My wife and I traveled to Destin for a wedding in mid September 2014 with our 9 month old. Because this was a wedding for a good friend from college there were lots of our friends staying around the area and we had a chance to compare our place with several others so we were even more impressed with this condo.

I read somewhere that Beach Resort was built in 2006. I would believe that and would have guessed a little newer than that even. The building and grounds are very well kept and intelligently laid out.

The pool is the feature you’ll remember the most. It was obviously designed by someone with children. There is a beach entry area that goes from zero to a few inches and gradually deepens to 4 or 5 feet over about 50 yards – the pool is massive. Our 9 month old loved crawling around in the shallows. The shadow from the building begins to shade the pool around 3:00. The adult pool section is raised up a few feet from the larger pool and has an infinity edge with a view to the other pool.

The beach is about a 5 minute walk and there is a very nice wide sidewalk that runs for miles in either direction. You do cross a 2 lane road, but the drivers in the area are seemingly never in a rush and always willing to follow the posted signs to stop for anyone at a crosswalk.

The unit itself is a great design for a single family. There is one long hallway with the master bedroom with an attached bathroom on the right. Next is the laundry and then the bunk room. It’s not so much a room as a nook and a curtain for a door, but it has its own attached bathroom which is surprisingly large. We had a friend stay for a couple nights of our 6 nights and she loved it. Finally the hallway opens up to the kitchen and living room.

The kitchen is stocked with everything you’ll need although we wished the knives were a little higher quality. The living room is comfortable and carpeted. We appreciated it with our little one toppling over, but it will probably be ready to be replaced in couple years. The TV is standard def and could use a channel list cheat sheet.

Rick was quick and professional to work with. There weren’t any parking tags when we arrived, but within an hour of texting I was able to pick up a new set of tags from a management company’s office around the corner.

We are the type of travelers that always want to try something new but we can honestly say we are planning a return trip to Destin and will almost certainly stay at Beach Resort again.