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Holiday Inn Express Pensacola Beach, an IHG Hotel vs Pensacola Beach Resort
Both properties are rated highly by expert writers. On balance, Margaritaville Beach Hotel is preferred by most professionals compared to Holiday Inn Express Pensacola Beach. Margaritaville Beach Hotel is ranked #1 in Pensacola with approval from 4 publications such as Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Oyster.
Holiday Inn Express Pensacola Beach, an IHG Hotel
Oyster
Lonely Planet
333 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561
From $204 /night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Pool
- Fitness Center
Oyster
2.0
"This 76-room Holiday Inn Express offers a beachfront location with sweeping Gulf of Mexico views."
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Guests can choose between lounging at the big, curvy outdoor pool or taking a stroll along the boardwalk to the quiet stretch of beach.
Lonely Planet
"Right on the water, you can elect to have either an island or harbor view from the 100 rooms here, all of which have microwaves and fridges."
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."
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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."
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Oyster
4.0
"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."
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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."
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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"
