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Lemon Fish - Crystal Beach Cottages, Heated Private + Community Pool!

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A swimming pool with a white fence, surrounded by greenery and a house with a white picket fence.
A bedroom with a bed, a bench, a ceiling fan, a TV, and a view of the outdoors.
A pathway flanked by dense greenery and a building with a textured facade.
A living room with a sofa, ottoman, wicker chair, TV, and a ceiling fan.
Crystal Beach Cottages with a white fence, palm trees, and a paved walkway.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Dive into relaxation
    Unwind in the top-rated pool, your perfect spot for relaxation.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Destin Commons

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Private pool
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Washing machine
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Destin, FL
  • Place, Destin Commons
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Miramar Beach
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Emerald Coast Centre
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Airport, Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS-Northwest Florida Regional)
    ‪32 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

First Floor - Guest Bedroom

1 King Bed

First Floor - Living Room

1 Double Sofa Bed

Second Floor - Guest Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Second Floor - Master Bedroom

1 King Bed

3 bathrooms

First Floor - Guest Bathroom

Second Floor - Guest Bathroom

Second Floor - Master Bathroom

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony

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About the area

Destin

Located near the beach, this holiday home is in Crystal Beach, a neighbourhood in Destin. While the natural beauty of Destin Beaches and Henderson Beach State Park can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can explore Sandestin Golf Resort - Raven, Burnt Pine, Baytowne, The Links. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at Bluewater Bay Tennis Center, or consider a night out at Club LA.
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Destin, FL

What's nearby

  • Destin Commons - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Shore at Crystal Beach Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Miramar Beach - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Emerald Coast Centre - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • James Lee Beach - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Circle K - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪El Jalisco Destin - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Another Broken Egg Cafe - ‬10 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Lemon Fish - Crystal Beach Cottages, Heated Private + Community Pool! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Lemon Fish - Crystal Beach Cottages, Heated Private + Community Pool!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Lemon Fish - Crystal Beach Cottages, Heated Private + Community Pool!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Lemon Fish - Crystal Beach Cottages, Heated Private + Community Pool!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Lemon Fish - Crystal Beach Cottages, Heated Private + Community Pool! located?

Located in Crystal Beach, this holiday home is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Miramar Beach and 2.3 mi (3.8 km) from Destin Beaches. Shore at Crystal Beach Park and Destin Commons are also within 15 minutes.

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 23 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 23 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 23 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 23 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 23 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Destin family vacation at lemon fish

Great property.. our family enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar, 2020
Dana, We appreciate your feedback. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the home. Give us a call when you would like to start planning another trip to the beach!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Nice place

Had a great time, pretty large private pool. Walking distance to destin commons and many restaurants.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar, 2020
Thank you for your feedback! Glad you enjoyed your stay at "Lemon Fish" by Ocean Reef Resorts! We hope your travels bring you back our way soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beach Vacation

We enjoyed our stay at the Lemon Fish. The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed spending our mornings at the beach and afternoons by the pool.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Jul, 2025
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re thrilled to hear you had a relaxing time at the beach. On behalf of Ocean Reef Resorts, we hope to welcome you back for another memorable getaway soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fall getaway

Wonderful visit . Close to everything and staff was very attentive to a couple of minor issues
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 12 Nov, 2024
Thank you for your review. We are happy the maintenance issues were resolved quickly, and we thank you for your patience and understanding. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and found that the property met your needs. We hope to see you again soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice place for the price

Enjoyed our stay. House was clean. Pool was warm.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Jan, 2025
It’s wonderful to hear you had such a great experience. We're glad the rental met your expectations. We can’t wait to host you again on your next beach escape! Thank you for choosing Ocean Reef Resorts.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication
Disliked: Cleanliness
The 3rd bedroom has the only door leading out to the backyard/pool.Stairs to the upstairs and other 2 bedrooms spiral- making it challenging for elderly people to get up and down the stairs.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Oct, 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand that the layout of the home, including the spiral staircase and access to the backyard and pool through the third bedroom, may present challenges for some guests. We appreciate you bringing these details to our attention, as we want all guests to have a clear understanding of the property’s layout before booking. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great House

Enough space for 8 people! Loved the heated pool during the cooler days- would recommend staying here.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Mar, 2024
We are so happy that you enjoyed your time here. Thank you for your review and for choosing Ocean Reef Resorts.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family Friendly

Great stay with extended family. Heated pool was a huge benefit. Conveniently located to shopping. Manageable walk to the beach. Would stay again.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 2 May, 2023
Great! We are happy that the property met your needs. Thank you for choosing Ocean Reef Resorts.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice!

Very nice cute house
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Jul, 2025
Thank you for staying with Ocean Reef Resorts and providing this valuable feedback. Please let us know if we can assist in any future travel plans you may have.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Loved Lemon Fish

Description was accurate. Communication was great. Location was perfect!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Jul, 2023
Thank you for the review! We are happy you enjoyed the stay. Let us know if we can help with any future travels.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

June 27-July 4, 2020

Great pool, house good size for the four of us for sure. Less then 10 min walk to beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Oct, 2020
We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your vacation and appreciate your feedback! We hope that your travels bring you back soon. Thank you for choosing Ocean Reef Resorts.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

kids loved the pool.

good. everyone liked it
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Sept, 2022
Great news to hear that you enjoyed your stay at the beach! We hope to see you again soon. Thank you for choosing Ocean Reef Resorts.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice clean house 2 blocks from beach and many restaurants and shopping within walking distance.

