What to Pack for a Panama City Beach Vacation: The Local’s Checklist
The actual list of things you should bring (and what you can leave home). Written from a year of watching guests realize they forgot something.

The actual list of things you should bring (and what you can leave home). Written from a year of watching guests realize they forgot something.

Pat is from Florida. Reanna runs every turnover. We live three minutes from 318 Sundial Street. Here is how Sundial came together and why we built it.

The West End of Panama City Beach is the quieter side. Sundial Suites sits at the start of it. A short field guide to where we are on the map.

How three minutes of walking gets you from the front door of Sundial Suites to your feet in the Gulf. With photos. And a real answer to “is this really walkable.”

Shell Island is the unpopulated barrier island a short ferry ride from Panama City Beach. First-timers guide: how to get there, what to pack, what to expect.

Pier Park with kids under 12: which rides are worth the money, which restaurants will keep them happy, and how to do it without losing your mind.

West End vs East End of Panama City Beach: real differences in vibe, price, beach quality, and noise. From hosts who chose the West End on purpose.

Every named beach access point within walking distance of Sundial Suites. Where the parking is, where the showers are, where the wind is calmest.

The restaurants we send Sundial guests to first. Schooners, Firefly, Saltwater Grill, Hofbrau, Bud and Alleys. Pat and Reanna picks, by neighborhood.
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