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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
Premier Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Split Accommodations) | Private kitchen
Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Walkout) | Terrace/patio
Children’s play area – outdoor
Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Walkout, Split Accommodations)

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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20723 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach, FL, 32413
  • Place, Carillon Beach
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Pier Park
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, Rosemary Beach
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Airport, Panama City, FL (ECP-Northwest Florida Beaches Intl.)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Room options

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

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

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(10 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
(38 reviews)
  • 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
(9 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
(34 reviews)
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Beachfront (Walkout)

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

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

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 8
  • 2 Queen Beds

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

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Queen Beds

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

  • 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 - 5 min drive - 4.2 km
  • Pier Park - 9 min drive - 8.0 km
  • Frank Brown Park - 10 min drive - 7.6 km
  • Rosemary Beach - 12 min drive - 8.4 km
  • Alys Beach - 17 min drive - 11.5 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Thomas Donut & Snack Shop - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Coconuts Seafood, Pizzas And More - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Dairy Queen Grill & Chill - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Mike's Cafe & Oyster Bar - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Bayou Bill's Crab House - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort

Beachfront hotel with a 24-hour front desk and an 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. Housekeeping is provided on request.

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.

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
  • Housekeeping (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

Reviews

Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort Reviews

7.8

Good

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 410 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 298 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 146 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 62 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 91 out of 1007 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Elsy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Very little parking, no hot water in the shower
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Orlando

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jacqueline

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jesse

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty filthy disgusting. Grease all over stove. Nothing was wiped down hair all over in bathroom. Same EVERYWHERE.... there was toothpaste caked to the bathroom faucet... no toilet paper in the bathroom... we won't be staying here again.. and we list our stay in every travel forum i can find....
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

No working toilet in room

My 2 sisters and I arrived on Monday. The 3 of us are seniors. One is on O2. The toilet was clogged. Maintenance plunged toilet. Tuesday toilet was clogged and no water in toilet tank. Informed office twice. Maintenance repaired. Wednesday at 11:47pm I was trying to get someone to unclog toilet as we were going downstairs to bathroom at pool. No one ever came. I was back in office before 8:00 am on Thursday (we are still using bathroom downstairs at pool although we rented a room on 5th floor. Received no apologies just “we will send maintenance “.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was great, staff amazing
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Angela, Rome

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room was updated aesthetically but not functionally. The bath appeared clean but falling apart. Absolutely NO water pressure - can’t rinse think long hairThe sprinkler head was covered with plastic Sliding door handle loose on outside. Staff very friendly. Okay for the one night but disappointing
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

jaron

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Christy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Dale

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Property is aging and it shows. I left a list of maintainamce items. But it was beach front and bed was comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Jessica

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

Cleanliness was a plus

Room was nice but due to the wall being between the beds the front bed was HOT had no air. NO balcony chairs. Parking SUCKS!! NO WIFI and asked but was told it was working and 4 grandkids had nothing to do at night. A cartoon channel should be offered also. Enjoyed it being away from the main town but worried about my car across the street all night.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Cecilia

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The best part about this property is the quiet location and access to the beach. The beach doesn’t feel crowded and can be enjoyed. Cleaning services is the worst, they don’t even try. Making the bed doesn’t account for clean sheets, they didn’t even do that. Take a broom and it will make things easier. You may have to buy a pan or two to cook, as these weren’t provided. Take your own dish washing sponge also. No hot water for showers and parking is terrible. Elevator broke so we had to go up and down the stairs at the time of checking out. Rooms are ok, beds are uncomfortable. Will not be returning to this property.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Mixed bag

It was fun and relaxing. The resort needs some updating. It was in pretty bad shape overall
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Shane

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ro

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Outside grill unique
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Claudia

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay. The location on the beach was ideal. The room was quiet, clean and comfortable. Staff were hospitable. I wish we could have stayed for more than one night.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Ann

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
On the beach with awesome view of the beach. Pool also available. There was no hot water, stained ceiling tiles in bathroom and 1st sleeping area. Hair still in the shower when we arrived. AC outside unit dented with exposed metal ends.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trent

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

Compliments

We came down for my birthday with my family had a great time staff was friendly room was nice thanks for the stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Taylor

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

Sugar sands

The beach location is incredible as you are at the end of the beach however, the rooms are horrible. My group stayed 4 nights and not a single night did we have hot water. We were told that it’s because the rooms share a hot water heater and if you take a shower at the same time, there will not be any hot water. This made sense so we attempted to take a shower around 12am, 3am, 4am, and 12pm when we figured not many would be talking a shower at the same time. Still no hot water. Our toilet leaked through the floorboards and the toilet ring had to be replaced, this took about 5 hours for the toilet to be fixed. The gentleman fixing the toilet made himself comfortable in the room by watching tv and lingering around in the room while we were not in there. Once he finished, there was sheetrock all over the floor and had to ask for a broom to clean it up. There was also a hole left in the wall facing the tub where he was fixing the toilet. The parking lot is incredibly small and very hard to navigate in. Someone managed to hit our parked car. (If this happens, please know a police report will not be done apparently.) There is only one elevator and it takes a ridiculous amount of time to get from floor to floor and there is no AC in the elevator. I do not think i would recommend this place to anyone nor would I book again. The hotel replied to my review on google and asked that I reach out to guest services, they have yet to reply to my emails.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Great stay

This was our first time to stay here. It was perfect, 8 min away from Pier Park. Far enough to not be part of the crowd, close enough to enjoy the shopping. The hotel was great. The beds were comfortable, the view was excellent, staff was helpful and friendly. The only downfall I'd say was not enough towels [3] or toilet paper[1]. We loved the fact that our room was ground level. Walk in front door and out the back door to the pool and ocean. The beach was very clean. Hotel was quiet at 11pm, when pool closed. We will definitely be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Rachel

Travelled with family and small children
Our check in process was quick and easy. The lady that checked us in was very kind. However, the pool was wild and noisy until 11 PM. Our son couldn’t even get into the pool because there was no room. There was a puddle of water where you walks in from the beach that you had to step in or leap over. It was very gross looking. We had no warm water in our shower and barely a little stream of water pressure. The outdoor shower by the pool had more pressure than ours. The sliding door didn’t lock. The room was old and a little sketchy, but was good enough for a quick trip. I wouldn’t stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

SEUNGIL

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025