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Reviews of The Driftwood Lodge

2 out of 5
The Driftwood Lodge
15811 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach, FL

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 321 out of 511 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 137 out of 511 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 511 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 511 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 511 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, well priced, on the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Team on 13 May 2024
Thank you for choosing to stay with us and I am glad to hear that your stay with us was a memorable one! Thank you for giving us a perfect rating. We look forward to welcoming you back to the hotel in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice stay
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Team on 9 May 2024
Thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. I'm happy that you enjoyed your stay and I'm looking forward to having you again as a guest in our hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Casey

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a great place to say. Great location. Will stay again
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Team on 9 May 2024
I am glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback about your stay at our hotel. We are glad that you found our location convenient. We hope to welcome you back to the hotel in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Whitney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was our 6th stay and I will continue to return year after year!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Team on 9 May 2024
Dear Guest. Thank you for staying with us again. We appreciate your loyalty and your continued trust in our hotel and our staff. I hope that you will stay with us several times more on your next trips. Our staff are always ready to welcome you.

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Team on 8 May 2024
Thank you for taking your time to review your stay. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and we are excited to host you again!

10/10 Excellent

Abigail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Na
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family on 2 May 2024
Dear Abigail, thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us. We look forward to hosting you again on your next beach vacation.

10/10 Excellent

Eduardo

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a good time
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Team on 30 Apr 2024
Eduardo, thank you for taking your time to review your stay! I am glad you enjoyed your stay, and we look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Team on 30 Apr 2024
Michael, thank you for taking your time to review your stay! I am glad you enjoyed your stay, and we look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, clean place to stay. Will be coming back!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Team on 30 Apr 2024
Jessica, thank you for taking your time to review your stay! I am glad you enjoyed your stay. We take pride in our property, and we are glad it is reflected in our cleanliness. We look forward to welcoming you back!

10/10 Excellent

Trisha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely loved the numerous sitting areas with ocean views, pools, hottub, games, tiki bar for drinks and food and more! We will book here again. Outside areas well kept and pretty!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Team on 29 Apr 2024
So glad you had such a great time! Can't wait to see you next time!

8/10 Good

Lara Clariza

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Team on 30 Apr 2024
Lara, thank you for taking your time to review your stay! I am glad you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Savannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family on 22 Apr 2024
Dear Savannah, Thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. I'm happy that you enjoyed your stay and I'm looking forward to having you again as a guest in our hotel.

8/10 Good

Suzanne

Liked: Staff & service
Cute old beach hotel with a view. I was on the second floor and had a beautiful view. Lots of kids and families here so it was pretty loud out by the pools daytime/evening during my 4 nights. Close walk to a few restaurants. Lots of parking but wow are the spots tight!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family on 10 Apr 2024
Dear Guest. Thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. I'm happy that you enjoyed your stay and I'm looking forward to having you again as a guest in our hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Team on 8 Apr 2024
Dear Kyle, thank you for your excellent review and for staying at our hotel. I'm happy that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we are looking forward to having you again as our guest.

10/10 Excellent

patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Family
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family on 30 Mar 2024
Thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. I'm happy you enjoyed your stay, and I look forward to having you again as a guest in our hotel.

6/10 Okay

Amy Jo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and team on 31 Mar 2024
Amy Jo,Thank you for reviewing your recent stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you back when you are in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and team on 23 Mar 2024
David,Thank you for taking the time to review your recent stay with us. So glad to see you had a good time. We hope to see you again when you are in the area!

6/10 Okay

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family on 16 Mar 2024
Thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. I'm happy that you enjoyed your stay and I'm looking forward to having you again as a guest in our hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Christa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our stay here! It was a last minute reservation. Our room was clean and roomy with a beautiful walk out patio with wonderful view of the ocean. It’s in a great location close to stores and within walking distance to pier and dining options. We look forward to staying again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family on 16 Mar 2024
Thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. I'm happy that you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to having you again as a guest in our hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Mallory

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
My kids love this place and the hot tub!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and Driftwood staff on 25 Feb 2024
Mallory, Thank you so much for taking the time to review your stay. It means a lot to us that you had a good time, and it thrills us to hear that your kids love us! I agree the hot tub is a favorite, too. We cannot wait to welcome you and your family back.

10/10 Excellent

H E

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from The Driftwood Lodge on 23 Feb 2024
H E Thank you for taking the time to review your stay. We are honored to see that you rated us a 5 out of 5. We cannot wait to welcome you back.

