House - Rating 4.9 (39 Reviews)

Wildwood Cottage


Bedroom 4 bedrooms
Bathroom 3 full, 1 half
Guests 12 guests
Pets Not Allowed Pets Not Allowed
Flexible Dates Flexible

  • Address: 92 Stingray Street
  • Location: Crystal Beach
  • Type: House

Description Description
Top Reasons to Book this Lovely home:

* Features In-Law Suite for extra privacy for families or friends. 

* PRIVATE, heated pool and HEATED outdoor shower! 

* About 400 Yards to Barracuda Street Beach Access 

* Snorkel the Dolphin Reef-more info under Area Attractions below

* In the heart of Crystal Beach and under 1 mile from Destin Commons 

* Professionally Managed; 24/7 Service

Wildwood Cottage offers 4 bedrooms and three and a half baths between the main home and the private mother-in-law suite that was recently built directly behind it.  Located in the heart of Destin and all beach activities in the renowned Crystal Beach, your family is sure to have their needs met. Wildwood Cottage has an array of beautiful gardens and views that offers your family or group comfort and privacy along with your own private pool for added convenience and luxury. 

The mother-in-law quarters is located behind the main house and allows you the advantage of renting two houses at once. The newly built mother-in-law suite offers a small living room, wet bar combination with full sized refrigerator, a queen sleeper sofa, and half bath with pool access on the first floor. The second floor offers a king master suite, full bath, and private balcony overlooking the pool. With only a 3-minute walk to the beach, it's within a mile of everything you'll need to make your tropical vacation perfect!

*This property is Not available to adults under age 25. No Exceptions. *

*We LOVE Snowbirds! Low Monthly Winter Rates*

Snowbird Season runs November thru February. For a quote, select an arrival date (must be the 1st day of the month) and a departure date (must be the 1st day of a subsequent month). Contact us for alternate date requests and further assistance! All monthly rentals are subject to an additional $150 cleaning fee.

* Pool can be heated for $43/Night. *

The Bed Setup:

Main House: 
1st Floor:
Queen bedroom 
Twin over Full Bunk w/ trundle
2nd Floor:
Queen Bedroom

The Bed Setup for the In-Law Suite: 

1st Floor:
Queen Sized Sleeper Sofa in the Living room area
2nd Floor: King bedroom

Cable TV info: Cable TV is currently provided for the TVs in the main living room, master bedroom, and in-law suite living area. Other TVs do not have cable service. 

Area Attractions:  

Wildwood Cottage is just a few minutes' drive from all Destin has to offer, including go-kart rentals, dolphin cruises, charter fishing, parasailing, Big Kahuna's Water Park, The Track Family Fun Center, and the Silver Sands Outlet Mall.

Crystal Beach is a terrific residential area, yet close to restaurants and activities in Destin. Convenient to restaurants such as the award-winning 790 Inn on the Gulf, or Sarah K's Gourmet, get your fro-yo on at U-Twirl Frozen Yogurt or learn how to ride the waves at All-A Board Surf School.

Several outstanding restaurants are close by, including one of the most highly regarded in Destin, 'The 790 Cafe' located at The Inn at Crystal Beach and 'Beachwalk Cafe', rated one of Destin's best by Florida Trend Magazine.

Close by is Destin Commons, a beautifully landscaped, pedestrian-friendly area and a great family venue where children will love to play in the interactive water fountains. Also, for the younger guests, a nautically/pirate themed outdoor playground features a 1,750 square foot soft play area with various creatures from the sea, slides, and a treasure chest!  Destin Commons also has a mini train for the kids. Destin Commons features over 75 shops and restaurants, including Godiva Chocolates, AMC Movie Theaters and Bass Pro Shop.

If you are near Miramar Beach, the snorkelers in your group will love the new artificial reef called Dolphin Reef, deployed in 2017.  Located just 685 feet straight out from the Miramar Regional Public Beach access (by Pompano Joe's), it is becoming a haven for sea life. Each of the 4 snorkeling reefs comprises 40 acres of permitted sea bottom. The Dolphin Reef is at a depth of 12-20 feet. We strongly recommend that snorkelers use a kayak, paddleboard, or other flotation device when visiting the snorkel reefs. Sea conditions can and do change quickly and often. Enjoy!

