Name: Econo Lodge Panama City St Andrews
Address: 4411 West US 98, Bay VIew Addition, Panama City, Florida, United States of America, Panama City, Bay County, US
Price range: $48–$67 per night
Rating: 7.52

What guests think

At Econo Lodge Panama City St Andrews, reviews describe a budget stay with mixed cleanliness, variable service, and basic rooms, where some guests appreciate low prices, a clean pool, and easy check-in, while others report odors, maintenance problems, and disturbances.

Several reviews cite very dirty floors and occasional pests, while a few mention clean rooms or recent touch-ups. Service ranges from friendly interactions to complaints about rudeness, reservation errors or cancellations, unclear deposits, and refund or billing disputes. The location is handy for Pier Park and local roads but not near the beach. Expect a no-frills stay with uneven quality.

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Facilities

Facilities are limited; the pool is mentioned and described as clean in a couple of reviews.

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10

Christy

Jun 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice little hotel with a very good price per night. Pool was nice and clean. Property was also clean. TVs could use an upgrade but the room was nice and the beds were comfortable. Staff was also excellent. Checking in and out was easy with no wait time. Would stay here again for a weekend getaway.

10

Holly

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Cleanliness of the floors was not great nice beds typical Motel room, good place to sleep and swim would stay there again if I had to

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is inconsistent, with many mentions of very dirty floors, smoke or musty smells, and occasional pests (roaches, ants, bed bugs, even a dead mouse). A few guests found rooms generally clean or recently refreshed.

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David

Oct 23, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

I booked a NON smoking room but when we got there it was a smoking room! My confirmation said nonsmoking but the motel's reservations said smoking room. They said it Was Hotels.com's fault..since we were evacuating from a hurricane, we really didn't have much choice but to stay. So NO, I'm not very happy with the stay! Besides everything being yellow and sticky and smelling like smoke...there were ants,broken fixtures,light switches and floor tiles.

8

james

Jul 15, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

It was clean, fresh paint and new floors. no issues with check-in or out. good deal for the price

8

Brenda

Jul 7, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

My stay was very peaceful, room wasnt bad however you could not walk thru the room without shoes or something on your feet. Floors were dirty.

4

Patricia

Jun 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was smelly , thick cigarette smoke, the floors were not clean. The bed and towels were clean and fine. The room not good

6

Glenn

Jun 21, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

The staff when we got there was accomodating because they switched us to room on the ground floor after we found that we were put in a room upstairs and they didn't have an elevator My husband can not do stairs very well. What we were very disappointed about was that the floors were so dirty that we had to always have shoes on to walk around in the room or our feet would be black. And one day when we returned to our room it had not been cleaned at all. Bedding was unmade, no clean towels, etc. Also we discovered a roach crawling across the wall. Thankfully we only found one.

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AC

Aug 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast was a joke! And they have bed bugs!!!!

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Michelle

May 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room had mold, the shower didn't work, there were roaches crawling around, fridge were dirty, door didn't lock all the way, key stop working. The Receptionist wasn't friendly, she also got my information mixed up with a previous guest and gave me all their credit card information and put us in their room. I WILL NOT recommend.. Run and go the other way.

10

Holly

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Cleanliness of the floors was not great nice beds typical Motel room, good place to sleep and swim would stay there again if I had to

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Jessica

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room smelled of stale cigarettes and the bathroom door had a hole in it, the air conditioner had pieces missing. The bathroom tile was broken. The mirror had multiple cigarette burns on it. The floor was dirty. It was just all around gross.

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kristal

Apr 2, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

I bought a fan because I wouldn’t dare turn on the nasty ac system. I had to clean and disinfect the room myself it smelled terrible. I barely let housekeeping come in cause they prop the door open and bugs get in I stayed for 2 weeks and the second week I found a dead mouse inside my brand new fan after housekeeping cleaned. I left and only got the money back for one week instead of my whole stay. The manager was very unprofessional kept making it seem like I was the problem knowing damn well her place is gross. I took the dead mouse to her in the fan asked for reimbursement for my fan and she denied it and told me I was something else. Save your money! Not worth it at all. It’s noisy at all times of the day. There was a homeless man sleeping next to the vending machines. Really adds character to their vibe!

