A 155-suite Embassy Suites on Scenic Gulf Drive in Miramar Beach, every unit a two-room suite, complimentary made-to-order breakfast and evening manager's reception, with a heated pool and 200 metres to the Gulf.
"The all-suite Embassy on Scenic Gulf Drive is the practical mid-tier family pick at Miramar Beach, two-room suites that sleep six, free cooked-to-order breakfast and an evening reception that quietly closes the gap to the four-stars next door."
The Embassy Suites Destin Miramar Beach sits on Scenic Gulf Drive, the secondary beach road that runs west from Sandestin, 200 metres from the Gulf via a beach access path. The five-storey building is a contemporary stucco structure with an open-atrium lobby (the brand's defining feature), 155 two-room suites, a heated outdoor pool, and a separate adult pool added in the 2022 renovation. The Gulf is across Scenic Gulf Drive, with a complimentary beach service that sets up two chairs and an umbrella per room in season.
Every one of the 155 units is a two-room suite, the brand's standard format. The 525-square-foot layout has a separate bedroom with a king or two queens, a sliding door (or curtain in select units) to a separate living room with a queen sofa sleeper, a 55-inch flat screen on each side, a wet bar with mini-fridge and microwave, a workspace, and a marble bathroom. Sleep capacity is reliably six. Gulf-front suites add a wraparound balcony; standard suites face the resort or the pool. WiFi is included and reliable; outlets are positioned for laptops at every workspace.
The complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast runs 6 to 10 AM with an omelette station, a waffle iron, eggs to order, breakfast meats, oatmeal, fresh fruit, yogurt, and barista coffee. The 5:30 to 7:30 PM Evening Reception in the atrium is the brand's signature touch, with two complimentary drinks per adult, light hors d'oeuvres, and a property-wide social rhythm that quietly closes the gap to the more expensive resorts up the road. Bonefish Grille is the on-site full-service dinner restaurant; in-house room service runs to 10 PM.
The Miramar Beach commercial strip runs the length of Scenic Gulf Drive with Silver Sands Premium Outlets a five-minute drive west, Big Kahuna's water park ten minutes east, the Destin Harbour and the Sunset Boardwalk fifteen minutes east, and Henderson Beach State Park twenty minutes east. The hotel runs a complimentary beach shuttle in season. For families wanting the two-room suite format at a Hilton operating standard without paying Henderson rates, and for travellers cashing Hilton Honors, the Embassy is the right call on this stretch of Gulf.
The all-suite Embassy template was designed for the family beach trip and it works exactly as intended in Destin. Two-room suites sleep six in a real bedroom plus a separate sofa sleeper, kids under 18 stay free, the cooked-to-order breakfast handles the most expensive meal of the day, the evening reception covers a free family dinner and two adult drinks, and the heated pool and beach service make the lunchtime base. Cribs, pack-and-plays, and high chairs are stocked free.
For a Panhandle business trip with a family in tow, or a small corporate retreat that wants more room than a standard king, the Embassy's two-room suites are the rational choice. The separate living room takes a video call without keeping the kids awake, the workspace has proper outlets, WiFi runs reliably for two-person video, included breakfast and evening reception cover meals without expense reports, and the 4,000 square feet of meeting space handles small groups up to 80.
570 Scenic Gulf Drive
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
United States
155 two-room suites
Resort-view suites from $199/night
Pool-view suites from $259/night
Gulf-view suites from $339/night
Premium Gulf-front suites from $479/night
Best rates: weekday stays and September
Check-in: 4:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Renovated 2022; Embassy Suites by Hilton; free self-parking
Two-room suites in every category
Complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast
Evening manager's reception (free drinks)
Heated outdoor pool plus adult pool
Bonefish Grille (full-service dinner)
Beach service (chairs and umbrella)
4,000 sq ft meeting space
Self-parking free
Complimentary WiFi
From $199/night. Peak rates run March break, July, and Thanksgiving through New Year; quietest pricing in September and on weekday stays.
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