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Sleeps: 2
1 Queen

Attached Bathroom

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Bunk Bedroom
Sleeps: 4
1 Twin over Full
1 Twin Trundle
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Living room
Sleeps: 2
1 Sleeper Sofa

Amenities 29 Amenities
Entertainment
  • Satellite or Cable
  • Television
Featured Amenities
  • Pool
  • Snowbird Friendly
Inside Amenities
  • Air Conditioning
  • Bathroom Essentials
  • Ceiling Fan
  • Central Air Conditioning
  • Dryer
  • Free Wifi
  • Heating
  • Hot Water
  • Iron & Ironing Board
  • Laptop Friendly Work Space
  • Linens Provided
  • Living Room
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Smoke Detector
  • Washer
Outside Amenities
  • Balcony
  • Free Parking
  • Outdoor Furniture
  • Patio/Deck
  • Private Entrance
Pool and Spa
  • Heated Pool
  • Outdoor Pool
  • Private Pool
View and Location
  • Walk to Beach


Location Location

Reviews Rating 4.9 (39)
Rating 5
spring break 2020
We enjoyed the property. Great location. Mother in law suite was great for my son and his two year old. Pool was clean and heating was definately worth doing. We will go back
- Posted: 3/18/2020
Hi Elizabeth, thanks for your five star feedback on Wildwood Cottage - we're so glad you enjoyed the property, excellent location and pool! We appreciate you staying with us and hope to see you again in the future!
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Comfortable clean home
- Posted: 3/13/2025
Rating 5
Cute house near the beach
We had a fantastic time! The house was just as described and in a perfect location. We paid extra to heat the pool, and although it wasn’t as warm as I hoped, it was nice enough to get to enjoy the pool in January. The proximity to the beach was the best perk. I would definitely stay here again.
- Posted: 1/31/2025
Taylor, thank you for the5-star review. We're happy to hear that you had a fantastic time and enjoyed the house and its perfect location. While we're sorry to hear the pool temperature wasn't as warm as expected, we're glad you could still enjoy it. We appreciate your feedback and would love to host you again in the future. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 4
Destin
Property was nice but with a few minor issues. Namely beds were not comfortable and iron was broken.
- Posted: 1/13/2025
Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear that you encountered a few minor issues during your stay. We value our guests' comfort and satisfaction, and we will address the concerns you raised to ensure a better experience for future visitors. Please know that your feedback is important to us as we strive to continuously improve our property and services. We hope you will consider staying with us again in the future.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
I loved this place! The host was highly responsive, even on December 31st, addressing every small detail.
I highly recommend this place — the location is excellent, and they truly made our trip memorable.
- Posted: 1/1/2025
Skandha, Thank you for the 5-star review. We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed your experience with us, and we hope you'll join us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Family fun
It was wonderful
- Posted: 9/7/2024
Holly, Thank you for the 5-star review. We are thrilled to hear that you had a wonderful experience with us. We hope you'll join us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Nice
Loved how close it was to the beach and the pool was clean .
- Posted: 9/1/2024
Latasha, Thank you for the 5-star review. We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your stay and found the property's location and amenities to your liking. We hope you'll join us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
This is our second time staying here and we loved it. 100% recommended.
- Posted: 8/29/2024
Arthuro, Thank you for the 5-star review. We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your second stay with us. We hope you'll join us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Overall we had a great experience with the home. It was very clean , and had all we needed. The beach was from a walking distance to the house. The only thing that it could use a little more lighting in pool area and BBQ area . But overall we had an amazing experience , would rent again.
- Posted: 8/19/2024
Leidy, Thank you for the 5-star review. We're delighted to hear you had a great experience with the home and that it met your needs. We appreciate your feedback about the lighting in the pool and BBQ areas, and we'll be sure to address that for future guests. We hope you'll join us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Great location and amenities
We loved having both the pool and beach for our group!! The property is nice, clean and located near everything.
- Posted: 7/25/2024
Deborah, Thank you for the 5-star review! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the pool, beach, and convenient location. We hope you join us again soon! Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Great location, beautiful home.
- Posted: 6/21/2024
Ahviv,
Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your vacation. We're glad you enjoyed the location and the home. We hope you'll join us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Excellent service
