Have you ever gotten home from a vacation, and felt like you needed a vacation to relax and unwind after it all?
It’s all too easy to get caught up in rushing around. Trying to please everybody in the group, visiting all the attractions you want to see, and eating at everybody’s favorite the places.
It can easily feel like there’s not enough time in the day, or days in your vacation.
So any way you can find to relax and unwind during your vacation is valuable and deserves consideration.
The Sandpiper Beacon Beach Resort is known as the “FUN!” Place, because there are so many ways to have fun included in the price of your stay. It would be a mistake to think that means there were no ways to relax and unwind too.
Disconnect
Yes, we have property wide wi-fi. It’s in all the rooms, the Tiki Bar, and even out on the beach.
It’s great for sharing a quick photo or snapchat to make everybody else back home incredibly jealous that you’ve got your toes in the sand.
But its also way too easy to then get sucked into your phone, and before you realize it, you’ve lost an hour of your vacation that you could have been relaxing.
Take our word for it… If you turn off your phone and leave it in your room, everything will still be right there when you get back. You can still see what your friends kid’s made at School today, what that guy you haven’t seen since High School ate for lunch, and what outfit your cousin’s cat is wearing.
Your one Social Media job while you are on vacation, is to post the most annoyingly relaxing and beautiful photo of the beach you can, then let everybody else wish they were in your flip flops 🙂
Sit On Your Balcony & Watch The Waves Roll In
Trust us, this is way more enjoyable than it might sound at first.
When you’re on vacation, it’s important to try to find a few minutes for yourself. You’ll be glad you did.
We understand the nagging feeling that you’re abandoning your family, and not being a team player. But trust us, everybody will be fine without you for 15 minutes or so here and there.
It can be a very strange sensation to truly shut your brain off for a few minutes, and completely focus on the soothing sounds of the waves. You’ll realize just how unusual the feeling is. You’ll want to make time to do it more often!
There’s also a tried and true way to make this even more enjoyable; with a drink in your hand.
Float Around The Lazy River
This one is a no-brainer.
One of the very best ways to switch-off and disconnect is by lying in an inner tube, and letting the gentle current take you slowly around.
There’s something almost magical about the feeling of weightlessness combined with a gentle current that is unlike anything else.
It might be going too far to suggest it’s the closest thing to being like a baby again, gently swayed in the arms of a loving parent… So while we believe that in our hearts, we’re not officially committing to it 🙂
Whatever it feels like, we cannot recommend floating around like this on your first day here… Once you try it, you’ll understand!
Lay Out On The Beach
We’ll file this one under the ‘no-brainer’ column along with floating around the lazy river.
This may very well be the main reason, or possibly the only reason you’re planning to visit Panama City Beach in the first place!
Few places to stay make it as easy as we do, with over 1,000 ft of private beach located right behind the Resort.
Some rooms and suites (including the private Townhouses and Beach Houses) even let you open up your sliding glass doors, and literally step directly out into the sand.
Beach Chairs and umbrellas can be rented behind the Resort from a third party company (we do not manage beach chair rentals) for a small per day cost, or save money by renting them for longer periods.
Alternatively, you can lay out a towel, beach chairs, or your own tent setup so long as you break everything down and take it with you at the end of the day. (See Leave No Trace Ordinance).
Close Your Eyes
Panama City Beach vacations have a distinct soundtrack to them, if you just close your eyes and listen for a moment.
Famailiar sounds will be a gentle breeze blowing through palm fronds.
Seagulls and happy birds singing and talking to each other.
Lapping waves crashing onto the beach, receding again, and then crashing back to shore.
Additions to the Sandpiper Beacon Beach Resort soundtrack will be music playing in the tiki bar and the happy sound of kid’s laughing and playing.
Sit by the Deli and Enjoy a Snack
Located right next to the shuffleboard, mini golf and beachside children’s playground, is the Surfside Deli & Grill.
Serving cooked-to-order light bites and snacks, this is a perfect way to grab an affordable and delicious bite to eat without having to leave the property.
To do this right, and experience it in the most relaxing way possible, we suggest leaving your phone in your room.
We realize that you have a beautiful view beside the Deli. The tropical landscaped back deck (lined with palm trees) and the glorious Gulf and stunning beach is a difficult combination to beach.
And yes, your meal will look delicious. But we recommend that you try to simply enjoy the moment in real-time without taking any photos, and sharing it with your friends.
Ultimately, there are dozens of ways you can truly relax and unwind when you make the Sandpiper Beacon your place to stay in Panama City Beach.
Relax and Unwind…
Our favorite reason of all would be that there is so much to do included in the price of your stay, that you never have to leave.
The kids and teens are entertained. There’s plenty for them to do. So mom and dad can actually get some vacation time.
It may seem like a small thing, but being able to actually switch off and relax is rare on a family vacation, with so much going on and so many people to keep up with.
Visit our Amenities page to see all the fun things you can do here at the Resort, then head over to our Rooms and Suites page to see which room type would be the best fit for your family.
Then simply call us, 24/7 on 1-800-488-8828 and start planning one of the most relaxing vacations Panama City Beach has to offer!
