Sugar Sands Beachfront Hotel - a By The Sea ResortvsPalmetto Inn & Suites
Both Sugar Sands Inn and Suites and Palmetto Inn & Suites are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Palmetto Inn & Suites is preferred by most writers compared to Sugar Sands Inn and Suites. Palmetto Inn & Suites comes in at #4 in Panama City Beach with praise from 2 reviewers such as Oyster, Rough Guide.
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
Palmetto Inn & Suites
 Rough Guide
 Oyster
17255 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach, FL 32413
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Laundry Service
 - Laundy Room
 - Pool
 
 Star
 "This smart motel on the beach near Pier Park offers spacious suites with kitchens, heated pool, a full-range of beach activities and a free airport shuttle. $75." 
 Upper-middle-range
 "Palmetto Inn and Suites is a family-friendly, upper-middle-range hotel with 122 big rooms spread over seven floors; beachside rooms have views of the Gulf of Mexico." Full review