building had a funky smell. The room also had a funky smell, but you didn't notice after a while. The bed and pillows were very comfy, the 2 tvs were flatscreens and had cable, and there was a kitchen. The furniture looked worn as well as the bathroom and kitchen. It's definitely not 3 stars, but it was a good place to crash. Our key did get demagnetized and it was a pain to go back across the street. The breakfast was good. They had good coffee, bananas and apples, cereal, muffins and bagels, and eggs and bacon. It was filling and plentiful. The spot is on a busy street. We heard sirens at least 4 times last night.

Very nice room I enjoyed the soft bed it was clean and complimentary was also very nice. I would stay there again.

We were in Fort Walton Beach for a funeral ... needed something for one night and in a hurry ... needed something close to the deceased's home, the funeral home, the church, etc. This hotel fit that requirement ... but otherwise it was pretty grim. When we checked in we told that the actual rooms/suites were across the street. I asked if there was any security there, and was told no ... that you used your hotel key to enter the building. We had asked for a ground floor, which we were given. The suite was just not clean ... and I don't know why I did this, but I checked and NONE of the windows locked!! Talk about a major security issue ... I was floored and getting a major unsettled feeling about this place. We went back to the lobby and changed to a 3rd floor location. The hall reeked of smoke, but the suite appeared to be smoke free. (By the time we left we realized the suite was not smoke free ... but the mere act of opening and closing the door into the smoke filled hall did not help the situation.) The windows still did not lock, but we hoped we were okay that high. This suite was in better shape than the one on the first floor. I put the spread from the bed on the sofa as it didn't look very clean. The bed was very comfortable. I normally take a sit down bath, but am glad I opted for a shower this time ... the tub bottom was not clean. We did have the breakfast and it was passable ... we stuck to toast and pastry. Would I stay there again? Absolutely not ... I would drive an hour rather than go through that experience. Perhaps this was a nice place when it was new, but it's well past its prime ... is surrounded by what appear to be several apartment units ... is on a busy, noisy street ... and is not in the best area of town. (To be honest, though, our impression was that there may not be a 'best area of town' in Fort Walton Beach proper.)

We decided to go here after finding a Groupon getaway - it was an excellent deal and sounded great and would provide us an affordable weekend getaway. We were disappointed to say the least. I guess for the price we paid, I cannot complain too much - but I couldn't imagine people actually paying the full price listed on their website to stay here.

First of all the location is horrible. It is in a noisy, run-down intersection of Fort Walton - a far cry from a relaxing beach destination. The high school football field is right next to you - so beware if you go when they are having a game. The surrounding scenary was bleak.

When we walked into our room it had an horrible smell. We asked to switch rooms and they claimed none was available - I found that very hard to believe they were booked solid in February. We opened the windows and left for several hours to let it air out. It helped some. The room itself was okay. The bed was comfortable and it appeared clean.

The first day I thought breakfast was ok - nothing great, but edible. There were eggs, bacon, nasty looking sausage, cereals, muffins, bagels, etc. The second morning however my stomach turned b/c as I was putting the eggs in my 2 year old's plate I noticed that on the underneath they were green. Yuck. No green eggs and ham for me.

I would pay the additional money to stay in Destin or directly on the beach.