First, let me start with the pros. The condo itself is pretty much as described. Ms. Diamond responded promptly with check-in info once she received our payment, which I appreciated. We liked the property and the free beach service is a nice plus. It is also conveniently located to both Destin and Fort Walton Beach. The view of the Gulf from the condo balcony is fabulous.

But for us, the cons heavily outweighed all of this. The unit is on the second floor right above the pool, and we found that there was often pool noise late into the evening that we could hear in the den area. The unit had an unkempt feel to it. It was musty smelling. The master toilet seat was stained. A whole set of dirty dishes had been put away into the cupboard and silver ware drawers (discovered when we were cooking the second night). There was one set of working batteries among about 8 remotes; it took us a while to figure out how to work everything until we figured out none of the remotes had working batteries. There are a few key items missing from the kitchen such as a can opener (also discovered in the middle of cooking), a pot holder or something to use to get things out of the oven other than dish towels. One of the four chairs on the balcony was rusted and the bottom was broken so that it was unsafe/unstable to sit it (we moved it off to the side).

The biggest disappointment for us was how uncomfortable we found all the furniture in this unit to be. The master bed, while certainly large, was like sleeping on a concrete slab; it hurt every time I moved or turned over. The den furniture was also uncomfortable to sit on--one wicker chair and a sleeper sofa.