Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel - a By The Sea ResortvsGrandview East Resort
Both properties are praised by professional reviewers. Overall, Sugar Sands Inn and Suites scores significantly higher than Grandview East & West Condominiums. Sugar Sands Inn and Suites comes in at 82 with accolades from 3 sources like Rough Guide, Oyster and Lonely Planet.
Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel - a By The Sea Resort
 Lonely Planet
 Rough Guide
 Oyster
20723 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach, FL 32413 
From $79/night
- Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Laundy Room
 - Pool
 - Family Friendly
 - Free Parking
 
 "Situated on a quieter stretch of the beach, there's a variety of room options all with microwave-equipped kitchens - or you can cook out on gas grills by the pool and gazebo." 
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 "In a peaceful spot on the western edge of the beach strip... Facilities include shuffleboard, a heated pool and hot tub, while on the shore there’s volleyball and jet-skiing." 
Budget
 "The aptly-named Sugar Sands Inn and Suites is a family-run budget hotel in a quiet of Panama City, right on a beautiful white-sand beach." Full review
Grandview East Resort
 Oyster
10713 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach, FL 32407
From $229/night
- Free Internet
 - Laundy Room
 - Pool
 - Fitness Center
 - Free Parking
 - Kitchenette
 
 Upper-middle-range
 "Yet another Panama City high-rise for the beach lover. The white sand beach here is gorgeous, but the two pools are both small. ... Gorgeous Gulf views." Full review