Catching Rays-Heated Pool-Family and Pet Friendly

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A water park with multiple slides and water features, surrounded by palm trees and buildings.
A living room with two green sofas, a coffee table, and a kitchen visible through an open door.
A modern kitchen with a brick accent wall, stainless steel appliances, and a blue ceiling.
A spacious living room with a dining area, a kitchen in the background, and a ceiling fan.
An aerial view of a coastal area with numerous boats, a pier extending into the water, and a distant cityscape.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Dive into relaxation
    Unwind in the top-rated pool, your perfect spot for relaxation.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Destin Beaches

Popular amenities

  • Swimming pool
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Pet-friendly
  • Electric vehicle charging point
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Destin, FL
  • Place, Big Kahuna's Water and Adventure Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Morgan Sports Center
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Destin Beaches
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Airport, Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS-Northwest Florida Regional)
    ‪32 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds

Living Room 1

1 Double Sofa Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Office

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About the area

Destin

Located in Destin, this condo is in the city centre and near the beach. Shoppers can check out HarborWalk Village, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Destin Beaches and Henderson Beach State Park. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at Preston Hood Athletic Complex, or consider a night out at Jetty East Condominiums. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with rock climbing nearby.
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Destin, FL

What's nearby

  • Big Kahuna's Water and Adventure Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • The Track Family Recreation Center - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Morgan Sports Center - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Destin Beaches - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Henderson Beach State Park - 2 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS-Northwest Florida Regional) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Back Porch - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Candymaker - ‬17 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Catching Rays-Heated Pool-Family and Pet Friendly have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

How much does it cost to stay at Catching Rays-Heated Pool-Family and Pet Friendly?

As of 28 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Catching Rays-Heated Pool-Family and Pet Friendly on 20 Dec 2026 start from £268, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Catching Rays-Heated Pool-Family and Pet Friendly pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Catching Rays-Heated Pool-Family and Pet Friendly?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Catching Rays-Heated Pool-Family and Pet Friendly?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Catching Rays-Heated Pool-Family and Pet Friendly?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Catching Rays-Heated Pool-Family and Pet Friendly located?

Located in the heart of Destin, this condo building is within 1 mi (2 km) of Big Kahuna's Water and Adventure Park and Destin Beaches. Destin Harbor Boardwalk is 2.4 mi (3.8 km) away.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 16 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 16 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 16 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 16 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 16 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
They were incredibly friendly and accommodating beyond what should be expected, would stay there again
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Feb 2026
John, thank you so much for 10 stars! We are happy to hear you'd like to return. We look forward to accommodating you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Matthew is quick to respond, considerate and helpful.Catching Rays is simply furnished, uncluttered, has a washer and dryer. It is close to all three pools and pickleball and tennis court.The grounds has good walking area including a foot bridge crossing the lake. Turtle viewing.Convenient location for Destin beaches, shops and restaurants.
Stayed 27 nights in Feb 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 5 May 2026
Thank you, Cheryl, for your wonderful feedback! Our team works very hard to be quick and efficient with our responses. We are happy to hear you enjoyed the convenient location and the turtle viewing!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
I was very pleased with this property. On the outside it looks old but it was very clean and very quiet. Great location close to beach access, restaurants and things to do. Pet friendly and had the basics I needed. I would
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Feb 2026
Thank you for the great review, Melissa! We're so happy to hear that you loved your stay at Catching Rays. We look forward to hosting you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Everything was perfect. We loved using the twin beds that were on wheels under the king size bed. Genius!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
Response from Catching Rays-Heated Pool-Family and Pet Friendly on 18 Feb 2026
Thank you for the wonderful review, Tracy! We're so happy to hear you had a perfect stay and that you loved the convenience of our pull out trundle beds. We can't wait to welcome you back!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location

Close enough to everything you need and would want to do. About a 20 min bike ride to the public beach. We really enjoyed ourselves!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Our trip

Thank yiu for the rental. It was great, and a very good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect condo

We really enjoyed our stay. Very short walk to the beach and short drive to the main strip. Only sad we could stay for one night before we had to hit the road back to NC. We’d love to come back!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful get away

