Comfort Inn & Suites Crestview South

Comfort Inn & Suites Crestview South is on Southcrest Drive, the frontage road on the east side of State Road 85 at Interstate 10 Exit 56. The three-story hotel has 75 rooms with interior corridors, including king suites with sofa beds and accessible first-floor rooms.

A hot breakfast is included each morning. The outdoor pool has loungers and there is a picnic area, a fitness center, a business center and a meeting room. Parking is free, with space for trucks, buses and RVs, which makes it handy for teams and people towing. Pets are accepted in designated rooms, up to two small or medium animals, for a nightly fee.

Several casual restaurants are steps away along the frontage road, and Crestview Commons is about a mile north. The hotel is well placed for trips to the Emerald Coast Zoo, Duke Field and Eglin Air Force Base, local distilleries, and North Okaloosa Medical Center. The Gulfarium, Big Kahuna’s and the Destin beaches are about 45 minutes south.

It suits travelers with pets, drivers who need room for a trailer, and families who want a simple base with breakfast handled before a day at the coast. Premium Wi-Fi is free, and the interior corridors are a plus for guests who prefer not to have their door open directly onto the parking lot. Check-in is in the afternoon, with checkout at 11 a.m.