We rented for a special occasion ! This was our 4th time renting from beach weekend ! It was our friends sons graduation trip and this was supposed to be best day of the 6 day stay with us on emerald coast . I speak highly of beach weekend because the kids working the docks are always so nice and accommodating . But this time we waited 20 mins with our dolley cart loaded while everyone working inflated floats for customers and walked around ...... we were just about to say something then someone walked up to give my hubs the boat walk through . This time we didn't get a boat with the complimentary huge cooler . It was a smaller boat . Too late to switch but ask for that one if you can because it's nice transferring everything to there big cooler and not have 5/7 yetis on one pontoon . This trip the boat we rented broke down 1/2 way to crab ..... it delayed us over an hour waiting for new boat . We swam around where we were parked and chilled. Totally fine and happy waiting in gorgeous clear water off oakaloosa . When they came to replace it we had to unload current boats bags and coolers for 10 people to new boat . Not bad but kinda added more time to find where everyone's stuff was after we quickly moved . We were kinda annoyed he said we could have an extra 30 mins added to our trip . We told him we were delayed over an hour so he said 1 hour passed our time scheduled to return ...... It's likely we will rent from them again in July because of all the great experiences we've had in the passed . They do military discounts and it's pretty reasonably priced . Plus they drive the boat out and in the marina for you...... I would have been happy if they gave us more then an additional hour that we missed or a discount on the next rental ..... we got there at 10:30am . 30 mins before our check in time . But we legit didn't get to crab till after 1 between waiting to load then the boat beeping and stalling out 1/2 way there . read more

Beach Weekend - Boating Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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Great experience with this company! We hired a charter & captain to take a group of us from the marina to Crab Island - about a 30 minute boat ride. Our captain was super friendly and most importantly made sure our ride was safe. He went over the top while we were at Crab Island - blowing up rafts, going to the food boats for us, etc. We booked a four hour charter but could have stayed all day, we had so much fun! read more

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Our group had fun but definitely were not satisfied with the experience. I'm giving it 2 stars due to it being easy to book, comparable in prices to other companies doing the same thing, and every employee we encountered was nice & friendly. The reasons it wasn't 5 stars was mainly due to the equipment you get. The boat is your typical double decker pontoon boat with a 115 on it. The problem was that the propeller was so worn out that we weren't able to drive it like we should have. Took almost an hour to get to crab island from their dock. We were getting passed by all sorts of boats with the same & smaller motors like we weren't even moving. To make it worse, they don't have speakers on the boats and suggest you rent their TurtleBox speaker. No problem right? We spent $50 to rent it only for it to die in less than 2 hours. We called back to the receptionist to let them know about our issues. After a little time they said they would refund us 50% of what we paid plus take off the $75 Lilly Pad rental. About 2 hours later I got an email saying that I was refunded a little over $181. So they felt refunding $181 out of our $1362 bill was going to be okay. Wouldn't recommend this company, bring your own boat or use someone else. read more

Me and my family have come to Destin every year and we've never had such a bad experience. The worker named Billy was very unprofessional and very rude. We're never faced any racism before but he was very clean that he had an opinion about us and the situation we were in. If your boat doesn't want to turn on, I'd suggest you have them go get you. read more

We've used this company plenty of times for a pontoon! Definitely a 10/10 experience each time. Book with them. You won't regret it!

10/10 - overall great experience ! Easy to drive the pontoon and no worries about backing in and out of the dock bc they do it for you. Highly recommend! Boated the crab island- also a local :) read more

Beach Weekend - 25" pontoon / 12 person - Boating Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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The coffee was a bit watered down and my scone was warm, but cold in the middle. The shop is cute and the service was great, but coffee and food is mid. read more

Eric and the team with Beach weekend was the Beast! So glad we choose you for our family gathering. My Neice's and Nephews had a blast. you all were prompt, professional and took the time to provide us all the information needed to have a safe time on the water. You made us feel like family. Surely will be our choice of rental when we come back to town from New Jersey... Thanks again, Vance family read more

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The customers for this business constantly show up on my private property regardless of no trespassing signs and think this is the beach weekend rental place. I have contacted the business and asked the owner or manager to call me to work out this problem but they ignore my requests. We have had people looking for Beach Weekend come on the property and when asked to leave threaten us and cause disturbances. My next step is to include The business, the city of Fort Walton, and Google in a lawsuit. read more

We had the best time with Captain Mike and Eric. They were the most affordable group trip out to crab island but you would never know it. They were prompt, professional, fun and engaging. Would definitely recommend. read more