Nice stay. The upstairs king master suite could use a new mattress, major lump right in middle of bed. Could also use some good sharp kitchens knives. TV directions would also be beneficial.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Apr, 2024
Thank you for staying with Ocean Reef Resorts and providing this valuable feedback. Please let us know if we can assist in any future travel plans you may have.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Nice area

The house was smaller than expected and could use a good spring clean. I am pretty particular on cleanliness The air conditioning works fantastic upstairs but not on the lower level. The pool was bigger than expected and the customer service from Oceanreef was outstanding!!!! Would definitely rent again
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar, 2020
We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your vacation! Thank you for your feedback. We hope that your travels bring you back soon. Thank you for choosing Ocean Reef Resorts
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Nice Neighborhood- loved the pool!

The house needs some TLC, but overall a nice rental home. The walk to the beach is a half mile, not difficult, sidewalk the whole way. The pool was great to relax in after a day at the beach. The gas grill is unusable, only one of the four burners lights and the grate was disgusting. The kitchen cupboards are very disorganized, but if you search most anything you need in the kitchen is there. The property managers were very easy to work with. For those with small children, beware the staircase to the second floor is a pretty steep spiral. I held on to the rail up and down! Overall, we enjoyed our week at Lemon Fish, there were just a few things that could have made it a 5 star place.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Jul, 2021
Great news to hear that you enjoyed your stay at the beach! We hope to see you again soon. Thank you for choosing Ocean Reef Resorts.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

loved our stay

We enjoyed our time and the place was gorgeous, very clean and fit all of our needs
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Oct, 2020
Thank you for booking with Ocean Reef! We love to hear about great experiences such as yours. Be sure to contact us when you are ready to return to the beautiful beaches.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lemonfish

Nice place , very clean , could use a few touch ups in the paint dept but nothing bad at all , downstairs shower knob was broke, upstairs poolside deck shutters need new tie downs , they clank in the wind , pool was awesome .
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Jun, 2020
We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your vacation! We hope that your travels bring you back soon. Thank you for choosing Ocean Reef Resorts
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Location

Room for Improvement

Overall our stay went well & met the need yet our overall stay was diminished by the following issues: it appears mildew was in the plastic curtain of the master bedroom, the lock on the master bedroom door doesn't work (one of our kids practically walked in on me undressed as i knew i had locked the door), the handle on the tub in the twin bathroom seemed to be broke upon our arrival but was left unrepaired, the bottom draw of the fridge seems to be off track/broken, 2 of the wands for either the blinds/curtains came off when simply pulling them closed (likely can be put back up), the sofas have a few stains/dirt spots & it seems a few blinds throughout the house are bent/missing, queen bedroom door was locked upon our arrival, wifi went out the night before & stayed out until we checked out, housekeeping came to clean before checkout interrupting our checkout (i felt like we had to ruah since housekeeping was waiting on us to leave) & i called a week before to verify the checkpoint but was told it wasn't true only to be met with traffic & havito disclose my peraonal information because we are from Louisiana. That experience really made me feel frustrated & sibgled out. The checkpoint stated they had been there since March so why i was told there was no checkpoint was suspect.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Oct, 2020
Thank you for your feedback and we apologize for this unpleasant experience while on vacation. We can assure you that these matters have since been rectified and the property has passed a rigorous home inspection and cleaning process. Should your travels bring you back to our shores soon please give us a call. Thank you for being our guest.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Nice but dated interior

The overall summary should describe stairs it is a spiral staircase that is very hard to maneuver let alone carry suitcases upstairs. The property is average needs updating the carpet upstairs is dirty with stains literally can see toothpaste stains near bathroom sink in the master .and lots of bugs in the kitchen and outside around the pool. The pool has stairs but no railings. Nothing in the kitchen for cooking like any spices or oil, aluminum foil nothing. Ad says some in kitchen bring if your a fancy cook but we found nothing. We enjoyed our time the best part was a private pool.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar, 2020
We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your vacation! We appreciate your feedback and will have all items addressed and taken care of. We hope that your travels bring you back soon. Thank you for choosing Ocean Reef Resorts
Archival

6/10 Okay

Overall was good! The pool saved us when the beach was to much for my son!

The house is very cute! Smaller then what I expected but okay for the 5 of us. The only issues I had was the house was NOT cleaned proper (we had to clean) dirty thong/underwear in draws and under bed, food on the side of bed & under sofas, the closet door was broken, grill was disgusting (previous guest didn't even attempt to clean) & we had to buy batteries for all remotes! We did early check in, I was unaware at the time that if we did that we skip inspector. If I knew this I wouldn't of checked in that earlier. GREAT part was OceanReef was very great with all our concerns and helped us as much as they could. I will be renting from them again next year because there customer service was fantastic even when I got fusterated!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar, 2020
We are glad you enjoyed your stay, sorry again about the cleanliness. We realize a refund and a re-clean doesn't correct the issue but its the least we could do given the circumstances. We are no longer using this housekeeper. We look forward to hosting you and your family again soon!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 29 May, 2026
Thank you for sharing your review. We genuinely value your input and would love to hear any suggestions you may have on how we can improve future stays. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with your thoughts. We appreciate you choosing us as your destination!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 6 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Jun, 2025
We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay, and hope that your travels bring you back soon. Thank you for choosing Ocean Reef Resorts!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Oct, 2024
Thank you for the review! We are happy you enjoyed the stay. Let us know if we can help with any future travels.
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