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Rooms

Rooms are basic, with comfortable beds for some, but several report highway or thin-door disturbances and recurring maintenance problems like faulty AC, door locks or seals, and TV or cable issues. Some rooms are described as large but dark.

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Oscarillys

Jun 9, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I had a terrible experience at Econo Lodge Panama City on June 3rd. From the moment I arrived, the front desk staff was extremely rude. I was given a smoking room even though I had reserved a non-smoking room. When I asked for a change, they responded with a bad attitude. The second room smelled strongly of chemicals and the AC didn’t work. When I asked to check out because of these issues, the staff refused and told me to come back on Friday. I was also denied written confirmation that I had left. I ended up not staying at the hotel and had nowhere to sleep that night. What’s worse is that my family had stayed here before and recommended the hotel, but my experience was completely different and disappointing. Despite reaching out through Expedia multiple times, the hotel has refused a refund, even though I didn’t stay. Extremely unprofessional service. I do not recommend this hotel and would never stay here again.

10

Christy

Jun 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice little hotel with a very good price per night. Pool was nice and clean. Property was also clean. TVs could use an upgrade but the room was nice and the beds were comfortable. Staff was also excellent. Checking in and out was easy with no wait time. Would stay here again for a weekend getaway.

6

Brad

Oct 10, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

It served it's purpose. Bed was comfortable

8

Robert

Apr 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was OK. Check-in was quick and efficient. The desk person was friendly and helpful. My room was on the second floor, the only one on an interior hallway - so my window just looked out on the hallway. The room is large and rather dark. It seemed well-cleaned, although the tub/shower was not the best (mold on the inside of the clear plastic shower control, nasty drain opening), and the corners of the tile floor hadn't had a lot of attention. Some exterior surfaces (specifically, the steps to the second floor) were rather dark and dirty. The included breakfast was quite skimpy (coffee, juice, some muffins and bagels).

10

Charles

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Desk clerk was most gracious when we checked in. Very impressed with the property, except the cable TV went out (no picture, audio only) while we were watching a national news special report. Otherwise!!! Great stay! Bed spreads were brand new!

4

Patrick

Jul 12, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The room had a musty smell the door seal had a wide crack in it which I had to put a towel under it every night. Otherwise the cleaning staff did their job every day the hotel office staff check me in fast not close to a beach

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Michelle

May 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room had mold, the shower didn't work, there were roaches crawling around, fridge were dirty, door didn't lock all the way, key stop working. The Receptionist wasn't friendly, she also got my information mixed up with a previous guest and gave me all their credit card information and put us in their room. I WILL NOT recommend.. Run and go the other way.

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Jessica

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room smelled of stale cigarettes and the bathroom door had a hole in it, the air conditioner had pieces missing. The bathroom tile was broken. The mirror had multiple cigarette burns on it. The floor was dirty. It was just all around gross.

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Hannah

Jul 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

It was a decent stay but I got accused of stealing pillows when I know for a fact there was only four pillows in the room! I didn’t get my deposit back when we made sure the room was spotless the only thing was the pillows! Overall though it was a pretty okay stay. They do need to fix the cracks in the bottom of the door, we could hear everyone’s conversation walking by our room!

6

Ashaley

Sep 17, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

The room was reasonably priced and clean. Very loud and disruptive being along the highway and apparently on the path of the Air Force Base. Loud jets continued all day and well into the night. Staff was amazing tho cleaning room and fresh linens daily. The last night of my stay the power went out and I was able to get a full refund on t for the last night.

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Service

Service feedback is mixed: some note friendly, efficient staff, while multiple reviews report rude or unprofessional behavior, reservation mix-ups or cancellations, deposit or refund disputes, and billing errors.

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Oscarillys

Jun 9, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I had a terrible experience at Econo Lodge Panama City on June 3rd. From the moment I arrived, the front desk staff was extremely rude. I was given a smoking room even though I had reserved a non-smoking room. When I asked for a change, they responded with a bad attitude. The second room smelled strongly of chemicals and the AC didn’t work. When I asked to check out because of these issues, the staff refused and told me to come back on Friday. I was also denied written confirmation that I had left. I ended up not staying at the hotel and had nowhere to sleep that night. What’s worse is that my family had stayed here before and recommended the hotel, but my experience was completely different and disappointing. Despite reaching out through Expedia multiple times, the hotel has refused a refund, even though I didn’t stay. Extremely unprofessional service. I do not recommend this hotel and would never stay here again.