Staff- super friendly, informative, accommodating Sites- WOW! Great for children. We were gonna try the crab island BUT the Dolphins and snorkeling was amazing Kids ages- 13,10,8 LOVED it! Captain Mike and his two helpers were make the best team! read more

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The rental process was a little hectic. Not sure if it's because we were such a large group, but the check in and waiver process took more than an hr. Once we got on the boat it was Smooth sailing. I was nervous because my brother drove the boat and has never been a boat before. But he whipped it like he's been a captain all his life. Such ease I was impressed. Crab island is underwhelming but it may just be we were all pretty tired from the previous night. We would definitely rent from Beach Weekend again. read more

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Myself and my wife and Abbie had a great time. Well worth the time and money would like to do it again. Captain Mike is a great leader on the boat and very knowledgeable about the area. Campbell and Cassidy were very nice and professional on board too. read more

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We were in Okaloosa Island/Fort Walton Beach for a friends wedding. The day after the wedding all 100 of us rented 10-12 pontoon boats from The Beach Weekend to go out to crab island. Walked in to the building to check in and immediately noticed how rude the employees were to everyone in our party. Specifically, Gretchen who I'm assuming is the manager? She talked to us like we were dumb and she was not happy to have our business. We have friends who are locals to the area and they said they have never been to a business that treated them this way. Spend your money at another business who will treat you nicely and be happy to serve you. read more

Brand new boat reasonably priced good stuff,, don't forget to ask about local discount

Renters be aware!!!!!!! Inside staff was rude and lazy! very unorganized and unprofessional place. many other companies in the area that i will use from now on. first and last time EVER coming here. read more

Rented a pontoon for family day at Crab Island. The process was smooth and easy and the staff very friendly!! We accidentally ordered 9 boats (thinking we were reserving for 9 people) they made the necessary changes without question or issue. We had a lovely day and are planning on going back this week before the vacation is over!!! read more

Wow! This place is awesome! We rented a brand new pontoon boat today and highly recommend this business. The service was incredible. The staff was very friendly, knowledgeable and the boat more equipped than other rentals we have used. It doesn't get any better than this! read more

Beach Weekend - Boating Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Best captain mike and first mate Mitch. Very knowledgeable and retired military. You won't be disappointed. They take care of you with water and lets you bring adults drinks. They provide ice for the drinks. read more

Captain Mike and his crew were great! My family had a wonderful experience. We saw at least a dozen dolphins in the beautiful emerald waters. My 5 and 10 year old enjoyed catching the crabs during snorkeling time. The boat is a smooth ride for those who might typically get seasick. Looking forward to coming back next year! read more

Beach Weekend - Boating Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

We rented 2 pontoon boats, 1 of which broke down twice and the motor kept making noise, acting like it didn't want to go. Once we made it back to the dock, advised the manager of what happened, she just said "ok", all of our boats do that. Well, that is not the truth as the other boat ran just fine. We spent $1700 renting their boats for my moms 60th Birthday. We are really disappointed in the managers nonchalant demeanor about what happened. We could have gone anywhere but chose their place, this is not good customer service at all and I've been in customer service for well over 20 years. We do not recommend this place. read more

The snorkel and dolphin cruise was a lot of fun. The team kept us very entertained. We loved seeing the dolphins and sharks!

My husband and I enjoyed every bit of this tour, the crew (will, mike, Cassidy) were so nice and really helped everyone on the boat have a good time, we saw so many dolphins and got to see the most stunning clearest water in Destin/fort Walton. The snorkeling was so much fun, did not feel rushed at all and was able to get a good swim and check the wildlife in the water. Definitely would recommend this if you're in the area. read more

we had a great time, and the Captain and deck hand girls were awesome! We took a dolphin/ snorkeling cruise and my only complaint is in regards to the snorkeling portion of the cruise. The location was not good at all for snorkeling, I would have liked to have gone to a reef or something similar. we didn't really see many fish at all and the current made it difficult to go out where we might have been able to see more fish etc. , so it would have been nice to have flippers to help swim against the current. I would suggest the company consider finding a better location for the snorkeling. Again, the Captain and deck hand girls were 5 star! read more

Melanie was the best. She gave me the best information about the area. We will come back just for her.

Super cute place to just hangout and casually drink. They had karaoke when we went and it was fun to watch! The bartender was very attentive and super nice! Highly recommend!! read more

awesome experience, quality gear, no complaints at all, look forward to coming back