We travel a lot with competition dance. We were here for the convenience to the Emerald Coast Convention Center. It literally took 3 minutes to get to the convention center, but that was because you had to walk to the parking garage and wait at a red light.
We pool deck was exceptional. There was a lazy river, an obstacle course, a preschool area with frogs, etc, two hot tubs, and two full pools. There was even a snack shack in the pool area where food or drinks (yes beverages as well) could be purchased. There was plenty of tables and chairs and lounge chairs as well. I had two issues with the pool deck area. First, I need a fork for my daughter because we had forgotten to bring one down to the pool. The snack shack would not give me one. I thought that was very tacky and unnecessary. Afterall, I was a guest of the condo. Second, while my 18 year old daughter was in the hot tub, someone stole her towel. We were quite dismayed that guests would do such a thing. We searched everywhere for it without success.
Access to the beach was perfection and the inclusion of charis and umbrella rental for condo guests was very nice. It definitely enhanced our enjoyment of the beach.
The actual condo itself was nice. The bathroom rooms were both very large with spacious vanity area. There were plenty of towels available. My one issue with the bathroom was there wasn't a back up roll of toilet paper available.
The kitchen was nice, including a crock pot. They provided power towels, dish washing liquid and dishwasher solution, as well as a sponge.
The washer and dryer were a cute little combo tucked away in the kitchen pantry. They also provided enough laundry soap for a load.
The little bunk area was a great additional to the overall floorplan and the two children loved it!
The master bedroom (king sized bed) did seem to have a few outlet issues with the outlet closest to the bed.
The balcony that allowed access from both bedrooms and living room was very nice. The balcony furniture was adequate for our needs. There was a partial view of the gulf which was nice for the location of the condo.
Overall I would definitely stay here again and recommed to friends, but there was a weird issue with noises with the pipes our first night that required a maintenance man to come see about it. He chalked it up to the wind with the floos (sp?).
The walk to the parking garage was indeed long, but not impossible. There were carts for luggage so no problem!
