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D's Beach Retreat
- House·7 guests·2 bedrooms·2 bathrooms
Big D’s Beach Retreat – Tropical Bungalow Directly Across from the Gulf! Welcome to Big D's Beach Retreat, located DIRECTLY across from the emerald waters of the Gulf! Just steps away from Schooner's, a local & tourist's favorite spot, you have everything you need right here for an unforgettable be...
Amenities
Free WiFi
Kitchen
Air conditioning
Washing Machine
Pets allowed
Hot tub
Available days
Reviews
4.65 (17)·Brenda·June 2025
Great Location! Issues Need Addressed.
Positive: The location was awesome! Directly in front of Public Access to Beach and across from Schooners! Quiet area, and it was nice sitting on the balcony. It was also nice to be able to park in the garage, which felt safer at night.
There were plenty of dishes and pans, also.
Extra fan was very helpful, also.
I also liked having bedrooms downstairs, with the kitchen and living room upstairs. Nice not to have to lug suitcases upstairs!
Negative: We had issues with the A/C, but I thought it was due to the heat and humidity. Finally called Mgmt. on 3rd day when temp reached 81 deg in the house. My husband is on oxygen, and it became unbearable for him breathing. Also, for our dog. We kept the thermostat on 75 so I know it wasn't due to anything we did wrong. The repairman came (on Sunday) and knew what was wrong. (Owners were aware there was an issue, he had been there before) It was frozen up, and we had to run fan only for an hour. He set the thermostat, and returned the next morning to check and see if we were still ok.
My husband had to sleep on the spare bed in our bedroom due to the mattress being very uncomfortable. I had to sleep in the middle of the king mattress because the mattress was worn on the sides. It caused you to be rolled off the edge. (I only weigh 200#). They need to replace the king-size bed mattress. Bad!
We were not able to get hottub to work, either. (It's a portable hottub, blow-up kind)
Couldn't enjoy backyard space. An umbrella or shade screen would be nice.
Do not walk bare footed or sock footed in the house. Tile floors downstairs must have been dirty. I walked from the bathroom to our bed, and my feet were filthy. I used a washcloth to clean them off to be able to slip on shoes. I couldn't rinse the washcloth clean...even with soap.
No one next door, ( or at least, it didn't look like it) but, a white truck was parked in the driveway every day. A couple of days, we could hardly get car in and out the garage. He wanted part of the driveway on our side.
NOTE: If these things were guaranteed to not be a problem in the future, this place would have the capability of being an A+ rental. But, for the fees charged and rental, it was not worth what I paid for our stay.
·Jazmon·April 2025
Great place for a vacation!
Positive: Great location. Has everything you need. Just needed a little TLC outside. Which I ended up cleaning up the backyard. I also think the coffee makers need to be replaced. These are not issues that would prevent me from staying there again. There were six of us staying here as well as a dog. We did end up having to reach out to the property managers regarding the AC unit. They responded very quickly and came and dealt with the issue immediately. I will definitely be staying here again.
·Megan·February 2025
Loved our stay here, it was perfect!
Positive: Great location, very well decorated and comfortable.
Negative: A/c might need servicing as it was hard to keep the upstairs cool.
·John·November 2024
Great Stay
Positive: Everything was great!
Negative: The hot tub didn't work. Called the maintenance number. He had us to send him a picture of the got tub display and we never heard back from anyone to fix it . They shouldn't advertise a hot tub when it obviously hadn't worked in a long time.
·Tony·October 2024
Great location for a beach vacation in a renovated townhouse.
Positive: Great location! Well stocked kitchen and bathroom items.The garage area was nice to store items and to rinse off when returning from the beach.
Negative: I didn’t like that we had to wash and dry our towels prior to check out.
Also, the townhouse adjoining the unit appeared to be a storage unit with an unkempt backyard.
Good to know
House Rules
Check-in: 4 pm
Check-out: 10 am
Pets: allowed
Smoking inside: not allowed
Cancellation Policy
100% refund up to 30 days before arrival
50% refund up to 14 days before arrival