Great condo! Location is perfect. Walking distance of everything. The condo was wonderful…read more Completely clean, adorably decorated and perfect location within Gulf Place. Close to the laundry room (which is free, by the way) and you can see the ocean from the balcony. Pool is heated - and heated well! No other pools in the area were heated like this one in December. There were even beach amenities here. A beach wagon, beach chairs, table and boogie boards. Awesome surprise! We cannot recommend this condo, and this area enough. Well done, owners! And well done Benchmark, the management and cleaning company. There's literally not one thing we found that was not pristine clean, and I'm picky. We are moving our spring break vacation from another place to this one. Cannot wait to come back!

Benchmark Management is one of the worst management companies I have ever had an interaction with…read more On the night we arrived (a Friday), we discovered roaches throughout the entire unit, along with the entire unit not being cleaned thoroughly. I immediately emailed Benchmark that night and called again the following morning. We were told that someone could not come out until Monday, the day we were leaving. The representative was extremely rude and unhelpful, and she refused to escalate the issue to management. Since the roaches were throughout the unit, we threw away all the food we purchased, and we ate out for every meal due to not feeling comfortable using the cookware or utensils with roaches. After our stay, I contacted Benchmark again, and a case was opened. Management responded that they could only provide a 5% refund because I did not provide any "supporting evidence" confirming the presence of roaches and because subsequent guests had not reported similar issues. The fact that later guests did not report roaches does not mean that we did not encounter them during our stay. Referencing later guests' experiences as a reason to dismiss what we reported immediately upon arrival felt incredibly disrespectful. Also, none of the employees I spoke to during our stay informed me to document the roaches, and management never asked for supporting evidence. Instead, they just said I did not provide it. The meager 5% discount was also frustrating because they continuously offer promotions for 10-15% off stays on bookings. I emailed an appeal providing photos of the roaches with a timestamp and location information. I called countless times to find out whether management had reviewed my response. Eventually, I was told that management's decision was final and that 5% off a future stay was the most they could offer. The lack of communication throughout this entire process was incredibly frustrating. Benchmark Management lacks communication and professionalism, and they dismiss concerns, even serious ones. I will never stay at a property managed by Benchmark Management again, and I do not recommend anyone to.

We absolutely loved our stay at Katmanblu! Hayden Markowitz is an outstanding host and this house…read moreis a dream! It was the perfect location for my cousin's wedding on Rosemary Beach. Katmanblu is picture-perfect! Right out of a magazine yet comfortable and inviting at the same time. Thank you Hayden for your attention to every detail. I will definitely stay here again! Shelley Myers

From the owner: 30A Rental Properties offers a wonderful collection of the finest and most unique luxury vacation…read morerental properties on 30A. With our full-service property management, our team is here to provide the highest quality of guest relations and unmatched response time ensuring all our guests and homeowners alike feel that personalized touch that our company does so well. With our exceptional service guarantee, we work around the clock to make everything perfect.

Fantastic first level condo rented at Dune Villas via Southern Vacation Rentals. Fantastic to work…read morewith and super helpful. Very efficient on communications via text and completing forms before arrival. Last but not least, never had an issue getting a hold of them in a very timely manner! Will definitely book through them again!

Southern Vacation Rents is an excellent company To mange a…read moreproperty. Loved the rental, and location was amazing! Any concerns they had someone on site within the hour. Highly recommended long booking through their group.

Beware of renting from 30A Escapes! These pictures speak for themself. Upon arriving, I immediately…read morecalled to report a problem and be moved to a different unit. I was shocked to find out they knew about the condition of the unit and thought it was okay because there was a small disclaimer, buried deep in the website, about the construction. There was nothing in my contract about this and I paid full price. Instead of going into greater detail, I will share how I got a refund. 1.) I immediately called my Costco Visa Credit Card and filled a dispute. 2.) We vacated the unit and made sure we had everything documented.

Before we owned a home along 30A, we used 30A Escapes to rent in Rosemary Beach. We had a…read morewell-appointed condo with beautiful amenities and a huge patio that was above the Sugar Shack and close to the beach. It sold us on the 30A beach vacation experience! We later bought a home in Seacrest Beach, managed by 30A Escapes for over six years. They are a great, responsive company to work with. They take pride in the homes they represent and stay on top of guest requests. The staff responds quickly to owner's needs too.

Watercolor is a wonderful vacation destination and the rental properties are always beautiful and…read morewell-maintained. We've taken family vacations here for 9 years, although not consecutively. The rental company used to be 360 Blue. They were acquired by Natural Retreats, an acquisition not so good for consumers! For the first time ever, we needed to cancel our reservation. WARNING to anyone booking a rental - the non-refundable booking fee is outrageous and obscene. It's so bad, that I will look for other rental agencies in the future and carefully check their contracts. We are still 100+ days from the intended vacation, so charging big dollar cancellation fees seems ridiculous. Beware!!

