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    Paradise Properties Vacation Rentals & Sales

    Paradise Properties Vacation Rentals & Sales

    1.4(10 reviews)
    3.5 mi

    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.

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    The Village of South Walton Beach - The village map

    The Village of South Walton Beach

    2.8(4 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    We enjoyed our stay at the Village of South Walton Beach. We went thru Wydham Vacation Rentals…read more We had 2 adults and 2 kids. Its an efficiency unit so no bedrooms. Its a little tight but ok with small kids. We slept in the queen bed and the kids slept in the sofa bed. There is no stove but there is a microwave, toaster, and fridge. Dishes and utensils are provided. They even gave dishwashing liquid and sponge which was cool. They also provided boogie boards and beach chairs in the closet. Very cool! We brought our own but didnt have to. Wifi was available but the speed was slow. There is a laundry room on the floor but no change machine. The laundry room helped alot since we were there for a week. We get to use the pool at Seacrest which is real nice. They will shuttle you to Seacrest Beach or you can walk which is less than a mile. The Villages has restaurants and shops right down stairs and live music at night. Beautiful! They have bike rental down stairs too. $60 for the week. It is located at Seacrest Beach between Alys Beach and the infamous Rosemary Beach. You can bike to either. Alys Beach had an awesome July 4 show. If you want to go to Panama City Beach for other activities, the higheay is close by. Loved the price and the location!

    This is a cute little village development with a great mix of retail services and residential…read morecondos. There are a couple of good, inexpensive restaurants, beach shops, jewelry, toy stores, and a sundries store carrying all the things you forgot at airport prices. There is also the largest bike rental operation around. Bikes are essential but at $60 per day per bike, it's worth trying to bring your own bike. The units are adequate in size with balconies. We were a group of four, one adult and three teenagers, and the accommodations were adequate. There are two pools and a hot tub. My biggest complaint was access to the beach across the street, the famous 30A. The rental agency described is as "across the street" but all of the beachfront developments across the street are gated. There is one, yes one, public beach access within a 10 minute bike ride, thus the essential nature of renting bikes for your group. The beach is the usual spectacular gulf coast sand with reasonable chair and umbrella rentals. The architecture and amenities of the area are beyond compare. The nearby quaint towns of Rosemary Beach and Alys Beach offer some spectacular beach houses to drool over but one does feel like an outside from the other side of 30A since we weren't granted access to the beaches with the magical gate code to get to / from the beaches. There's a definite class system here so if you can afford it, arrange your accommodations south of 30A rather than north or try the more egalitarian Destin down the road.

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    The Village of South Walton Beach - The walk from Rosemary Beach to Seacrest along 30a

    The walk from Rosemary Beach to Seacrest along 30a

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    WaterColor Inn - Sunset from 3rd floor balcony

    WaterColor Inn

    3.9(70 reviews)
    7.8 mi

    This boutique hotel is straight up wonderful! It's intimate, with its own pool and restaurants…read more Even though it is not an all-inclusive, it sure gets close! There is a sweets suite that has granola bars, popcorn, soda, oranges and apples, goldfish, an ice and water machine, espresso machine (that also makes hot cocoa), and ice cream bars! No need to pack extra snacks for your little ones on this trip! The rooms are large and the balconies have a gorgeous view of the bluest turquoise waters- it reminded me of being in the islands! The turndown service brings you fresh homemade cookies every night (so don't use your DND!). The staff onsite are super accommodating, the drinks at the bar are delicious, and the food is good as well. The pool drinks are more expensive if you go to the beach club next door. The pool area has a huge sunscreen dispenser (never seen one of these), ice water, fire pits (free to use). There is a tiny gym off the lobby (open 24/7). It has one treadmill, one elliptical, free weights, one bench, on pulley system and a Lululemon mirror thing. No one seemed to use it, so that was nice. The beach is powdered sugar soft a the ocean is clear and calm. It was an OASIS! The only surprise is that there isn't any drink service. Luckily the pool bar wasn't too far away. There is a free trolley you can take to other pools like the Watercolor Club (for kids), and other locations. There are some eateries within walking distance (however not a ton). The whole town is walkable and bike friendly. If you're a runner, there's a paved walkway that goes alongside the main road for miles and miles. I stuck to the trails behind the houses and loved it! It was secluded and woodsy, and yet I still saw houses so it didn't feel unsafe. This was probably one of the best vacations I've been on- it felt foreign but was stateside. Everyone enjoyed it- myself, my husband, our toddler, and my older in-laws. It's worth every penny! And bonus: the AC works amazingly! You can have a cold room and the ceiling fan makes it even better! The housekeeping was also phenomenal! Everyone was friendly and did such a great job! They gave us more shampoo, etc without us even having to ask. My only cons- I wish the free bike rental had helmets. I don't trust drivers when I have a little one to take care of, and the pool pump was loud so we couldn't really hear the ocean from the balcony, but not a deal killer.

    Hotel is well located and has good entryway staff. Very attentive. Quite a bit of deferred…read moremaintenance and not worth the price IMHO. You are paying for location for sure. Restaurant and most importantly bar staff on 2nd floor were very average. Would not make eye contact with numerous patrons at times ... a number of us were sitting at bar and noted this as it took forever to get a drink at times. Rooms average and third floor room view was great. Won't be coming back to this Ritz priced "inn".

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