This hotel is in a great location. It is about 2 blocks from the beach and you don't have beachfront prices, but that is the only thing that was good about it. The 1 elevator that we knew of is so slow that we just took the stairs. The cleanliness of the room was about average. We found several long hairs in the bathroom. That grossed me out from the very beginning. The staff at the front desk screwed up my Priority Club points. I had 5 rooms reserved and got points for only 1. When I found out about it a few weeks later, I called back to the hotel to see what happened and nobody could tell me. And of course the 800 number to the Priority Club Line does not work. The hotel is o.k. if you are just looking for shelter close to the beach but that's it. I have decided to just stay at Marriotts from now on. At least I can get someone to answer the phone when I call about their Rewards program.

As a platinum business traveler who spends 60+ nights a year in IC hotel properties, I hope the hotel pays attention to my review. Although Holiday Inns vary greatly in quality from hotel to hotel, for the most part, the Express line is much more consistently clean and fresh.
We stayed here for three nights. since we extended our stay one night, we got to see the insides of two different rooms. The regular 2 queen room felt small for a HIX. The King suite was very spacious. Both rooms were clean. AC worked great. Most importantly, the beds, pillows, and towels were all very comfortable, and up to the standards i have come to expect from HIX. We slept very well. All staff we encountered were very friendly and helpful.
The rest of the room could use some attention. It just felt old. One room's Closet door stuck, the other room it was missing. In the first room, the Shower faucet leaked and toilet felt wobbly when you sat down. In the second room, the shower curtain rod was hanging on by a thread on one side. In both rooms, the caulking around the tub and the grout on the tile floor was stained and discolored. Most of these are easy maintenance fixes. With a little bit of work, this property could be up to par with the rest of the HI Express line.
Regardless, this hotel was a good price and a great location, and we got a good night's sleep. I would stay here again.

This HI Express was a disappointment. We have enjoyed other HI Express locations for short stays in the recent past because we found them to be consistent in their quality and amenities. This one needs improvement. Breakfast help was not attentive. A/C did not work properly. Room was smaller than expected and not nearly as nice as we had come to expect from this brand.

Great location in Destin. You have to walk about two blocks to the beach but it's a safe side road and not a problem. After you get sunburned there still lots to do. Its located next to an outback steak house and a few stores away from a Barnes and Nobles book store. If you like shopping all 4 corners have a shopping center and one has a movie theater. You don't even need a car to get around from this hotel. There is a grocery store in one of the shopping centers.

My only complaint is lack of wifi in the room. They have wifi in the lobby and breakfast room. They do provide a hard wire Internet connection in the room with a cable.

The hot breakfast had bacon on one if the days we were there!

Ovaerall a good deal in a good location.