Loved the condo we rented at Baywatch from Surfside Properties. We have rented many condos and…read morebeach homes over the years in Pensacola Beach and this unit was one of the most comfortable and well equipped units we have ever rented. Great furnishings, well stocked kitchen and an all around great value. Steve and his associates were a pleasure to deal with. We will definitely be renting from Surfside in the future. Many thanks!!!!

12d was absolutely filthy. I did let the owner, Steve, know twice and he's never answered. And…read morethey removed my review. The sheets had stains, two wash cloths had black stains. The pots and pans old and dirty along with the lids not washed. Oven dirty not cleaned, lint in dryer, guest bathroom tub filthy, floaters in water and floor dirty. VRBO rem bed my review.

Bayfront Lodge and Cabin is just phenomenal. We had our wedding here, and we absolutely adored…read moretheir on-site wedding staff! They worked to help us set up the beautiful cross and arbor, they had chairs that saved us on an extra rental, and when the wind became too much for our guests, the staff had everything moved inside AND looking great within minutes. Every interaction we had with them from start to finish was great! We loved it so much that we actually went back for our anniversary and for a family reunion. It is one of the best places in the world as far as we are concerned.

Married my best friend and love of my life at this beautiful place. Our best friends and family…read morestayed with us for the entire week with plenty of room. We watched the sun come up every morning with coffee on the pier and watched it go down every evening and see the dolphins play. Every detail is carefully placed and Mrs. Diana and her husband could not be more incredible. The owners have done a wonderful job creating a place where dreams come true! You will not be disappointed nor will you find another venue where you are truly treated as family. Can't wait to return next year for our anniversary.

Great location, comfy beds and helpful staff. We stayed in unit #904 for one week, and enjoyed our…read morestay immensely. Our only complaints were the extremely dirty, sandy floor and parking. After a few minutes of going barefoot on the tile floor, the soles of our feet were black which we didn't notice until my husband's heel left a black impression on the white bedspread. (Yuk!) So we wore our flip flops from the moment we stepped out of the shower until we crawled into bed at night. Also, we were allowed two parking spaces when we booked, but in the middle of our stay they reduced it to one and stated we could pay for additional parking outside the gate!

This was the best experience we have had in a beach community! we are now big fans of Souther…read moreVacation Rentals. It was easy to book everything went smoothly with communication to reviewing their portal that lets you know what to expect and suggestions on what to bring. communication was quick and easy. I am a Hilton Honors member and this condo was so much better and holy than any hotel room. It's right on the beach with a full kitchen that was clean and completely stocked if you would rather fix something instead of going out. I am a huge fan and will use them again!

The desk associates on the beach were phenomenal and so so helpful! They do an amazing job and are…read moreso friendly! Check them out!

The 25 yard indoor pool with (2) designated lap lanes is a distance swimmer's dream. During the…read moreheight of tourist season, try to swim at non-peak times and be prepared for interruptions. A small price to pay for the other 42 weeks of the year when it is practically a swimmer's utopia.

303- Great location- few downfalls from our 8 day visit: -…read moregate to property was broken 7/8 days we were there. - 1 barstool at kitchen bar was unusable due to wobbliness. -few of the white towels provided for showers have holes in them. -MB bathroom sink has small leak - couches were very dirty with hair and stains- we put the pull out couch sheets provided to drape over them our whole visit. -parking is terrible- never got to use the garage as the parking space provided is next to a broken down car with a flat tire and the useable spot is consumed with a pillar. No go for trucks. - food wrappers beside MB nightstand floor when we arrived for our stay- not sure they cleaned very well prior to our arrival. - Avari quick to reply- -for $4,200 and no compensation not sure we will come back, but great location! Loved having a washer and dryer.

#407 We stayed October 23-26. When you walk into the condo…read moreyour view is nothing but blue water it was amazing. To get down to the beach couldn't have been easier, down to ground level in elevators, stop by car and grab beach chairs because it's right there at the exit to the beach we didn't have to drag our chairs up and down from the condo. Pretty much had the beach to ourselves.

BED Bugs in 806!!!! We had a terrible experience with Southern Vacation Rentals as well. The condo…read moreappeared clean until bed checks. Southern Vacation rentals left us without a place to stay. They could care less that if I hadn't checked we would have taken bed bugs home. I'm still having nightmare!!! All our blankets and beach bags were trashed. We had to pay for a hotel that night. The only solution almost 24 hours later after numerous calls to them was either a refund or put us in a much less rental than we booked months ago. It looked shady! They could have cared less we were 14 hours from home Without a place to stay. We ended up staying in a hotel paying way more for last minute hotel rental.

