Seaside, Florida, is a planned beach community on the Gulf Coast in the Florida county of Walton. Founded by developer Robert Davis in 1979, Seaside is known as a “new urbanism” community, or a community built on pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods that feature diverse styles of architecture. The Seaside area is also home to several hotels and resorts offering beachfront accommodations.
The Water Color Inn & Resort is a beachfront hotel about eight miles from Seaside in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. All of the hotel’s 60 rooms have beachfront porches or balconies, walk-in showers with gulf views, king-sized beds with luxury bedding, CD/DVD players, and wireless Internet access. Guests of the hotel can also enjoy freshly baked cookies and nightly turn-down service, a full-service spa, a state-of-the-art fitness center and complimentary use of hotel bicycles, kayaks, canoes and fishing gear. In addition, the hotel is only a few miles from the Camp Creek Golf Club, where guests can enjoy golfing on the 18-hole, 7,200-yard course and putting green. Hotel parking is available for all vehicle types, and pets are allowed free of charge.
Water Color Inn & Resort
34 Goldenrod Circle
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
850-534-5000
watercolorresort.com
The Sugar Beach Inn is a beachfront hotel about two miles from Seaside in Seagrove Beach, Florida. All of the hotel’s rooms offer amenities such as queen-sized, four-poster beds, sitting areas, cable TVs, and verandas with gulf views. Guests of the hotel can also enjoy a free full breakfast on weekdays and free continental breakfast on weekends, and the hotel is located on 17 miles of uninterrupted beach, allowing guests to enjoy swimming, sunbathing, biking and other beach activities. Hotel parking accommodates all vehicle types. Pets are not allowed.
Sugar Beach Inn
3501 East Scenic Highway 30-A
Seagrove Beach, FL 32459
850-231-1577
sugarbeachinn.com
The Inn by the Sea, Vera Bradley is a beachfront inn just outside Seaside in Santa Rosa Beach. All of the hotel’s nine rooms feature Vera Bradley interior designs and offer cable TVs, refrigerators, coffeemakers, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards and wireless Internet access. The hotel also offers guests a complimentary gourmet breakfast, a fitness center, an outdoor swimming pool and a dining room. In addition, the hotel’s close proximity to Seaside allows guests to enjoy a variety of local shops and eateries less than 10 minutes away. Hotel parking is available for all vehicle types. The hotel recommends calling directly for its pet policy.
Inn by the Sea, Vera Bradley
38 Seaside Ave.
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
800-571-8696
cottagerentalagency.com
