The house was cute and perfect for our group. But it definitely needed a deep clean. The pool was DISGUSTING we spent an hour when we got there cleaning up trash, cigarette butts, rib bones etc. Also one room was misleading as we didn’t realize it was not connected to the main house - not a big deal but something to note. Also we were told weeks prior to check in we could possibly check in early but the day of we were told That was never a possibility. Would have been much easier if we could have stored luggage at the house while we waited to Check in. Overall it was a great stay, the house just definitely needed better cleaning. Big issue was sand in the beds!

All and all was good. Directions to lighting around and in pool. Cleanliness of pool area and lighting needs to be fixed.

The house was not too far from the beach. The beach spot was very crowded. We ended up going to Henderson State Park. The house could really use a deep, deep cleaning. We had plenty of room for the 15 people we had joining us. We will definitely be back.

We enjoyed our stay however there was some issues with this property. Primarily some Cleanliness, & maintenance problems. Dishes were dirty in cabinets and things like fan above stove and my daughters bed the first night had hair and sand in it. She had to do laundry before going to bed and this was not discovered until bedtime. Property management was quick to address the maintenance issues and repair the ceiling fan and door handles on the shower which were about to fall out. One blade on the fan in living room did fall off thankfully no one was hurt. Property sits across from a clubhouse/restaurant and there are quite a few deliveries throughout the day. Makes it a little hard to relax and enjoy the pool. We the the best of everything and love the Destin area. We will be back but will look for a house in a quiet area a few streets over.

Needs a little TLC

We thoroughly enjoyed this house and the beach!! The only thing that caught us off guard was that the pool is smaller than the pictures made it look (still room to swim!) and the upstairs studio bedroom and other king size bedroom are conjoined with one bathroom in the studio. The walk to the beach was super easy, we only wish that you had more room on the beach. Most of the shirah access is private so you only have 20 ft for everyone else. But we loved the house and the area and will be back!!

Due to the pandemic this was our 1st vacation and get away together. Thanksgiving, Xmas and New Years were rough so this was well deserved. Our family enjoyed this home we highly recommend especially for a big group. The beds were super comfy. It definitely had the space for such a large group. The only issues I had were that one of the bedrooms on the 3rd floor did not have a restroom and it was a little tricky having to use the restroom on the first floor especially with little kids Who were still being potty trained. The floorplan on the third floor was a little tricky one of the bedrooms had a little kitchen and restroom almost like a little hotel room. And the only thing else was that the lighting in the pool was not working which was something minor as there is plenty of other lighting. I was quite surprised that other reviews stated that the walk to the beach was deceiving. Our family didn’t have any issues with it, it was very close and enjoyed the 3-5 min walk. I would recommend other families not to worry to buy any charcoal or propane tanks as the grill already has built-in gas usage. We had a great time.

We loved everything about our stay at this beach house. Waking distance to the beach was amazing. The outdoor pool area was a nice space to hang out. Lots of sleeping areas.

No rail for my parents to hold onto to get up and down the stairs to the pool.Dirty clothes in my bedroom closet when i got there, dirty underwear under my bed.The close Beach access is the size of my livingroom, we never found a spot to set. Drove to access at the Crab Trap. Multiple trips had to be made because we had to be dropped off never any parking spots available.The noise setting by the pool sounded like we were in NYC. Semi trucks in and out of the resort across the street were non stop! I stopped counting 12 in one day. Many will honk their horn when the back up so someone will open the garage door so they can back up. And as soon as they put the trucks in reverse the beeps drove us crazy.Leaf blowers and trucks woke us every morning.Pool deck had not been washed under the tables for months. I had to spray the first day so our feet would not leave dirt on the pool deck. Broken glass found in pool area. My 3 year old neice found the first peice in her foot so i crawled around to pick up the rest of the peices.White lounge chairs so brittle from the sun. My 17yr old had one break on her while laying out. Thank god it did not cut or pinch her leg when it happened. Some plugs and TV did not work on the 3rd floor.No pillowcases for the extra pillows in the closet.Dryer was slow to dry.Everytime we left the house we would have to wail several minutes because the traffic is so bad on Matthew Blvd. Pool was not warm when we got there we were told the pool guy forgot to start it wven after i called 48 hrs. To remind property contact number. heated pool is a lot of money and then to loose that much time with no heat was disapointing. Pool guy stopped to check pool (we could tell becase the hose was out) when he left the pool was still cloudy. And water level was so low the heater turned off. So we put water in the pool and it came on. So we had to wait again for it to heat up. Pool heat shuts off at 8p.m. so by morning it was down 10deg. So no morning swim for us.I will never stay at theis property again!

