Skip to Main Content.
List your propertySupportTrips
Member discount illustration

Members save 10% or more on over 100,000 hotels worldwide when you’re signed in

Sign in
Learn about Expedia Rewards
Feedback

Holiday Inn Destin on the Beach

2.5 star property

Choose dates to view prices

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Hot tub
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Gym

Room options

Mod logo
Sign in to view eligible discounts and perks. More rewards for more adventures!
Sign inSign up, it's free

About the area

Map
1020 Highway 98 E, Destin, FL, 32541

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A beach bar
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Destin Cafe
  • The Deck

Things to do

  • Children's club
  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sauna

Family friendly

  • Children's club
  • DVD player
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Supervised activities for children

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • 3 meeting rooms
  • 3,204 square feet of conference space
  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 9 floors

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer

Entertainment

  • Cable/satellite channels
  • DVD player

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Payment types at the property

Important information

Property is also known as

Holiday Destin Beach
Holiday Inn Destin Beach
Holiday Destin On The Destin
Holiday Inn Destin on the Beach Hotel
Holiday Inn Destin on the Beach Destin
Holiday Inn Destin on the Beach Hotel Destin

Have a question?

AI iconBeta

Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews.

Holiday Inn Destin on the Beach Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 94 out of 183 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 183 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 183 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 183 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 183 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Overpriced--a few pros, many cons

This hotel was overpriced for what you get. The positives were that it is directly on the beach, has a nice outdoor pool, and the beds were comfortable. However, the hotel lobby decor was exceedingly tacky (pirate manequins, a treasure chest, and fake plastic plants hanging everywhere). The hotel was also in need of basic maintenance--there were water stains on the ceiling in the lobby, air vents were full of dust, rust on some structures. The hot tub was in the middle of the lobby and in plain view from the indoor restaurant and the indoor pool was the size of a bath tub. The balcony in our room overlooked a parking lot. The hotel is in need of a good remodel and there is a lot of construction going on. I just felt like we were paying for all these upgrades we weren't able to enjoy.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

my stay

It need updating but everyone was nice and helpful.

10/10 Excellent

katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

perfect for families!!!

We go to Destin every year and have done so for at least the past 5 years. This time, we decided to try somewhere new and stayed at this holiday inn. I cannot stop raving about it to family and friends, especially those with kids! First, its literally two steps off the beach--just walk through the sliding door and down the boardwalk and you're there. Second, for kids they have sooo many activities during the peak season. My girls got their faces painted and painted sand dollars. Third, each day 3-6, all you can eat popcorn and ice cream.... perfect for an afternoon snack after a day on the beach! For breakfast and dinner, if you eat at their restaurant, kids eat free with each adult meal. They also have the sandbar, which sells burgers, hot dogs, fries, frozen drinks, soda, beer, etc. AND you can order right on the deck and eat at a table with umbrella right off the beach! It was perfect because we never had to go back to the room for lunch, if we didn't want to take a break. We'd eat and walk right back down to the beach. The outdoor pool is huge, and there is a kiddie pool for toddlers. They also have an indoor pool and hot tub. Unlimited DVD rentals from their kiosks...which was perfect for the few rainy days we encountered and it has the latest movies! Our room was very clean and tidy, we were so close to all the best places to eat and attractions, and the staff was awesome! It was well worth the money and a great value!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very Good

We would have liked the check-in time to be earlier than 4. We wanted to enjoy the beach a little bit before the sunset.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Holiday Day Inn Destin Florida

This hotel had everything you would need right there on the premise. You had a cafe to eat breakfast and lunch. Free popcorn and ice cream and an upstairs area for the kids. The best thing about the hotel was the you could walk out your room to the beach.

8/10 Good

Claudia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Hotel is kind dirty I think they can do better than that. Also there is no free breakfast.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Sonia, Alto, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very nice hotel and staff

From the time we walked in the check-in people were very friendly and explained things that were going on during our stay. Very kid friendly and had something going on everyday for the kids. Very nice and friendly staff willing to help you in anyway. Loved being right on the beach and able to walk down stairs to it. The only problem i had was with housekeeping. They came at 845 first morning and we were still in bed. The next day cleaned while we were out but after that they didnt get our room cleaned utnil we were back in room and i just told them to forget it. didnt get cleaned for 2 days. overall would def stay there again.

