Quality Inn & Suites Pensacola Bayview

Quality Inn & Suites Pensacola Bayview is at 7601 Scenic Highway, near Interstate 10 exit 17 on the bluffs above Escambia Bay. It is one of the few hotels in this part of Pensacola with a bay-side setting, and some rooms have private balconies or terraces with water views.

The two-story hotel has 138 rooms, each with a refrigerator and a microwave. A free continental breakfast is served every morning, and the outdoor pool is open seasonally from spring through early fall. The hotel also has a guest laundry and free parking. The on-site Cliffhanger Lounge is a piano bar with live piano and a weekday happy hour, a rare feature for a hotel of this type.

Dogs and cats are accepted for a fee.

Expedia lists the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College each about four and a half miles away, the Eastgate shopping center about three miles, and Pensacola International Airport about six miles. Scenic Highway is known for its views over the bay, and the drive south along the bluffs leads into East Hill and downtown. The hotel works well for travelers who want easy interstate access heading east toward Milton and the rest of the Emerald Coast, along with a view and a bar that feels a bit different from the chain hotels on Davis Highway.