My husband and I stayed with Five Star Properties twice last summer. The views in both places - a…read morehome and a condo - were breath taking. Both rentals also had pool access, the home a private, heated pool that we greatly enjoyed. In addition to the properties though, the staff was excellent! We had trouble finding the first location because our gps was down and customer service guided us over the phone to the property. We also had a complementary fresh sweet bread and bottled waters left for us during our second stay. I highly recommend a stay with Five Star Beach Properties - they make the booking process (over the phone or via their user friendly website) easy, the properties are one of a kind with state of the art amenities and great views, and the customer service is fantastic.

Booked White Sands directly through Five Star in June for a September week in Destiny by the Sea…read more In July they cancelled - the home was leaving their program - and offered Storybook as the only comparable option for our dates. I took it the same day. What I didn't know then is how much their listings move. At the time I accepted, Storybook's page on their own site was headed "Storybook - Pet-Friendly Vacation Rental in Destiny by the Sea with Private Pool," with "Pet-Friendly Property" as the first item under Favorite Features. Today that same page drops the pet-friendly language entirely and the amenities list reads "No Pets Allowed." Both versions are archived and public. When I raised it, the response was that there was "no indication on the original reservation" I'd be traveling with a pet. The indication was their listing, for the home they moved me into. Nobody acknowledged it had changed. We scrambled for dog care and lost the first night of a week we'd paid for in full, and on arrival were still made to wait past 4:30 to check in. The property itself is fine. The way they handle their own mistakes is the problem.

A friend had used this agency to rent a vacation home for a group of us and we loved our stay, so…read moremy husband and I decided to give it a try ourselves. Getting to the right rental has been a very difficult road (from my part, problems with my party-family-), but the agency has been exceptional. They have a wide variety of rentals from hotel rooms to big homes, and a wide range of prices for every budget. The representatives were attentive, and patient and the service was just what we needed in our situation. I am so very grateful. Their representative Sarah saved my family's summer vacation. Looking forward to staying in the rental condo this summer.

We booked a rental in July 2025 for stay dates in June 2026, paid our deposit, completed our rental…read moreagreement. I received an email from them 3 months before our trip stating that our rental was no longer available and offering alternate rentals that were in no way comparable to what we had initially booked. Will never use this company again.

ECVR is AMAZING!!! I own a beach house on 30A in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida and they have been…read moremanaging for me since the get go. Justin (my PM) is fantastic. There isn't anything that does not get handled promptly, completely, and with the utmost of integrity. It's literally automatic with these guys. In addition, they have a great pulse on the market. Over the past two years, even through the pandemic - they have been able to provide our guests with more dynamic rental opportunities to suit their needs. Whether that be longer term rentals in winter months, or weekend only vs weekly rates, etc. - they have maximized my return on investment while at the same time providing more flexibility to our guests. My house is booked almost every single day of the week through all seasons. I literally cannot say enough about Justin and the team at ECVR - they are simply the best.

Do not tent with this company staff is very rude. Hidden amenity fees charged if you do not call…read moreafter initial email. chairs and umbrellas are included with dome units in the complex and not others . Been staying at Destin on the Gulf for 45 yrs will not use this company again.

We worked with Michele Warneke and Sandy Garrett to find our vacation property in Miramar Beach…read moreand Santa Rosa Beach area. They were great since the beginning. They were very responsive and helped us with a virtual tour since we are out of town. They checked several properties for us until we found out our hidden gem. They know the area pretty well, also they know everything related to short term rentals, which was key for us. They also helped us after closing finding some contractors on the area that could help us with landscaping for our property and original wall paint from the builder. Thanks Michele and Sandy for all your help!

From the owner: Owning a beach home is easier than you think!read more

We had a great experience with glass casa vacations! We will definitely be staying with them in the…read morefuture! Very easy check in and communication via text! We were in the middle of a hurricane and they were right there with us! 10/10

I'm thrilled that everything fell into place as expected. The process, although I had some…read morereservations initially, turned out to be quite straightforward. Destin is such a charming place with a plethora of things to explore. I decided to book Casa de Paz for $444, and let me tell you, it was worth every penny. The room was incredibly spacious, boasting a 4-bed capacity, 3 baths, and accommodation for up to 10 guests. In a nutshell, my stay was nothing short of enjoyable. If any to travel to Florida I will consider Glass Casa!!!

Beautiful rental properties close the beach, excellent customer service and luxury amenities…read more.. what more could you want?

From the owner: Our Guests Sailing is a perfect example of a relaxing…read moregetaway, Shantelle's father is a captain and has taken guests to the most beautiful places while creating an atmosphere where you can leave your day to day worries behind. Our goal is to provide the same atmosphere for our guests while enjoying all the benefits that South Walton County has to offer in fine dining, family attractions and of course the white sand beaches and clear emerald water in the Gulf of Mexico. We will listen to what our guests desire and make sure they have the best vacation and come back for years as their family getaway.