8/10 Good

Loyalty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

6/10 Okay

C Schmidt

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Location, location, location

The location of this hotel is its strength! It is right on the beach which is fantastic! Most of the staff around the hotel was friendly, but the friendliness of the staff at the front desk was hit or miss. Beware that If you book a room with "breakfast included" you will only recieve TWO vouchers for adults in your room. All other adults need to pay. The breakfast is mediocre and they didn't tell us that juices are NOT included and you will be charged extra. The property itself is very dated and in need of maintenance. Also the WIFI connections are not good. We were told to move around our room to find a better connection. The hotel is very kid friendly and they DO have a great kids program for families with young children. We did enjoy the daily afternoon ice cream and popcorn! This property will be remodeled this winter and the plans for the pool area looked fantastic! Until then you are really paying to enjoy the beautiful beach.

10/10 Excellent

CJT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Close and convenient for excursions/shopping

My family loved it!

6/10 Okay

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Holy Kidzone Batman!

Had no idea this was the place to be if vacationing with children. Probably the most kid-centric hotel I've ever scene outside of a theme park. Free popcorn, face painting, dancing, hula hoops, limbo and karaoke for kids in the afternoon and evenings. Unfortunately, I wasn't travelling with children. They are closing at the end of Summer for a big pool and hotel renovation.

4/10 Poor

Becky S

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

bad smell in room

My room was very expensive and not comfortable. Also when I was unpacking there was a very bad odor coming from the drawer chest which smelled like something had died previously in there.

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Front Beach Hotel

6/10 Okay

Mom of 2

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness

Average

The room smelled terrible. I enjoyed to staff and loved the midday magic show. The hotel is right on the beautiful beach, but I won't be staying here again. Just can't get over that smell.

8/10 Good

Joe, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful Beach

Hotel will be updated starting this fall. Great fun for kids, beach is beautiful and staff very pleasant, especially breakfast staff.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Destin vacation

The overall stay was great.

6/10 Okay

June

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Last minute hotel

Holiday inn was ok, check- in and check-out was very slow, they need more than 2 clerks with they new from 3-4pm was when it was there check-in time! Especially when it was peak season. Clerks were nice and did there best. Check-out time was also slow with only one clerk. Not her fault. View from 802 was good, if you didn't look down at the AC units. Noisy on the balcony. Partial view of ocean and main drag. Close to Big kahuna water park. Pizza Hut across the street. Breakfast buffet, ok but not great. Not a couples place!! Set up for young Kids and family. Very loud during day with people everywhere. Couples stay away during summer breaks. Had free movie rentals. Main reaturants just west of location. Beaches very crowded and small. If you want better food and quieter beach stay father west in destin-fort Walton! But over all, family with kids stay there!! You can let your kids run wild and still feel they are safe.

6/10 Okay

Mrs. C

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Convenient location

The staff at the front desk were not as friendly as I expected them to be. My room was not ready until 30 minutes after the designated check-in time and the staff did not seem eager to assist me into getting into the room in a timely manner. Shortly after entering my room I noticed the toilet was not working properly. However maintenance personnel were very quick about fixing the problem and got my toilet working properly. The breakfast buffet each morning was very nice having a big variety to satisfy most anyone and the activities for the children that were planned daily we're also very nice. The complementary DVD rentals where impressive. The hotel is at a nice location, very convenient and right on the beach.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful! Loved everything.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it!! Would stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Ann, Belleville, IL, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best hotel

Wonderful hotel, great staff, on the beach, and loved the afternoon free ice cream. Best hotel we've stayed at in Destin. Will return.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great for Families!

This hotel was great for families. It had lots to do for kids! The beach was beautiful and the pools were nice! The hotel is close to restaurants and wal-mart.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

on a beautiful beach and many unexpected amenities

Great free movies and popcorn