Marina Bay Resort
About this hotel
Situated in Fort Walton Beach, this attractive hotel for $189 per night is a great choice for your next trip. Waterfront hotel with marina and fitness center This hotel features a marina, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a snack bar/deli, a sauna, and a spa tub are onsite. Weekly housekeeping is available. Marina Bay Resort offers 79 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided weekly. An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Smoking allowed
Parking
Laundry
Balcony / Patio
Hot Tub / Spa
TV
Gym / Fitness Center
Garden
Family friendly
Map of Fort Walton Beach, FL
Reviews
3.9/5.0
Good(1,006 Reviews)
5.0
Our stay was amazing as usual we've never had a bad stay here. There was some construction/renovation being done in the building but not unusual for this area. Dolphins showed up out in the bay Thursday and played for awhile probably not even 3 feet from the marina dock. As long as rates stay in our price range this will always be one of our top 2 choices. We've stayed multiple times already and have never been disappointed
3.0
Our stay was not so good as photos of resort online did not come close to matching what we experienced in person. HOWEVER, they confessed and were transparent about the issues, apologized, and made it right. For that reason, I would recommend this property. I would recommend calling first and asking questions about current renovations, room availability, etc.
5.0
You can fishing at the hotel back small pier.
5.0
The kids loved the pool, the jacuzzi and game room!
Beautiful view no complaints. It was just a wonderful trip for our little family.
3.0
Easily accessible to local storefronts, coffee and breakfast. Easy parking. Hardly any one at the property other than folks who call it their residence.
Other than the multitude of cockroaches we had to handle in the room during our 8 night stay, our time here was acceptable for the low price of $850 (9 days, 8 nights).
2.0
I really enjoyed the views and the staff.I always love it there 🙂
1.0
Run down
1.0
Worst experience ever! Dirty place with dirty bed sheets, bed bugs, no staff after 4:30 so I couldn’t even move rooms and they denied my refund. Had to sleep in my car until I found a new hotel. Don’t stay here, the proximity isn’t worth it.
2.0
The room was outdated. It look like a dorm room with a king size bed in it. The bathroom wasn't clean. The pictures online are misleading.
1.0
We arrived at 4pm, check in started at 3pm, we were told our room wasn’t ready because they had too many people checking in. They told us they would call us when it was ready. We waited 2 hours and. 40 minutes and nothing so we went back and it still wasn’t ready for another 20 minutes. They told us the housekeeping was just making our beds and when we got to our room the TV didn’t work and nothing looked cleaned at all. I sanitized all the surfaces with a wipe because it was just one night. The beds suck. Tv didn’t work. You have to take the trash out before you leave and the dumpsters were a mess. The sauna doesn’t work at all, the gym is in disarray and had a fan that looked to be helping air out an old vent with mold on the wall, I was disgusted. We tried some of the equipment and half of it didn’t work.
2.0
Property outside was pretty, but we waited one-and-a-half hours after check-in time to get our room. There were no towels in the room, the mattress was very uncomfortable, found a roach in the bathroom during the night, a/c was very noisy when it kicked on. The room had a connecting door with the tv console in front of it, and light shined into our room all night around the cracks in the door frame. Will not stay there again and don’t recommend.
3.0
The location of this place is great. You're a five minute drive away from the Boardwalk.Traffic can be a little congested which adds a few minutes to the drive. The resort could use updating and a few repairs but over all it’s a good family place to stay.only a few things I was disappointed in finding a sock in the sofa left by last guest, no sheets on pull out,door lock to balcony could use WD 40 and not a single extra blanket in the room. The dish washer was out of order and floors could have been mopped better.Room 125 Overall we enjoyed our stay and will be back again.
3.0
Good location. Pool was not usable.
3.0
Ok for price
5.0
Absolutely plan to come back. Really enjoyed the privacy and the view of the bay.
