I am planning on going down for the basketball tournament next week. Hotels in downtown Pensacola near the Pensacola Bay Center appear limited and hotels on the beach are quite pricey. My niece tells me its Spring Break. Does anyone know where the team hotel is or have any recommendations on where to stay? Thanks.

Go here and page down to a Yelp response...
https://www.yelp.com/biz/pensacola-bay-center-pensacola

Hilton Garden Inn Pensacola Airport - Medical Center
4.4 miles away from Pensacola Bay Center

This HGI is apparently nice enough but it's the
tourney venue that just barely gets a 3 out of 5
rating from event attendees. How did the Sun Belt
settle on this location to showcase SBC Basketball?
SBC...Beach b4 Basketball.

Rented a condo on the beach , reasonable price all things considered.

Why Pensacola? Makes no sense.

I suppose the Conference went through an RFP process...

Personally, I would like to see 2 permanent locations...with the new future Sunbelt. Have tourney at a location as centrally located to teams that make up the East side of conference...and have tourney as centrally located to teams that make up west locations. Sign alternating 3 years contracts.

Atlanta or Greenville SC would be about midway....

Greenville has SEC Women’s (2023-25), same week as SB.

Hmmm, that's about the time the Pensacola contract ends

I wonder if the SEC women's tournament gets more attendance than the Sunbelt men's tourney.. there are some really good teams on the women's side of the SEC...Staley has USC playing at high level....and if LSU coach replicates what she did at Baylor.

fjblair wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 26, 2022 11:25 am

Why Pensacola? Makes no sense.

I’ll be honest. I can’t wait to drive down to the beach.

I'm not looking forward to the drive but yes , it's a great part of the world and an excuse to make it a week long vacation.

Those going be sure to sign up for bow&arrow fishing/hunting for invasive fish and iguana.

I like our odds. Take the stairs. Us against the world..lol

It's a great part of the world to visit despitenot winning , the traffic and gaining four pounds , well worthwhile.