Pensacola Hotels

This sprawling Florida city is home to a large military population, thanks to two large bases, but the gently curving Pensacola Beach stretches over fifty miles and features the kind of clear gulf water that puts you in mind of somewhere else altogether.

The US is most popular with travellers during the summer, but this is when American families pack everything up and head out to visit Aunt Tilly. To avoid mobs (especially throughout the national park system), it's better to go during autumn or early spring.