Ocean Reef 1708-2BR- OPEN Aug 8 to 11! 17th Floor GULF Front Balcony- FunPass

We had a wonder stay at your condo. Loved the view and the huge balcony! Great trip!

Our unit was very well clean and well appointed and every encounter with RealJoy staff was positive. We loved the spacious balcony. There was some confusion about parking. We were provided 2 parking passes in the unit but had read and were told “there was no overflow parking and we were allowed only one assigned parking place”. The manager on call told us there might be a lot down the street that charged around $4 per day. Actually there WAS a free Ocean Reef overflow lot just across the street! We appreciated the 24 hour security guard. We also could not find any carts to move our things to the unit. Not sure they had any? Thankfully we had a beach cart. I would also recommend that you provide unit entry information before 3:05 pm to allay any anxiety for new guests. Would definitely recommend this unit and hope to return!

Condo looked just like the pictures on website. Had a modern feel and is decorated very nicely. Keyless entry is great a reserved parking space is also a plus. The weather was cool so we didn’t get a chance to hang out on the balcony. Some of the pots/frying pans need to be replaced as we didn’t feel comfortable cooking in them due to their condition. I also want to add Chris was very responsive whenever I had a question. I highly recommend this unit. Wanted to rent it again, next year, but it’s already booked.

Great location and easy access in front beach rd even with all the spring break traffic! Will definitely stay here again!

We stayed at Ocean Reef for 5 days/4 nights and enjoyed the beautiful view of the Gulf from the balcony along with direct beach access each day. The unit is beautifully furnished and very spacious. Our family of 4 had plenty of room to relax and enjoy the condo. The unit itself is high enough (17th floor) to block out most of the street noise (we stayed during spring break so it got a little noisy), but we could still hear the sound of the waves below. Some nice additions in the unit included beach chairs and a boogie board that my daughter used. These were nice since we had not brought our own.

The first night we were there, we unloaded everything from our car into the unit and then went down to the pool. We were given a code for entry to the unit prior to our arrival, so we used this code when we got there with no problem. However, upon our return from the pool, we tried the same code in the door and it would not work. After many more times of trying to get this code to work, I called the rental property office. Long story short - they were eventually able to get a locksmith to come out and put a brand new code and lock on the door, however, we were locked out of our unit for about 2 hours with all of our belongings inside. As it was about 60 degrees outside that night, and my daughter had been swimming, she only had a wet bathing suit on and a towel. So we sat in our car with the heater on until Chris from the rental company came out. We were very grateful to him for coming as quickly as possible, and he even paid for dinner for our family that evening. After the locksmith replaced the code/lock, we were able to get in with no problem. The door handle was loose for the remainder of our stay, but it did not prevent us from getting in to the unit. I will add that during this ordeal, the security guard at Ocean Reef was extremely rude and not remotely helpful when we asked for his help after being locked out. He even stated to us, "Maybe next time you should stay at a hotel". Not a great representative of the condo in my opinion.

If you stay in this unit and are a coffee drinker, bring your own 8-12 cup size filters. There is a Mr. Coffee regular coffee maker but upon our first morning there, I discovered there were no filters to make the actual coffee. If you like soft bath towels, bring these as well, as the towels were scratchy and not sunburn friendly. Overall though, this was a very nice unit and we enjoyed our stay.