When my mom received the 50th wedding anniversary invitation, to be held in Seaside, Florida, for her brother-in-law she immediately started planning. After much internet surfing, she landed upon the website of 360 Blue Properties and, being the neat freak that she is, just fell in love with the immaculate properties advertised on their site. Not only were their homes spectacular, but so was the costumer service as they helped to find just the right property for her.
So here are a few pictures from our home-away-home during our stay in Seagrove. (Of course you can check out the website here which features much more professional pictures.)
Entry way - notice all the hooks for beach towels and bins for sandy shoes
2nd floor Living Room - big, comfy couch in front of big, flat screen tv
Kitchen - It's not huge but it had everything we needed and then some.
3rd Floor Bedroom w/attached bath
3rd floor bedroom w/attached bath
Spacious attached bath
Bunk room w/trundle and additional double sleeper sofa
3rd floor wrap-around balcony w/ a little ocean view
Nice, right?! I just wanted to share my pictures because I know I often wonder if a website's photos are as real as they look. You know, sometimes they have a way of making a place look nicer or bigger than it really is. I have no photography skills what-so-ever so what you see is the real deal.
Along with the calming, beachy decor, here are a few other things we loved about this property:
PROS
-keyless entry to the house
-4 out of the 5 rooms had their own, attached bathroom (only the bunk room doesn't) and 3 of those
rooms had king beds while the other was a queen
-rooms were spacious with great closet space (my room actually had two closets)
-every room had a tv, even the bunk room
-free wifi which we had no trouble connecting to (drives me nuts when they say it's free but it costs
me 30 minutes trying to figure out how to get connected)
-wii gaming console (be sure to bring your own games!)
-my kiddos discovered a few toddler toys in the bunk room and were thrilled since we only brought
along a few
-kitchen not only was stocked with all appliances and cookware but also had a large selection of
plastic kids cups, bowls, plates, and utensils
-4 free beach chairs and 2 beach umbrellas which were set-up by the beach boy and left up during
our entire stay with a reserved sign on them
-two great restaurants located just across the street for easy dining
-customer service was excellent! We had a small issue with the dishwasher not starting and it was
fixed within a few hours of our call
-And here's my favorite:
-this boardwalk is just 50 yards from the front door of the house and leads directly to the beach
And of course no place is absolutely perfect, so here are a few things we weren't too crazy about:
CONS
-there was no door on the bunk room. Just kind of weird since that's where the kids were staying.
-there were no games with the wii system. Thankfully we had games to bring but could be a
bummer if you don't already have these.
-our ocean view was limited. This wasn't a problem for us, but if you're looking to have breakfast
with a view, you may want to look for a different property.
-although this wasn't a problem for our family, this is a 3 story property with lots of stairs (only one
bedroom on the first floor, but all other living spaces are upstairs).
-unfortunately, some previous guests had done some significant damage to the property just a few
weeks before we arrived (hence the dishwasher not working). Even though 360 Blue did a great
job replacing broken items and cleaning up their mess, we still never found the ipod docking station
that was advertised (but that's really just being a little nit-picky).
360 Blue has properties throughout the South Walton area (which spans from Destin to Panama). I think by now it's obvious, but I'll say it anyway, I would totally recommend 360 Blue for your next beach home vacation rental!
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