No rail for my parents to hold onto to get up and down the stairs to the pool. Dirty clothes in my bedroom closet when i got there, dirty underwear under my bed. The close Beach access is the size of my livingroom, we never found a spot to set. Drove to access at the Crab Trap. Multiple trips had to be made because we had to be dropped off never any parking spots available. The noise setting by the pool sounded like we were in NYC. Semi trucks in and out of the resort across the street were non stop! I stopped counting 12 in one day. Many will honk their horn when the back up so someone will open the garage door so they can back up. And as soon as they put the trucks in reverse the beeps drove us crazy. Leaf blowers and trucks woke us every morning. Pool deck had not been washed under the tables for months. I had to spray the first day so our feet would not leave dirt on the pool deck. Broken glass found in pool area. My 3 year old neice found the first peice in her foot so i crawled around to pick up the rest of the peices. White lounge chairs so brittle from the sun. My 17yr old had one break on her while laying out. Thank god it did not cut or pinch her leg when it happened. Some plugs and TV did not work on the 3rd floor. No pillowcases for the extra pillows in the closet. Dryer was slow to dry. Everytime we left the house we would have to wail several minutes because the traffic is so bad on Matthew Blvd. Pool was not warm when we got there we were told the pool guy forgot to start it wven after i called 48 hrs. To remind property contact number. heated pool is a lot of money and then to loose that much time with no heat was disapointing. Pool guy stopped to check pool (we could tell becase the hose was out) when he left the pool was still cloudy. And water level was so low the heater turned off. So we put water in the pool and it came on. So we had to wait again for it to heat up. Pool heat shuts off at 8p.m. so by morning it was down 10deg. So no morning swim for us. I will never stay at theis property again!

We enjoyed our stay at the property. The place was clean and close to the beach. Everything we expected. ThAnk you!

Never staying with this company again. Roaches in the house, electrical outlets didn’t work, broken windows, doors would just pop open to the outside, broken glass around the pool area. It was not a short walk to the beach as advertised. We had to go a mile down the road to the state park for beach access because other beach areas were for guests of other propertities. We had 12 people with us and took until the 3rd day to find the 6th bedroom that has a separate code. Talked with the property manager and their answer was Florida is known for roaches! They were not helpful AT ALL!!!!

Location was very good; easy walk to the beach. The best word to describe the property itself is "tired;" everything felt worn down and poorly kept. Upon checking in, we noticed a broken window right by the front door. It became a running joke for us as to what was going to break next, as there were problems with a toilet, the dishwasher, oven, and the heater for the pool. The whole place was very dirty and clearly had not been cleaned recently. In fact, we found someone else's sandals and leftover Fruit Loops in one of the bedrooms, there was sand in several of the beds (we arrived late and headed straight to bed so it was not due to visiting the beach first), and accumulated dust on ceiling fans and other surfaces. It became obvious the property management firm Real Joy didn't handle the basics of their job. We communicated some of the issues with them. After we sent an email about the pool heater, we received no human response; later in the day, we received a credit for the pool heating fee, which was the only way we knew they checked into it. No courtesy email to apologize or any other communication. I would definitely avoid Real Joy and their properties based on our experience here. As mentioned at the outset, the best thing about the property is its location.

Worked great for my large family and friends. The house was nice and most everything worked well. The dishwasher was missing wheels so fell pretty mush every time we pulled it open and the pool heater did not work at. Only complaints. The location was perfect. Everything you could ever want to do or shop for was in walking distance-even the cell phone store for a phone mishap. Would be happy to stay here again.

The area was nice and only 2 blocks from the beach. The house itself wasnt what we expected. Broken window, dirty stained sheets/pillows, dirty rug, tvs in bedroom didnt work, pool was smaller than it looks in pictures, outside grill didnt work and they couldnt bring us a new one. Luckily we spent more time at the beach and walking around than we did in the house.

