Vacation Rentals by Owner

Virginia Family

Guest: Pete (Petersburg, Va.)
Date of Stay: 11/19/11 Review Submitted: 12/02/11

My family of 10, recently spent Thanksgiving week in this great home. Grandkids had a terrific time in the pool and spa combination. White sandy beach out back door. Plenty of room in house. Pictures online look good, but wait till you actually see this home. It is terrific. Using the elevator to get our luggage upstairs made it very easy for us. The overhead shower and jetted tub in the master bedroom, so very hard to leave. Our family is looking forward to a return visit.

Owner response:We are glad you enjoyed your stay with in our home in Destiny By The Sea. Thank you for taking the time to give us your comments. We look forward to having you stay with us a gain soon.

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children.

soccer family

Guest: soccer family (Atlanta, GA)
Date of Stay: 08/27/11 Review Submitted: 09/13/11

Wanting the vacation of a life time and that is just what I got with the use of this beautiful, well equipped and spacious home. We had 13 people including 3 young children and everyone could be together when they wanted and with their own familyor alone when they wanted. Children were not awaken by others while sleeping because of the good sound control. The amenities in the house make it very easy to relax or be active. The beach and the neighborhood pool were delightful and the house pool was very convenient and a great size for one small group at a time. I noted that among all the Destiny houses on the beach Celebration was the best appointed on the porches including the roof top. Our group also included 2 - 80 year olds and they were able to use the elevator and sleep on the 3rd floor and totally enjoy the vacation.

Owner response:We are glad you enjoyed your stay with in our home in Destiny By The Sea. Thank you for taking the time to give us your comments so we will know what we need to do to make your next stay better. We look forward to having you stay with us a gain soon.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, people with disabilities, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Beautiful home on a beautiful beach, but likely won't stay there again

Guest: Steve (Dallas, TX)
Date of Stay: 08/20/11 Review Submitted: 09/01/11

Pro's - Beautiful Home - Location - sits on a private beach - 6 free chairs and 3 umbrellas set up daily - Relaxing pool and hot tub on the patio - Convenient Elevator Con's - It wasn't until we drove up to the community's gate that we were notified no Tarps, Tents or Canopy's were allowed. This would have been nice to know before we hauled two large canopys in our vehicles from Texas. We had 6 children under the age of 4 with us and providing them with ample shade on the beach is a neccesity. Highly recommend this piece of information is added to the rental agreement info so people are aware of it beforehand. - Ice maker in the kitchen never worked. About mid-week the repairman finally came and told us it was broken and needed to be replaced. - Hot tub on the roof was leaking and was unusuable and not fixed until the last day of our stay. The water leaked into the rooms on the 3rd floor. Repairs are going to need to be made to the roof and those 3rd floor bedrooms. - No hot water in the downstairs bathroom shower - Speakers outside by the pool didn't work. Repairman came and found a rusty volume dial that needed to be replaced. Wired both speakers to left channel as a work-around. - Speakers outside on 1st floor back patio have blown tweeters and need to be replaced. - Dryer in main master on 2nd floor would not heat. If you look at each item individually, they may not seem like a big deal. However, when you add them all up, you begin to wonder what you had paid so much money for and how these items hadn't been addressed already during the summer.

Owner response:We sincerely apologize that your experience was not what you expected. We try very hard to put as much information as we can on all of our sites and take many calls to explain. We however can not control what the association imposes regarding tents. We do however provide three complete beach set ups on the private beach behind the house and more available upon request. Great suggestion on adding to the rental agreement we took care of that immediately. We take pride in making sure any item we are ever notified of gets addressed as soon as it possibly can. We also make sure we have more than one of many of the items in the home incase anything does need attention which will happen. Each item that was pointed out someone did arrive to address before the guests left. Hot tub on the roof, leak in one of the lines was fixed, the hot tub was always useable, we did turn the heat to the pool and jacuzzi on for the week also. Ice maker in the kitchen a new one was ordered and unfortunately took a few days to arrive, there is an icemkaer in the brand new 42' sub-zero refrigerator in the kitchen. Speakers and volume controls were repaired we do have speakers and volume controls in every room, porch, patio and deck of the house allowing for muttiple areas to enjoy. Thank you for letting us know the rear porch were not working properly we have ordered replacements. Unfortunately being directly on the gulf is hard on them but we choose to still have them. Dryer on the second floor was repaired once notified we do have two washers and dryers in the house for our guests. We are aware of the ceiling on the third floor room but need to identify where water came in from before repairing. We do work like that only during turns on Saturdays. We are very disappointed your stay was not as you would have liked it to been our house keeper was not made aware when she inquired before your departure. We appreciate guests making us aware of items so we can address because they are our eyes and ears living in the home each week and we don't always know if we are not told and not everyone wil tell us everything. We will still strive to address any item pointed out to us as soon as possible.

