Whether waking to a fab free breakfast, surfing complimentary internet or making waves on the beach, our guests rate Hampton Inn Pensacola Beach among the best in the area. This four-floor hotel rising from the white sands of the Gulf of Mexico offers 181, mostly non-smoking rooms. Boasting private balconies, rooms include views of the Gulf or Santa Rosa Sound. Guests can drift away on signature pillowtop Clean and Fresh Beds which feature white duvets. Granite bathroom vanities and flat-panel cable TVs with HBO are sleek touches. Complimentary internet, microwaves and mini-fridges are much appreciated. Days start with a much-touted free breakfast with a rotating menu of scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, omelets, sausage, fresh fruits, a hot waffle station and more. Fill up then suit up for beachside or poolside fun. Hot attractions include two beachfront swimming pools, a cool tiki bar and a fitness room. Parking is free. Set on Santa Rosa Island, the hotel puts guests a one-minute walk to a fresh serving of restaurants and five-minute stroll to Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier. There's plenty of fun on dry land, including at Tiki Island Golf & Arcade, connected to the hotel parking lot and Speedy John's Go-Carts, a half-mile away. Guests can swing discounts at Tiger Point Golf & Country Club, too, about a 10-minute drive. Pensacola International Airport is 10 miles. Setting all guests up with "awesome views," Hampton Inn Pensacola Beach serves up a "great location" on the beach and "really good" breakfast on the house that's hard to beat.