10/10 Excellent

H E

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Parking spaces are tiny and difficult to get into.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family on 22 Feb 2024
Dear H E, thank you for the excellent rating. We are pleased to know you enjoyed your stay with us. We are sorry to hear that parking was difficult for you, we do have additional parking available, across the street to make it easier for larger vehicles or trailers. We hope to have the opportunity to host you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place for a spur of moment trip.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and team on 13 Feb 2024
Christine, we are so glad you chose us for your spur-of-the-moment trip! It makes us happy to hear that you gave us 10 out of 10 for your stay. We can't wait to welcome you back to the Driftwood.

10/10 Excellent

Carole

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was an amazing stay. View was awesome. Will definitely be back.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family and team on 13 Feb 2024
Carole, Thank you for taking the time to share your most recent stay. It thrills us to hear that you had an amazing stay with us. We can't wait to welcome you back!

8/10 Good

Raymond

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Driftwood is set-up for extended stay.Our three night stay was okay.Personel were good.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family on 12 Feb 2024
Dear Raymond, thank you for providing us with feedback regarding your stay. We are pleased to know our staff helped make your stay comfortable. We hope to host you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Many seniors staying there - we fit in. Room was comfortable- everything we needed. It was on the beach- perfect for us.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from The Gilmore Family on 9 Jan 2024
Dear Debra, thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us. We are thrilled to know that our convenient location, comfortable rooms, and friendly snowbirds helped make your stay more enjoyable. We look forward to hosting you on your next beach vacation.

10/10 Excellent

Tim, Cincinnati

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experience as usual
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from The Driftwood Lodge on 7 Jan 2024
Tim,We are thrilled to hear you had a great experience. Thank you for taking the time to review your stay. It means a lot to us as a small business to know you choose to return! Hope your next stay is just around the corner.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Response from The Gilmore Family on 22 Dec 2023
Dear David, thank you for the excellent rating! We are pleased to know you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again soon!

6/10 Okay

sys

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 14 Dec 2023
Dear Sys, thank you for taking the time to rate your stay here. We hope to have the chance to host you again!

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 20 Nov 2023
Dear Edward, thank you for the perfect rating! We are thrilled to know that your stay was exceptional. We look forward to hosting you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful and within walking distance to shops and food
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 20 Nov 2023
Dear Robert, thank you for the excellent rating! Our convenient location right on the beach, next to local attractions and top rated restaurants, helps makes sure you are easily entertained and well fed while visiting! We hope to host you again soon!

8/10 Good

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 20 Nov 2023
Dear Keith, we are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, We hope to host you again in the near future!

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean, quiet, walk to restaurants, had bar on site. Parking on site.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 5 Oct 2023
Dear Stephanie,Thank you for your positive comments. I am so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us! I hope your next stay is just around the corner. Call us if there is anything we can help you with.

6/10 Okay

AL

Travelled with partner
Osprey is very different from the driftwood- the first looks nice- the other not so much!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 30 Sept 2023
I am disappointed to hear that you found our service to be below your standards. We would like to know more. Please email us with a phone number or email address so our Hotel Manager can discuss your issues personally.

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nothing
Response from The Gilmore Family on 11 Sept 2023
Dear Brandon, Thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. I'm happy that you enjoyed your stay and I'm looking forward to having you again as a guest in our hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
How quick and easy it was to get to the beach, Walmart and restaurants.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 5 Sept 2023
Dear Tracy,Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback about your stay at The Driftwood. I'm glad that you found our location convenient. Were you able to explore the area? If not, you can visit us again and we are happy to share with you the must-visit attractions as well as some hidden treasures in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super glad we chose
Amazing stay and super helpful staff!! We will definitely be back
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 24 Aug 2023
Dear Nicole. Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending The Driftwood Lodge to other travelers. I'm sure our entire hotel staff enjoyed catering to your needs as much as you enjoyed your stay. Take care!

10/10 Excellent

brad

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 22 Sept 2023
Dear Brad, Thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. I'm happy that you enjoyed your stay and I'm looking forward to having you again as a guest in our hotel.

8/10 Good

Taneka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 3 Aug 2023
Dear Taneka,Thank you for your review and for choosing our hotel. I'm happy that you enjoyed your stay and I'm looking forward to having you again as a guest in our hotel

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 24 Aug 2023
Dear Jennifer,Thank you for choosing to stay with us and I am glad to hear that your stay with us was a memorable one! We look forward to welcoming you back to the hotel in the near future

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 27 Jul 2023
Dear Martin,Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our hotel to other travelers. I'm sure our entire hotel staff enjoyed catering to your needs as much as you enjoyed your stay. Take care!

