Crystal Sands Condo, Directly on the Beach
About this condo rental
Located in Destin, this attractive condo for £116 per night is a great option for your next vacation. Crystal Sands, an intimate, three-story, quiet property. These two gulf-front, low-rise condominium buildings are located in Destin's Crystal Beach area. The unit that faces the dazzling, white, sand beaches views directly on the Gulf of Mexico. Spacious and private, decorated with comfort in mind. The condominium buildings are located near the heart of Destin. You will find lots to do both day and night. Crystal Sands is one of the special places that you want to keep to yourself yet can't stop to talk about. You deserve the best and the best is Crystal Sands on the beach. Do yourself a favor and treat yourself like a king or a queen, lay down on the beach and just be lazy. Come to the sugar, white beaches of the Emerald coast. Look out on the beautiful sun, surf, and sand not the parking lot or street. Listen to the waves not the passing traffic. Have breakfast on the balcony with only the sugar, white sand between you and the blue waters of Mexico. Sun and stroll on the beach or grab a wave runner and see how high you can fly. Crystal Sands is less than a mile from the famous designer's outlet mall, Silver Sands outlet mall. Do not forget about shopping there! My unit is on the second floor of the new building, east side establishment, building B. The unit has a master bedroom which has a king-size bed. There are two bunk beds in the hallways. The living room has a queen-size sleeper sofa. Crystal Sands is located away from the congestion of downtown Destin yet only minutes away from all the day and evening attraction. . Keywords: Condominium
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony / Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Wheelchair accessible
Map of Destin, FL
Reviews
4.3/5.0
Excellent(84 Reviews)
1.0
Dirty ,hvac system outside is completely rusted which makes the inside of the apartment smell had to put air fresheners throughout apartment cleaning staff doesn’t do a good job apartment has none of the basic basics upgrades just not a good state would not recommend
3.0
Overall, the stay was marred by a broken air conditioner. The condo's temperature ranged from 78° at night to 82° during the day. (We had to buy a fan so we could sleep.) Otherwise, the condo could use some updates, e.g., streaming televisions. Was adequate, but disappointing.
1.0
The condo itself was ok. There was no air conditioning at all, however and the owner was terrible at communication. We spent 3 nights in an 80* condo and ended up leaving one day early just to sleep in a cool bed. This is not the condo you want to be in for vacation.
5.0
Amazing view from the balcony. Condo was nice. Everything was beautiful!
5.0
We came up from SWFL to vacation with extended family & this place was great for what we needed! Great communication with the owner.
3.0
Love Crystal Sands!
Unit we stayed in needs some general maintenance but overall very comfortable. Would definitely stay again. Not enough communication through VRBO. Probably won’t go through them again. Had no check in information when we arrived but was lucky to get with owner.
5.0
Always a great time. Thanks again!
5.0
Great location! Beautiful beach! Will stay there again someday.
5.0
Long weekend stay for myself & my husband. Absolutely gorgeous views!!! Conveniently located right on the beach & close to everything we needed. Basic accommodations that fit us perfectly. Will return & definitely recommend.
4.0
This is on the beach, so from the balcony is an unobstructed view of the clear, blue water of Gulf and the white sugar sand beach. It takes about 1 minute to walk from the room to the beach. No streets to cross or parking space to find.
Neighborhood is also great for walking. Sidewalks take you to beautiful homes in the area. Several shops and restaurants are easy to walk to at less than a mile away from condo.
The furnishings inside condo are not 5 star, but this is at a much better price than the recently updated rooms at same location. A few inexpensive fixes to room would help tremendously.
1.0
Other units in the building had complementary beach service included in the stay, the owner of this unit didn't. Had to pay for my own and they won't let you set up your own umbrella. The condo itself is not being taking care of properly. For instance, the ceiling fan is unbalanced and acks like it getting ready to fall out of the ceiling and all the AC receptacles are worn out and need to be replaced because my plugs kept falling out. Needless to say, I won't be staying here again and wont be using Vrbo again.
5.0
Fun in the sun
We had a great time! We rented for the location and the view and neither disappointed!!!!
4.0
It was great
Great 👍
5.0
I am familiar with this location and this property as I have stayed around here for many years and it is the perfect beach spot & a great property. This room is just as nice as it looks online & the host is very responsive and he responds quickly. We enjoyed our stay so much and would stay here again!
5.0
Perfect location & great host
I am familiar with this location and this property as I have stayed around here for many years and it is the perfect beach spot & a great property. This room is just as nice as it looks online & the host is very responsive and he responds quickly. We enjoyed our stay so much and would stay here again!
