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About Our Luxury Florida Panhandle Hotel

A Hidden Gem On The Beach

Located in the quaint, eclectic coastal community of Rosemary Beach®, The Pearl Hotel is an intimate, 55-room boutique hotel that celebrates the town’s distinct Southern charm. In addition to its elegant aesthetics, this hidden gem features guest services-integrated iPads, an award-winning restaurant and rooftop in homage to Hemingway’s favorite haunt in Cuba, as well as the poolside Spa Pearl. Surrounded by unique architecture in a West Indies-inspired destination established as an upscale retreat for urbanites, guests are encouraged to explore the intriguing area by foot or bike. Perfect for romantic getaways, this Forbest Four Star and AAA Four Diamond property leaves guests revived, inspired, and dreaming of their next beachside visit. 

General Manager: Kyle Davis 
Year Established: August 2013
Location: 63 Main Street | Rosemary Beach, FL 32461
Reservations: Email pearl-reservations@stjoe.com or Call 877-935-6114

Since opening in 2013, The Pearl Hotel in the Florida Panhandle's Rosemary Beach® community, has received numerous awards and accolades:

 

Forbes Travel Guide

  • Four Star Rating (since 2015)

 

AAA

  • Four Diamond Rating for Hotel and Havana Beach Bar & Grill (since 2015)

 

Conde Nast Traveler

  • Readers' Choice- #20 "Best Hotels in the USA" (2023)
  • Readers' Choice- #42 "Best Hotels in the World" (2023)
  • Readers' Choice- #7 "Top 10 Hotels in Florida" (2022)
  • Readers' Choice- #10 "Top 15 Hotels in Florida" (2021)
  • Readers' Choice- #10 "Top Hotels in USA" (2019)
  • Readers' Choice- #37 "Top Hotels in the World" (2019)
  • Readers’ Choice- “Top Hotels in Florida” (2016-2019)
  • Readers’ Choice- “Top 20 Hotels in Florida” (2015)
  • Readers’ Choice- “Best Hotels in Florida” (2014)
  • Readers’ Choice- “Top 15 Hotels in Florida” (2014)
  • Readers’ Choice- “The 12 Best New Hotels in the World” (2014)

 

Reader's Digest

  • The 16 Best Boutique Hotels in America (2020)

 

Travel + Leisure 

  • Top 500 "World's Best Hotels" (2021)
  • #13 "World's Best Top 15 Resort Hotels in Florida" (2020)
  • #5 "World's Best Resort Hotel in Florida" (2019)
  • #1 "World's Best Resort Hotel in Florida" (2018)

 

Southern Living Magazine

  • Readers’ Choice- #2 “The South’s Best New Hotel” (2015)

 

ConventionSouth Meetings Magazine

  • Readers’ Choice Award- 7x Winner (2015-2019, 2021-2022)
  • Voted "Top Adventure Resort" (2017)

 

TripAdvisor

  • Traveler's Choice Winner for Top 10% of Businesses on TA (2020) (2023)
  • Certificate of Excellence for Above 4.0 Rating (2015-2016)

 

USA Today

  • #7 "Florida's Most Romantic Getaway for Couples (2021)
  • #10 "Best Waterfront Hotel" in 10Best Readers' Choice Poll (2018)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

USA News & World Report

  • Gold Badge for Top 10% for "Best Hotels in the USA" (2019-2022)
  • Gold Badge for Top 10% for "Best Florida Hotels" (2020 & 2019)
  • Gold Badge for Top 10% for "Best Panama City Beach Hotels" (2019)
     

Perfect in Walton County Award

  • Best Hotel/Resort, Diamond Winner (2018 & 2020-2024), Platinum Winner (2019)
  • Best Spa, Platinum Winner (2022- 2024), Gold Winner (2019- 2021)
  • Best Conference Space, Gold Winner (2021)
  • Best Accommodations, Grand Champion (2017)
  • Best Large/Formal Event Venue, Award of Excellence (2017)

 

Wine Spectator

  • Havana Beach Bar & Grill- Award of Excellence (2022)

From hyper-local food sourcing to taking many of our forms and processes paperless with the Intelity ICE app, to intelligent lighting and environmental controls in each guest room – The Pearl Hotel is committed to keeping its carbon footprint and environmental impact as minimal as possible.