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Fort Pickens CampgroundvsPensacola Beach Resort
Both hotels are recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Margaritaville Beach Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Fort Pickens Campground. Margaritaville Beach Hotel comes in at #1 in Pensacola with approval from 4 reviewers including Fodor's, Oyster and Lonely Planet.
Fort Pickens Campground
Lonely Planet
1400 Fort Pickens Rd, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Room Service
- Laundy Room
- Free Parking
- Beach
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Amid the windblown trees across from the beach, these two pleasant campgrounds are popular with RV-ers, though you'll see the odd tent or two." Full review
Pensacola Beach Resort
Fodor's
Frommer's
Oyster Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
165 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561
From $189/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Fodor's "This tropical getaway, inspired by the lyrics of Jimmy Buffett, gives you the relaxed, fun Margaritaville experience with the amenities of a top-notch hotel that oozes barefoot elegance." Full review
Frommer's "Music mogul Jimmy Buffett didn't let a little oil spill stop him from opening this 162-room homage to the Buffett-branded Margaritaville lifestyle." Full review
Oyster4.0
"The first hotel to open under the Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville brand, the Margaritaville Beach Hotel offers a relaxed, tropical atmosphere right on a beautiful stretch of sandy coastline." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This brand-new hotel is extraordinarily, well…elegant. The 162 spacious rooms are done up in crisp whites and aquas, with arty oversized photomurals and huge flat-panel TVs." Full review
Travel + Leisure "We are the only hotel on Pensacola Beach with 800 feet of Gulf-front beach and 800 feet of sound-side beach on Little Sabine Bay...all 161 guest rooms have unobstructed water views"
Travel + Leisure "With water views from all 161 guest rooms, and a blue-green color scheme inspired by said water, it’s a quintessential coastal abode, complete with a sleek pool deck, a restaurant"
