Residence Inn Pensacola Airport/Medical Center

Residence Inn Pensacola Airport/Medical Center is at 6000 Cobble Creek Road, tucked behind the Airport Boulevard corridor about a mile and a half from Pensacola International Airport. Marriott positions it for long stays, and every room is a suite with an in-room kitchen, so it fills with traveling medical staff, contractors and families between homes as well as vacationers.

Breakfast is free every morning, with a full hot buffet. The hotel has an outdoor pool, a 24/7 fitness center with cardio machines and free weights, and complimentary WiFi. Parking is free on site, and there are electric vehicle chargers for guests who drive in. A complimentary airport shuttle covers the short trip to the terminal.

Pets are welcome, up to two per suite with a weight limit, for a nonrefundable fee. Check-in is at 3 p.m. and check-out at noon, a little later than most hotels in the area, which helps on departure day. Marriott lists a minimum check-in age of 18. Travelers flying into Destin-Fort Walton Beach instead will find that airport about 64 miles east.

Ascension Sacred Heart and the Cordova Mall shopping district are a few minutes away, and downtown Pensacola is about a 15 minute drive. For anyone staying a week or more, the kitchen, the free breakfast and the shuttle add up to a practical base, and the quiet side-street setting keeps the traffic noise of Airport Boulevard at a distance.