Bring Your Pet - Private 30A Home Across From Beach!

Overall, we had a great week at this house! It is right across the street from the beach and in a quiet community. It is close to plenty of shopping and restaurants. There is no more ocean view as the pictures show, though. They are building two huge homes right across the street. The kitchen could use some updating as some things didn't work (the can opener and scissors to name a few) and the oven/ stove are very old and difficult to turn off. All knobs were turned off, but we realized the next morning that the oven was still very hot, and it has to be turned in an odd position to actually turn off. The management company, Blue Swell, that manages this property was horrible. The house was not very clean upon arrival and then the smoke detector started beeping in the middle of the night and they refused to come change the battery despite us calling several times and finally locked us out of the house on check out day at 9:45 am (checkout is at 10:00 am) and did not reset the code for us to get back in for 15 minutes. Overall we had a great visit, but will not be staying in another property that Blue Swell manages.

Great amount of space for families. Close to the beach. Private beach and gated neighborhood made it truly relaxing. Blue Swell is very responsive to any needs and their follow up is just the right amount. We will be back!

We enjoyed our time, so close to beach access. Maintenance was so prompt, but did walk in while all our small children were napping. We loved Rosemary Beach being so close as well. I did feel photos need to be updated a little bit because there was lots of construction while we were there and I had the impression we had more of a view of the ocean. Overall peaceful in evenings and lots of space in the home.

We had a great time at this house, and it was wonderful to be able to include my daughter and son in law's dog in our party. He especially enjoyed it! The location is perfect - right next to the beach, and easy location along 30A.

The house is large and comfortable, and the beds in particular are to die for. Super comfortable. Kitchen pretty well equipped for a rental in particular. Overall though, the house could use some TLC - lights out, switches not working various things looking a bit worn, doors not closing tightly. Also, if you go in the winter, you should be aware that the two downstairs bedrooms don't really have heat...I know it was a rare cold snap, but still - would have been good to know.

All in all though, we had a terrific time - the whole area is lovely, and it was a perfect family vacation!

The house is in a great location and within a min or two walk to the beach. However, the good part basically stops there. The house needs some serious updating to justify the price paid for the rental. The bunk room beds were very unstable and couldn't use the top bunks. Master bed was like sleeping in a ravine. Grill had broken nobs and wouldn't turn on. Management didn't address the issue. However, the biggest issue was the AC. Uncomfortably hot and humid feeling in the house during the day, but it would finally cool off by midnight. It registered 77 and 78 degrees inside and wouldn't cool off even being set to 68. Maintenance came and basically said, "sorry, there is nothing we can do" and left. There are also no beach accessories at the house. We have rented numerous houses in the area for fall break and every single one had some beach toys, chairs for the renters to use. Also, as soon as you walk into the house there is a very steep flight of stairs to get to the main level. I believe its very important for young families or elderly folks to be made aware of that. Could be a deal breaker for some and probably would of been for us as well if we had known. This is also our first ever review but felt like other people should be made aware of the problems. Would not recommend.