Pensacola Motel Recommendations

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Permalink Reply by Mike Schooley on August 6, 2010 at 2:13pm

We visited Pensacola Beach when our son was in A School. We stayed in a condo recommended on TripAdvisor.com and thought it was a fine place to stay. I can't remember the name of it but I'll try to find something to refresh my memory. TripAdvisor is usually right on with their reviews. We may be heading back down in October to help our son find a place to live before he reports for duty with the Blues. We'll be using TripAdvisor again to find a place. Pensacola Beach is a nice area; very enjoyable.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Schooley on August 6, 2010 at 2:18pm

I forgot to mention, the Navy Lodge in Pensacola gets good reviews on TripAdvisor. We have stayed in a couple different ones and have found them to be very reasonably priced and very adequate accomodations-wise. I believe your son would have to be there when you check-in, but after that you are on your own.

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Permalink Reply by E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin on August 6, 2010 at 2:26pm

Tom,

The closest hotel to the front entrance of base is Ashton inns & suites, nice hotel with small kitchenettes in room. It is about 2.5 miles from the base on Navy Blvd. Then about another half mile from Ashton is Holiday Inn Express, also very nice. It is also on Navy Blvd. I would google both hotels to get a look. Make sure they are on Navy Blvd. Those would be the ones I'd choose from if wanting to stay in hotel. Also like Mike said, your right by the beach, check the condos in the area as well.

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Permalink Reply by Tom on August 6, 2010 at 3:08pm

Thanks for the insight. Yes, if you remember the name of condo, please post it.

Mike Schooley said:

We visited Pensacola Beach when our son was in A School. We stayed in a condo recommended on TripAdvisor.com and thought it was a fine place to stay. I can't remember the name of it but I'll try to find something to refresh my memory. TripAdvisor is usually right on with their reviews. We may be heading back down in October to help our son find a place to live before he reports for duty with the Blues. We'll be using TripAdvisor again to find a place. Pensacola Beach is a nice area; very enjoyable.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Schooley on August 9, 2010 at 7:15am

I found the place where we stayed: Soundside Holiday Beach Resort. It was very nice, although there was a guy in the condo next door who snored pretty loud. I don't know if he's there year-around! You can find reviews on TripAdvisor.com. When are you going?

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Permalink Reply by Tom on August 10, 2010 at 10:21am

Not sure when we will be going. Still trying to figure out my son's "schedule." If anyone has some basic info for me, it would be appreciated: currently in "hell week" then onto ??????. Not sure how long he stays at Pensacola. He is going to be a rescue swimmer but I do not believe he has a start date for school.

Mike Schooley said:

I found the place where we stayed: Soundside Holiday Beach Resort. It was very nice, although there was a guy in the condo next door who snored pretty loud. I don't know if he's there year-around! You can find reviews on TripAdvisor.com. When are you going?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Schooley on August 10, 2010 at 1:59pm

OK. Our son also went in as a SAR Swimmer but a hernia in bc eliminated him from the program. AO is working out well for him, though.

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Permalink Reply by Danny Maxwell on August 10, 2010 at 2:02pm

Hi there, let me try to help a little. My son Tom is in his 2nd week of Rescue Swimmer School. It sounds like your son is in his first week of Air Crew Candidate School which lasts for four weeks. The first is Hell Week, followed by Disney Week (this is when they go on the simulators like the Helo-Dunker), then comes Tom Cruise Week (when they get their flight suits and cool shades) followed by week 4 which is review and graduation. Once he passes that with enough others, then he classes up to Rescue Swimmer School which is five weeks. My son only had one week in between ACCS and RSS. We went to our son's ACCS graduation a few weeks ago, they don't make a very big deal out of it but try to be there for it if you can, your son would really appreciate it, it was an honor for us to be there.

We stayed at a place called the Purple Parrot Resort, 10 minutes from the base, 2 minutes from the grocery store and the beach, 20 minutes from the airport, super clean, we got it for a week for about $500 but they also rent for shorter periods of time. It's on Perdido Key, here's the link: http://www.perdidokeyresortmanagement.com/



Any other questions don't hesitate, just ask, I talk to my son every day so I'm pretty much up to date.

Danny Maxwell


Tom said:

Not sure when we will be going. Still trying to figure out my son's "schedule." If anyone has some basic info for me, it would be appreciated: currently in "hell week" then onto ??????. Not sure how long he stays at Pensacola. He is going to be a rescue swimmer but I do not believe he has a start date for school.