Stacy and Chris Tuttell will not honor a contract you sign with them. We had to cancel shortly…read morebefore our trip and they refused to relist the property so we could try and get some of our money back. It was a long-shot for the property to re-rent, but Chris didn't even bother trying. I left several messages with them, but they would never return my calls. They did respond to an email, but were very rude and defensive. He is holding us to our contract, but won't honor his end of the bargain. They took no responsibility for failing to honor our contract -- I didn't even ask for a refund I just wanted to be heard and talk about the problem. Now, Chris is refusing to send me back my security deposit and cleaning fees that I prepaid -- neither of these items were ever used, so he's just a thief. These people are not fair or honest so avoid renting a property from them. If you're considering listing a house with them, please look elsewhere -- these are not people you want to work with.

I would like to leave less than one star but it is not an option, Stacy the owner is utterly…read moreincompetent, unresponsive, negligent, and straight up rude. She is unreachable, across all forms of communication. We arrived Saturday to our refrigerator being broken, Stacy was no where to be reached, did not contact us back at all for over twelve hours so we had to call a repairman ourselves the next day, the repairman said we had to order a part, which would take days. Stacy decided to show her face days later and inconvenience us even further by coming out at 9 o'clock at night and informed us they have had several problems with the fridge before (obviously aware of the problem) then we asked her what was she going to do for us to fix this because we didn't want to go out to eat for EVERY MEAL for fear of coronavirus and the surging rates in Florida at the time, to which Stacy literally said "oh it's totally ok to eat out, me and my husband go all the time" LOL. Fast forward to Wednesday night (the last two days of our trip) and we finally get it fixed and ask Stacy what she is going to do in the way of a partial refund for us because of the inconvenience she caused us amongst the refrigerator and whole day we had no access to the pool due to it needing to be shocked and Stacy not planning this properly either, we even had a diabetic in the house who needed to refrigerate their medicine-Stacy could care less. We have received zero compensation for the hundreds of dollars wasted on food before we realized the fridge was broken nor the countless amounts of extra money we had to pay for to-go food (obviously more expensive than groceries), or for the extra risk we were forced to put ourselves at with the coronavirus. What little communication we have had with Stacy (when she wasn't literally ignoring us for days on end) has been condescending, dismissive, and ignorant. 10 out of 10 would not recommend, way too expensive off the rip, let alone to deal with all the shocking amount of disrespect we have received. Do not book here, you will regret it. UPDATE- Stacy has refused to give us our deposit back for no reason. And is not answering calls or texts, 100% withholding and thus stealing the amount due back to us. A truly trash business and business owner. Again- DO NOT BOOK WITH BEACH'N DESTIN.

Awesome experience and location!! We really enjoyed ourselves and with the layout of the home we…read moredidn't feel crowded. We were a group of 27. I would do it again in a heartbeat!!

Absolutely terrible company. DO NOT book with them. They have no morals, wouldn't refund us a good…read moreamount of money during a hurricane and mandatory evacuation. Greed is sickening

I recently was a guest from 5-17-2023 to 5-24-2023 at Footprints in the Sand in Santa Rosa Beach…read moreFlorida. The main house and guest house were lovely, however, there were several issues which l was not pleased about. First and foremost was the construction going on right next door. We were not advised about this and it was very disruptive to hear banging, drilling & loud music while trying to relax by the pool. Secondly, while the kitchen was well stocked with plates, utensils etc., the lack of paper towels, toilet paper,dishwasher pods and garbage bags frustrating. Considering the cost of the rental these could have been provided instead of the hotel sized shampoo,conditioner etc. Finally, the dryer which was obviously very old broke down while being used. Again, while the house itself was perfect for our group these issue left me very disappointed with this rental.

We rented Seas the Day in Miramar Beach with Diamond in March 2025. The only significant issue…read morewith the owner was stained carpeting on the stairs that needs to be replaced. It's the management company and maintenance that is horrible. You check in at 5pm at the same time their offices closes. Even when we called the emergency line no one responded. Unreal. The pool was dirty and heat was not turned on as we paid $500 for. Come to find out they don't clean pool between guests, only on a standard twice weekly schedule. Gross.... Then the floors were so dirty it was filthy. Oh, did I mention we found a plate on top of the fridge with weed on it. Imagine if the kids would have found it. Imagine staring your vacation with kids crying because they can't use the pool they have waited months for. While Diamond was reactive to our issues, they simply should not have happened. They offered compensation to keep out mouths closed and not post but no way! Avoid Diamond at all costs!!!! We rented from My Dream Vacation last year with zero issues.