Recommended for:Age 55+, romantic getaway.

Celebration: What a perfect name!

Guest: Susan (Little Rock, AR USA)
Date of Stay: 05/14/11 Review Submitted: 09/05/11

Our family of 13 stayed in Celebration this spring and it was an amazing week. The home lived up to and exceeded all expectations! The photos and descriptions were very accurate; it is just a beautiful home and has every amenity you could possibly need. The location is close to restaurants and shopping. The beautiful white sand beach is out your back door! The owners provided beach chairs and umbrellas which were put up for us each morning and stored each afternoon; this was a perk we hadn't expected! It is a very grand home; absolutely spotless and well maintained. I would recommend this property to anyone; it won't disappoint! I've already told several friends about it. We hope to return in the future.

Owner response:We are glad you enjoyed your stay with in our home in Destiny By The Sea. We hope you enjoyed your stay as much as we do everytime we are in Destin. Thank you for taking the time to give us your comments so we will know what we need to do to make your next stay better. We look forward to having you stay with us a gain soon.

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Kevin & Teri Freeman; terifreeman@bellsouth.net

Guest: Teri (Snellville, GA)
Date of Stay: 04/16/11 Review Submitted: 09/02/11

We found this home to be in a great location in a beautiful quiet community; beautifully decorated yet warm and inviting. It is spacious enough that even if though there were six other people in the house we had plenty of space and privacy. It was great to have the beach chairs set up daily so that we could enjoy setting by the ocean whenever we wanted. My husband and I stayed in the master suite on the 3rd floor and enjoyed using the elevator whenever we didn't feel like walking the stairs. I would recommend staying here to anyone.

Owner response:We are glad you enjoyed your stay with in our home in Destiny By The Sea. We hope you enjoyed your stay as much as we do everytime we are in Destin. Thank you for taking the time to give us your comments so we will know what we need to do to make your next stay better. We look forward to having you stay with us a gain soon.

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway.

Unbelievably Wonderful!

Guest: Jeanna (Greenville, TX)
Date of Stay: 05/15/10 Review Submitted: 06/19/10

Our group of family and friends that vacation together all say we will never be able to top this one! Celebration is the most beautiful home with the most wonderful accomodations we have ever seen. The bedrooms are large and luxurious. The private pool and spa are so relaxing--and don't forget the hot tub on the roof. It was just a magical week.

Recommended for:People with disabilities, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway.

Girls Retreat

Guest: Betsy H.
Date of Stay: 04/12/10 Review Submitted: 09/07/11

A group of us girls stayed in Celebration this spring and had a fabulous time. The home was spectacular! Decorations are inviting and home has every amenity you could possibly need and more. Each girl got her own well decorated comfortable bedroom. The view from the master bedrooms was magnificent. The beautiful white sand beach and turquoise water you can enjoy day and night since it is right outside your door. Dinner on the roof time while the sun was going down was photo perfect. I have highly recommended Celebration to family and friends and can’t wait to visit again!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, romantic getaway.

Excellent choice for your holiday

Guest: Yori (Pa)
Date of Stay: 02/01/08 Review Submitted: 03/04/08

We stayed in Celebration Destin for a week at the end of February. The house is stunning, very clean and perfect for a large group. Even if the house is fully occupied you will be able to find a quiet place to read your book. The beach is picture perfect. You can give a call to manager Pat at all the times and you can be sure that she will be there to help you will all your questions. There is plenty of activities to experience. Bringing your bike would be a great idea, there is plenty of wonderful places to discover. The pool by the house is a little too small, but you will be able to use a large community pool and a nice size gym. Everyone is our group loved the stay in this property and we hope to come back again.

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

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Guest: Z.Vesoulis (Hudson, Ohio)
Date of Stay: 11/01/06 Review Submitted: 11/16/06

An architectural gem with arched doors and windows some solid mahogany, mahogany stairs, barrel vaulted entrance corridor, fluted and raised paneled mouldings and columns throughout main floors, elegant kitchen with the highest end appliances, select beautiful marble counters, mantles and floors (especially in the second floor master)- Really too many amenities to mention. Also a fabulous setting with panoramic views of the Gulf which make one feel as if literally in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Guest: Keith & Michelle Kelly (Tulsa, OK)
Date of Stay: 10/01/06 Review Submitted: 10/30/06

We had a wonderful stay at the Celebration in Destin. A beautiful home with all the ammenities. The close beach access, private neighborhood, pool and hot tub on the roof all made for a great stay. One of our best vacations ever.

