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8.4

3,149 reviews

Surf & Sand Hotel

Surf & Sand Hotel

40 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach, 32561, Florida, United States

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Private beach area

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Water sports facilities on site

Beach

Air conditioning

Sun deck

24-hour front desk

Surf & Sand Hotel

Welcome to the Surf & Sand Hotel, the perfect destination for beach-loving travelers in Pensacola, Florida. With a prime location on 40 Fort Pickens Road, just 7.5mi from the city center, our 2-star hotel offers an affordable and fun-filled stay for all. Our 3149 rave reviews speak for themselves!

Start your day by stepping onto our private beach area, where you can soak up the sun and enjoy the crystal-clear waters of Pensacola. Take a dip in our outdoor swimming pool or try your hand at the water sports facilities that we offer for free. After a day of adventure, retire to your comfortable and air-conditioned non-smoking room, complete with free toiletries and a bathtub for ultimate relaxation.

Our hotel offers a range of amenities to make your stay even more enjoyable, including parking, pet-friendly options, and free WiFi. Whether you're looking to lounge on the beach, explore the city, or simply unwind by the pool, Surf & Sand Hotel has everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. Book your stay now for prices starting from $432!

When you choose Surf & Sand Hotel for your beach getaway, you don't have to leave your furry friends behind. We are a pet-friendly hotel, allowing you to bring your beloved pets along on your vacation. Just keep in mind that there may be additional charges for bringing pets, so be sure to check with our friendly staff when making your reservation.

Our outdoor swimming pool is the perfect place to cool off and have some fun in the sun. With its shallow end, it's suitable for both adults and children. So, whether you want to take a leisurely swim or splash around with the little ones, our pool offers a refreshing oasis for all our guests to enjoy. Take advantage of the pool's all-season availability and make a splash any time of the year.

At Surf & Sand Hotel, we accept various payment methods to ensure a hassle-free check-in and check-out experience. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover cards. Please note that cash is not accepted, so be sure to have one of these payment options ready when you arrive.

With a range of room types available, our hotel caters to a variety of traveler needs. From our disability-access Queen Room to our Standard King and Queen rooms, each room offers a comfortable and spacious retreat after a day of beach activities. Our rooms are non-smoking, ensuring a fresh and pleasant atmosphere throughout your stay. With amenities like free toiletries and a bathtub for ultimate relaxation, our rooms provide all the comforts you need for a rejuvenating vacation.

Come experience the joy of a beachfront getaway at Surf & Sand Hotel. With our pet-friendly policy, inviting swimming pool, variety of payment options, and comfortable rooms, your stay with us is guaranteed to be a memorable one. Don't miss out on this unforgettable vacation opportunity. Book your stay now for affordable prices starting from $432!

Closest airports

Pensacola International Airport

10.1mi

Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport

37.2mi

Destin Executive Airport

40.3mi

Most popular amenities

Private beach area

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Water sports facilities on site

Beach

Air conditioning

Sun deck

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Beach umbrellas

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Picnic area

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Free toiletries

Bathtub

Rooms

Standard Queen Room - Upper Floor in Surf & Sand Hotel

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Queen Room, Highfloor

2 Queen Size Beds

325 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Microwave

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Featuring free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath and a hairdryer. The spacious air-conditioned double room features a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a tea and coffee maker, a tiled floor, heating as well as city views. The unit has 2 beds.

Standard King Room - single occupancy in Surf & Sand Hotel

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Room, Single Use

1 King Size Bed

325 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Microwave

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Experience comfort and luxury in our stylish Standard King Room, featuring a spacious 323 sqft room with a stunning city view. Enjoy a relaxing soak in the private bathroom's bathtub, and take advantage of amenities like a microwave, coffee machine, and flat-screen TV for a truly enjoyable stay.

Standard Queen Room Bay View in Surf & Sand Hotel

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Queen Room, Bay View

2 Queen Size Beds

325 sqft

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Microwave

Coffee machine

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The pool with a view is the standout feature of this double room. Featuring free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath and a hairdryer. The spacious air-conditioned double room features a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a tea and coffee maker, a tiled floor, heating as well as pool views. The unit has 2 beds.

Standard King Room - Upper Floor in Surf & Sand Hotel

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King Room, Highfloor

1 King Size Bed

325 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Microwave

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Experience luxury and comfort in our spacious Standard King Room on the upper floor, boasting a stunning city view. Relax in the private bathroom with a bathtub, and enjoy convenient amenities such as a microwave, coffee machine, and flat-screen TV. Perfect for a group of 3 adults and 1 child, our room offers everything you need for a memorable stay.

