Landmark Holiday Beach Resort, FL

We actually booked a one bedroom Landmark unit though Bluegreen and traded it for a two bedroom in the following year through RCI. We had trouble getting reasonable flight prices so flew into Tallahassee instead of Panama City. It was a long drive in the dark, but not too difficult.

The location is great, right on the beach and out of the chaos of the main strip, yet you are still close enough to get anywhere you want to go.

The resort is about 1/2 mile from a Winn-Dixie grocery store. There is also a WalMart and Target in town, but further away. Parking in front of the resort is limited and we parked in the lot across the street all week. Check-in was quick but they didn't have any more beach towels left when we checked in.

The access to all the units is outside and all have balconies overlooking the beach. Our two bedroom had a washer/dryer in the kitchen and two spacious bedrooms. We just had our teenage daughter with us so we had plenty of room for the three of us. There is a master bath with a shower and the extra bath was only accessed from the second bedroom. This bathroom had a tub and shower, both had hair dryers. The master bath had a door separating the shower from the sink and a separate mirror set up like a dressing table.

The master bedroom had a queen bed and the extra bathroom had two queen beds plus there was a sleeper sofa. It really could sleep eight but they have it listed as sleeping six. Dishes and towels were exactly for 6 so we had to wash often and there is no towel service since you have the washer/dryer, butthey didn't supply any detergent.

April is still iffy weather for the Panhandle but we enjoyed high seventies most of the time. The sun was warm but the breezes were still quite strong some days and made it cooler.

We would stay here again. There was a real party-type resort next door with a lazy river, seven pools, etc., but it appeared to be a party resort. People were coming and going all the time with drinks in their hands. It was much more laid back at the Landmark.

Quick Tips:

They charge for extra items so you may want to bring some items with you.


.75¢ per roll for toilet tissue or paper towels
.50¢ per box of Kleenex (one per bathroom provided free)
.75¢ for Palmolive—you had a full one so shouldn't need more.
.25¢ per trash bag, there are trash chutes so we used grocery bags and, with the large bags provided, never had to buy any.
.25¢ per bar of soap. We always have an extra shower bar from a previous hotel or resort staY
.25¢ per packet of dishwasher detergent. I washed small loads by hand so had plenty to do a load about every other day in the dishwasher.
.75¢ per package of laundry detergent. I bought a container at the grocery store after figuring how many loads I would do. It was on sale for .50.

Best Way To Get Around:

You need a car to get around. I didn't notice much public transportation in this area.

The access to all the units is outside and all have balconies overlooking the beach. Our two bedroom had a washer/dryer in the kitchen and two spacious bedrooms.

There is a master bath with a shower and the extra bath was only accessed from the second bedroom. This bathroom had a tub and shower. Both had hair dryers. The master bath had a door separating the shower from the sink and a separate mirror set up like a dressing table.

The master bedroom had a queen bed and the extra bedroom had two queen beds plus there was a sleeper sofa.
Dishes and towels were exactly for 6 so we had to wash often. There is no towel service since you have the washer/dryer but they didn't supply any detergent. There was some dishwasher detergent and regular dish soap. Soap was provided for the bathroom. You got one roll of paper towels and one roll of toilet paper for each bathroom. All extra supplies came at a cost.

We were missing a couple items and the TV in the guest bedroom needed a new remote but they responded quickly to all calls. We picked up our beach towels the next day. You get charged $20 if you don't return them at the end of the week.

The unit was in good shape, not new but well cared for. The resort itself is showing signs of wear but they seemed to have maintenance staff working on something every day.

The exercise room is on the 16th (top) floor and can be accessed with your room key. The treadmill was not working when we were there, just the bike and elliptical. There is an indoor pool and hot tub with some glass walls looking out to the beach. The sauna is locked and you need to get a key to use it. There are a few beach chairs outside the pool that are up for grabs but go quickly.

Beach chairs are available for rent on the sand. Two connected chairs with an umbrella and pads—the chairs are wood—are $9.50 per day or they'll figure a deal for the week. The guy that handles this is friendly and attentive. You can also arrange for parasailing or Jet Skis through him.

They have planned activities Monday through Friday. We didn't participate in many as we just wanted to sleep on the beach this week. I went to the welcome meeting and they had prizes they raffled off. I won an inflatable float. We purchased smoothies at the Tiki hut one day and got hotdogs cooked by the beach another.

We ate out at Pineapple Willy's and had the best BBQ ribs ever. They melt in your mouth. They have both indoor and outdoor seating. We ate outdoors so I didn't see the inside. They have a gift shop to buy t-shirts, jewelry, etc.

My husband and I both got the bucket of Jack Daniels BBQ ribs and they were fantastic. I'm not usually a rib eater. My daughter ordered the fish and chips and wished she had ordered the ribs, too.

Initially, I thought two pounds of ribs would be plenty for three of us, but they go quickly.

You take home the sand bucket they're served in and, if you order a frozen drink—they have non-alcoholic, too—you take home the plastic souvenir cup.

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