Panama City Beach, Florida
“Great Gulf Getaway” is situated on a corner lot in Seacrest Beach which is located on Highway 30A, nestled between Alys Beach, and Rosemary Beach. The house is located 2 blocks from the beautifully landscaped 12,000 sq ft lagoon style pool--the largest on 30A. The beach is short walk (less than 4min), but why walk when you can ride the free shuttle to the gulf and to the pool.
The main house is spacious--3000 sq ft with an additional 3000 sq ft of fully furnished covered porches on 2 levels. There is an additional 500 sq ft of space available in the carriage house. Both the house and the carriage house have wireless wifi and a total of 8 flat screen TVs 42' or larger--all with DVDS. There is also a sony play station3 in the 3rd floor media room.
The carriage house, above the garage, has a mini kitchen, dining table/chairs for 4, a queen bed, sofa , LCD flat screen 46' TV, DVD, and a bath with a shower. Carriage house is connected to the main house on the 2nd floor via the covered porch.
The first floor has 10 ft ceilings, slate floors, and a fully equipped kitchen with stainless steel appliances,a gas stove, and granite counter tops. There is a breakfast
bar with seating for 5, and a dining table that seats 10. The great room has HD LCD flat screen 46” TV and HD DVD player. The first floor also has a powder room, and a laundry room, as well as a master bedroom with a king size bed, LCD flat screen 46' TV, DVD player, and a bath with soaking tub, separate shower, double vanity, and a walk-in closet.
The 2nd floor has 9 ft ceilings, hardwood floors, and a mini kitchen with a sitting area that has a queen sleeper sofa, and wall hung LCD flat screen 42” TV.. There are 3 bedrooms on the 2nd floor-each with their own bathroom. The 2nd master bedroom has a king size bed, LCD flat screen 46' TV, and DVD player, and a sofa . The ensuite bathroom has a separate shower, jacuzzi tub, and a double sink vanity area. One of the bedrooms has 4 twin bunk beds, and the other has 2 queen beds--both have LCD flat screen 42” TV's and DVD players.
A spiral staircase leads to the 3rd floor room media room. It has sectional sofa seating with media cabinet housing a 50 inch plasma TV and Sony playstation 3 for movie viewing, and game playing. There is a deck off of this area with a lounge chair.
Each of the main house bedrooms has french doors that open out unto a covered porch! The covered porches are furnished with sofas, lounge chairs, tables and chairs and a gas grill on the first floor.
Brief Snapshot: House
1st Floor: Great room/eating area, kitchen, powder room/ master bedroom-king/ ensuite bath-separate tub/shower/double vanity
2nd Floor: Sitting room/queen sleeper sofa/tv/ mini kitchen
master bedroom w/king bed & couch, ensuite bath/separate tub/shower/ double vanity, 2nd bedroom-4 twin bunk room/ bath/combo tub/shower, 3rd bedroom-2 queens/ bath w/shower
3rd Floor: media room/ very large sectional sofa
Carriage House: mini kitchen, sitting area, eating area, queen bed, sofa, bath w/shower
Keywords: beach house, carriage house,
We loved all the space in this house. The teenagers were able to have some of their own spaces while each family had a room for home base. It was easy to get to and from the beach, walking or on the tram, although the tram was sometimes slow. We had a little trouble with the dryer and a little mix-up with a door lock that took a little longer to solve than ideal, but otherwise we didn't lack anything for our stay.
The location of the property is very good. The website information list, six bedrooms, but it is really only five bedrooms, which includes the carriage house. However, our experience overall was very good. The shuttle was very convenient and timely getting to the beach. The weather was very good, even though we had a couple of days that were red flag days, meaning that the ocean was pretty rough.
On the first day of our stay we discovered German Cockroaches in the kitchen and the downstairs master bathroom. This was extremely unsettling to myself and my family members. We checked in on a Saturday afternoon, found the cockroaches on Sunday, and the owner had an exterminator to the property on Monday. I appreciated her fast response to the problem, however we learned, from the exterminator, that this was an ongoing issue with the house. That was extremely disappointing to learn because we were not notified in any way that we would be showing up to a house that had roaches. My family would have wanted a full refund and our plans would have changed if we had known there was an infestation. I would also like to add that there are too many houses for the pool and beach access. The pool was always extremely crowded and you couldn't find a seat due to people leaving their things in the chairs and going back to their homes. The beach access is dominated by the umbrella/chairs that you have to pay for and the beach where you can set up your own chairs and umbrella is less than half the size of a football field with over 100 individuals trying to set up their things in that space. We ended up having to use a public beach access 2/3 miles away from the home. Overall it was not a home that I would recommend due to the cockroaches, small beach access, and overcrowding of the entire complex in general.
We have been visiting Seacrest for over 15 years and have stayed in many different homes in Seacreast, This house has been our favorite from the first time we stayed in it. It's beautiful, stocked well, clean, cozy. We have many family memeories that have taken place in this home. It's always our first choice. The only times we don't stay there is if it's already booked.
Great location. Very clean. Walking distance to beach, beautiful pool, shops and restaurants.
We take a trip each year with my parents (70's), my two sister's, and families. Lots of people and different ages. This house was perfect! We love to eat, hang out, and play games in the kitchen/dining/living room area and this worked great. The bedrooms are all good size and everyone was comfortable. We loved being out on the covered porch drinking coffee in the mornings. Cathie was AMAZING! So quick to answer my many questions and made everything very easy. Great vacation spot!
Excellent property. Very clean and well appointed. Would definitely go back
We had a great week long vacation with 3 generations. It went way too fast. We got quite a bit of rain but the temperature was amazing. Outside felt like air conditioning most days. The house is beautifully decorated in every nook and cranny. The pictures do not capture everything. It’s really stunning, tons of space, and great kitchen. We throughly enjoyed it and can’t wait for next year.
Cathie’s house is big and extremely comfortable. There are wrap around patios on both floors and multiple doors to every patio, which makes it easy to move around for everyone. We spent lots of time having coffee and chatting in the mornings, and relaxing in the evenings on the main floor patio. Very inviting. The house sits on a corner which makes for more parking, and we needed it because we had four cars. The house is furnished with a large dining table and that made our dining family style. We made many memories gathering everyone around for card and board games. The house really has everything you’ll need and we had a blast. Our teen girls especially liked having their own “apartment” over the garage, as well. Bravo to Cathie for providing the key piece to a wonderful family getawaway! Todd & Tara Barnes
Comfortable close to amenities and perfect for our family
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