Resort Opens on Panama City Beach
OCTOBER 19, 2007. Grand Panama Beach Resort boasts array of exclusive amenities, including onsite concert venue and retail center with shops, restaurants and spa/salon.
Situated in the heart of Panama City Beach, the initial phase of the Grand Panama Beach Resort recently opened, offering a new, luxurious option for travelers to Florida's Northwest coast. Managed by Sterling Resorts ( www.SterlingResorts.com ), the new property offers an unparalleled vacation experience with a myriad of amenities and activities onsite and a convenient location near area attractions, dining, shopping and golf.
Upon final build-out of the 35-acre resort, the property will feature 299 units spread out over two beachfront towers, two pools and spas, a fitness center and two full-service tiki bars, plus a playground, game room and a jogging/bicycle path around the perimeter of the property. Besides its own onsite concert venue, the resort is also home to the Village of Grand Panama, a 55,000 square-foot retail center with an array of shops, services and restaurants, including a spa and salon, a wine shop and several fashionable boutiques. Additionally, the property offers guests free high-speed Internet access, including Wi-Fi in designated outdoor and poolside areas.
"With its extraordinary amenities, spacious accommodations and exceptional services, Grand Panama Beach Resort is as dazzling as the sugar-white sand and emerald-green waters of the beach it calls home," said Ken Wampler, Sterling Resorts' chief operating officer. "Whether relaxing in ultimate luxury along the resort's 240-foot stretch of beach, enjoying the numerous activities available on property or taking advantage of Sterling Resorts' exclusive partnerships with the Sterling Club at Bay Point, local attractions, dining and shops, guests of Grand Panama Beach Resort can expect to have an unforgettable vacation experience."
Beyond the amenities located within the resort, guests staying at Grand Panama Beach Resort are granted exclusive access to the Sterling Club at Bay Point, featuring Northwest Florida's only Nicklaus-design golf course, the new Serenity Spa at Bay Point, tennis, dining and a water sports marina. In addition, guests are treated to numerous extras rarely available at vacation condominiums as part of the Sterling Plus program. These perks include discounts at participating restaurants and shops, unlimited DVD rentals, a VIP Sterling bath amenities kit featuring Gilchrist & Soames products and a Wolfgang Puck first-morning coffee starter kit.
The resort offers one-, two-, and three-bedroom luxury vacation condominiums, ranging in size from 903 to 2,273 square feet. These spacious units are lavishly appointed with private balconies overlooking of the Gulf of Mexico, full-size kitchens, washers & dryers, TVs and DVD players.
For more information about Grand Panama Beach Resort or to make a reservation, visit www.SterlingResorts.com or call 1-866-5RESORT.
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