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Guest: sue zuercher (milwaukee wi)
Date of Stay: 08/01/06 Review Submitted: 08/16/06

We had our family reunion (4 sisters and families) at celebration home in destin last april. It was the most fabulous vacation ever, due mostly because of the beautiful home. The murphy's thought of everything! The weather was gorgeous. Every morning we woke up to dolphins playing in the gulf and at night beautiful sunsets from the rooftop. We can't wait to go back.

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Guest: Peter Trout (St. Louis)
Date of Stay: 09/01/05 Review Submitted: 09/21/05

We stayed at Celebration the week of August 13, 2005. Nine adults and five children with pleanty of room! This home is decorated perfectly. I couldn't say one negative thing about this trip. If you haven't stayed at this fabulous home, book it ASAP!!

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Guest: Arlene Brooks (Covington GA)
Date of Stay: 04/01/05 Review Submitted: 04/24/05

If you haven't already reserved this home, you are truly missing out. Friends and I stayed at the Celebration for 8 days. Every moring there were dolphins swimming in the backyard (Ocean). The home is very beautiful, and has all the amenities of home and more.I must say that this has been my best vacation so far. Having great friends and a great Beach home was truly the BOMB!!

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Guest: Tammie Clark (Morgantown, West Virginia)
Date of Stay: 10/01/04 Review Submitted: 10/21/04

We stayed at Celebration last week, and I must say, that this is the most beautiful home that I have ever seen. It has every possible amenity. It is cozy and warm, yet large enough for a group to vacation together. We had a wonderful experience, and we owe it all to the Murphy family. Thank you so much for your attention to detail. We hope to visit again soon.

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Guest: Andy and Julie Lindenmeyer (Arcola, IL)
Date of Stay: 10/01/04 Review Submitted: 10/20/04

We had one of the best vacations of our lives at Celebration the week of September 25, 2004! The house is the most incredible, beautiful home we have ever stayed in! Dan and Betsy have thought of every possible detail in their home...everything is FIRST CLASS!! The pictures on this website are great, but they don't do the home justice. Celebration is even better than in the pictures, and it is perfect for a large group. We all hated to leave, but can't wait for another memorable stay at Celebration next time!

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Guest: Britt Family (Lexington, KY)
Date of Stay: 09/01/04 Review Submitted: 09/16/04

We had the pleasure of having our summer vacation in Celebration. The house has every amenity imaginable, allowing for a fantastic vacation experience. We highly recommend this property and look forward to future vacations in this wonderful home.

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Guest: Owners
Date of Stay: 06/15/04 Review Submitted: 06/14/04

We hope you will enjoy our new Home in Destiny By The Sea as much as we do. We are looking forward to you satying in Celebration and enjoying it as much as our previous home Four Palms in Destiny By The Sea. We encourage you to share your comments with us. Thanks.

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Guest: Nancy Etling (St. Louis, Missouri)
Date of Stay: 01/01/04 Review Submitted: 01/05/04

We spent the week between Christmas and New Years 2003 in this wonderful home. The accommodations were exceptional. The house had everything we needed including 9 TV's!. There is a beautiful view of the ocean and sunset from all four balconies. I would highly recommend the Four Palms.

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Guest: Elizabeth Quartz (Colorado Springs, CO)
Date of Stay: 05/01/03 Review Submitted: 05/19/03

As I was visiting the website, I realized I failed to sign the on-line guestbook after our fabulous vacation at Four Palms in March. The house is impeccable - nothing underdone and nothing overdone. The description provided is humble to say the least. The floor plan is perfect to accommodate families. The beds were absolutely sumptuous with featherbeds and top quality linens. The Four Palms boasts all the conveniences of home - that is if you're used to the best of everything!!!

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Guest: Roger & Paula Bryant (Spring, Texas)
Date of Stay: 03/01/03 Review Submitted: 03/21/03

We stayed the week of 3/8 for 7 days. This is an unbelieveable house. We live very nicely ourselves, but this home was a combination of elegant, yet comfortable furnishings, state of the art audio/video plus that awesome ocean! We highly recommend it and Destin.

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Guest: Laura Geoghegan (Not Specified)
Date of Stay: 03/01/03 Review Submitted: 03/11/03

Although we have not yet had the opportunity to stay in this beautiful home, my phone conversation with the homeowners was informative and extremely helpful. They even went so far as to offer alternatives to their home if our dates were not available. Based on their input, I feel I have the information available to me to make the best choice for my family.

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Guest: Owners
Date of Stay: 10/05/02 Review Submitted: 10/04/02

We are looking forward to having you stay with us in our new home here in Destin at Destiny By The Sea. We hope you enjoy your stay as much as we do everytime we go to Destin. Please give us your comments so we will know what we need to do to make your next stay better.

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