Thunderbird Beach Resort

Welcome to the La Quinta Inn & Suites, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

The La Quinta Inn & Suites is conveniently located 1 Mile West of Okaloosa Island on Miracle Strip Parkway (Hwy 98) in downtown Fort Walton Beach, offering a variety of options in dining, shopping and entertainment nearby. We are only 1 mile from the beautiful Emerald Coast with white sandy beaches at The Board Walk of Okaloosa Island where free parking is available. You can choose to dine at great restaurants such as; the Crab Trap, Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Floyds Shrimp House and more. The Emerald Coast Convention Center and Gulfarium are also with 1 mile of the hotel. We are conveniently located 6 miles South of Eglin Air Force Base, Veterans Out Patient Clinic and 5 miles East from Hurlburt Field Air Force Base. The La Quinta is home to military personnel and their families. We are located 6 miles West of Destin, Harbor Walk Village, and Crab Island, featuring a variety of water activities such as boat rentals, charter fishing, jet skiing, snorkeling, para-sailing, and dolphin excursions.

La Quinta Inn & Suites is pet friendly hotel where pets stay free. There is a pet walk area at the hotel and a dog park is located 1 mile west of the hotel. There are pet friendly restaurants such as Tijuana Flats and AJ?s Seafood & Oyster Bar are nearby.

Wake up on the Bright Side with our daily breakfast featuring waffles, eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, hot and cold cereals, bread, bagels, muffins, fresh fruit along with coffee, milk and juices. Enjoy reading a complimentary USA Today newspaper.

La Quinta Inn & Suites is a 68 room hotel and is a 100% non-smoking hotel featuring amenities such as plush pillow-top mattresses, microwave, refrigerator, 32 inch Flat screen TV?s, iron, iron board, hair dryer and free Wi-Fi. Wake up to freshly brewed coffee prepared the way you like it in your guest room coffeemaker.

Relax by our spacious sparkling pool or spa. Hotel offers guest laundry facility and business center. Hotel also offers meeting facilities for your meetings or family gatherings. Our parking will accommodate RVs, buses and tractor trailers.