Very nice and clean place, easy to check in and out, excellent customer service, looking forward to booking it again
- Posted: 6/8/2024
Rosa, Thank you for the 5-star review! We're glad you had a nice stay and found our customer service helpful. We look forward to booking your next stay soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Nice house and well stocked for a family trip. MIL suite is fantastic addition to the rental
- Posted: 3/23/2024
Philip, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay. It's great to hear you found the house well-suited for your family trip, and the MIL suite a fantastic addition! We hope you'll consider us again for your next family getaway. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Blissful!
We had an effortless good time! This place had every accommodation we wanted! We will be back really soon! Thanks 92 Stingray! 🤗
- Posted: 3/17/2024
Twyla, Thank you for the 5-star review. We're thrilled to hear you had a blissful and effortless good time, and we look forward to your return. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
We enjoyed our stay. Proximity to the beach, restaurants and shopping was a plus. Heated pool was great for this time of year.
- Posted: 3/13/2024
Paula, Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your vacation. We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the convenient location and the heated pool, and we’d love to have you back for another visit. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
We enjoyed the stay.
- Posted: 10/22/2023
Sandra, We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay and hope you will visit us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Excellent!!
Beautiful!
- Posted: 8/21/2023
Annyella, we are happy to know that you enjoyed an excellent stay in this beautiful 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath home with a mother-in-law suite. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
It was a great Airbnb! Will definitely stay again !
- Posted: 8/13/2023
Japonika, We're thrilled to hear that you had a great Airbnb experience with us. We look forward to hosting you again in the future! Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Enjoyed our Stay
We really enjoyed our stay. We were 10 (2 family of 5) and everyone was well accommodated. The pool was the best of course for 3 kiddos and 2 teens it was perfect. And close walking distance to the beach. Of course it was a Hugh problem at the begging there was no network and we didn’t had wifi at the begging but someone came by and fixed it. The only problem we encountered and that is not really property related is the access to the beach we went thru the closest one and they didn’t let us stay there “private property” and had to walk further. We have stayed in this area before and had never had any problem to access the beach. But anyways would just be nice to note the correct Beach access now, at Hutchinson St and Pompano St.
- Posted: 7/24/2023
Marcela, we appreciate you taking the time to provide us with some feedback regarding your rental experience. We are happy to know that you really enjoyed staying in this well-located 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath rental, with everyone being well accommodated. Please accept our apology for any frustration caused by trying to find beach access and for the wireless Internet not working properly. Thank you for your patience and for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Nice home, location, and pool with a few quirks
Overall a nice stay. A few quirks like not enough towels or no trash bags are oversights. Biggest issue was the grill was filthy so it dangerously flamed up from all the old food and grease at the bottom. For the price we paid, I expected a little better attention to details.
- Posted: 7/3/2023
Rating 5
Spacious home, great location, overall an awesome vacation experience!
- Posted: 5/7/2023
Rating 5
Thanksgiving at the Beach
This beach house was amazing. We had 7 adults, 1 teen, a 2 yr old and 2 infants. We felt so comfortable and felt we had plenty of room. The table was long and fit all of us very well. Since we were cooking each night and Thanksgiving dinner, we brought a few baking dishes and pots and pans from home. However, the kitchen was very well stocked and we didn’t really need our things from home. The location of the house is amazing. It’s a very short walk to 2 different beach entrances. We loved walking around the neighborhood and riding the golf cart that we rented. We always felt very safe. The pool out back was heated and provided a great deal of entertainment for the kids. There are plenty of chairs around the pool for all to enjoy. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving week with our family and would definitely rent this house again!
- Posted: 12/12/2022
Lisa, Thank you for letting us know that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving week with your family. We're glad everyone was comfortable and the location was convenient. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Perfect Vacation Home
Beautiful house with plenty of space for everyone. The pool was amazing and so much bigger than expected! Loved it!
- Posted: 11/3/2022
Jessica, Thank you for the 5-star review. We are happy to hear that everyone had enough space and that you enjoyed the pool. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Good !
- Posted: 8/1/2022
Rating 5
Loved this home
