Hilton Garden Inn Destin Miramar Beach in Miramar Beach, FL

Nice clean establishment positioned in the middle of everything, right across from the outlet mall and a five minute walk to the beach. Rooms on the front feature balconies, ours (404) had a partial ocean view where we could see the daily status flags on the beach. Would definitely stay again.

We stayed here for five nights for our family vacation. Although there are some perks to this hotel I'd say overall it's more of a two night "quick trip" hotel vs a longer stay. It's a Hilton and I expected it honestly to be better. Perks- Breakfast and Dinner available daily, full bar, decent pool, and pretty good location being only two blocks from the beach. Negatives, they allow dogs (which normally I don't care about because I have a pup) but owners would let the dog poop in the front of the hotel on the pinestraw and not pick it up. So it would just sit there...forever. Granted the owners fault, but still gross. The bed and pillows were alright at best, and they don't offer any proper room service. They will "say" you get room service but what you actually get is a change of towels and garbage taken out every other day. No beds made, no vacuuming etc. They don't give you pool towels without signing a daily paper everyday for fresh towels. They are none located by the actual pool and the towels they give you are dollar store quality. I know this sounds like a lot of negatives but overall the hotel staff was good, and again, if you get a good deal on this hotel and just stay a few nights it's really not that bad. It got more intolerable because we stayed for five full nights.

Stay somewhere else. Housekeeping threw away my things (or stole them). Management wasn’t responsive or helpful. I’d love to know the results of their “investigation”. The breakfast is expensive and not very good. The service was a hassle, took me 35 minutes to get towels. My whole stay left a sour taste in my mouth. If you can afford to stay somewhere nicer, do that.

I usually stay in Destin at one of the following places (Embassy Suites, Sandestin Resort or the Holiday Inn Express). However, with the sudden increase in hotel prices everywhere, I had to look for an alternative in the area of my preference. I picked the Hilton Garden Inn, because it was right down the street from my familiar, Embassy Suites. -Outside Impression - The building looks new on the outside, although I know it has been here a few years. The parking lot is rather small, so spaces were rather sparse when I returned to it late in the evening! -Location - The hotel is located on Scenic Gulf Drive, but you won't be seeing the Gulf of "Mexico" from it. Because there are a ton of tall condos across the street fronting the Gulf. -Beach Access - You cannot just walk across the street, go through a parking lot of gate to reach the beach. You must either take the hotel's shuttle to the beach, or walk about 1/4 mile from the hotel, down Norwood Drive, to reach the beach. There is no parking at the beach entrance, so if you have chairs and umbrellas to bring along, it would be a pain to walk. Suggestion - Get in your car and head west down Scenic Gulf Drive, there are several beaches with parking, if you get there early enough (hint, before 930am). -Food - There is NO complimentary breakfast buffet at this hotel. But the following restaurants can be reached with a quick walk. Such as 'big bad breakfast', 'chick-fil-a', 'waterburger', 'five guys', aegean greek restaurant, holi indian kitchen and more. If you want full-service then Carraba's is across the street, PF Changs is about one mile up the road on Hwy 98. Further down in Destin itself, there are a ton of restaurants. -Inside - The hotel lobby was very nice and bright, with an extremely clean and sterile look. The staff was nice as well. -Room - It was very modern, with nice interior and furnishings. The bed was a 7 out of 10, but the pillows were so soft I couldn't find a good sleeping position. The bathroom was adequate for two people and I really liked the walk in showers. Did NOT try the wifi. -Overall - I was very impressed with this hotel. My only gripe was the hassle of not being able to just walk across to the beach, like I can with its sister property, the Embassy Suites. But the Embassy Suites was a lot higher price.

Amazing place ! Customer service at its best. Staff very kind helpful rooms are so clean . Booking was easy any request was fast and the stay was very pleasant . Pool is super clean, gym is so nice. Distance to beach is a small walk.