Hotel Gulf Highlands Beach Resort (Panama City Beach, USA)

With just a few steps to the beach, guests often spend the whole day soaking up the warm sun. What sets this accommodation apart from others is that it's a gated community, and enjoys private access to the beach.

The owners have made sure you know you are close to the beach, in fact right on the ocean front. Each guest room is decorated with a nautical look, yet it's relaxing and homely with many amenities like a tennis court right on-site to enjoy.

Families with kids loved the multiple pools they could choose from. If they had older children then they could all enjoy the water together in the deeper pools, however if the kids were tiny parents appreciated that they could relax and enjoy the shallow paddling pools.

Guests were very upset with discovering at the end of the vacation that they had to pay in an extra cleaning fee. Complaints were that this was never discussed during the booking procedure, and guests were not made aware of it until booking out.

Travellers reported heaps of dust underneath the beds, behind the headboard, and on the furniture. Guests felt that the rooms were briefly wiped down between guests, and no deep cleaning had been done in years.

So far, no recent negative opinion has been expressed by guests about this hotel.