Loved how close u are to everything. Its just beautiful and it gets quiet when its needed!! Thanks again
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wasn’t happy about the bugs inside kitchen and bath. Something to look into seriously.
Stayed 24 nights in Nov 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Dec 2025
Hi Martin! Thanks for staying with us at Catching Rays. I reviewed our communication and didn't see that you spoke with us at all during your stay. We have regular pest control here, and would have been happy to send them for a treatment if you felt it was needed during your time here. We did send them after reading your review, and they did not report any activity, so it is possible that any food left out or doors left open may have caused this issue for you. Best of luck in future trips! -My Destin Beach Vacation
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family spring break

Catching Rays vrbo condo was a great choice for my family and Dog. Arrived Late at night and were were welcomed into a lit up condo. Access and instructions to access gate were very simple. The place was stocked with enough to get you by in case you were prepared. Enough towels for the whole family and roll out beds for the kiddos. Very clean place was a big plus for me and we tried to leave it as clean as we found it! Heated pool right across our place and another regular pool one building down and another pool behind if you took the bridge across! This place also had a cute little kennel just like ours at home to put our small dog in when the couple times we were not able to take her with us! Truly appreciate the check in messages to see if we needed anything. I would recommend and rebook this property when in Destin again!
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Communication with this host is very easy. Host is kind and responsive! The location of this place is great. It’s not too over ran with people, but it’s extremely close to everything. We walked A LOT to places. Big Kahuna is super close. Donut shop just ran down the street. My family ran to the beach a couple times. The dog park in the complex is very cute and peaceful. We loved the heated pool and the pickleball courts that are just right out the sliding glass door. FIRST FLOOR!!! No luggage hauling up stairs. No dragging dogs up and down stairs. Hearing foot steps (THAT CANT BE CONTROLLED by the HOST of this property… it’s life in a downstairs unit) is worth it to not drag luggage up stairs and have easy access to letting the dogs out. our noise from upstairs neighbors was not bad at all. We heard foot steps occasionally. That’s about it. Location here is everything! Host… fantastic with communication. Price… on point in my opinion. And they allow dogs!!!! Peaceful, easy, safe and fun stay for sure. Would feel confident in returning to this unit with this host in the future. They don’t list weird rules when checking out. They host you, say thank you and off you go.Obviously, respect their property and clean up before you leave their place, but you don’t have a check list of tasks laid out before you do. I loathe the hosts that have you military clean their place before you leave and then white glove check it hoping to charge you a huge cleaning fee.not like that here
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Apr 2026
Thank you, Shannon, for your 10-star review! We appreciate your detailed feedback and look forward to hosting you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is a nice condo on the 1st floor. Bonus - no stairs for bad knees. It was bigger than we thought. We had 6 full grown people and small dog and we had plenty of room. We stayed 4 nights. The access instructions were clear and easy. We are arrived to a clean already chilled space. Yay for A/C in the summer! The couch/chairs/beds are comfy. TVs in the living room/bedroom. Wi-Fi was easy to connect to. There was bedding/pillows for all the beds. But if you need extra, be sure to bring along with you. We took advantage of the kitchen and cooked breakfast and dinner a few times. We also used the washer/dryer. It's a stackable apartment size so had to do a couple of loads to equal a normal full sized load. Very close to the pool and tennis courts but it was pretty quiet when we were there. We did utilize the sliding door to go back and forth to the vehicles since it faced the parking lot and the front door is on the interior side. We were able to park 2 vehicles right outside of the condo. The back entrance off Airport Rd was very convenient to come and go from the complex. This place is centrally located to everything in Destin. The complex is right behind (walking distance across the turtle lake) to Shake's Custard. Yum! And if you forgot anything, Wal-Mart is less than 2 miles away. Communication with Matthew was prompt and attentive. He addressed all of our questions quickly. I would recommend this place if you are planning to visit Destin. We enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
We picked this unit over another specifically because it had a washer and dryer in the unit. We were never notified that it wasn't working when we arrived Sat or prior to arrival. I sent a message on Monday an was told the part would be in Wed, wed comes nothing from the owner so i reach an and was told the maintenance guy would be on standby for Thursday. Needless to say we checked out Friday an nothing was fixed. We ended up spending close to 100 washing an drying, not very happy about that at all. The place other than that was excellent, clean, great ac and despite the washer issue the owners did respond immediately and were helpful.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
The condo was very clean! Great location. Our family enjoyed everything and would definitely stay again!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2026
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