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The Island Resort at Fort Walton Beach

4.0 star property

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Water view
Courtyard
Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains
Beach/ocean view
Junior Suite, Multiple Beds

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Parking available

Explore the area

Map
Miracle Strip Parkway Southeast, 1500, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32548
  • Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Okaloosa Island Pier
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS-Northwest Florida Regional)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Room, 2 Queen Beds, Pool View, Poolside

Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Pool View, Poolside

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Room, 2 Queen Beds, Pool View

Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Pool View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Junior Suite, Multiple Beds, Pool View

Junior Suite, Multiple Beds, Pool View | Living area

Junior Suite, Multiple Beds, Pool View

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Room, 2 Queen Beds, Gulf View

Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Gulf View

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Room, 2 Queen Beds, Dune View

Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Dune View

  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Junior Suite, Multiple Beds

Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains

Junior Suite, Multiple Beds

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Junior Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains

Junior Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Courtyard View

Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Courtyard View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Room, 1 King Bed, Pool View

Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk, blackout curtains

Room, 1 King Bed, Pool View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Fort Walton Beach

When you stay at The Island Resort at Fort Walton Beach in Fort Walton Beach, you'll be on the beach, within a 15-minute walk of Fort Walton Beaches and Okaloosa Island Beach. .This beach resort is 8.2 mi (13.1 km) from Destin Beaches and 4.8 mi (7.7 km) from Destin Harbor Boardwalk.
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What's nearby

  • Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Okaloosa Island Pier - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Okaloosa Island Beach - 13 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Boardwalk - Okaloosa Island - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Rockin Tacos - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Angler's Beachside Bar & Grill - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Old Bay Steamer - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Al's Beach Club - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Island Resort at Fort Walton Beach

Family-friendly beachfront location with 2 outdoor pools
The Island Resort at Fort Walton Beach offers 335 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries and blackout drapes/curtains. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Premium satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 335 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools or enjoy other recreational amenities including a fitness center and bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.
Grab a bite at Fish House, one of the resort's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Relax with a refreshing drink at the beach bar, the poolside bar, or one of 3 bars/lounges. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Fort Walton Beach? This resort has 14004 square feet (1301 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 5 meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Fish House - This restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Island Grill - This café serves lunch only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Tripp Tide Beach Bar - This bar is located on the beach. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Parking on site (USD 15 per night)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 23.95 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • 3 bars/lounges
  • A beach bar
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A swim-up bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Fish House
  • Island Grill
  • Tripp Tide Beach Bar

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Gym
  • Mini golf
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini golf
  • Mini-fridge
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 14,004 square feet of conference space
  • 5 meeting rooms
  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • On the waterfront
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch TV with premium satellite channels
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2.5 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 150 per accommodation, per stay
  • Breakage deposit: USD 150.00 per stay (for guests under 25 years old)
  • Resort fee: USD 32.77 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Beach access
  • Beach towels
  • Business center/computer access

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 23.95 per person
  • Self parking fee: USD 15 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2.5 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

The Island Resort at Fort Walton Beach Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1300 out of 2453 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 583 out of 2453 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 294 out of 2453 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 150 out of 2453 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 126 out of 2453 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

paula, Plain City

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
exceeded expectation
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Cody

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Be careful getting a beach view on the 5th floor. If there is an event on the 6th floor they are allowed to blast music and jump around until 10pm. This made sleep for my kids difficult while they partied right above us. They don’t enforce no smoking on the property unless you complain. Lastly, paying $30 for a resort fee is a little crazy in the winter considering the “heated”pool is too cold to swim and they even shut off the water to clean sand off yourself from the beach. Overall, decent beachfront property with some things they could work on to be better.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Reginald

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joann

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We will be back in the spring!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay.

Nice stay, enjoyed the room area, etc. Will definitely go back.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Toni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed our stay and will be back every year.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Janet

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mingming

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charge extra money without any notice.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Crystal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This resort is located right on the beach. All the staff I encountered at the resort were very nice. I would like to stay at this resort again, and I would recommend staying at this resort.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed the surroundings, and the ocean front was fabulous. Unfortunately there is no place to store your clothes (no closet or dresser) and housekeeping was spotty. All in all the restaurant staff were wonderful and I’d stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jared

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Leia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My daughter was the one staying so she could see her brother. She said having the beach so close by was amazing! The staff they watched over her so she felt safe! She loved her mini getaway she was sad unfortunately the pools were out of commission when she was there but saw they got to working on them fast!
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Freedom

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the view of the Gulf
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Jeremy

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was not very helpful and many of the resort amenities were not available for use even though they were listed online. The room we booked listed two queen size beds but they were queen size bed frames with two full mattresses that didn’t fit the frames which led to us banging our knees on the corner of them.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Kari

Travelled with partner
Our stay was during winter so many things were closed or being repaired. Beach location was absolutely amazing.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Meredith

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Becca at the bar was fabulous!! Very helpful!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ashakir

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good for kids and bad breakfast

Everything is good, hotel is placed exactly in the beach but only bad thing is they have useless breakfast for $24 which is not worth it. Even cheaper hotels give great hot breakfast. Avoid BF here and enjoy the BF in the place called donut hole which is nearby.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael G

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Only one restaurant was open but overall was great
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yael

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Weligthon Gregorio Da

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

david, houston

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Hairs in tub, dirty towels on chairs in balcony, hairs in the bed
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Decent property for couples or families.

Clean, but a bit dated. Couldn’t access a main area due to construction. Also, some areas were not open as advertised (pool bar and grill) and there was not live music every night (1 night only and we stayed 6 nights). Nice location and gorgeous beach.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

George

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024