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 29 Jul 2023
Dear James, Thank you for choosing to stay with us and I am glad to hear that your stay with us was a memorable one! We look forward to welcoming you back to the hotel in the near future.

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Although an older hotel, it provides a good service for its location and price. It offers many amenities (kids’ pool, regular pool, on the beach, tiki bar,, splash pad… A drawback for non smokers is that outside smoking is allowed, so if you are downwind from a smoker on your balcony, you get all their smoke. Other than that, a good place to be on the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 27 Jul 2023
Dear Charles,Thank you for your review. I am glad to hear that overall your experience was positive. I'm glad that you found our location convenient and you were able to enjoy our amenities. We hope to welcome you back again soon.Kind Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at the Driftwood for the first time & will likely stay there again. The place is very clean & everyone was so friendly. The room was even better than expected. Getting out of the parking lot and late night street noise can be a problem, but that's only because of the proximity to Pier Park and I imagine it's not as bad during other times of the year.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 27 Jul 2023
Dear Angela, Thank you for your positive comments. I am so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us! I hope your next stay is just around the corner. Call us if there is anything we can help you with.

10/10 Excellent

Zach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 3 Jul 2023
Dear Zach, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our hotel to other travelers. I'm sure our entire hotel staff enjoyed catering to your needs as much as you enjoyed your stay. Take care!

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sometimes the small and older places are A++
This resort had all the amenities we needed for our last minute 1 night stay. Everything you need is within a comfortable walking distance even with kids. This place is smaller and older, but it’s one of the cleanest most friendly places we have visited. The staff was very helpful to accommodate our needs. Our room wasn’t guaranteed until 4pm but we arrived early and 1 room had become available so we were able to get in earlier. Thank you for a great stay, we’ll return when in the area!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 19 Jun 2023
Dear Nancy, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us. I am very happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and that our staff and service met your needs and expectations. I hope your next stay is just around the corner. Call us if there is anything we can help you with.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Will only stay there once
Managed from the nicer accommodations next door, our building was quite old. The ice bag I paid $3 for was old and frozen solid. They have a great room key concept and are adult and family friendly, with great beach accessibility. Just don’t expect a Holiday Inn Express.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 12 Jun 2023
We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with such candid feedback of your stay. I am very sorry to hear that your stay did not meet expectations. Please email us with a phone number or email address so our Hotel Manager can discuss your issues personally.

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The kid’s pool was perfect for smaller kids! They had a separate pool for older kids and adults so the little ones never had to compete with the big kids for pool time or toys. We stayed on the lower level nearest to the beach and it was perfect. We were able to walk straight out to the beach each morning from our room. We enjoyed our stay very much!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 8 Jun 2023
Dear Christopher, Thank you for choosing to stay with us and I am glad to hear that your stay with us was a memorable one! We look forward to welcoming you back to the hotel in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Littie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location
Hotel is walkable to pier park , Walmart, and great restaurants
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 5 Jun 2023
Dear Littie, I am pleased to hear that you find our location to your liking. On your next visit, we are happy to share with you a sample itinerary that will help you maximize your stay in the area. I hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s a smaller hotel so even if you wake up late you’ll still be able to get a nice spot on the beach. There’s a kiddie pool that goes to 3’, another pool that goes to 8’ and another 8’ pool closer to registration that has a 4 person hot tub. There’s and little kiddie sprinkler area, shuffle board, giant dominos, giant jenga and multiple ring toss areas and a little tiki bar that has sodas, adult beverages and snacks. Staff is very accommodating. Towels are always an issue for our family as they get wet, sandy, etc and it seems like there’s never enough but not here! We had plenty of towels and they even have extra at the pool. And PLENTY of chairs and umbrellas at the pool areas and sun bathing deck. They do have beach chairs/umbrellas available for a fee. Not sure of price as we brought our own. We’ll stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from The Gilmore Family on 1 Jun 2023
Dear Erica,Thank you so much for taking the time to review your stay with us, we truly appreciate your business and your trust in us. I am very happy to hear that our staff and service met your needs and expectations. Don't hesitate to let us know if you're visiting again soon. Our staff are always ready to help you with anything. Thank you and take care.