Residence Inn by Marriott Sandestin sits right at Grand Boulevard, the open-air shopping and dining district in Miramar Beach on Florida’s Emerald Coast. This is an all-suite hotel, so every studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom comes with a full kitchen — fridge, stovetop, microwave, and cookware — to cook, spread out, and settle in like home. Mornings begin with a free full hot breakfast, while the 24-hour market keeps snacks within reach. Guests swim in the outdoor pool, let kids splash in the children’s pool, soak in the whirlpool, and train in the 24-hour fitness center. Free parking, self-service laundry, and a pet-friendly policy round out an easy, non-beachfront home base.

The sugar-white sand and emerald Gulf water of Miramar Beach wait a short drive away, with Henderson Beach State Park adding a boardwalk nature trail and shoreline fishing close by. At Grand Boulevard, dinner ranges from Mitchell’s Fish Market and P.F. Chang’s to Cantina Laredo and Emeril’s Coastal, with the Boulevard 10 cinema for movie nights. The Village of Baytowne Wharf packs restaurants, an arcade, and a carousel into one walkable square, while the Destin Harbor Boardwalk lines up charter fishing and waterfront tables. Families cool off at Big Kahuna’s Water & Adventure Park, and bargain hunters browse Silver Sands Premium Outlets just up the road.