Retreat and relax at the WaterColor Inn & Resort overlooking Northwest Florida's Gulf, surrounded by sugar sand beaches and dunes, woodlands, pine forests and parks. This popular beach resort is well known as Northwest Florida's Only Four Diamond AAA Hotel. In 2008, it was recognized with a "World's Best Award" by Travel & Leisure, the Condé Nast Traveler "Readers Choice Award" and was on the Condé Nast Traveler "Gold List" . It was also awarded the Florida Green Lodging Program's coveted Two Palm status.
Romantic and friendly, this area has captivated generations with natural beauty and adventure. Indulge in the clear Gulf of Mexico turquoise waters, coastal dune lakes, award winning golf, tennis, fishing, and the true feeling of escape so rare in destination resorts. Grand hospitality and service blend with the intimacy of bed-and-breakfast inns and classic beach cottages in a walking community of local shops and restaurants. Paint your own picture of the perfect escape, spectacular from sunrise to sunset.
The BeachClub at WaterColor
is a great place to enjoy good food and drinks while overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.
In addition to a large, family friendly pool, there are fully-equipped changing
rooms with showers and lockers and a pool service area that offers towels, sun screen
products, sunglasses, hats and water toys.
Fish Out of Water, the Inn's AAA
Four Diamond Ranked restaurant celebrates Southern art and nature with a fire-and-ice
theme, which is anchored by an exhibition grill kitchen and an ice bar bearing fresh seafood. The mood at Fish Out of Water is casually chic, with elegance reflected in the simplest detail. All is born of a passion for good food and an understanding of what it takes to create a wonderful dining experience.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art @ WaterColor showcases a number of changing exhibitions, and will also incorporate a branch of the Ogden's Center for Southern Craft and Design.
The museum is opened seasonally and will reopen in mid-March.
An easy eight mile drive south of WaterColor is
Camp Creek Golf Club, an 18-hole, par-72 championship course measuring 7,151
yards and named "Course of the Millennium" by Travel + Leisure Golf magazine.
Camp Creek's five-tee configuration, which also includes gold (senior) and red (women's)
tees, accommodates players of all skill and experience levels. It has also been
recognized for its environmental stewardship through designation as a Certified
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System (ACSS).
Fazio himself has been recognized three times by Golf Digest as "Best Modern
Day Golf Course Architect".
The InnSpa at WaterColor offers a totally indulgent experience designed to nourish
the body inside and out. The Spa's personalized treatments have been thoughtfully
created to convey a sense of comfort, nurturing, relaxation, and rejuvenation.