No obstructed views! Beautiful Destin Beachfront Condo!

I will provide photos of problem areas including, paint peeling from all cabinets, kitchen, and both bathrooms. Shower curtain rods horribly rusted. There were clumps of hair in both shower drains at check in. We had to scrub both tubs clean before we climbed into use them at the end of a 22 hour drive to arrive here. The 2nd bath vanity side closest to toilet is literally falling apart. In addition the carpet in both bedrooms is matted down, sticky and smells. Both need to be replaced. I recommend tile floors or wood laminate. Finally, the kitchen sink drains stink horribly. They smell like sour milk which is not conducive to spending time in the kitchen preparing meals like I love to do. I did put all my lemon peels through the garbage disposal, and it helped for about 5 minutes. I plan on picking up the garbage disposal cleaners today to give your pipes a thorough cleaning.

The Condo was decorated very well with good taste. It could have been cleaner but I have seen much worse. They had a heated pool which was not turned on, they said it was out of season to heat the pool but that certainly was not the way it read when I was looking for a Condo and was my biggest factor in booking here...

Would I book here again No is the answer.

We (and another couple) have been staying at the Emerald Towers for a week each of the last 4 years - in 3 different units. We wanted a nice place with beach access that had two bedrooms with king size beds - so our options were somewhat limited. This was our first stay in this unit, and to be frank some of the previous reviews concerned my wife. But seeing the responsiveness of the owner once a problem was identified, and the great communication I have had since we booked many months ago, we decided to press on. I'm glad we did! This isn't a new unit, none of them are, and in shape and size it was identical to the others we have stayed in. But the unit was spotless, it had all the amenities listed with the unit, and we all decided we preferred this unit over the others. We had two small issues during the week and I stopped by the main office on the way up from the beach on Wednesday, and by the time we got in the unit a person came to take care of one of the issues (TV box needed rebooting) and fixed it in a matter of minutes. Five minutes later another person was there to take care of the other issue (faucet sprayer sprang a pin point leak) and got it repaired in a few minutes. Check in and out was quick and easy. The new couch and loveseat were obvious and I understand there will be additional renovations this fall - but as it stands right now we would stay in this unit again anytime!

This was our fifth time staying in this unit. A new sofa and loveseat was being delivered when we arrived. They were very comfortable. The unit was clean and well maintained. I'm sure we will be back.

The condo is close to plenty of activities, which was very convenient.

The unit itself is NOT a top-floor penthouse, as advertised, it's floor 13 out of 15. The beds and furniture were comfortable. The balcony view was spectacular. It did need a good deep cleaning - the kitchen was pretty gross, in my opinion and the pans were very warped, old, and hard to use. Other than that, everything you needed was provided - along with 2 boogie boards and some noodles, which my little ones loves. The pool was cleaned regularly and is zero-entry with 3.5', 5', and 9' depths.

Check-in was easy, but beware, if you check in after hours, the gate entrance code listed is not correct and you won't be able to get in (we had to call the front desk) They do have large luggage carts and shopping carts, so loading and unloading is much easier. We rarely waited for an elevator, as well.

Beach and water were absolutely beautiful, but personal umbrellas are not allowed and unless you rent a cabana from the beach service, you don't have much room to play in the sand, at all, which is a downfall with little ones.

Overall, we had a fabulous time and would consider this unit again, but it wouldn't be our first choice based on the beach issues mentioned.