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The best hotels downtown in Miramar Beach

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Updated 1 September 2026 · 52 Miramar Beach hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Miramar Beach, out of the 52 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.6.

Surfside Spa is the one I would book myself.

Surfside Spa

Highest rated of the five

Surfside Spa

★★★★★4.9 from 136 reviews

Surfside Spa comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 136 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under city centre.

52 hotels in Miramar Beach qualified for this list and five made it. Pilot House Sandestin, @ Village of Baytowne Wharf is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze

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All five, ranked

  1. Surfside Spa1

    Surfside Spa

    ★★★★★4.9 from 136 reviews

    • Kid friendly

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  2. Pilot House Sandestin, @ Village of Baytowne Wharf2

    Pilot House Sandestin, @ Village of Baytowne Wharf

    ★★★★★5 from 88 reviews

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    • Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort3

      Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort

      ★★★★★4.6 from 711 reviews

      • Pool
      • Spa
      • Restaurant
      • Parking
      • Kitchen
      • Kid friendly

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    • Hilton Grand Vacations Club in Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort4

      Hilton Grand Vacations Club in Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

      ★★★★★4.6 from 629 reviews

      • Pool
      • Spa
      • Gym
      • Restaurant
      • Parking
      • Kitchen

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    • Ray of Miramar5

      Ray of Miramar

      ★★★★★4.97 from 68 reviews

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      How this list was put together

      52 Miramar Beach hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

      Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

      The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

      What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

      Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

      Andres Molina

      Andres Molina Latin America

      Field seasons take him to cloud forests, and he adds two weeks of his own on either end to see the country rather than just the research site. Nine countries in Latin America.

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