My family and I have vising the panhandle of Florida for 4 years now. We've stayed in Navarre twice and Orange Beach once. This year I thought we would try a location with more available to do right out our door. Here's what you need to know about Unit 312 A:

1. Lack of pride in property--missing knobs on dressers, kitchen cabinets, old patio furniture, low number of chairs for dining (like one or two is missing)poor housekeeping. A granite counter top does not make for a nice condo!

2. Old beds, or cheap as they come. They had an egg crate foam topper on the king--who does that? And my kids who can sleep on a hard wood floor in sleeping bags said their beds were uncomfortable.

3. The bedroom windows face the hallway which is okay except for every outside light on the condo remains on and they are too cheap to spring for black out blinds. None of us could sleep without figuring out how to block out the light from our rooms.

4. Dressers so cheap you're afraid to use them for fear you will break the track. Sooo cheap.

5. Who owns only 2 bar stools in a unit that claims to sleep 8-10 people? At least spring for 3 stools and 5 dining room chairs.

6. The gate entry of the pool is like entering Ft Knox,-so unfriendly. Although I understand why the concern since on day 3 my sons Nike slides were stolen by another patron from the pool area and on day 7 my older than dirt flip flops were stolen off the beach.

7. The dryer has been left so unmaintained that you have to run it up to 4 times just to get towels dry. More on the lack of pride.

8. They claim there are 2 beach chairs which sounds really helpful, except they are the most awful rusty chairs you could imagine.

9. Nice view off the balcony, minus the concrete wall to the left, and prepare your feet to trip repeatedly on the old sliding glass sliding door's giant ledge.

10. Last, -If you're really lucky you'll have an empty neighboring condo's fire alarm with a low battery go off ALL NIGHT long while you're family tries to sleep.

Miramar has a great path for walking and riding your bike right outside your door. I definitely recommend the Surf Hut Restaurant down the road. Beautiful views and delicious food! I realized when booking my stay that I was giving up the normal size of condo I rent--the overall location seems to charge more for less condo. I think I'll stay with a more peaceful beach and drive to spend money places on my next trip to the panhandle!