Ariel Dunes I 505 - Beautiful Gulf and pool views, and steps to the beach!

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: It was okay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Had a great time. The weather was beautiful, the food was delicious, the condo was very nice. When we arrived the air conditioner would only cool to 77 degrees which was uncomfortable. I called the management and a service man came and fixed it within the hour. That was the only glitch in the entire time we were there.

Rating Details: The property manager was very unhelpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very unhappy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Booked 7 nights 7/22/23-7/29/23 at Ariel Dunes I room 505. Room was very dirty. Floors counter tops filthy. Washing machine was full of sand. Had torun it numerous times to rinse sand out of machine. Lights in bathroom were burnt out. Balcony has trash from other floor thrown on it and not one complete set of chairs. Pictures that you see of this rental are a lie. Rental is filthy and looks like it was furnished from a thrift store or Goodwill. Staff is rude and not helpful at all. And restaurant has the worst food hot beer and unpleasant staff. Access to beach is not in front of condo. You have to walk down street a ways to get to entrance of beach. Don’t know why they charge cleaning fee because room isn’t clean at all. For the expensive price they charge you can get a much better place down the street. Will not stay here again nor would recommend anyone else does.

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was our first time booking at this location. The location was great. There are two pools and we were within walking distance from the beach. Our stay included free beach chair and umbrella and discounts to local restaurants and services. I appreciated the ocean view and clean linens that were provided. The kitchen was great and functional and had mostly everything you needed. I would have appreciated beach towels, and a small cooler to take to the beach. We were traveling from another state and couldn’t pack beach essentials besides beach towels. The apartment could use a few new upgrades to their king bed coverlet and shams as well as the couch and window blinds in the living room. The king bed and shams were torn at the seams and the coverlet seemed old. The couch appeared to be old and worn and the sofa bed mattress was thin and very uncomfortable. They did not provide a comforter for the sofa bed only a flat sheet. The sliding door to the balcony had several missing blinds which didn’t block out the sunlight on those early mornings. The bathtub didn’t drain properly so it would fill up while showering. The vacuum didn’t work. The bunk bed mattresses were thin and uncomfortable. It would have been nice to have a standing fan for the bunks in the hallway since there wasn’t a ceiling fan close by. I would have preferred to stay at the Embassy Suites if I had known what we were getting. Internet pictures are deceiving.

Rating Details: The property manager was very unhelpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very unhappy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We didn’t have a vacation! We had a family situation arise that didn’t allow us to come down to Destin. Since we apparently didn’t cancel within the 60 day window we lost the entire amount of our deposit.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Compared to other units in the same building, this until was barebones. A few extras would really go a long way- soap for the kitchen, salt/pepper, laundry detergent. The unit wasn’t super clean (I could tell plates/glasses were just rinsed off and not actually washed, floors were filthy). Bunk bed mattress and pillows were the cheapest (or most worn) bed I’ve ever had to pay to sleep on. Couch was visibly dirty so I didn’t dare open it to see if the bed inside was clean or not. Will not return to this unit.

Rating Details: The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a one bed room unit that sleeps 6. The space wasn’t the issue. The issues were related to cleanliness. The unit was filthy. The walls obviously needed painting and it smelled terrible. There was no broom to sweep and a vacuum that my husband had to fix for it to work. I mean it’s a beach rental to me it makes sense to have a broom to mop up sand. The ice maker leaked so we didn’t use it. I had to wipe the wall in the kitchen with a Clorox wipe. How did someone miss this? The comforter was stained terribly. I took the pillow cases off to wash them and the pillows were disgusting. I literally went to the dollar general and got 2 new pillows. I called the front office about the broom and she was like we don’t have that I was not going but a broom after buying pillows. It just wasn’t clean

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Several issues with the rental when we arrived; a/c problems, missing amenities, tv remote missing, issues with sliding glass door, and my Jeep Grand Cherokee was damaged in the parking lot during our stay

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: When I reserved this room, I looked at the photos. Everything looked looked clean ik the photos, but when we arrived, everything was dirty, there were stains on the walls, the bedsheets also had stains, the bunk bed looked very dirty so I didn't even let my kids sleep there. The coffee table in the living room was broken. We woke up early in the morning because about half of the blinds were missing. The nightstands in the room were also covered in stains. The carpet was smelly. The only hood thing was the view from the balcony. I'm not going to return to this hotel, and I don't recommend for anyone to go there.

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Checkin was easy and seamless. Location is close to the beach and beach amenities were were well organized and staff was kind and professional. For this particular unit, the layout was good and worked for our group of 4; however, the unit needs some care to continue to host. The coffee table was broken and a hazard for small children or really anyone staying there. When we arrived, the nightstands and other areas still had rings from cups on the furniture. The kitchen amenities were lacking from most condos with sparse utensils and nearly nonexistent cups and glasses. Finally, to play a family board game we attempted to use the balcony chairs and table because of the broken coffee table. Unfortunately, every time we went outside another guest was smoking so profusely on one of the nearby balconies that the space became unusable in the day or night. With these issues addressed, the unit could be perfect for vacations — centrally located on property, easy to find parking, quick access to two pools and the beach, and a quiet community.