Fashioned in a quaint, art-deco exterior, the Palm Pavilion is located directly on the Gulf of Mexico with a white-sand beach. And if the beach and one of the 30 rooms with a heated pool aren't enough amenities to make you unwind, there's another nifty perk: The Palm Pavilion Grill and Bar, which offers casual dining, inside or outside on an open-air deck.

Entertainment is available on the grill-and-bar's deck seven days a week during the summer and on the weekends the rest of the year. And a newer kitchen and expanded menu feature popular beach burgers, as well as pastas, ribs, steaks, wraps (chicken, shrimp, grouper and veggie), seafood (including grouper sandwiches), chicken, fresh salads and appetizers. You can top those off with key lime or peanut butter pie for dessert.

Palm Pavilion Inn, 18 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater Beach, 1-727-446-6777.