Best Western Niceville – Eglin AFB Hotel

Best Western Niceville – Eglin AFB Hotel sits at 106 Bayshore Drive, just off John Sims Parkway near its junction with State Road 85 on the Niceville and Valparaiso line. That puts it a few minutes from Eglin Air Force Base, about six miles from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, and about a mile from the Turkey Creek Nature Trail boardwalk.

HotelPlanner lists 87 rooms on two floors, including six suites, and the hotel was updated in 2019 with refreshed rooms, meeting space and fiber internet. Some rooms have jetted tubs, and kitchens or kitchenettes are available in select units for longer stays.

A free hot breakfast is served daily. There is an outdoor pool, a fitness center and a business center, and Wi-Fi is complimentary. The hotel is pet friendly. A Ruby Tuesday sits next door, and local spots such as The Local’s Eatery and Bamboo Sushi Bar & Hibachi are about half a mile away.

The property suits base visitors, contractors and families attending events at Northwest Florida State College, as well as travelers who prefer a quieter bayside town to the beach strip. Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park is about 4.4 miles away, the Niceville Children’s Park is just over a mile, and Destin’s beaches and Henderson Beach State Park are roughly 16 miles south over the Mid-Bay Bridge.