Standard King Room with Bay View  in Surf & Sand Hotel

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King Room, Bay View

1 King Size Bed

325 sqft

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Microwave

Coffee machine

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Bay View King Bed

Queen Room - Disability Access in Surf & Sand Hotel

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Queen Room, Accessible

1 Queen Size Bed

325 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Microwave

Coffee machine

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Accessible Queen Size Bed

Standard Queen Room with Two Queen Beds in Surf & Sand Hotel

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Room - 2 Queen

2 Queen Size Beds

325 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Microwave

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Two Queen Beds

King Room

1 King Size Bed

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King Size Bed

Room - 2 Queen, Highfloor

2 Queen Size Beds

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Enjoy a spacious and comfortable stay in our Standard Queen Room on the upper floor. With a city view, private bathroom, and amenities like a bathtub, microwave, and coffee machine, you'll have everything you need for a relaxing stay. Plus, with two queen beds, this room easily accommodates 4 adults and 2 children.

Room - 2 Queen, Bay View

2 Queen Size Beds

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Stay in our spacious and stylish Standard Queen Room Bay View, perfect for up to 4 adults and 2 children. Enjoy the stunning bay view, relax in the bathtub, and take advantage of amenities like a microwave, coffee machine, and flat-screen TV for a truly comfortable stay.

Deluxe, King Size

1 King Size Bed

Free wifi

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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Deluxe, 2 Queen Size Beds

2 Queen Size Beds

Free wifi

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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Guest reviews

8.4

3,149 reviews

Categories of assessments

Cleanliness

Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Featured reviews:

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André

10

April 2024

Breakfast, very good. Service at the desk, amazing, Pool, very cosy, Poolservice man, excellent, god bless him, Room, very nice. 10 points are not enough, this motel earns more. Best stay during two weeks in Florida, thank you.😊

Really nothing at all

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Christine

10

March 2025

My group of friends had a fabulous time staying at Surf&Sand during Mardi Gras!!! The hotel is set up with exterior room doors like an older motel with large wrap around porch walkways. Each staff member were extra helpful and friendly. The grounds are kept clean with regular attention. Their lobby is super cute, updated, and clean. The hotel is centrally located with quick access to the streets, the beach, and entertainment. We borrowed some bicycles that Surf&Sand offers to their guests. Everything was great! Surf&Sand will be my new regular place to stay when visiting Pensacola!

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Sierramatt1

10

April 2025

Location is wonderful, breakfast biscuits and waffles great, staff is so friendly, helpful ❤️ our 5th year visiting. Look forward to this trip each year and always stay here when in Pensacola. sweet little gem of the island ❤️ keep up the great work and little improvements and details,keeps getting better every visit.

Only thing I recommend needs work is-The soap dispensers in shower and near sink kept to fall off when needing to use, need to check those out they aren't sturdy at all my kids kept dropping them and I would have to hold it still to make stuff come out. It was a pain but just something to point out to fix or change those, they look like they could break very easy and cause injury if not careful. I work in customer service too and that is only thing that stood out as needing to bring up, other than that we love this precious motel and staff!

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Shelby

9.1

March 2025

How convenient it was to get to the beach either side and how we could enjoy bikes, kayaks, &’ paddle boards at no extra charge. The staff were super friendly and accommodating. Breakfast was also nice . Pool was too cold this time around so we didn’t swim much but enjoyed the stay.

Felt like they could do better at cleaning the room. We had some things still on the floor when checked in. (Alcohol bottle &’ cheez it behind the bed) there was sand everywhere but being it was a beach , that wasn’t too disappointing. Was hoping for a heated pool also , thought that was mentioned somewhere but guess not.

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M

9.1

March 2025

The best thing about Surf & Sand motel are the staff members. I was evacuated from French Creek state park and checked to see if I could get in early. My room wasn't available but I was offered an alternative that was ready. So, great. The breakfast was lovely. The small beach on the property is quite nice and there is a huge gorgeous beach across the street. I love this place.

Well, it is a motel with outside doors. During the storm, the door rattled. But I always felt safe and, in fact, found the rattle engaging. If you are a person who needs a place that is super quiet, this may not be the place for you in the middle of a windstorm.

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Lakeisha

10

January 2025

the hotel is very family friendly, it's in a good location, we felt safe the whole time. the property is nice, the rooms are clean and tidy, they offer COOKED breakfast items as well as the traditional continental style offerings and the cook/server/hostess is a VERY NICE lady with a beautiful Bulgarian accent who takes AWESOME care of the guests, so if you visit, please please please make sure to tip her because she TRULY works hard to see that everyone is comfortable, well fed and enjoying themselves, and not wanting for anything that she can provide!!! She was truly a gem and the absolute best part of our stay😊😊😊

the only thing I didn't like was that Mother Nature was not cooperating and sent us such cold weather and wind.... but everything about the property was fantastic!

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Billy

9.1

April 2025

The location was fabulous. The value was great. The maintenance guy was awesome. Does he ever take a break he was working hard. Always moving and working. The front desk staff on Thursday and Friday were awesome and friendly. For the lady sorry we didn’t get your name who did all the breakfast. Thank you. You worked your tail off and make breakfast great for everyone. We will be back

Beds need updated Toilet needed fixed in room 324 And the sound of water running in the room was a bit annoying.