Mike Schooley said:

I found the place where we stayed: Soundside Holiday Beach Resort. It was very nice, although there was a guy in the condo next door who snored pretty loud. I don't know if he's there year-around! You can find reviews on TripAdvisor.com. When are you going?

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Permalink Reply by Tom on August 10, 2010 at 2:22pm

Danny - You are my newest best friend. Thanks for the info. I may have more Qs to follow.

Danny Maxwell said:

Hi there, let me try to help a little. My son Tom is in his 2nd week of Rescue Swimmer School. It sounds like your son is in his first week of Air Crew Candidate School which lasts for four weeks. The first is Hell Week, followed by Disney Week (this is when they go on the simulators like the Helo-Dunker), then comes Tom Cruise Week (when they get their flight suits and cool shades) followed by week 4 which is review and graduation. Once he passes that with enough others, then he classes up to Rescue Swimmer School which is five weeks. My son only had one week in between ACCS and RSS. We went to our son's ACCS graduation a few weeks ago, they don't make a very big deal out of it but try to be there for it if you can, your son would really appreciate it, it was an honor for us to be there.

We stayed at a place called the Purple Parrot Resort, 10 minutes from the base, 2 minutes from the grocery store and the beach, 20 minutes from the airport, super clean, we got it for a week for about $500 but they also rent for shorter periods of time. It's on Perdido Key, here's the link: http://www.perdidokeyresortmanagement.com/



Any other questions don't hesitate, just ask, I talk to my son every day so I'm pretty much up to date.

Danny Maxwell


Tom said:

Not sure when we will be going. Still trying to figure out my son's "schedule." If anyone has some basic info for me, it would be appreciated: currently in "hell week" then onto ??????. Not sure how long he stays at Pensacola. He is going to be a rescue swimmer but I do not believe he has a start date for school.

Mike Schooley said:

I found the place where we stayed: Soundside Holiday Beach Resort. It was very nice, although there was a guy in the condo next door who snored pretty loud. I don't know if he's there year-around! You can find reviews on TripAdvisor.com. When are you going?

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Permalink Reply by Danny Maxwell on August 10, 2010 at 2:53pm

Quite alright Tom, we had a really good time down there, where we stayed was right around the corner from a state/federal beach called Johnson Beach. For 8 bucks you get a pass for the whole week and the beaches were really clean, probably even cleaner now. Good places to eat all over the place, make sure you go to the Naval Air Museum on the base, we just had a blast down there. Keep me posted.

Danny

Tom said:

Danny - You are my newest best friend. Thanks for the info. I may have more Qs to follow.

Danny Maxwell said:

Hi there, let me try to help a little. My son Tom is in his 2nd week of Rescue Swimmer School. It sounds like your son is in his first week of Air Crew Candidate School which lasts for four weeks. The first is Hell Week, followed by Disney Week (this is when they go on the simulators like the Helo-Dunker), then comes Tom Cruise Week (when they get their flight suits and cool shades) followed by week 4 which is review and graduation. Once he passes that with enough others, then he classes up to Rescue Swimmer School which is five weeks. My son only had one week in between ACCS and RSS. We went to our son's ACCS graduation a few weeks ago, they don't make a very big deal out of it but try to be there for it if you can, your son would really appreciate it, it was an honor for us to be there.

We stayed at a place called the Purple Parrot Resort, 10 minutes from the base, 2 minutes from the grocery store and the beach, 20 minutes from the airport, super clean, we got it for a week for about $500 but they also rent for shorter periods of time. It's on Perdido Key, here's the link: http://www.perdidokeyresortmanagement.com/



Any other questions don't hesitate, just ask, I talk to my son every day so I'm pretty much up to date.

Danny Maxwell


Tom said:

Not sure when we will be going. Still trying to figure out my son's "schedule." If anyone has some basic info for me, it would be appreciated: currently in "hell week" then onto ??????. Not sure how long he stays at Pensacola. He is going to be a rescue swimmer but I do not believe he has a start date for school.

Mike Schooley said:

I found the place where we stayed: Soundside Holiday Beach Resort. It was very nice, although there was a guy in the condo next door who snored pretty loud. I don't know if he's there year-around! You can find reviews on TripAdvisor.com. When are you going?

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Permalink Reply by Tom on August 10, 2010 at 3:02pm

Will do. Already sent a request for availability to Purple Parrot for labor day weekend (that would be 4 weeks and probably my son's ACCS graduation).

Danny Maxwell said:

Quite alright Tom, we had a really good time down there, where we stayed was right around the corner from a state/federal beach called Johnson Beach. For 8 bucks you get a pass for the whole week and the beaches were really clean, probably even cleaner now. Good places to eat all over the place, make sure you go to the Naval Air Museum on the base, we just had a blast down there. Keep me posted.

