Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Panama

About The Hotel

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Panama City, FL is a 3-star property at 2203 Harrison Avenue in downtown Panama City proper (NOT Panama City Beach — a 15-minute drive north across the Hathaway Bridge). Rated 3.2 across 293 reviews with 3.4 cleanliness, 3.5 rooms, 3.9 location, 3.6 service, 3.7 sleep quality; value 3.4 — the lowest-rated hotel in the PCB catchment. Amenities include pool, free breakfast, fitness center, business center, meeting rooms, children’s activities, free parking (a differentiator vs Front Beach Road paid-parking properties) and free WiFi. Carousel photos confirm ‘King suite with whirlpool bathtub’ and ‘WhirlPool Courtyard Suites - King Bed’ room types — the in-room-whirlpool signal that makes this a hot-tub-search inclusion. Significant candid flags include a 1-star report ‘the room filled with bugs… my toddlers noticed there were bugs crawling around the headboard of their bed, very unacceptable. Notified front desk with picture’ (2023, photo evidence). A 1-star wedding-guest report cites ‘I ended up having an allergy attack due to cigarette and weed smoke all on the 2nd floor’ plus ‘we were awakened by a man beating his girlfriend in the next room for almost an hour… calling The Better Business Bureau’ (2024). A 3-visit 1-star report cites ‘BR fan very noisy, tub unusable, AC Unit very noisy, NO WIFI - 3x here, 3x no wifi. This day and age having no wifi is unacceptable, they know its a problem but refuse to fix it’ (2025). A 2023 5-star guest wrote ‘Our room had a spa tub, it was nice but the bubbles didn’t work.’ Book only if you specifically want an in-room whirlpool at a value rate and accept the property’s significant candid flags — this is a hot-tub-availability property, not a quality-hotel property.

What Guests Are Saying

“Lovely hotel. Nice rooms. Our room had a spa tub, it was nice but the bubbles didn’t work. It was the first day they were offering breakfast, very little to choose from. But no big deal. Plenty of good restaurants close by.” — kwoolv988122, 5 stars

“Always love a friendly check-in and a fast check-in, especially when they’re allowing us to check in early so we can make a show. The room was clean and well equipped with every modern convenience.” — Dan E, 5 stars

“Loved every bit will be back again with my family everyone was nice and everything was on point thank you” — 995cheyenne, 5 stars

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• Confirmed ‘King Suite with Whirlpool Bathtub’ + ‘WhirlPool Courtyard Suites’ room types per carousel
• Pool + free breakfast + fitness center + children’s activities
• Free parking - a differentiator vs Front Beach Road paid-parking properties
• Value nightly rate ($66-$74)
• Business center and meeting rooms for extended stays

Cons:

• CANDID: 3.2 rating with 3.4 cleanliness - LOWEST-rated hotel in the PCB catchment
• CANDID: Bugs crawling on toddler bed with photo proof (2023)
• CANDID: Marijuana smoke on 2nd floor + adjacent-room domestic-violence incident + refund disputes (2024)
• CANDID: 3-visit ‘no wifi’ + ‘tub unusable’ + noisy AC/BR fan (2025); 2023 5-star guest reported ‘bubbles didn’t work’ on the spa tub
• NOT actually in Panama City Beach - 15 minutes north in Panama City proper, not on the beach

The Location

2203 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL 32405 — In downtown Panama City proper (NOT Panama City Beach — 15 minutes north across the Hathaway Bridge from the PCB beachfront). You can find more details or book your stay on TripAdvisor.