We had a great time and the house was perfect. We had 17 people stay with us in the house and never felt like there was an issue. Over all a great place. Beach access is a .5 mile walk and grocery is a .5mile walk. Made it easy and would definitely stay here again.

the house looks big in pictures but its small one living room and the furniture was fifty so was the rugs the pool area was junky the grass was not cut grilll nasty to far from the beach whis is private and the public area so small on the beach

Big spacious house with plenty of room for our big family. House was clean. Pool was very nice and clean as soon as we arrived the kids jumped right in. Beds were comfortable. And the beach is a couple of blocks away which was a plus for us. Would definitely recommend. We are already Looking to book again for next year.

House is okay , (space wise) they need to deep clean drawers form kitchen, some had dead cockroaches. Nasty! Wifi never worked! The carpet in the living room needs to be changed! Everyone kept tripping on it cause of how old it is! The refrigerator on the 1st floor where the main kitchen is, didn’t cool at all! They need to do some stuff to it!

The weather was not as predicted but the vacation home was very accommodating to the whole family. Total relaxation. There was enough space for everyone to spread out and enjoy.

They got back with me very quickly and was super about answering any questions that we had!!

The home is great, weren’t pleased with the cleaning. We had to wash all towels and linens prior to use.. a lot of hair and bathrooms needed cleaning. It would be a great idea to add some umbrellas in the pool area, it’s hard for those not in the pool to enjoy that area while watching kids or just mingling. Overall we loved it, my second time there and we would rent again. Location is great, walking distance to beach and stores. My suggestions would be an OVERALL DEEP CLEANING, some sprucing up. and patio umbrellas! Maybe an option to add a golf cart. Hope this helps!!

The house was nice. The only complaint was there was only one roll of toilet paper per bathroom so we had to buy more.

We really enjoyed the house! Hated to leave! Had a little problems at the beginning, but the communication with the manager helped us out!

I rented this property back in April for our family vacation in August 2019. The company real joy that runs this property called and canceled on us the day we are suppose to check in. This has left 18 members of my family without a place to stay and we all came from a different states. We had kids with us for this trip which the cancellation did not make this easy on our family. I contacted real joy the week before and they day before regarding their bad reviews for this place and they only reply saying they hold their properties to its highest standards. It was all a lie and it was a horrible experience to have to find another place for a group of 18 people. Real joy did nothing to accommodate us or help the situation that they put us in. I would never recommend anyone to book with this company.

I had a good time

-Pool did not filter - Two location of stained blood in living room - Slow dipping facet on the second floor - Outdated furniture, decor, bathrooms, gross carpet - AC hard to manage -Stuffy and not open

Space worked great for the 3 generations of our family. Little ones loved the pool and big kids could walk to beach, shopping and coffee. It's in a lovely neighborhood. Bedrooms are roomy, baths are nice. Bath by pool entrance was well used. Plenty of refrigerator space and all needed cookware, dishes, etc. The public beach access was disappointing. It's so beautiful, but use of 90% of beach is restricted to those staying in beachfront properties. I've vacationed in Destin several times, but don't see my immediate family of 20 returning if public beach access remains restricted. Really too bad. We always need a big house and like the private space of a home like this one where you can easily walk to the beach.

I found this place completely by chance and I'm so glad I did. The house has beds for 22 if sharing isn't a problem. There were 14 of us total and we felt like the space was good, the flow was strange, but the house itself had space. It was clean and ready to go when we checked in at 4, no early check-in or late check-out allowed and a fee will be charged to you if try. That was a bummer, we would like to have been able to have a late check-out our last day but we understood. They let us know that they would supply a certain amount of specific toiletries and household items and that we would probably need to purchase our own. Were they ever so right about that! We ended up needing more toilet paper, paper towels, dishwashing detergent, and trash bags. The house was only 2 blocks from the beach which was great, however, we had to deal with roped off areas for use by the beach front condo owners and their guests so the space is limited. Get there early to get a good spot. The only real issue we had with the property is that when we arrived the pool was green and looked like it hadn't been cleaned. We called to have it cleaned at 9:15am and the lady said they would be right out to schock it. We waited around for a while and then went to the beach. We were hoping it got cleaned while we were gone but found that it hadn't. We called again, they said they would see what happened. Whatever the issue was, the guy arrived and he fixed it. We lost use of the pool for the whole day. Overall, we enjoyed the house and felt like it lived up to it's name, Beach House of Stress Relief.

The house was incredible and just what we needed for our stay. Very comfortable stay and easy walk to the beach.

The property was exactly as described on the website. Very clean with ample space and seating. Convenient location. The private heated pool was a must have and perfect to organize the group in the mornings.