Danny

Tom said:

Danny - You are my newest best friend. Thanks for the info. I may have more Qs to follow.

Danny Maxwell said:

Hi there, let me try to help a little. My son Tom is in his 2nd week of Rescue Swimmer School. It sounds like your son is in his first week of Air Crew Candidate School which lasts for four weeks. The first is Hell Week, followed by Disney Week (this is when they go on the simulators like the Helo-Dunker), then comes Tom Cruise Week (when they get their flight suits and cool shades) followed by week 4 which is review and graduation. Once he passes that with enough others, then he classes up to Rescue Swimmer School which is five weeks. My son only had one week in between ACCS and RSS. We went to our son's ACCS graduation a few weeks ago, they don't make a very big deal out of it but try to be there for it if you can, your son would really appreciate it, it was an honor for us to be there.

We stayed at a place called the Purple Parrot Resort, 10 minutes from the base, 2 minutes from the grocery store and the beach, 20 minutes from the airport, super clean, we got it for a week for about $500 but they also rent for shorter periods of time. It's on Perdido Key, here's the link: http://www.perdidokeyresortmanagement.com/



Any other questions don't hesitate, just ask, I talk to my son every day so I'm pretty much up to date.

Danny Maxwell


Tom said:

Not sure when we will be going. Still trying to figure out my son's "schedule." If anyone has some basic info for me, it would be appreciated: currently in "hell week" then onto ??????. Not sure how long he stays at Pensacola. He is going to be a rescue swimmer but I do not believe he has a start date for school.

Mike Schooley said:

I found the place where we stayed: Soundside Holiday Beach Resort. It was very nice, although there was a guy in the condo next door who snored pretty loud. I don't know if he's there year-around! You can find reviews on TripAdvisor.com. When are you going?

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Permalink Reply by Danny Maxwell on August 10, 2010 at 3:08pm

Hi Tom, another reason why it was nice to rent a condo was that we could cook our son some of his favorite things from home, he was really tired of base food. He said it was really nice to get away and not have to be "on" all the time, he could just relax. He also could take naps, watch the idiot box and just hang out with us. He was able to spend one night with us and the rest of the time we had to have him back on the base by 10pm.

Tom said:

Will do. Already sent a request for availability to Purple Parrot for labor day weekend (that would be 4 weeks and probably my son's ACCS graduation).

Danny Maxwell said:

Quite alright Tom, we had a really good time down there, where we stayed was right around the corner from a state/federal beach called Johnson Beach. For 8 bucks you get a pass for the whole week and the beaches were really clean, probably even cleaner now. Good places to eat all over the place, make sure you go to the Naval Air Museum on the base, we just had a blast down there. Keep me posted.

Danny

Tom said:

Danny - You are my newest best friend. Thanks for the info. I may have more Qs to follow.

Danny Maxwell said:

Hi there, let me try to help a little. My son Tom is in his 2nd week of Rescue Swimmer School. It sounds like your son is in his first week of Air Crew Candidate School which lasts for four weeks. The first is Hell Week, followed by Disney Week (this is when they go on the simulators like the Helo-Dunker), then comes Tom Cruise Week (when they get their flight suits and cool shades) followed by week 4 which is review and graduation. Once he passes that with enough others, then he classes up to Rescue Swimmer School which is five weeks. My son only had one week in between ACCS and RSS. We went to our son's ACCS graduation a few weeks ago, they don't make a very big deal out of it but try to be there for it if you can, your son would really appreciate it, it was an honor for us to be there.

We stayed at a place called the Purple Parrot Resort, 10 minutes from the base, 2 minutes from the grocery store and the beach, 20 minutes from the airport, super clean, we got it for a week for about $500 but they also rent for shorter periods of time. It's on Perdido Key, here's the link: http://www.perdidokeyresortmanagement.com/



Any other questions don't hesitate, just ask, I talk to my son every day so I'm pretty much up to date.

Danny Maxwell


Tom said:

Not sure when we will be going. Still trying to figure out my son's "schedule." If anyone has some basic info for me, it would be appreciated: currently in "hell week" then onto ??????. Not sure how long he stays at Pensacola. He is going to be a rescue swimmer but I do not believe he has a start date for school.

Mike Schooley said:

I found the place where we stayed: Soundside Holiday Beach Resort. It was very nice, although there was a guy in the condo next door who snored pretty loud. I don't know if he's there year-around! You can find reviews on TripAdvisor.com. When are you going?

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