We have stayed at Emerald Isle twice. I believe the first time was in unit 604 and it was great…read more The second time was in unit 1201 and it was through a rental agency called Southern Vacation Rentals. We were severely disappointed in 1201 because of Southern Vacation Rentals. We stayed here May of 2025. The review I left on their website, which they did not post, reads as follows: The advertisement of this property was misleading. There was a disclaimer on the booking page about construction and repairs going on at Emerald Isle, but it was unknown the unit we booked would be directly affected. This was not made known to us until the day of arrival via the texting platform. There was no mention of it in any prior emails when booking or notice of check in. Our balcony was completely unusable during the day Monday through Saturday 8am-5pm. Workers blocked our ability to go out on the balcony because they would put a wood stick in the door to jam it from the outside. The balcony railing (which is glass) was tarped off with a material you could not see through. There was no view of the beach when sitting in the chairs on the balcony for the entire duration of our stay. The only way to see the beach was to be standing by the railing itself. Furthermore, I was getting changed into my bathing suit when the workers made it up to our unit on the scaffolding and I had to duck because I was naked. There was no privacy in the master bedroom or main living area. In the master, I could close the curtains for privacy, but again that blocked any view of the ocean/beach that we had. There was no way to create privacy when in the living room because workers were right outside the windows and balcony that could not be closed off. Southern Vacation Rentals did nothing to make our trip more pleasant due to the poor disclosure and disruptions. It is sad we were not made aware, and Southern chose to do nothing to make it right. I would recommend others not stay here until repairs are done or until the booking person is aware of what they truly are getting. Southern acted slyly and unconcerned with the quality of our stay.

We used a lot of agencies when we would rent here at the beach over the years. Often we were left…read moreconfused and it was never quite right. Then we built a home (Seas Life of Florida) and opened it up to vacation rentals. We tried several agencies but then discovered Beach Bum Executive Rentals. Lila and Stephanie are experts and it shows. They hold only first-class properties and ensure that the traveler's needs are always accommodated. Check them out if you are going to stay on the Gulf Coast!

I booked a condo through vrbo by Beach Bum for a total of $2291.36. I paid the deposit and vrbo…read morefees, received confirmation and even had a conversation with Lila. The next day I asked about adding an additional day. I then received a call from Stephanie stating the advertised and agreed upon rates are incorrect, the booking has been cancelled, and the new rate is $4772.15! Oh, but they will take $100 off for the mishap. Don't book with them, they don't hold up their end of an agreed upon contract.

*Review from stay 4/23/25 - 4/27/25*…read more We had a really nice stay at Emerald Dolphin! The location is great because you're close to the restaurants and shopping without being right in the action. We had an awesome view of the beach and the pool area from our 5th floor balcony. Though we didn't go down, it seemed like a really nice and clean area. I did see a staff member go and reset the chairs in the area and clean every morning before 8 AM when it opened. I like that when you stay here you get access to both the pool and fitness center. Our unit was pretty clean. There were a few things we didn't love but that's more about the property management company that maintained our rental than it was the actual condo itself. The only downside (though it didn't bother us) is that this is supposed to be a more secure property with a gated parking lot. The gate wasn't working and stayed wide open throughout our entire stay. It's very easy for anyone to just walk off the street and come up to your floor. There are no security measures in place, so if that's really important to you then definitely keep this in mind. Otherwise, the property was great and I would absolutely stay here again!

My Family & I were so looking forward to staying at the Emerald Dolphin, Again! We dropped Three…read moreGrand only to be majorly disappointed in the owners of this filthy place! We stayed on the tenth floor back in 2016, and it was a FIVE STAR experience to say the least. This time we stayed in 620, and let me tell you, that if we could give NEGATIVE FIVE STARS (-5), we absolutely Would! Our experience was Terrible starting the minute we arrived inside the apartment. 1. The walk in closet between our bedroom & the bathroom reeked with the smell of urine which was a definite indication that the place had Not been cleaned at all. I use to work in hotels, & it smelled as though some drunk fool had relieved himself Right there! Oh wait, this was just the beginning of our horrible stay in Emerald Dolphin 620! We sacrificed & saved all year for this?!? I'm writing this in hopes that no one else has to experience this dump. 2. Second of All. the pictures were not accurate. This is not the updated look. It's extremely disappointing when some owners will deliberately mislead future vacationers to get their money at any &all costs. 3. They didn't bother to clean the Unit at all! We immediately brought this to the owners attention, only to have them make us empty promises that they would grant us a FULL REFUND because of the condition of the Unit was such sub par! They lied to us & began ignoring our emails. My precious family & I sacrificed all year long saving up, working overtime & everything looking forward to the previous experience years ago on the tenth floor! We dropped THREE GRAND $3,000.00 on this disappointing dump. 4. When it was time to go to bed, we felt several sand granules all in the bed only to confirm they hadn't even changed the sheets from the previous guests. And NO we had not been to the sand yet... 5. One of the twin beds were completely broken and in a closet. The King mattress was so worn out my wife had to go to the chiropractor. We were told that the maintenance man would need in the unit on Wednesday, & they would compensate us for our time. We rearranged our day and cancelled a trip to Destin for this because he was an hour and a half late. After all of this, he never even put the bed back together. I have been praying for over a year that God would allow me to take my Wife to see the ocean at least one more time, so He granted that desire. We chose this place assuming it would be stellar simply because we stayed at the Emerald Dolphin before, & the reviews were great. Needless to say this Unit (Not Emerald Dolphin) was extremely Misrepresented & We're requesting a Full Refund. We stayed from June 19-26.

2026 Gibson Family Beach Vacation! Was amazing due to Beach Club! By far my favorite place to stay!read more

Complete lack of maintenance throughout the facility. 1st day our AC breaks, 2nd day they had to…read moreclose pool due to water quality (still closed after 5 days) and by the 4th day we had brown muddy water coming from the faucets.We were offered to use bathroom in a different room to bath our children as long as we kept it clean. Multiple walkway lights broken. Some with exposed wiring! Too many other options on the beach to consider ever staying here again. We are completely disappointed in all aspects of this place. They charge a premium but delivery and economy experience. Truly the worst vacation experience my family has ever had