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May 23, 2021

Destin to Rest

Our family stayed here 5/14-5/21/21. Best deck (huge) with pool and jacuzzi overlooking the ocean. With some TLC this place could be even more spectacular and for the increase in wkly rental price the owners should bite the bullet and invest a little more. Pros - *awesome brand new deck * awesome view and huge deck that overlooks the ocean with fab pool and jacuzzi * all new furniture in den * all new table and patio furniture make this easily one of the best rentals for a family. * The separate guest suite with its own kitchen was fantastic for my daughter, husband and 8 month old (as it had its own refrigerator and they could be close to family but still quite for night time) Negatives: * get the outside house painted and fix the stucco like your neighbors have * fix the outdoor shower head and outside rinse off area (could easily run the water to where you walk up from beach) vs. having to walk across the new deck with all the sandy feet * throw away all the utensils. The knives are so dull it was hard to cut anything. * freezer in main fridge doesn’t get cold enough. I would consider a new fridge. * throw away the toaster. It burns toast on the bottom and doesn’t cook toast at the top * get a new mesh skimmer for pool. I tried to clean the pool myself after the heavy winds but their was a big hole in the mesh net so I couldn’t clean. No one came out all week, from five star maint, to clean pool during our stay. * pool digital reader says it is completely out of salt to make chlorine. Someone needs to maintain pool better *eaves on the outside of house, next to deck, are completely falling off. I could fix myself if you gave me 4 hours. Maint said it would be fixed and no problem just needs to be fixed. Overall, our family absolutely loved this vacation and this house so don’t let the negatives get in the way. Just a message to five star and owners to pick it up and invest a some more $ into this fabulous property given the weekly prices you now charge.