Vacation Rentals by Owner

Lovely rental home in beautiful Destin

Guest: Helen McL (Ottawa Canada)
Date of Stay: 02/01/08 Review Submitted: 03/05/08

My husband and I spent the month of February 2008 in this lovely vacation home. Aside from ourselves, various members of our family came to visit for anywhere from a few days to two weeks. The most people we had was eight, which required use of the hide-a-bed in the livingroom. The kitchen was large enough to easily accommodate several cooks and helpers. The diningroom table easily accommodated all eight and would accommodate 10 without difficulty. The descriptions of the vacation rental provided at the various web-sites were very helpful and well represented what the home looked like. However, we were pleasantly suprised when we arrived by how clean and by the good quality all the furniture and fixtures. Immediately we felt at home and knew we could spend a month in it without difficulty. Our only disapointment was that we could not take our dogs on the beach. There is a lovely walkway along the scenic highway 98 and our dogs enjoyed walks along there. However, in our minds eye as we anticipated our holiday we saw ourselves taking our dogs onto the beach fairly often; whereas this was not the case. Destin is an interesting place. It is all brand new. There was no real downtown area just developments along the highway 98. These developments, shopping and restaurants are all lovely. A local restaurant, The Crab Trap allowed us to take our dogs into the bar at the back of the restaurant overlooking the beach. The shopping was fantastic in Destin. The outlet mall has wonderful stores and excellent bargains. There are many other retail stores in the neighbourhood. All in all, we could find no fault in the rental home whatever. If we do not rent this home again it will be because we want to find a more dog-friendly environment and perhaps one a little warmer in February when we want to leave our frozen home for a bit of a break. Lastly, I have to say that the owners of this rental were extremely helpful and very responsive to any enquiry. They were a joy to deal with.

Recommended for:People with disabilities, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, pet owners, sightseeing.

Christmas in Destin

Guest: Mack (Kearney,Ne)
Date of Stay: 12/01/07 Review Submitted: 01/13/08

We had our 3 son's and wifes plus 3 grandaughters stay at Tropical Breeze over Christmas.The location is about 1 mile from shopping and app 1 block to beach. The unit was nice and having a bathroom for each bedroom was a plus.The owner was easy to work with and never being at Destin before we were very satisfied with the area and the property. I'm sure the summertime is even better.

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

Guest: John and Julia
Date of Stay: 03/19/05 Review Submitted: 03/18/05

Do we have to go home????

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Guest: Lois and Frank Vormittag
Date of Stay: 01/29/05 Review Submitted: 01/28/05

Your home is beautiful! The beaches, shopping and weather were perfect. We enjoyed long walks on the beach and just vegged out most of the time. We look forward to visiting Destin next year. Thanks for sharing paradise (Tropical Breeze).

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Guest: Mike & Jessica Mulligan
Date of Stay: 12/29/04 Review Submitted: 12/28/04

We came down to visit my family, the Reigers. We decided to rent this in FL instead of going to each other's place for Christmas. We are in the Air Force so we haven't seen them for a year and a half. The weather was pretty good, the place is beautiful - we had a great time.

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Guest: Rieger Family
Date of Stay: 12/28/04 Review Submitted: 12/27/04

A single week is not long enough. We are just starting to enjoy the area, and there is so much to do. I actually think we were lucky with the weather as the cold Christmas kept us all inside. This was our first Christmas ever with Jessica's "new" husband Mike. This was a wonderful location for our reunion & Christmas. Thanks.

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Guest: Allman Family
Date of Stay: 10/16/04 Review Submitted: 10/15/04

We are so glad we found this place, it is beautiful. Ivan may have messed up our trip to Gulf Shores, but we are glad we found Destin and your home. Thanks for letting us stay on such short notice.

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Guest: N/A
Date of Stay: 09/06/04 Review Submitted: 09/05/04

We survived Frances and had a great time! Ryan, Lisa, Jessi, Angela, Steve, Sarah, Baby

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Guest: Boyd and Harvey Family
Date of Stay: 08/06/04 Review Submitted: 08/05/04

Beautiful Home! Thank you. Hope to stay here again sometime!

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Guest: Scott and Price-Ashton Family
Date of Stay: 07/30/04 Review Submitted: 07/29/04

Scotts - Our family, my sister's family and my mom enjoyed a glorious week at your home. We ate, built sand castles, shopped, swam, and ate again! We love Destin! Ashtons - What a great place to have a mini family reunion! All the kids had such a great time...the pool was GREAT! (and fun to sip pina coladas by ..)

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Guest: Sue Goodman
Date of Stay: 12/30/03 Review Submitted: 12/29/03

We have just returned from our wonderful "Christmas on the Beach" holiday in your lovely home. We feel fortunate to have found your "perfect" place for our first Christmas away from our family home. The weather was cold at times, but warm enough, often enough, for us to enjoy the beautiful Destin beach. Thank you again for sharing your wonderful home. We made lifetime memories!

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Guest: Kelly Buttrum
Date of Stay: 06/01/03 Review Submitted: 05/31/03

Thank you so much for letting our family rent your vacation home. We had a great time and your house is gorgeous. The grill was super. We used it to grill chicken and hamburgers! We made the neighborhood smell pretty good!

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Guest: Kristin
Date of Stay: 05/29/03 Review Submitted: 05/28/03

We had a great time. The house was perfect for all of us. Next time we go back to Destin I will be calling you!!

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