The Wyndham Bay Point Golf Resort & Spa in Panama City Beach embarked on a property-wide renovation to renovate and refresh all guest rooms, restaurants, golf courses and 40,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor event space, including two ballrooms. Completion is slated for October 2015.
New at Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort in Panama City Beach is Adventure Zone, a family fun park that includes interactive water features, a ropes course and other activities. The 500-suite property offers meeting space for up to 2,000.
The Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa is adding a third ballroom, going from 32,000 square feet of meeting space to 39,000 square feet by March 31. The resort also is expanding its spa and increasing spa services, while repositioning its fitness center to offer 24-hour access.
The former Holiday Inn on the Beach in Destin is slated to debut in summer 2016 as the Destin Sands (850.837.6181), following a total transformation from the ground up. The new property will include meeting space.
On Okaloosa Island, the Emerald Coast Convention Center recently unveiled Bayview Plaza, an expansive outdoor deck overlooking scenic Choctawhatchee Bay. The tentable space will be large enough to host concerts and large receptions.
Newly opened across from the Emerald Coast Convention Center is the Holiday Inn Resort Fort Walton Beach (850.433.7846), featuring 152 rooms, an indoor heated pool and outdoor pool with hot tub, a lazy river with waterfall, a business center, 2,500 square feet of Gulf-front meeting space and free Wi-Fi in all rooms and common areas.