3.0
Great: Location right on the beach. Beach was beautiful white sand for miles in either direction; water had red flag warnings when we were there but would be very swimmable.
Good: Unit layout was good with small kitchen, a bedroom, bunk beds, two bathrooms, laundry and a deck.
Bad: Unit was dated with carpet, couch, and chairs that could use a good cleaning. Minor issues with unit maintenance such as missing toilet paper roller and broken shelf in refrigerator that were addressed by onsite manager. We had messaged the owner prior to our stay with a question about beach towels and other beach equipment and were told that there was beach service available for $30-40 / day for two chairs and an umbrella (no towels). Be aware that this is actually $50 / day and we were informed by the beach service team that this is one of the few units that does not include this in their price.
Ugly: Check-in process was a nightmare. Owner messaged that unit would not be ready at the published time due to cleaning crew that was behind schedule, but no communication was provided about when it would be ready despite multiple requests for updates. Finally got into unit 2.5 hours after expected check-in time. When we unpacked, there were only two hangers available for a week’s worth of clothing and the absolute worst was that a drawer in the dresser had a used latex glove and miscellaneous trash that looked like opened and unopened packets (our thoughts went to condoms or drugs, but we didn’t want to examine it). When we reported this, the owner sent an extremely condescending message back that we should just clean out the drawer, that this is ‘condo living’ and to not let it ruin our vacation. These issues were not rectified until the following day, so we had to take time out of the next day of vacation to ensure that the issues were taken care of.
Overall: This was our first VRBO experience and I’m not sure if we’ll ever use VRBO again. On top of this poor experience, the owner messaged us when we returned that we were being charged an extra $95 VRBO fee. Good customer service would have waived this fee (and frankly more) due to the issues experienced at check-in, but this owner was extremely tone deaf. We definitely won’t be staying at this or any other property owned by this person. My brother stayed at a unit in the same building on the same floor and it was beautiful… recently renovated, great furniture in the condo and on the deck, AND included the beach service.
5.0
Convenient and affordable
3.0
Great vacation despite challenges with property / property owner
Great: Location right on the beach. Beach was beautiful white sand for miles in either direction; water had red flag warnings when we were there but would be very swimmable.
Good: Unit layout was good with small kitchen, a bedroom, bunk beds, two bathrooms, laundry and a deck.
Bad: Unit was dated with carpet, couch, and chairs that could use a good cleaning. Minor issues with unit maintenance such as missing toilet paper roller and broken shelf in refrigerator that were addressed by onsite manager. We had messaged the owner prior to our stay with a question about beach towels and other beach equipment and were told that there was beach service available for $30-40 / day for two chairs and an umbrella (no towels). Be aware that this is actually $50 / day and we were informed by the beach service team that this is one of the few units that does not include this in their price.
Ugly: Check-in process was a nightmare. Owner messaged that unit would not be ready at the published time due to cleaning crew that was behind schedule, but no communication was provided about when it would be ready despite multiple requests for updates. Finally got into unit 2.5 hours after expected check-in time. When we unpacked, there were only two hangers available for a week’s worth of clothing and the absolute worst was that a drawer in the dresser had a used latex glove and miscellaneous trash that looked like opened and unopened packets (our thoughts went to condoms or drugs, but we didn’t want to examine it). When we reported this, the owner sent an extremely condescending message back that we should just clean out the drawer, that this is ‘condo living’ and to not let it ruin our vacation. These issues were not rectified until the following day, so we had to take time out of the next day of vacation to ensure that the issues were taken care of.
Overall: This was our first VRBO experience and I’m not sure if we’ll ever use VRBO again. On top of this poor experience, the owner messaged us when we returned that we were being charged an extra $95 VRBO fee. Good customer service would have waived this fee (and frankly more) due to the issues experienced at check-in, but this owner was extremely tone deaf. We definitely won’t be staying at this or any other property owned by this person. My brother stayed at a unit in the same building on the same floor and it was beautiful… recently renovated, great furniture in the condo and on the deck, AND included the beach service.
2.5
Convenient and affordable
5.0
This condo was great for our weekend getaway. It was very clean. The view was beautiful. A quick walk and your on the beach. My only complaint is the kitchen needed to be more stocked. It only had 1 coffee cup, 1 butter knife, no real knives. This was our 2nd time staying in these condos and both times, we were not disappointed. Side note: $50/ day to rent chair and umbrella for beach.
5.0
Great vacation spot!
5.0
Loved being right on the ocean and having a pool! Was so great to go back n forth and parking was great. Was a clean and smelled great! Lots of space and we enjoyed ourselves so much! Great balcony and view of the ocean and nice and quiet. No loud neighbors that was a huge plus. Thanks for the great stay!
