Holiday Surf and Racquet Club 306

The Property-as always-is fantastic! New chairs/umbrellas! New attendant-Isaac-was terrific! Our condo was disappointing though. Old carpet in living room is yucky.Porch furniture is old and very unattractive. Bed was very comfortable though. Updated kitchen was ok. Bedroom closet was STUFFED full of old pillows and old lamps, etc. Front desk ladies-as always-were all polite, friendly & professional. Tennis courts need re-surfacing. Love the new updates to the property-outdoor lighting very nice! Been staying at Holiday since I was a kid...this condo was a letdown. But, we still had a wonderful trip!

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My daughter and I stayed in this unit. It was clean and well-maintained. We would definitely rent this unit again!

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We were very disappointed with our unit. As soon as you walk in there is a smell and overall not very clean. Carpet was very dirty. Our toilet got clogged with poop and it took 2 hours for maintenance to come unclog it. Water got on the floor and we had to clean it ourselves. I didnt feel like it was sanitary afterwards. I understand there isnt any house keeping but you dont expect to fix things and clean everything on vacation. The smoke detector went off while my toddler was napping and it took maintenance over 30 minutes to come replace the battery. It felt like it was just 1 thing after another. Wont be coming back again.

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Overall, we had a good experience! Unit was clean and much more updated than most of the units we saw. The bathroom is probably the least renovated portion and the vanity is quite small, so keep that in mind for hair dryers, straighteners, etc. Also, not that it matters much at the beach, but the TV in the bedroom doesn't really work (seems like the cable service connection isn't strong enough).
Otherwise, the kitchen was great, A/C worked great, and balcony had a good view.
The beach is pretty small still since the last big hurricane washed out a lot of sand, but this didn't really have any impact on our experience. Just an FYI.
Front desk associates could be better however. They were not particularly welcoming, and just had a general lack of interest in being helpful. For example, on a couple of occasions, we let them know luggage carts were left in random places on the property (i.e. on the top floor, by the tennis courts) and they asked if we would go get them and bring them back despite multiple people behind the desk and no one in the reception area...

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We loved the view and the way our room was decorated. It was a wonderful trip!

The room was nice and clean. The staff was very courteous and helpful. We really enjoyed our stay.

We loved the condo! It was spacious, clean and had everything we needed. We would stay here again!

Great

It was a very clean and nice place. Ready to go back!

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The condo we stayed in unit 306 was spotless, updated, and well supplied. The staff at the Holiday Surf and Racquet Club are professional and super friendly! We have stayed at the Holiday Surf and racquet club two other times over the past years of visiting this area and highly recommend not only this location in Destin (Gulf Shore Drive) would definitely recommend unit 306.

Very good just as i was expecting

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Beautiful, peaceful,

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Room was perfect, beautiful view of the ocean

The condo is in a good location . The carpet could be replaced , kitchen was nice . The complex was nice . Beach was nice and proximity to harbor was great. The floors were not swept when we arrived. Rest of condo appeared clean.

First off what you see is what you get. And that is a good thing in this case.

The location is perfect. Right on an incredibly beautiful beach. We live in Florida so I have some standing in saying it is a beautiful beach.

It has the benefit of being away from the madness of the main road in Destin (98?). But it is just a short 3 minute drive away. The main road has most any restaurant you would ever want.

The property itself is quite nice with lots of amenities. Things like shopping carts to help bring your groceries in. I loved that. There were rackets and balls to use on the Tennis courts if you wanted to play. Shuffleboard court which oddly enough the younger kids enjoyed a lot.

Get up early and reserve a set of chairs and umbrella and they are your all day. The chair guys were terrific and very nice.

It looked like every place had a nice view of the pool and beach/water because of the design of the building. Unit 306 had a particularly great view to the barge for the fireworks show on July 4th.

There is an electronic gate to get into the property so I would think security is pretty good.

We had a VERY good time. I completely recommend Holiday Surf and Raquet Club.

We live in the Tampa Bay area and it was so good we may very well make the 6 hour drive again next year.

overall it was ok, the functionality was not so good. Many of the plugs didn't work, the toilet had to be fixed and the master ceiling fan would not work unless the light was on also no room for toiletries in bathroom. Seemed like less room in kitchen etc...

We had a nice stay, the location is great and very easy access to the beach. I love that the beach was not crowded even though this is the start of summer. I especially like the beach chair tagging system. I would recommend this location and unit to friends.

Suggest that owner replaces sliding door all coverings, broken poor installation.and rusted sticking slides-- a decent large soup pot , replace carpeting and one sharp large cutting knife, and mold at tub area otherwise unit efficient and clean and we had a great time

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No kitchen cabinet space, can goods etc had to be piled on the counter. Very little cookware and utensils Had to borrow a bowl from the next door neighbor Light in bedroom had to be on when the ceiling fan was on , not very convenient when trying to sleep. Drawers in bedroom were too short. They fell on the floor when you opened them. I've rented 5 other units. This is by for the worst.

Clean, easy and great access to the beach and the boardwalk in Destin!

GREAT

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The unit was nice and clean with new appliances. The vertical blinds for the deck need to be replaced. The bedroom needs a dresser to provide more drawer space. A medicine chest in the bathroom would be nice to store personal medications. A swag lamp over the table would provide light for reading. The view from the deck was great and the furnishings were comfortable.