Great location! The property is beautiful and very clean, however, there were quite a few issues during our stay. Backyard needs maintenance, specifically getting all the weeds out, they were everywhere! Lights on palm trees do not work, outdoor grill vent was broken, our oven/stove had to be shut off because oven kept turning on by itself several times during the day and night. Also, AC went out on the third floor. Our master door lock didn’t lock.

Unit 401 Crystal Dunes NO BEACH SERVICE … Unit 401 Crystal Dunes is the only rental unit I’ve ever rented in the last 10 yrs that does NOT include beach service! This is not a cheap unit. This is not a “budget” unit! This is either poor management or greedy owners! Owners get a discounted rated when they reserve beach service for their unit for the season. Instead I’m having to pay an extra $300 (on top of the $6,000 I’ve already paid for the week) for something that every other unit includes! Save yourself the headache and choose a different unit!

Sandcastle 2nd floor had no AC Our family stayed at the Sandcastle by the Sea during the first week of August 2023. Upon arrival, we expressed our concerns that the 2nd floor was over 80 degrees. Maintenance came on Saturday evening, said the house needed to just cool off which it never did. Sunday they came and said that we needed to wash the unit down. I guess they thought we wanted to work on our unit while on vacation. Monday they were back again to look at the unit and decided that it would need to be replaced. Tuesday the home owners approved the replacement. That is when the chillers were brought in. Wednesday they can and made the repairs. Meanwhile, the 2nd floor still was 80+ degrees every night. That night it still didn't cool off because it had been off all day long. Thursday night it was 78 degrees when we went to bed and Friday night it was 76 degrees when we went to bed. I spoke to your office everyday because they called me every morning and they sent the chillers but even the last night, the 2nd floor only cooled to 76 with the chillers and the new ac running at full capacity. By morning, the 2nd floor would cool off to around 75 but it is not exactly comfortable to go to sleep every night in 80+ degrees. The obviously knew there was a problem because there were box fans in every room on the 2nd floor. What multi-millon dollar home furnishes their bedrooms with box fans? I was patient with them and tried to make the best of the situation since we were on vacation but I was told that we were not due any compensation because I didn't keep submitting complaints even though the office knew of the ongoing problem. And because they replaced the unit on Wednesday, that was sufficient even though our stay was Saturday to Saturday.

Unresponsive when it counts We booked the condo beach rental Seaview Unit 300 with Bliss Beach Rentals for a week in August 2023. Aside from an unusual lingering odor, the unit itself seemed ok, but the building was a disaster. The elevator was inoperable from day one and three calls into reporting, we never heard another promised response for a timeframe on repair or a warning that there would be no plans for repair during our stay. Had it been working and we had not had to climb the 48 steps (one-way) for 7 days straight with the entire family and all belongings all day long, we might not have noticed the building was filthy all the way down. There was a presumably used dental floss pick, roaches (alive and dead), grimy hand-railing, and awful smell from top to bottom that greeted us the entire visit. Maintenance arrived without notice on our last day to replace the air filter in our unit with no news, apology, or offer to compensate for the miserable state of the building. They also had to trek the hallway and stairs to reach the unit, so obviously they were aware of the conditions and had nothing to say about it. The Gulf view and family friendly layout of the unit is exactly what we would like to have enjoyed most. However, the lack of control over the property’s poor maintenance will keep us from ever booking this property or with this company again.

Not the Norm Not the Norm Five Star Gulf Rentals went above & beyond to accommodate our families beach rental at Not the Norm. They are a great rental company & we plan to book with them again. The property is 10 star we could not have ask for anything better. Everything was clean & check out instructions were simple.