Extended Stay America Select Suites - Gulfport
8420 US Highway 49, Gulfport, MS 39501
This stretch of Highway 49 runs straight to the beach, so you're a short drive from the sand while paying extended-stay rates instead of resort ones. Every studio here has a real kitchen, useful for skipping the drive-thru strip out front and cooking your own dinner instead. It's basic — no pool, no breakfast spread, just a clean room, a stove, and free WiFi. Fine for a week of golf or fishing, or a month working a casino shift; not the pick for a weekend splurge.
Getting There
This one sits right on US Highway 49 North, the four-lane that runs straight down through Gulfport toward the coast, so you're not hunting for it on a side street. Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport is barely a mile away, which makes it a logical stop before an early flight or right after picking up a rental car. From the hotel, Highway 49 runs straight south to the beach, about a ten-minute drive with no real turns to think about. Just know the setting is a commercial highway strip — gas stations, drive-thrus, big-box stores — not a resort backdrop.
Rooms & Amenities
Skip the usual hotel checklist here — there's no pool, no continental breakfast spread, no lazy river, and for this kind of stay that's beside the point. What you actually get is a full kitchen in every suite, full-size refrigerator and stovetop included, with enough counter space to cook real meals instead of microwaving gas-station food for a week straight. That matters if you're in town for a work project, a move, or storm recovery and need to cook dinner most nights. Free WiFi and a flat-screen TV cover the basics, the on-site laundry room means you're not driving around hunting for a laundromat, and pet-friendly rooms are worth noting since plenty of coast budget chains still won't take a dog. Every suite is non-smoking, and accessible parking and front-desk service are there for guests who need them.
What's Nearby
Half Shell Oyster House and The Rack House Steak & Spirits are both about three miles south, worth the short drive for a proper dinner instead of another fast-food run off the highway. Shaggy's Gulfport Beach, practically on the sand itself, is under three miles away and makes a decent excuse to pair dinner with a walk by the water. TrainTastic, a model-train museum kids tend to love, is about two and a half miles out, and Lynn Meadows Discovery Center is under four. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is a short drive further for anyone chasing dolphins, and Jones Park offers green space and water views without a trip all the way into Biloxi.
Our Take
Reviews on this one run split, so it's worth reading a few first. Guests who come in expecting a bare-bones extended-stay kitchenette and get exactly that tend to leave satisfied, some naming a front-desk clerk who went out of her way to help. But housekeeping and pest complaints show up often enough that it's not just one bad week — check the room before you unpack. This suits a budget traveler who needs a working kitchen for a stretch of nights, not a couple booking a beach getaway.
Details last verified August 2026. Always confirm current rates and availability directly with the hotel.