The guest house was such a nice addition. It’s a very short walk to the beach and we paid to get the pool heated. 10 outta 10 would recommend!
- Posted: 4/25/2022
Kelly, we love that you would definitely recommend this 4-bed, 3.5-bath rental. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Beautiful house to stay at! Super close to the beach. Would highly recommend staying here!
- Posted: 3/20/2022
Rating 5
Clean and adorable! Comfy beds, super easy check in.
- Posted: 3/5/2022
Michele, we are so glad that you enjoyed your stay! Thank you for choosing Real Joy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Great place
Great location !! Great stay ! Loved the pool.
- Posted: 8/29/2021
Torey, we are happy to know that you enjoyed a great stay in this well-located 4-bed, 3.5-bath house, especially because of the private heated pool. Thank you for choosing Real Joy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Great place
We came down for a bachelorette party and had a great time! The house was so close to a lot of things and was not that far from the beach. I would definitely recommend this place to others!
- Posted: 10/6/2020
We are happy to know that you had a great time during your bachelorette party, finding this house rental to be close to many things. Thank you for choosing a Real Joy property.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Great CoVid Getaway
The house was amazing had everything we needed for a quick getaway for Fall Break. The pool was perfect and the distance to the beach was great.
- Posted: 10/5/2020
Pamela, thank you for letting us know that you enjoyed your house rental during your fall break. We appreciate you choosing this Real Joy property with its pool.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Great stay
Everything went smooth, house was clean, pool was clean and everything was in proper working order. Will rent this house again
- Posted: 9/14/2020
Garret, thank you for letting us know about your great vacation rental experience. We love that everything went smooth with the property during your stay. We appreciate you choosing Real Joy. Please visit again in the future.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Fully equipped home and quite neighborhood
- Posted: 8/10/2020
Rating 5
Great Stay
This was a great place to stay for a couple of family’s wanting to experience the beach together. The pool is large for a private pool which is a plus. The house does need to be updated though, a couple of appliances didn’t work properly and there needs to be some type of pantry storage.
- Posted: 8/2/2020
Hello Lisa, Thank you for your review and your feedback is appreciated. We are delighted to hear that you had a great stay and hope you will return again soon!
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Enjoyable Stay
The property was great.
- Posted: 7/6/2020
We're glad you felt this way about your trip! Thanks for the review.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
We had a great time. Would definitely stay again. Pool was great.
- Posted: 5/31/2020
Rating 5
It was very nice
Great
- Posted: 5/28/2020
Hi Fabiola, Thank you for letting us know about your stay in this great beach cottage. We are so glad you had a great vacation. Thank you for the feedback and for staying with Real Joy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Great place to stay!
- Posted: 5/25/2020
Rating 5
Fantastic
My family and I had a great time. The layout was great for being able to stay in and eat as a family since most everything was shut down. The pool was a great way to have fun and pass the time. I had such a good time here that I would want to buy this place so that I could have the place when I finally move back from California. Thanks for the great time.
- Posted: 3/25/2020
Hi Brian, Thank you for leaving such a glowing recommendation for this lovely home. We are so glad you were able to enjoy the private pool and that the home provided everything you needed. We would love to host you again when you return from California. Thank you for the feedback and for staying with Real Joy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Home was great! Lots of space. 5 minute walk to the beach. The only drawback was dealing with automated systems instead of humans. Real joy is a high tech company that uses automation to communicate with renters. I had no human interaction on the Airbnb app, phone calls, etc. all computerized responses. No problems, I’m just not used to that.
- Posted: 3/20/2020
Hi Greg, Thank you for the feedback. We are so glad you enjoyed this beach home with its convenient beach access. While some people enjoy a fully automated check in system, we are sorry that you did not. We do encourage our guests to give us a call if they need anything. Please call us next time and we would be glad to provide you with a real human to interact with. Thank you for staying with Real Joy.
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
spring break 2020
We enjoyed the property. Great location. Mother in law suite was great for my son and his two year old. Pool was clean and heating was definately worth doing. We will go back
- Posted: 3/18/2020
Hi Elizabeth, thanks for your five star feedback on Wildwood Cottage - we're so glad you enjoyed the property, excellent location and pool! We appreciate you staying with us and hope to see you again in the future!
Real Joy staff
Rating 5
Comfortable clean home
- Posted: 3/13/2025
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