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Holiday Inn Express Fort Walton Beach Central by IHG

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Breakfast meal
Property amenity
Lobby
In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Gym
  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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127 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32548
  • Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Okaloosa Island Pier
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Okaloosa Island Beach
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS-Northwest Florida Regional)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hearing Accessible

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible Bathtub (Communications)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Suite, 2 Queen Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Hearing Accessible

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible Bathtub (Communications)

In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible Bathtub (Communications)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Suite, 1 King Bed, Hearing Accessible

In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Suite, 1 King Bed, Hearing Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub (Mobility)

In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub (Mobility)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(21 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub (Mobility)

In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub (Mobility)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub (Communications)

In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub (Communications)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed

In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Fort Walton Beach

With a stay at Holiday Inn Express Fort Walton Beach Central by IHG, you'll be centrally located in Fort Walton Beach, within a 15-minute drive of Okaloosa Island Beach and HarborWalk Village. .This hotel is 10.7 mi (17.1 km) from Destin Beaches and 7.3 mi (11.7 km) from Destin Harbor Boardwalk.

What's nearby

  • Emerald Coast Science Center - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center - 5 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island - 6 min drive - 3.9 km
  • Okaloosa Island Pier - 6 min drive - 3.9 km
  • Okaloosa Island Beach - 8 min drive - 5.2 km

Getting around

  • Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lost Pizza Co. Ft Walton - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Stewby’s Seafood Shanty - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Olive Garden - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Shack - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Slim Chickens - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Holiday Inn Express Fort Walton Beach Central by IHG

Hotel in Fort Walton Beach with a 24-hour fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
Holiday Inn Express Fort Walton Beach Central by IHG offers 96 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. 49-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

This Fort Walton Beach hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 96 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of Holiday Inn Express Fort Walton Beach Central by IHG.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Fort Walton Beach? This hotel has 334 square feet (31 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 334 square feet of conference space
  • Business centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • 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.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 49-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 AM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

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
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

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; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)

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
Alcohol is not served at this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Holiday Inn Express Fort Walton Beach Central Hotel
Express Fort Walton Central
Holiday Inn Express Fort Walton Beach Central
Holiday Inn Express Fort Walton Beach Central by IHG Hotel
Holiday Inn Express Fort Walton Beach Central an IHG Hotel

Reviews

Holiday Inn Express Fort Walton Beach Central by IHG Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 304 out of 450 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 95 out of 450 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 450 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 450 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 450 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service

Great stay

Loved it great place comphortable
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tamara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay. The ac was super cold, the room was clean, no excessively loud noises considering we were there for a holiday weekend. The breakfast was decent- kind of a miss for me, but thats only because I'm a vegan and there werent many options for my dietary restrictions. I wouldve liked to have seen some fresh fruit. Overall, it was a nice stay close enough to the beach, but far enough away to not be too noisy
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Veronica

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

DANIELLE

Disliked: Staff & service
My reservation was canceled without giving me any notice
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roy, Longview

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel ans atay
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daron

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Bobbie

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alejandro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Jose

Liked: Staff & service

It’s ok. It not $200 worth

Older hotel that is clean but in the pics you cant see how they just painted the bath tubs and the room smells like mildew when you walk in to the room. Maybe ok fo4 like $100 a night but not more.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed it
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Corey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
everything wasgood
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
I called ahead of time and asked for a conference room area and was prepared to pay however, I was told I could use the meeting space without an additional charge since it would be for just 2 people - upon arrival, the desk clerk stated I could use the room but the next morning a different front desk clerk would not allow me to use the room stating it was "the lead sales ladies room" (which was not in use the entire time I was there) and when I asked if they had another space or could I continue to use my room she threatened to charge me for another day. All this to include, new furniture arriving for the (what seem to be) entire hotel. I would not even complain about the noise and inconvience but with the limited walkways and busting up boxes outside my door all evening but now I'm pretty upset about that also. Many other hotel options around and I will use a differnet one next time.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Martinez

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Property was dirty due to active construction.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
There was a major remodel in progress while there with no disclosure
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place. Convenient to everything
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed for only the evening and had to fly out early the next morning. My stay was great because there was a Slims Chicken just out front of the Holiday Inn
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in and near restaurants
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dustin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

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

Pat's comments

Great place to stay! Very friendly staff and always helpful!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Surendranauth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025