Pensacola Beach ResortvsMicrotel Inn & Suites By Wyndham Panama City
Both hotels are recommended by writers. Overall, Margaritaville Beach Hotel scores significantly better than Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Panama City. Margaritaville Beach Hotel comes in at #1 in Pensacola with accolades from 4 publications including Lonely Planet, Frommer's and Fodor's.
Pensacola Beach Resort
 Fodor's
 Frommer's
 Oyster
 Lonely Planet
 Travel + Leisure
 Travel + Leisure
165 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561
From $189/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 - Restaurant
 
 "This tropical getaway, inspired by the lyrics of Jimmy Buffett, gives you the relaxed, fun Margaritaville experience with the amenities of a top-notch hotel that oozes barefoot elegance." Full review
 "Music mogul Jimmy Buffett didn't let a little oil spill stop him from opening this 162-room homage to the Buffett-branded Margaritaville lifestyle." Full review
4.0
 "The first hotel to open under the Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville brand, the Margaritaville Beach Hotel offers a relaxed, tropical atmosphere right on a beautiful stretch of sandy coastline." Full review
 Top Choice
 "This brand-new hotel is extraordinarily, well…elegant. The 162 spacious rooms are done up in crisp whites and aquas, with arty oversized photomurals and huge flat-panel TVs." Full review
 "We are the only hotel on Pensacola Beach with 800 feet of Gulf-front beach and 800 feet of sound-side beach on Little Sabine Bay...all 161 guest rooms have unobstructed water views" 
 "With water views from all 161 guest rooms, and a blue-green color scheme inspired by said water, it’s a quintessential coastal abode, complete with a sleek pool deck, a restaurant" 
Microtel Inn & Suites By Wyndham Panama City
 Oyster
1110 East 24th Street, Panama City, FL 32405
From $64/night
- Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Free Breakfast
 - Pool
 - Free Parking
 - Business Center
 
Budget
 "Microtel Inn & Suites Panama City  is a 63-room budget hotel located 11 miles from the white sandy shores of Panama City Beach." Full review