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Kelly

8.2

September 2024

Location was perfect. Rooms were clean check in guest services was excellent and when we had a problem with our room, they quickly accommodated us and fix the issue.

We were originally placed in room 323 and immediately noticed that the air conditioner wasn’t working we went to talk with guest services. They sent someone to fix the air conditioner however, throughout the night the air conditioner continued to have issues sounding like an ambulance driving by every single time it would kick on. I made some video recordings and showed it to the front desk next morning and they switched us to a different room and we had no issues after that. The pool was fantastic. It was clean and well kept. Breakfast was decent. I wish they would’ve had the beverage center available in the evening as well. That would’ve been a nice touch.

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Terrence

8.2

February 2024

Hotel is close (one block) to the beach but is not seen from hotel window. Location near the Pensacola Beach is nice, there is a public facility across the street on the beach. To get to hotel - there is a toll bridge each time you travel to the hotel. The breakfast was nice and the attendant was very helpful (and made waffles). Couple items missing were yogurt and fresh fruit. I had hoped for am exercise room but didn't exist at this hotel. Mattress was worn and somewhat dished. TV channel selector was difficult to figure out and no tv guide available

Coffee and breakfast were greatly appreciated and the location a block from the beach was really nice and the area is not thoroughly built up so traveling along the beach was nice. Staff was friendly. Nice to have an elevator even though the rooms are accessed from an outdoor corridor. the heater/air conditioner ran quietly compared to all other hotels we stayed in the past couple weeks. Nice shower with shampoo & conditioner dispensers - really nice

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Ana

9.1

December 2024

Breakfast was really good! Mrs. Elizabeth works very hard to make everyone happy, we appreciate it very much. She keep it very clean Also we like that there is always coffee and water and bananas 🍌 🍌 and oranges 🍊 in the dining room available all day.. also the house keepers are honest I forgot my tablet in the room and they found it and call me and returned to me. Thank you very much..

The building needs more TLC

Points of Interest Around Surf & Sand Hotel

Attractions

Pensacola Lighthouse and Maritime Museum

9.7mi

Sam's Fun City

12.9mi

Brandon Styles Showroom

30.9mi

Pools

Location

  • Outdoor

Features

  • Shallow end

Availability

  • All season

Amenities of Surf & Sand Hotel

Private beach area

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Water sports facilities on site

Beach

Air conditioning

Sun deck

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Beach umbrellas

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Picnic area

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Free toiletries

Bathtub

Stay rules - Surf & Sand Hotel

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Curfew

  • Parking

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

Frequently Asked Questions - Surf & Sand Hotel

Is it possible to stay with my pet at Surf & Sand Hotel?

Yes, you can stay with your pet at the Surf & Sand Hotel. However, keep in mind that there may be additional charges for bringing your furry friend along.

At what times are check-in and check-out at Surf & Sand Hotel?

The established timings at Surf & Sand Hotel are: Check-in after 04:00 PM and check-out before 11:00 AM.

Does Surf & Sand Hotel offer complimentary parking?

Yes, there is parking available at Surf & Sand Hotel. The hotel offers on-site parking for a fee of $16 per day. The parking is public parking, and no reservation is required.

What are the rates at Surf & Sand Hotel?

For Surf & Sand Hotel, room prices kick off at $432. Remember, prices can fluctuate depending on room type and availability dates. Input your dates for definitive prices.

What types of rooms does Surf & Sand Hotel offer?

The Surf & Sand Hotel offers a variety of room types including Queen Room - Disability Access, Standard King Room, Standard Queen Room - Upper Floor, Standard Queen Room Bay View, Standard King Room - Upper Floor, Standard Queen Room with Two Queen Beds, and Standard King Room with Bay View. All rooms have a room size of 323 sqft and do not allow smoking. The occupancy ranges from 1 adult and 1 child to 4 adults and 2 children depending on the room type. The bed sizes vary between Queen and King size beds.

Where can guests find entertainment in Surf & Sand Hotel?

At Surf & Sand Hotel, guests can enjoy their time with a variety of leisure amenities. They can relax and soak up the sun at the outdoor swimming pool, which is available all year round. The pool features a shallow end, perfect for families with young children.

In addition to the pool, guests can also indulge in various water sports activities as the hotel offers water sports facilities on site. They can take advantage of the private beach area and enjoy beach activities such as swimming, sunbathing, or building sandcastles. The hotel provides beach umbrellas and beach chairs/loungers for guests' convenience.

For those who prefer more active leisure activities, they can rent bicycles from the hotel and explore the surroundings. Cycling and canoeing are also available options. After a day of activities, guests can gather around the outdoor fireplace or make use of the barbecue facilities provided by the hotel. Board games and puzzles are also available for fun and entertainment.

Can guests use a pool at Surf & Sand Hotel?

The Surf & Sand Hotel has one pool available. The pool is open all season and is located outdoors. It features a shallow end.

Can I use my credit card at Surf & Sand Hotel?

Yes, you can use your credit card at Surf & Sand Hotel. Cash is not accepted, but they do accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.