1.0
Roaches, broken blinds, someone elses clothes in dresser, someones dirty towel hun in bathroom, almost empty roll of toilet paper and no more, no blanket, wifi not strong enough to work, pool broken, absolutly horrible. And the number they give you to call the person on site if you have issues doesnt answer.
When i checked out intalked to assistant manager who did not seem surprised and just said ohbsorry ill tell someone. Wont let me add pictures ....
1.0
Horrible do not stay at this hotel! Bed bugs and other pests constantly in Admiral water front suite 104 and laundry room! They didn’t care either and told me I was the first guest to report this problem and it didn’t happen over night! The health dept should be called on this place!
2.0
The resort is in need of some upgrades but for the price it is a good place. We were within walking distance to several great places to eat. Parking was good, pool was good, hot tub also good. Need to enforce quiet hours better, 11pm is late enough to yell and carry on. Hot tub was right outside our balcony and a group of teenagers were rude and loud until about 1am. Overall I was happy with the stay.
2.0
The location was good, pool and view were nice. The room was clean except for a dirty sheet on the pull out couch. Overall nice stay, the air conditioning in one of our rooms was not working properly I let them know and it did not get fixed.
4.0
Coffee pot was filthy, microwave was filthy, table was sticky and disgusting & phone got stuck. No sheets for pull out sofa. Need a real electrician to fix outlets before some gets electrocuted. Employees were polite. Balcony was filthy. Need to update and do some repairs. It's a beautiful place but need some repairs..
4.0
Staff was very courteous and friendly. Good location for my needs.
3.0
Always a joy, simple with all the necessities. Pool, jacuzzi, game room and proximity to fast food and restaurants
3.0
omg ! The reviews were terrible. We were worried about cleanliness & bugs, etc. It was fine ! NO PROBLEMS! We had room 224, Admiral suite. Two separate areas, king bed and then couch bed with kitchen area. 2 full bathrooms. TV's worked, A/C worked, Pool , HotTub, Beach area chairs, game room, Parking area .. ALL GOOD! Boat docking need a little update. I would definately stay again.
1.0
Under new management. Resort is infested with roaches. No security on premises. Guest living there with animals infested with fleas, both cats and dogs. Public restrooms trashed and out of service. Was ask by GM why we waited to complain when checking out? Told her that we complained the first day. No house keeping. They also allow guest to smoke on their balcony and or patio’s. Homeless people wondering the grounds.
4.0
The staff was decent and thats really about all I can say for this place. The door would barely move when my 220 pound self tried to open it by hand and aleays required a shoulder or hip thrown at it to get in. There was a lot of feral cats making noise and the street racing central seemed to be the main attraction to this area.
Facilities were passable, but dont expect to enjoy any real amenities here.
1.0
Old carpets, noisy air conditioner unit and outdated amenities (old microwave and refrigerator) in the room. The shower light was flickering. Beds are too soft and you sink in. This is more of a motel than a resort
1.0
I do not recommend staying here. They placed my room next to whoever is the live-in, full time night security. At 3am they had their TV blaring, they were loudly speaking all night, laughing, and I could hear the conversation through the old, connected doorway between rooms.
Additionally, it sounded as if they were constantly scraping, talking, or moving things near the shared door.
I assumed it was the security as they had flyers in that rooms window advertising the service. When I brought it up to the staff asking if that was security’s room and why was this happening, they were deceptive and didn’t want to explain it was security.
Eventually, the desk clerk said this happens a lot and they will ask him to be quieter. If this is a known issue, then why is it allowed to continue? In the end, the security person was still very loud throughout our stay. We brought it up everyday yet nothing changed. The staff said they did not have any additional rooms despite the place being quite unoccupied. In the end, I would not stay here again. We found multiple palmetto bugs and the room was extremely musty.
