Fairfield Inn & Suites Destin

Amazing staff –very clean, great beds and pillows, well kept. We checked in at 2 o’clock in the morning after a horrible experience with a home rental and the front office clerk was amazing !!!

The Pros:
The Hotel is very nice, and hits it perfectly with plugs. No more searching around looking for a plug for your technology. They’ve got lots of that.
The beds are nice, with only 4 pillows (Three regular size, one tiny) each instead of the usual 9 tiny pillows you find at other hotels these days.
There is a nice complimentary continental breakfast with all the usual fixings in a decent sized breakfast area. It is well attended by a quick and friendly staff.
The keys are RFID, which is nice. No more silly slotting of the card, removing off the card, reslotting of the card before you get the door open. Now you just have to randomly slide your RFID Card around the area on the doorframe until it clicks.
The Cons:
A weird «Three Device» Wifi limit. The employee I talked to said that this was something to do with the way it was configured and that even by paying extra you could not have more than three devices. The better half and I love the technology and we will easily use all three. Larger families with kids I can see would be in a bit of a pickle for sure with this.
The «Gulf View» amounts to a view of the highway, even on the third floor. As this is an extra cost, I feel like Marriott is charging you more on the IDEA than any actual delivery. However, if you do want this, make sure and get the Balcony. We just got the view, which amounts to car watching on the busy highway in front of the hotel.
The price is high, but lower than nearby hotels. I expect this is an unavoidable reality for places in this immediate area, so I can’t really be too hard on Marriott/​Fairfield for this.
Overall I *would* recommend it here, with the major caveat being «The View» is not all that you might wish it to be from several hundred miles away

Nice new property but not great for business travel during tourism season — and I should have known that. It’s easy to hear the hustle bustle, loud talking and kids running through the walls and floors. I got roomy 1BR suite that smelled strangely and strongly like a boat, which might offend the noses of land-​lubbers but I found somewhat nostalgic of my childhood spending summers on my parents’ Sea Ray cabin cruiser. The spaciousness of my room was not well served by the small lonely trash can in the bathroom; could use another can in the bedroom and maybe by the coffee station. Speaking of cans, the commode had a bad habit of clogging, and I am NOT a big dude that eats 28oz steaks for dinner. But otherwise a comfortable stay in a good location.

Nice and updated hotel. Not on the beach but across the street (albeit a busy multilane street) from Henderson State Park. I recommend hopping in your car and going to one of the public beaches literally right next door to Henderson. Why pay when the public beaches are free and then you can just walk into Henderson?
I had a king sized suite which was plenty big with a bedroom, living room, and dining area. I’m not sure I would have paid extra for the balcony rooms as you are really just going to be looking right at the busy street in front of the hotel and not really have an ocean view.

Me, my bff and cousin stayed here in July 2014.
Great price for the location. Right on the strip, near shops, restaurants and across the street from Henderson Beach.
Room was very clean (each day). Nice furniture. Nice carpet. I have a thing with hotel carpet … very particular about it. Don’t feel like I should HAVE to wear shoes in my room. Here — I didn’t. Not only was it clean but it was cute/​modern.
Breakfast was good. Not the best I’ve ever had, but good. They offer hot and cold food. Better than a continental.
Con: there were problems connecting the wi-​fi to some of my Apple products. I called the front desk and they tried but couldn’t help. They said unfortunantely they’ve had complaints about that before but don’t know how to correct it. Note: wi-​fi only allows you to connect to 3 devices at a time which could be a problem if you have more than 3 people and/​or devices.

Great place I got on a good deal from one of those hotel sites.
Fairly new and staff was really helpful and hospitable. No issues with anyone
Breakfast was enhanced continental. All warm food was warm and cold food was cold. Again the staff was hospitable.
The room was very clean and room service did a great job.
The LOCATION was great though. Great beach across the street. Hope I’ll be able to stay there again.
The ONLY reason they didn’t get a 5 is that the price, I’m sure, was due to its newness. Let’s see how it’ll be in a year.

We had a dead battery after we arrived and the staff was so accommodating and professional, even provided the jump start.
If that’s not customer service, I don’t know what is… A+ to the entire staff!
Rooms are clean and well decorated. The carpet is a little sticky but I plan to be in flip flops for this trip to the beach. Beach is walking distance and gorgeous.
This room was found on priceline for a steal. I reccomend.

Hubs and I stayed here while on vacation in Destin a few weeks ago. The hotel was clean and customer service was pleasant. We had free breakfast in the morning and it was actually more food than I was expecting. I was thinking more along the lines of a continental breakfast, but I had waffles, eggs, sausage, and cereal every morning. Very close location to the beach (about 5 min drive). It’s on the main strip so you really have a close proximity to everything (shopping, beach, restaurants, etc.). The rooms were clean and up to date, and overall the hotel had more of a modern look. I believe there was 4 floors with some rooms even having a personal balcony. We’re assuming that the next time we visit we will return to this hotel. Marriott rarely disappoints me (they have before) but this time was no exception.

The hotel is clean and very nice. Staff was pleasant… BUT, you are only allowed 3 devices per room for internet access! Having a family of 3 teenage girls and us as parents extremely busy with internet projects, IT REALLY SUCKED! Not having access AT ALL! Will not EVER stay here again! Very disappointed Marriott!

Very pleasant surprise. Brand new, rooms are great and you can see the ocean. Quick drive to the public beach.

As I was planning my first trip to Destin I found it difficult to select a hotel because many of the hotels didn’t have Destin addresses. Not knowing what to expect, I didn’t want to take a chance of being too far from the beach. I chose this hotel simply because it was cheap compared to the others and it had a Destin address. It was a lucky guess.
The hotel is a new addition to the main strip along the beach among other hotels, shopping and restaurants. It is on the far end of the strip across the street from the beach (compared to other hotels that are on the beach). However with a right turn out of the parking lot and two lights down you are at the public beach (2 minute drive).
We arrived early and the staff was able to get us early check-​in so that we could get to the beach quickly. The room was nicely decorated, clean and spacious enough for two adults and two children. There is plenty of free parking. Stays include a continental breakfast. Our stay was quiet and uneventful.
The only issue that I had was that there weren’t enough towels in the room for four people and when I called to request additional towels, it took a while for them to be delivered but they did eventually show up.
If being on the beach is important to you, there are other options but if you’re flexible, this hotel is worth the savings.

I took my wife on a small getaway for her birthday to Destin. We arrived at the hotel to check-​in. The staff was really nice and so was the lobby. Checking in was easy and our room was great. The room was clean and very up to date in style. I would definitely be staying there again when we go. The location was very nice being on the end of town and next to the beach and most restaurants. I would highly recommend