Panama City Beach Hotels

Looking for a place to stay in Panama City Beach FL? Well in our opinion the closer you can stay to the beach the better. Below is a list of some quality hotels near the ocean in Panama City Beach. We have them listed by proximity to the beach with a couple of hotels we especially recommend. Just click on the links to check prices and availability. Here are some additional maps and pictures of Panama City Beach and the surrounding area as well.

About Panama City Beach

The local visitors bureau web site gives us this:

“The best beach vacation – period. Panama City Beach Florida offers every kind of fun imaginable, so you can surround yourself with emerald waters, white sand beaches, temperate weather and have the time of your life! No matter who you are or what you enjoy, you’ll find your kind of fun in Panama City Beach.

Legendary worldwide for our breathtaking white sand beaches and Southern hospitality, Panama City Beach Fl is a natural draw for those seeking the warmth and sunshine of a tropical climate with the let-your-hair down kind of charm you can only find here.”

The Panama City Chamber of Commerce site adds the following:

“We invite you to discover Panama City Beach, home of award-winning beaches, world-class accommodations and an authentic atmosphere that lives and breathes vacation anytime of the year. With spectacular events, predictably sunny weather and sun-soaked excitement for all ages, the welcome mat is always extended!

Panama City Beach is legendary for its white sandy beaches, emerald green waters, breathtaking underwater scenery, exceptional culinary variety and some of northwest Florida’s best shopping…and yet, there is so much more!

While here, we expect you to have some fun! Give way to the appeal of barefoot walks along pristine beaches and sugar white sand, build a sandcastle, cast a rod and create your own fishing tales, fit in 18 holes of golf, catch a live band or dance the night away. Whatever your desire, Panama City Beach is proud to serve up a beach bag full of fun, from exciting attractions and water sports to eco-excursions, award-winning spas and a variety of restaurants serving up delicious seafood, fresh flavor and local flare.

And, it is our pleasure to share it all with you! With 27 miles of shoreline bordering the emerald green water of the Gulf of Mexico and St. Andrews Bay, you’ll discover Panama City Beach provides a genuine vacation experience in a relaxed, inclusive setting, enticing visitors to come back, time and time again. We hope you enjoy your stay as much as we enjoy sharing our beaches with you!”

The wiki on Panama City Beach adds these details about the area:

“Panama City Beach is a city in Bay County, Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico coast. The city is often referred to under the umbrella term of “Panama City”, despite being a distinct municipality from the older and larger inland Panama City to the east, making Panama City and Panama City Beach two separate cities. Panama City Beach’s slogan is “The World’s Most Beautiful Beaches” due to the unique sugar-white sandy beaches of Northwest Florida.

For quite some time Panama City Beach has been a popular vacation destination, especially among people in the Southern United States. The city is also a very popular spring break destination, sometimes being referred to as “The Spring Break Capital of the World,” due to about 100,000+ college and high school students who arrive during the months of March and April.

Well-known locations in the city were places such as “The Hang-Out” at the Long Beach Resort motel and the now closed Original Miracle Strip Amusement Park. A construction boom from 2001 to 2007 dramatically changed the beachfront skyline with high rise condos and hotels. New attractions, such as Pier Park, located in the heart of Panama City Beach, are a positive turn-around from the real estate down-turn from 2007-2009.”

Local businesses of interest