1.0
Whoever took pictures of this did a dang good job at it. This however did NOT look as it shows. Our room smelt of mildew constantly. The toilets were backed up and NEVER fixed or cleaned. The hot tub was not working correctly and never fixed. There was no staff there 24hrs at all or any information on how to even check out before staff hours. People live in this “resort”. You had to take care of your own towels and handle trash yourself. They were strict for how run-down the place truly was. I am in disbelief and will never go back. If you are looking for just a place to sleep, maybe this would do. But I would prefer Super 8 over this. This is no “resort” but a run-down, unclean motel.
2.0
The photographer who took the pictures of this place deserves a raise for making it look so good. It’s a road side motel. Within two minutes of being there I found several hairs on the bed and on the towels, furthermore the towels looked simply dried not actually cleaned. Only plus side was it’s convenience to the wedding I was attending
4.0
Carpet was a little dirty but overall a great place.
4.0
Clean room; extremely comfortable bed. Friendly staff. Everything outside of the room and the main building was terribly neglected. The steps were filthy and the grounds badly needed cleaning up.
The place worked perfectly as a hotel; I was gone by 8am every day and not back until after 9pm. I would not have enjoyed any time there during the day,
3.0
The property is very very dated in furnishings, ceiling title, pool chairs and much more. However it was clean and staff were polite and responsive.
1.0
Check in was tough. The hotel blamed Hotels for not letting us know checkin must be before 4:30. And the room had no window at all. Not a bright spot in our trip
1.0
Bed was not made, miss advertised, filthy, I could go on and on, we couldn’t sleep because we were afraid we were going to be infested by bugs, we didn’t have a car so we had to stay , our ride was coming on Monday from 3 hours away, absolutely everything was filthy, no toilet paper, no washcloths, used pieces of soap, sinks dirty, mold on the lampshades, only one channel on tv, garbage under the bed, moldy smell absolutely the the worst place we ever stayed, entry door frame was busted we didn’t feel safe
1.0
This was not as advertised. We were given a room with no windows. It was a dark dingy room. It was so nasty. We didn’t even stay. And we were not given any type of refund.
2.0
It was a nice place to stay
The amenities need some TLC
We love the view from pool deck also having the covered area to eat or just enjoy the view.
I would recommend if on lower level get bayside.
2.0
This is an older property. The room was damp and smelled musty. The blinds fell apart when I tried to open them. The hairdryer didn't work. The walls were very thin, so much so that I could hear someone next door hiccupping. I could hear every clink of silverware on plates/spoons in cups, popping of cans being opened, and every word spoken. I had to keep the bathroom fan and AC running at all times to help drown out the sounds from neighboring rooms. The parking area on the side of the building I was on was also a problem. Parking spaces were slanted to the left, so obviously when you back out, the vehicle will be headed in that direction, but there is no way out of the parking lot in that direction, so you have to make at least a 3-point turn each time you leave a parking space in order to be pointed in the right direction. Good luck with that if anyone is parked beside you or if you have a large vehicle! Also, the parking area is narrow, making it even more difficult to back out and turn around, with vehicles too close behind you. And there was a traffic cone right in the middle of the parking area, further hindering maneuvering. I was advised to park in the more open parking lot in front of the resort and walk, but that isn't practical if you're unloading or loading luggage, carrying infants, etc. Also, the lobby closes at 4:30, which I wasn't aware of. I arrived at 4:37 and was made VERY aware of the inconvenience I was for doing so.
1.0
This is a disgusting motel, it is not a resort, it completely misrepresents itself online. Do not be fooled! The rooms are right on a busy road, forget about water views! Our room stunk of mold and there was no way to keep the window propped open for fresh air. The room has never been updated, it is in terrible condition.
1.0
Very disappointed
4.0
Love the waterfront Balcony option. & the kitchen.
FAQs
How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Fort Walton Beach?
The average price for a rental in Fort Walton Beach is $214 per night. This rental is $25 less expensive than the average.
Is parking included with this hotel?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Marina Bay Resort. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this hotel?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Marina Bay Resort. Enjoy the water!
Is Marina Bay Resort pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Marina Bay Resort?
We found 13 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, and smoking allowed.
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