Southbay by the Gulf, 3 BR, Pool out Front Door, Gas Grill, 5min walk to beach

Photo gallery for Southbay by the Gulf, 3 BR, Pool out Front Door, Gas Grill, 5min walk to beach

A beach at sunset with a clear sky and a person walking on the sand.
A hallway with a staircase, a wooden table, and a blue couch in the background.
A modern kitchen with white cabinets, a stainless steel refrigerator, a built-in oven, and a granite countertop.
A swimming pool with lounge chairs and a building with a balcony in the background.
An aerial view of a coastal resort with beachfront villas, a marina, and a beach with umbrellas.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Destin Harbor

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Private pool
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Destin, FL
  • Place, Big Kahuna's Water and Adventure Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Destin Harbor
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Destin Beaches
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS-Northwest Florida Regional)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 3

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

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About the area

Destin

Located in Destin, this holiday home is near a water park 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 happening at Preston Hood Athletic Complex or Fort Walton Beach Tennis Center. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and cycling nearby.
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Destin, FL

What's nearby

  • Big Kahuna's Water and Adventure Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Choctawhatchee Bay - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Destin Harbor - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • The Track Family Recreation Center - 1 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Destin Beaches - 2 min drive - 2.8 km

Getting around

  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS-Northwest Florida Regional) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Circle K - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Margaritaville - ‬17 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Southbay by the Gulf, 3 BR, Pool out Front Door, Gas Grill, 5min walk to beach have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is Southbay by the Gulf, 3 BR, Pool out Front Door, Gas Grill, 5min walk to beach pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Southbay by the Gulf, 3 BR, Pool out Front Door, Gas Grill, 5min walk to beach?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Southbay by the Gulf, 3 BR, Pool out Front Door, Gas Grill, 5min walk to beach?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Southbay by the Gulf, 3 BR, Pool out Front Door, Gas Grill, 5min walk to beach?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Southbay by the Gulf, 3 BR, Pool out Front Door, Gas Grill, 5min walk to beach located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within 2 miles (3 km) of Big Kahuna's Water and Adventure Park, Destin Beaches and Destin Harbor Boardwalk. Destin Harbor and Choctawhatchee Bay are also within 1 mile (2 km).

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. 30 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 34 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Great location, only a 6 minute walk to the beach
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We enjoyed our stay. Perfect for our family of 6 for a weekend getaway.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was very convenient, clean, and comfortable!! No complaints!!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a great stay! And I would recommend other people to stay here!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Jun, 2025
Thank you for your review. Hope to have you back soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful home in the perfect location. Great communication with host. 10/10 would recommend
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The condo was clean and well furnished. We appreciated the large dining room table and family room area adjacent to it. The association property and neighboring beach were also very nice.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Spring Break

Great location, close to lots of attractions and places to eat. Great for a quiet stay away from the hustle and bustle.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice place

This place was nice, well kept and had all we needed.. Had a great weekend with our friends and it was close to a lot of what we were going to take in for the weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Aug, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Glad you enjoyed your stay! Hope to have You back again real soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fun weekend get away

We came out for an adult weekend trip. Beach was easily accessible, lots of shopping and food near by, and the rental was right across the way from the pool
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful stay!

The check in was easy, the owner was very responsive and the home is beautiful. Very convient to shops, beach and pool. The kitchen is very well stocked with non food items. We enjoyed our stay very much!
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family vacation 2023

Great place to stay at, great location and short walk to the beach. Pool is right out the front door.. This unit was extremely clean and comfortable! Will definitely stay here again!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect Destin weekend

Stayed in this lovely vacation home for 2 nights. Its by far the cleanest vrbo we have every stayed in! The home was perfectly equiped with high quality bed linens, towels and furnishings! Plenty of room for our family trip for our sons graduation. Wish we could have stayed longer!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great Getaway

This house was just what we needed. It was nice and quiet. The walk to the beach was not that bad. We loved it so much that we are planning our trip for next year.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Aug, 2023
Glad you enjoyed your stay! Hope to see you back again real soon! Thank You for taking the time to leave a review! Thank you
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Excellent

It was an excellent experience.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Aug, 2023
Thank you for your review! Hope to have you back soon! Thank you Lynda
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Awesome!

Nice place! Hopefully we'll be back sooner than later!!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Sept, 2024
Thank you and look forward to your next visit!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Very good

These condos are perfect for the whole family . Loved it
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice beautiful house

Everything is accesible
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Aug, 2023
Thanks for leaving a comment! Glad you enjoyed your stay!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place

Very convenient to stores and places to eat . Great set up with the condo . Beach is too far just be prepared to walk a long way with your stuff. Overall would go back
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Aug, 2023
I am glad you liked the place. The beach is an easy 5 minute walk to the beach. You walk across the bridge over the lake which their are lots of turtles to see and then you go through another gate and around the south pool and through parking lot to the beach. Hope you will be back. Thank you for leaving a review.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great property

It was a great experience. Just a slight miscommunication with the cleaning crew and the garbage was left in front, so I had to take to dumpster
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Oct, 2024
Sorry about the Trash. It also could have been from another unit. The cleaner who cleaned doesn't clean over there a lot and she may have forgotten that they don't pick up the trash after 10am. This is something fairly new over there. Thank you for taking it to the dumpster. Otherwise I am glad you enjoyed your stay!
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Dirty

Nice place just needs a deep cleaning.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Aug, 2023
Wow! What were the issues? A 1 star really? It's is the end of the summer and deep cleans are done in the fall. But we usually try to keep up with things. I do the ceiling fans quite often. And a few other extra things.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Overall,

Very difficult to find that part of the complex. Recommend searching map apps with the exact unit number. Turns out that the walk to the beach was very very weird and long. There was some miscommunication about access. I didn’t know to look for a different email. It didn’t show up in VRBO.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Aug, 2023
I am sorry you had a hard time finding the unit. I always email to peoples personal emails. I messaged you on vrbo telling you it was coming from my email. The beach is an easy 5 minute walk. We should probably have more signs up helping people get to the beach. Sorry for those problems that you had. Call me anytime.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Destin Fishing trip

Great condo with plenty of rooms well stocked kitchen ! Easy acces to the beach pier food and stores!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

It was great

The whole state was great I loved it the pool the lake or Pond or whatever had so many turtles you couldn't really fish and the master bed was uncomfortable those were the only two things other than that the state was great
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Mini vacation

We had a lot of fun. Loved the location and privacy that was provided.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

First time at the beach great time

Good and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
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