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Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort

2.0 star property

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On the beach, white sand, snorkelling, surfing
Children's play area - outdoor
Premier Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Split Accommodations) | Private kitchen
Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Walkout, Split Accommodations)
Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Walkout) | Terrace/patio

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included

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20723 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach, FL, 32413
  • Carillon Beach
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Rosemary Beach
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Pier Park
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Panama City, FL (ECP-Northwest Florida Beaches Intl.)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Room options

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Top Floor)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Premier Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Walkout)

  • Sleeps 8
  • 2 Queen Beds

Premier Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Split Accommodations - Top)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Split Accommodations - Top)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Walkout)

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Walkout)

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Walkout, Split Accommodations)

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Walkout, Split Accommodations)

7.8 out of 10
Good
(8 reviews)
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront

7.6 out of 10
Good
(32 reviews)
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premier Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Split Accommodations)

Premier Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Split Accommodations)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 King Beds, 1 Double Sofa Bed and 2 Queen Beds

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Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Split Accommodations)

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Split Accommodations)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(31 reviews)
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Panama City Beach

With a stay at Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort in Panama City Beach (Laguna Beach Estates), you'll be a 1-minute drive from Panama City Beaches and 5 minutes from Carillon Beach. .This beach hotel is 5.4 mi (8.6 km) from Pier Park and 6.5 mi (10.5 km) from Alys Beach.

What's nearby

  • Carillon Beach - 4 min drive - 5.3 km
  • Rosemary Beach - 8 min drive - 8.7 km
  • Frank Brown Park - 9 min drive - 9.0 km
  • Pier Park - 10 min drive - 9.7 km
  • Alys Beach - 12 min drive - 12.6 km

Getting around

  • Northwest Florida Beaches Intl. Airport (ECP) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Thomas Donut & Snack S - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Dq Grill & Chill - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Back Beach Barbecue - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Salty Sues - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort

Family-friendly beachfront location with outdoor pool
Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort offers 84 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature irons/ironing boards. Rooms open to balconies. Kitchens offer refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)). Televisions come with cable channels. Hair dryers, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 84 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with refrigerators and ovens. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as microwaves and irons/ironing boards.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Personal motorised watercraft
  • Playground
  • Snorkelling
  • Surfing/bodyboarding

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchen
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • On the beach
  • On the waterfront
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Front entrance ramp
  • No lift

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 5 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Hob
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
3 children, up to the age of 17 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A damage deposit of USD 50 will be collected before check-in.
  • Resort fee: USD 14.98 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Beach access
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room coffee
  • Laundry facilities
  • Phone calls
  • Pool access

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Sugar Sands
Sugar Sands Inn
Sugar Sands Inn Panama City Beach
Sugar Sands Panama City Beach
Sugar Sands Sea Panama City Beach
Sugar Sands Sea
Sugar Sands By The Sea
Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel a By The Sea Resort
Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort Hotel

Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 424 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 310 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 136 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 62 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 83 out of 1015 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kayla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the hospitality of Tonya? She was the night person at the front desk. She was very warm and inviting. Even though the weather wasn't the best, I had a very good time. This is a great spot to visit ☺️.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Vu

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The doors are broken and can not close. I left after a few hours.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph Vincent

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Elevator was down and was on 5th floor walking the steps sucked but it was worth it will stay there again
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Karen

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Doug

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The facility needs some TLC, but it is clean & right on the beach
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

rick

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the floors were dirty and the elevator didn't work.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

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

We already have reservations for next year!

Is this place a 5 star hotel? No. Is it the nicest place I've ever stayed? No. Let me tell you what it is... delightful! My family came to the gulf for the first time and we stayed at sugar sands. The facilities were clean and well kept. We constantly saw staff members strolling the grounds picking up litter, tending flowers and maintaining the property. Every staff member we came into contact with always had a smile, greeted us and asked if there was anything we needed. One staff member saw me bringing baths of groceries up to the room and immediately came over to help. When a manager on duty saw us lounging by the pool, she came and asked if any of the kids had food allergies. She then proceeded to bake cookies and bring them out as a treat. Do yourself a favor and stay at this hidden gem, we're glad we did and have already made our reservations for next year!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alicia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Dannielle

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

Not clean

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kanya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I absolutely loved the room and the view, I was in room 212, the palm trees are in the way a little bits it was ok. Room was so clean!!! The only problems I seen was parking kinda sucks, the wooden steps that lead to the beach are RAGGADY! Please be careful walking up and down those stairs.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Property has great location but needs to be fixed up.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Eady acces to bwach
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place right on the beach. Short drive to restaurants and stores.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Yolanda

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The hotel is on the beach, so it has a beautiful view. It's in a good location and the staff was kind. There was a kitchen, which was convenient. Our issue with cleanliness was due to a bug issue in our room. I reported it and they refunded the resort fee when we checked out. Not even sure why there was a resort fee.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We chose this hotel for economic reasons ! We did not want a five-star hotel, but we wanted a five star beach experience !!! And that is exactly what we got !!!! The beach is absolutely incredibly beautiful!!! The hotel staff is very friendly. The hotel is very clean and the beds and the pillows are clean and comfortable for sleep after a fun filled beach day !! A rental car is necessary as there is no place to eat for about 4 miles . We absolutely loved our stay here and plan to return !!!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Drew

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Not At All a Beach Resort

Overall the experience was pretty awful. I was not able to check into my room until almost an hour and a half past check in due to the room needing to be cleaned by housing. This made my guest and I miss our reservations we had set for dinner. As we were filling out paperwork to finally check in after an hour and a half past 4 PM (when we got there 10 minutes prior to our check in time at 4 PM), the cleaning staff came in to take their break, and they were laughing and singing and playing around, which would have been fine if we would not have been waiting for them to get their job done in order for us to get into the room we paid for. The staff person working on 4/4 around 5:30 PM apologized for the inconvenience which I appreciated, and she explained that hopefully some compensation could be found for us. I asked if we could check out an hour and a half late since we were not able to check in on time, but I was denied this request on several different occasions or told to ask the next worker who was working the day of. When we finally got into the room, it was not super clean. There was trash such as a hotel shampoo bottle, a cap, plastic debris, and dirt in the corner of the front room and a used styrofoam cup out on the balcony. So I do not understand why if we checked in so late that it was not cleaner. I then saw after my stay that I was charged $40.40 and have not been told why I was charged with this after calling about it. I do not recommend this place to stay at all
Trash in the corner of the room when we came in
Not our styrofoam cup
This is how the door looked around the outside of it
This was above the shower
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025