Red Roof Inn Crestview

Red Roof Inn Crestview is a two-story, 64-room hotel on South Ferdon Boulevard (State Road 85), a short distance south of Interstate 10 Exit 56 on the road toward Eglin Air Force Base and Niceville. All rooms are non-smoking, in superior king, deluxe king and deluxe two-queen layouts, and each has a microwave and refrigerator. The building has an elevator.

A continental breakfast is set out each morning and coffee is available in the lobby. There is no pool. Parking is free, with limited space for buses and trucks. Red Roof is one of the more pet-friendly chains, and here the first pet stays free and a second is allowed for a nightly charge, with larger dogs accepted.

The hotel is a few minutes from the restaurants around the interchange and about a mile from Crestview Commons. The Panhandle Opry, the Marquis Cinema, the Air Force Armament Museum and Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport are all within about 20 miles, and the beaches are roughly 45 minutes away.

It suits budget travelers, drivers with dogs, and crews who need a simple room close to the highway and the base gates. Cribs and portable play yards can be requested, and the chain’s RediClean housekeeping standards apply. Free long-distance calling and expanded cable television are included, small touches that matter on longer work stays when evenings are spent in the room.