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Christy

Jun 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice little hotel with a very good price per night. Pool was nice and clean. Property was also clean. TVs could use an upgrade but the room was nice and the beds were comfortable. Staff was also excellent. Checking in and out was easy with no wait time. Would stay here again for a weekend getaway.

10

Kyken

Jul 22, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

I wish they would state clearly that there is a $25.00 deposit. The site says there’s a $50 deposit but only during the month of February to April. It does say to be prepared to pay a deposit for incidentals but it’s misleading. It looks like the deposit is the one between February and April when in actuality there is a $25 deposit all the time. I just want other people to be prepared to put $25 in cash down because it’s not stated clearly anywhere

10

Charles

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Desk clerk was most gracious when we checked in. Very impressed with the property, except the cable TV went out (no picture, audio only) while we were watching a national news special report. Otherwise!!! Great stay! Bed spreads were brand new!

4

jacob

Jun 28, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

They messed up my reservation and I had to pay extra

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Michelle

May 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room had mold, the shower didn't work, there were roaches crawling around, fridge were dirty, door didn't lock all the way, key stop working. The Receptionist wasn't friendly, she also got my information mixed up with a previous guest and gave me all their credit card information and put us in their room. I WILL NOT recommend.. Run and go the other way.

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amber

Jun 27, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I never made it to the room before they canceled my reservation

10

Christopher

May 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was quick and easy staff great great location great motel

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Anthony

Jun 28, 2022

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Stayed 2 nights

Terribel hotel! Booked and paid, got there got our room key, went to the room and someone was already in there! They gave our room to someone and then didnt have another one for us!

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monique

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I stayed here the door wouldn’t close. When I asked for another room they told me they didn’t have a room. Then we I asked for another room the next day they gave me the room but later the hotel called the police on me saying I was trans passing, and over charges my card four times, and only stayed one night. I will never be returning to this hotel very unprofessional, and nasty.

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Location

Location draws mixed feedback—handy for Pier Park and local roads but not close to the beach; some stays are affected by nearby traffic and jet activity.

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William

May 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice place not far from pier park

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Chris

May 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

i stay here all the time ,great location- great price..great service…

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Patrick

Jul 12, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The room had a musty smell the door seal had a wide crack in it which I had to put a towel under it every night. Otherwise the cleaning staff did their job every day the hotel office staff check me in fast not close to a beach

10

Christopher

May 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was quick and easy staff great great location great motel

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Ashaley

Sep 17, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

The room was reasonably priced and clean. Very loud and disruptive being along the highway and apparently on the path of the Air Force Base. Loud jets continued all day and well into the night. Staff was amazing tho cleaning room and fresh linens daily. The last night of my stay the power went out and I was able to get a full refund on t for the last night.

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Dining

Breakfast is minimal and underwhelming, with comments describing it as skimpy or poor.

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Robert

Apr 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was OK. Check-in was quick and efficient. The desk person was friendly and helpful. My room was on the second floor, the only one on an interior hallway - so my window just looked out on the hallway. The room is large and rather dark. It seemed well-cleaned, although the tub/shower was not the best (mold on the inside of the clear plastic shower control, nasty drain opening), and the corners of the tile floor hadn't had a lot of attention. Some exterior surfaces (specifically, the steps to the second floor) were rather dark and dirty. The included breakfast was quite skimpy (coffee, juice, some muffins and bagels).

2

AC

Aug 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast was a joke! And they have bed bugs!!!!

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Month	Average price
January	$47
February	$46
March	$55
April	$62
May	$84
June	$75
July	$88
August	$60
September	$61
October	$59
November	$52
December	$49

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15 $56	16 $54	17 $57	18 $58	19 $58
20 $57	21 $52	22 $51	23 $52	24 $52	25 $57	26 $57
27 $52	28 $52	29 $52	30 $52

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $48	2 $67	3 $67
4 $52	5 $52	6 $51	7 $52	8 $52	9 $57	10 $57
11 $52	12 $52	13 $52	14 $52	15 $52	16 $57	17 $57
18 $52	19 $52	20 $52	21 $64	22 $64	23 $66	24 $66
25 $51	26 $52	27 $48	28 $52	29 $52	30 $57	31 $57

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