HEALTH HAZARD with ZERO CARE FOR THEIR CLIENTS!!!!…read more DO NOT RENT WITH THEM. We booked with 360 blue for a family vacation for 4-5 days. We let the booking agent know on a recorded line that a member of our family has brain inflammation due to mold exposure. That booking agent reassured me that if the place we booked wasn't satisfactory with our health concerns, that she would slide us to a different rental to ensure we were happy. Upon arrival to the unit we found some black mold above the master bed and the great room (kitchen and living room) as well as a damaged gas stove control knob. I called and let the customer service know. They mentioned they would send a maintenance crew, but that never happened. I called the next day, and the same thing happened. I called again for the third time, no response from maintenance. Upon our trip ending I reached out to customer service to go over all this and see how they would handle the situation. I got promised that they would do whatever they could to make this situation better. Customer service said they had to send a vendor first to test the black mold before making a decision. I requested the vendors info and report, that request was denied. About a week later, I was notified that their "vendor" confirmed it was "mildew" and not black mold. Unfortunetely mildew is a form of mold. Please refer to the us epa website to see that they confirm this here: https://www.epa.gov/mold/what-difference-between-mold-and-mildew After all of this I was offered a $100 refund for our $2,600 vacation and then a 10% off discount if we'd like to stay again. This vacation rental company is the worst we've ever dealt with. Will make false promises to book a reservation and leave you hanging with health concerns that they promised you they would help you avoid!! Stay away from this company and do not book through them!!!!!

Not a great experience. Quite literally our worst vacation ever. I definitely would NOT recommend…read morethis rental agency to anyone and we will definitely never use them again. CRA didn't inform us of construction next door (both sides and across the street) when we booked our rental nor when we checked in on Saturday. Sunday was peaceful even though the dishwasher wasn't working and several electrical outlets were dead throughout the house and the spa/pool was covered with a tarp and several heavy concrete pavers. But then on Monday we woke up to hammers and electrical saws a few feet from our bedroom window at 7am. Happened everyday of the week. CRA claimed they didn't know about the construction yet there are 4 houses all around this rental in various stages of construction that has been going on all year. Construction crew stated that every renter before has complained to them and CRA. So obviously they knew but declined to say anything. More on the backyard spa/pool, it was covered with tarps and bricks when we arrived due to the construction and once CRA sent someone over to uncover it, we saw all kinds of debris floating in it and more debris constantly fell in the water during the week, including nails and insulation. We were constantly blocked from leaving it parking in our driveway due to the large number of trucks, trailers and bobcats blocking out drive. We either had to park around the block or ask someone to move so we could come and go. Called to ask about options (moving locations) and we were given the runaround for 3 days. Mostly they just didn't call us back and when they did the person that called )although nice) wasn't authorized to do anything but offer a welcome bag containing a beach towel and insulted cup and small Bluetooth speaker and a bottle of champagne. Same thing we got when we checked in. We continued trying to get someone to commit to moving us or offering a discount but no one with any authority would call us back. Then mid week the construction crew next door busted a water line less than 10 feet from our front door. Flooded the driveway and stopped water service to the house for several hours. Still no help from CRA.

I would not recommend booking the single bed (Bloomsbury Cottage!!!). Our whole trip was ruined by…read morethe bed that was 50years old with no comforter, it was hard as a rock and made loud noises every slight toss and turn. The shower had mildew everywhere... and the bugs were all over. The location was the only positive. It was located near everything you need including an easy walk to the beach. If you do book this cottage make sure to ask about the bed and mildew, otherwise your trip may be hindered by bad sleep.

In early May 2024, my fiance and I were supposed to travel from GA to Inlet Beach, FL for 3 nights…read moreto visit family vacationing there from Nashville. We booked "Sand Piper," 320 Pompano St., Inlet Beach, FL 32461 USA. Their local property manager is Paradise Properties. Sand Piper is also advertised on hotels.com, RedAwning and VRBO. The fees vary wildly with each one. My fiance had a medical emergency that put him in the hospital for 3 days a few days prior to our Saturday departure date (May 4). Upon receipt of my fiance's "ER doctor's note," the owners agreed to let us reschedule but ONLY within the same month (May)--the available dates for which were very limited. At this point, my family from Nashville would be gone, but we could not afford to lose our $1,600. We also needed some sun and relaxation after his hospital stay. So we accepted their new dates of May 12-15. Extreme weather was forecast for the area and arrived on May 12, as predicted, making it unsafe in our opinion to travel there. Rather than letting us reschedule again to ANY month of THEIR choosing in 2024 (the off-season was FINE with us), they refused to refund a dime of our $1,600. We even suggested they keep their fees and just refund the lodging. The owners wouldn't budge. I will never book through hotels.com, RedAwning or Paradise Properties again, and I will tell everyone I know NOT to rent Sand Piper. My advice is to purchase trip insurance when booking ANYTHING. Lesson learned.

Buyer beware. What was supposed to be a biking vacation turned into a driving vacation all because…read moreof this company's negligence to inform. We rented a condo through Paradise Properties Vacation Rentals & would suggest you think twice. From now until April/May 2024, 30A is closed between the areas of Watersound and Seagrove making it 100% impassable - no cars, bikes, or walking. This is a locally well-known, pre-planned road construction project. When we asked them why they didn't give us a heads up, we were told that we should have done our research. We are from Michigan and would have no way of knowing about a pre-planned road closure in Florida. Of the 18 miles of bike paths, we could only access 2 miles. Not one time during our discussion did this company take ownership that their renters have a right to know something this important to a 30A vacation. Other than horrible mattresses, Seacrest 6 had a great ocean view and for us on the wrong side of the road construction. Transparency is everything.