5.0
Beautiful view!
Great vacation spot!
5.0
This condo was great for our weekend getaway!
This condo was great for our weekend getaway. It was very clean. The view was beautiful. A quick walk and your on the beach. My only complaint is the kitchen needed to be more stocked. It only had 1 coffee cup, 1 butter knife, no real knives. This was our 2nd time staying in these condos and both times, we were not disappointed. Side note: $50/ day to rent chair and umbrella for beach.
5.0
Wonderful view and clean condo. Was a great stay.
Loved being right on the ocean and having a pool! Was so great to go back n forth and parking was great. Was a clean and smelled great! Lots of space and we enjoyed ourselves so much! Great balcony and view of the ocean and nice and quiet. No loud neighbors that was a huge plus. Thanks for the great stay!
5.0
My husband and I enjoyed being right on the beach, having breakfast on the balcony. The view of the ocean, ocean sounds, and just relaxing on the beach was so special to us. Thank you for a great experience!
5.0
Beautiful emerald waters
My husband and I enjoyed being right on the beach, having breakfast on the balcony. The view of the ocean, ocean sounds, and just relaxing on the beach was so special to us. Thank you for a great experience!
5.0
Check in process was extremely easy. Very clean place. Beautiful view of the beach. Felt almost like home having a full kitchen and dining area. Washer and dryer definitely came in handy. Nice area and very close to all the restaurants and shops. I will definitely stay here again. I have no complaints!
5.0
Relaxing and peaceful
Check in process was extremely easy. Very clean place. Beautiful view of the beach. Felt almost like home having a full kitchen and dining area. Washer and dryer definitely came in handy. Nice area and very close to all the restaurants and shops. I will definitely stay here again. I have no complaints!
4.0
Quick Visit
Very good location with super easy beach access. Was happy to be able to squeeze in a 2 night stay.
5.0
Weekend get away
The condo was very nice and clean. It was easy access to get in. My grandkids loved being there. My 8 year old asked if we could live there.
5.0
Great Getaway
We loved the place for a midwinter getaway, on the beach so when it’s cold or rainy you can just hang out and watch the water. Host is very responsive and helpful!
5.0
This is a great property, we have stayed in this property several times over the last 5 years, great location and affordable.
5.0
Great winter get away!
This is a great property, we have stayed in this property several times over the last 5 years, great location and affordable.
3.0
Still has keyed door. One key. Made managing access aggravating. Only door I saw w/o push button lock.
Terrible main bedroom mattress and box springs very old.
Sink nearest bedroom would not drain. Couldn’t use it.
Beach umbrella and chairs not included in price. One of only two units in the building that did not include the service in the price.
Lock box for entrance was very old and very difficult to open.
Owner is putting no money in up keep.
Living room furniture is old and dilapidated.
Still charges full market price.
A/C is not taking moisture out of the air very well.
3.0
Crystal Sands 203b
Still has keyed door. One key. Made managing access aggravating. Only door I saw w/o push button lock.
Terrible main bedroom mattress and box springs very old.
Sink nearest bedroom would not drain. Couldn’t use it.
Beach umbrella and chairs not included in price. One of only two units in the building that did not include the service in the price.
Lock box for entrance was very old and very difficult to open.
Owner is putting no money in up keep.
Living room furniture is old and dilapidated.
Still charges full market price.
A/C is not taking moisture out of the air very well.
5.0
Our family had a wonderful trip and enjoyed our stay in 203B Crystal Sands! The owner was very easy to communicate with and was very kind! We had beautiful views of the ocean from the unit with easy access to the beach!
5.0
Wonderful beach trip :)
Our family had a wonderful trip and enjoyed our stay in 203B Crystal Sands! The owner was very easy to communicate with and was very kind! We had beautiful views of the ocean from the unit with easy access to the beach!
5.0
Summer
It was a good trip. The condo was nice, the only thing I was disappointed with was the view from the master bedroom wasn't what was pictured online.......at all
5.0
Perfect Beach Front Condo
This unit was clean and just like the listing showed in VRBO. It was fully stocked with everything you need to cook with. The owner responded to all of my messages promptly. This is our second time staying at Crystal Sands Condos. We couldn’t ask for a better location. We will be back!
FAQs
How much does this condo cost compared to others in Destin?
The average price for a rental in Destin is £253 per night. This rental is £137 less expensive than the average.
Is parking included with this condo?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Crystal Sands Condo, Directly on the Beach. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this condo?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Crystal Sands Condo, Directly on the Beach. Enjoy the water!
Is Crystal Sands Condo, Directly on the Beach pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this condo is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Crystal Sands Condo, Directly on the Beach?
We found 10 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.
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