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Welcome to Holiday Inn Resort Pensacola Beach Gulf Front.

Our Holiday Inn Resort Pensacola Beach Gulf Front hotel is located on the beautiful beaches of Gulf of Mexico, and features 206 guest rooms! We have guest rooms with a view of the Santa Rosa Sound without a balcony or with a private balcony with captivating views overlooking the sugar-white sands of the Gulf of Mexico.

Pensacola Beach, Florida, has been voted the No. 1 best beach in the United States in Condé Nast Traveler’s 38th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards, putting this vibrant Gulf Coast destination at the top of savvy travelers’ beach bucket lists for 2025. Pensacola Beach’s beautiful Gulf waters, sugar-white quartz sand, walkable island atmosphere, and authentic coastal culture make our area a repeat presence in top travel rankings, marking Pensacola Beach as a premier Florida Panhandle vacation hotspot for beach getaways, family vacations, and year-round coastal events!

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Pensacola Beach, FL
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Pensacola Beach was voted the #1 beach in the U.S. by readers of Condé Nast Traveler

The Holiday Inn Resort Pensacola Beach hotel will make you feel happy from the moment you set your flip-flopped foot inside our door. We’re here for you and yours, offering the amenities you need to plan the perfect vacation – or host the best business meeting.

From your private balcony or the terrace of our ample 10,000 square foot event space, take in dazzling views of the sparkling waters and shimmering sands of Pensacola Beach – recently named No. 5 of all U.S. beaches by TripAdvisor. Its natural beauty is offset by our bright, modern lobby and stylish, comfortable guest rooms – including colorful Kids’ Suites designed with your family in mind.

We’re all about fun here at the Holiday Inn Resort Pensacola Beach hotel, and you’ll feel it from the front desk to the pool deck. Our pool is the best on the beach, with cascading waterfalls and a 250-foot seasonally heated Lazy River. There’s no reason to leave the resort, with Riptides Sports Grill and Beachfront Tiki Bar serving up delicious dining and crafty cocktails seven days a week. Every summer, our mermaids come out to swim and pirates come out to play. 

Our families love the Dive Inn movies we host right after sunset.

If you do decide to get out, we’re within walking distance of Pensacola Beach’s best restaurants, nightlife and activities including charter fishing, paddle boarding, sailing, kayaking and biking.

We’re also a quick drive to regional attractions such as the National Naval Aviation Museum, Fort PickensGulf Islands National Seashore, Historic Downtown Pensacola, Pensacola Lighthouse, Blue Wahoos Baseball Stadium, Veterans Memorial Park and the Saenger Theatre.

No matter what you like to do, we can point you in the right direction. Read our reviews here for even more of an idea of the fun you’re about to experience.

When you start your day with a smile on your face, there’s no telling where it might take you.

Rooms & Suites

Google Reviews:

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Carljr. 99
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Great place for a honeymoon!
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Boring Traveler
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We had an amazing stay. Jaxon greeted us when we got there, and was so welcoming. The hotel was clean. They have great amenities, and sit right on the beach.
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D. Boothe
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Fast service, clean rooms, food and drinks in hotel, convienant and great food. Pool inside and lazy river was so relaxing (both kept very clean)Walk straight to beach. Employees I met were awesome 👌. Will continue to stay at this location. Very happy 😄.
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Bill Hendley
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Wonderful staff and beautiful property
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Karyn Nimmo (Nimmos)
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Great location, clean and spacious rooms, beautiful poolside area with a lazy river. Would stay again.
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Urvil Brahmbhatt
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Great hotel to bring a family
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Bessie Williams
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Nancy was SUPER FANTASTIC!!!! She was nice & very attentive making sure that our needs was taken care of.
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Vannessa Brown
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Nancy and Jimmy were phenomenal, very entertaining, professional, courteous, and knowledgeable in their roles. Great job
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Claudia
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