Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort

2.0 star property

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Building design
Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Exterior
Deluxe Suite (Ocean/Gulf Vw Beach Walkup) | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Reception

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
20723 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach, FL, 32413
  • Panama City Beaches
    2 min walk
  • Panama City Beach Sailing
    5 min drive
  • Big Daddy's Beach Shack
    1 min walk
  • Panama City, FL (ECP-Northwest Florida Beaches Intl.)
    20 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Suite (Ocean/Gulf Vw Beach Walkup)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite (Ocean/Gulf Vw Beach Walkup)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Deluxe Suite (Ocean/Gulf View)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite (Ocean/Gulf View Emerald)

  • Water view
  • Sleeps 8
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite (Ocean/Gulf View)

  • Water view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort

Family-friendly fun at the beach, with outdoor pool
At Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort, relax by an outdoor pool or hit the beach where you can enjoy snorkelling. Change of towels is available on request
Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort offers 84 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature an iron/ironing board. Rooms open to balconies. Kitchens offer fridges, stovetops, microwaves and kitchenware and utensils. Bathrooms include a shower.

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. Hairdryers, 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.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Panama City Beaches. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus an outdoor pool.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices))
  • Free self-parking
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Amenities include free newspapers in reception, laundry facilities and a terrace
  • On-site recreation includes a playground
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • 8 minutes by car from Pier Park and 11 minutes from Alys Beach
As a guest of Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort, you'll find an outdoor pool, a terrace, and barbecue grills. WiFi is free in public spaces. The family-friendly Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel, a By The Sea Resort also features a vending machine, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in common area. Free self parking is available.

This Panama City Beach hotel is smoke free.

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

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 - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A damage deposit of USD 50 will be collected before check-in.
  • Resort fee: USD 15.82 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Beach access
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room coffee
  • Laundry facilities
  • Phone calls
  • Pool access

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Up to 3 children aged 17 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in 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. 411 out of 1006 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 333 out of 1006 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 131 out of 1006 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 58 out of 1006 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 73 out of 1006 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Denee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love how close it is the beach!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely Stay
Great stay!! But first off, this isn’t a fancy, brand new hotel. It’s been around a minute and probably weathered a ton of storms, BUT it was clean and right on the beach. It has a kitchenette which was SUPER handy. I could listen to the ocean waves and also the pool was right outside my door. ALSO, just Steps to the beach. The girls in the office were super sweet and very helpful. The only complaint I have is the beds weren’t the most comfortable but I’ve seen worse. I would still and probably definitely will stay here again! We’ll be back for sure. Easy peesy for just me and my hubby.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Curtis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sheree

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The chairs and umbrella guy was great! He was very helpful and acommadating always
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its a older building. But thats what i loved about the hotel. Right on the beach. Nice having a balcony facing the ocean. Kitchenette was nice having. Will be back in the future
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Johnny

Travelled with partner
Was run down
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Crystal

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sulynn

Travelled with group
The beds was very comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chanh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great pricing! Clean property
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Heidi

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Never had extra towels. Outside needs some update. Had a deluxe suite no hair dryer, one pot about the size for soup to cook in.no dish soap, one kitchen towel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

monika

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean spacious rooms with full kitchen. Nice location. Property needs a renovation to be more appealing. Friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tammy

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful ocean view, that said I wouldn’t stay here again! We booked a big beautiful room for us to stay with our son & his girl. We got there to check in & nothing but problems. The man there said I didn’t book that suite, then he said there weren’t any left, come to find out this happened to six other people!!! No manager on duty he shakes his phone at me & says she’s not responding to him! What a joke!! Overpriced for place that’s run down & needs serious upgrades!! Bottom line if you can, stay somewhere else & if you can’t bring extra toilet paper because they only give you 1 roll!!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Chevelle

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

maria

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is economical but surpassed expectations. The room was spacious and well-equipped. The check-in was easy, professional, and welcoming. Eduardo has great customer service and its a great when it comes comes to multitasking the hotel is away from the bigger croweded hotels there the beach was quite and not crowded. Sugars also is the front beach and the supper easy access to the beach
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Stacey

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked everything.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kathy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff WiFi only worked on phones not the computers. Old building but very clean.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Price!!!! We had great time. Didnt worry about spending a bit more on food and stuff because we saved on room.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Agustin

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing views to the beach and a spacious room
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Carlos

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Nice
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chandice

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the view of the ocean, the room was exactly as pictured, extremely clean,
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Camila

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
My room, 105 (direct beach access on 1st floor) was extremely dirty, to the point that it should be considered a health hazard. The fan in the room was absolutely CAKED in dust, and the ceiling above the bed was speckled with mold EVERYWHERE! I can't make this up. Conveniently, I have severe dust and mold allergies. I didn't notice just how bad the condition of the room was until night time when I went to bed (I quickly checked in earlier that evening and wasn't really back in the room till it was time to sleep). As I was trying to go to sleep, my lungs started to burn and my nostrils soon closed up all the way. My eyes also burned. Mind you, my allergies aren't this bad with normal/acceptable levels of dust - but this was excessive. No level of mold is ever acceptable. Unable to sleep, I called the front desk to ask if they could put me in another room or help in any way. They just said "sorry we don't have any available rooms tonight" and that was it. No offer to come do some extra cleaning, no offer for reimbursement, nothing. The mattress itself was also extremely uncomfortable and the sheets didn't smell clean. I didn't even break the bed to sleep under the covers - I ended up sleeping over it and covering up with a blanket. Absolute misery. Direct beach access isn't even worth it. I rather sleep in my car next time and park right outside the beach over staying at this dump (or any other similar dump nearby) again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chanh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love it
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Russell

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024