Stayed April 2024
"Great Vacation Stay - The condo was clean and well kept. The location was perfect. Many restaurants and stores around. Checkin was the most convenient process ive experienced lately. Would highly recommend this place."
Stayed March 2024
"Spring Break - This was our 2nd time at this resort and absolutely love it there!"
Stayed February 2024
"Great location - Property was clean. Adequate supplies to get us started. Great ocean view. Nice pools and hot tub. Quiet! Walking distance to restaurants and groceries. No issues with parking."
Stayed September 2023
"Wonderful stay - Delightful property, wonderful location and services"
Stayed August 2023
"Great stay and great location! - Nice condo. Having 3 pool options and beachfront location was ideal!"
Stayed July 2023
"We really enjoy our stay - Clean and comfortable"
Stayed June 2023
"Quick family getaway - Found this cute little condo on vrbo for our first family vacay and it was a great choice. Centrally located, easy beach access, clean and easy to get to as well as great location on the property. We plan to come back!"
Stayed June 2023
"Convenience - The condo was clean and in the perfect location. Several amenities were within walking distance. The view from the condo was beautiful. Would definitely come back to this condo."
Stayed June 2023
"Pelican Beach Resort - This place was relaxing and well equipped for me, yet fun for my kids,the pool close to us and lots of nice people. The front desk personnel were helpful and courteous."
Stayed May 2023
"Great stay - We loved it. We will be back."
Stayed May 2023
"Weekend getaway - Property was as described. Excellent property will stay again"
Stayed April 2023
"Wonderful - We will return."
Stayed March 2023
"Destin Getaway - Our stay started out a little rocky as we found some debris under the bathroom vanity and wet towels in the washer. The property manager was apologetic and offered us a 50$ credit. That seemed reasonable to us. That was seven days ago and the credit hasn't shown up on my card yet. So the refund is most likely not happening.
That being said......This was our second year staying at the Pelican Resort. We like the location and beach at the Pelican. The pools are very nice and there is a Tiki bar that serves great drinks. This property features a beautiful view of the Gulf. We were able to view dolphins from the deck. For the price point this was a good find. The pictures are completely accurate but the view is much better than the pics make it out to be. The property managers were very quick to respond. In addition to the initial concerns there also was a chair was broken and the kitchen faucet was dripping. Overall the condo could use a deep clean but I would still recommend this property. We enjoyed our stay very much."
Stayed March 2023
"Destin Getaway - Really enjoyed our stay, Pelican Beach Resort is so clean and is a very nice location. The resort is so well maintained and so close to the beach with wonderful restaurants in the area. We had great weather too."
Stayed January 2023
"New Year Getaway - The property is really good and in a great location! I think every room has a view of the beach and it's accessible right from the property. The Real Joy team are great to work with and made our stay very good."
Stayed November 2022
"Fun in the sun - got away from the snow in Montana - it is a very nice place to stay! they are doing some upkeep right now, painting and gazebo - it was a little noisy but it didn't hamper the stay."
Stayed October 2022
"Great location - This condo has a great location both to the beach and amenities outside of the property. We were able to easily access everything with our 18 month old daughter and it was quiet enough that her sleep was never affected!"
Stayed August 2022
"Destin Vacation - It was our first time using VRBO, everything went well. Pics were accurate for property, staff was friendly, and it was very clean. Beaches were beautiful in Destin."
Stayed June 2022
"Great place to stay - It was very clean everyone worked there is so friendly. Love being right there in the beach . Now there was somebody moving furniture around most of night we called in to complain about bc it kept my special needs son awake but other than that it was great"
Stayed May 2022
"Great location - Loved this."
Stayed March 2022
"Super convenient to beach - What else can I say we walked right outside and we were on the beach in five seconds. The pool is right there handy. The tiki hut has all the drinks you want for under $10"
Stayed October 2021
"Greta place!! Nice location. Tiki bar for the win! - Great property!!"
Stayed August 2021
"Great time! - Love staying at pelican beach resort. The resort is clean and the staff is friendly. Also, they added another outdoor pool since last year, so that’s a plus! The place is very family friendly."
Stayed August 2021
"Highly recommended - Perfect property, living room has a pull out bed, and both rooms are comfortable. 2nd bedroom is a little tight on space but nothing to complain about. Although its on the side and only 2nd floor, the views are great and balcony is huge. We underestimated the on site cafe, it was one of best meals we had there and NO WAIT and very affordable ! Tiki bar is steps away from room. Recommend renting umbrella there but you must do it early. they sale out. They have 5 grills on site we used several times. This was a great unit."
Stayed July 2021
"Pelican Beach Resort - Easy check in and clean condo. Pools and beach access were very close. It did not seem that there were any property employees around to enforce pool and beach rules. Lots of diving in the pools by kids. At the pool by the TIKI Bar the SPA was not heated and most of the time was being used as a "Kiddie Pool" . I saw no life guards at the beach. Signs were up about no personal beach set ups past the last back row of umbrellas. Every day there were people in front of the first row of umbrellas with chairs and coolers. There was at least on day that people brought dogs tot he beach despite " No Dogs" signs. I saw a number of people with no wrist bands. Again no rules enforcement. The service at the Tiki bar was great. Overall a good week. We would go back"
Stayed June 2021
"Wonderful condo! - Enjoyed our stay. Very nice condo. It was clean and had everything we needed. Will stay here for future vacations!"
Stayed April 2021
"Destin - Good"
Stayed February 2021
"Last Minute Getaway From The Snow - Great Decision! - This is a large property, on a nice beach. The building is well maintained with multiple amenities (pools, hottub, cafe, etc.). Check-in was a breeze. The RealJoy Mgmt Co is very professional & I would definitely rent a property of theirs again. This particular unit is comfortable, yet the carpet & paint are a bit dated/worn (which is why I only gave 4 stars for cleanliness)."
Stayed October 2020
"Went to spend my wife's birthday couldn't ask for a better place. She was very happy. - The location was perfect there is plenty to do around. Love the resort friendly personel
Nothing that I can think at this time"
Stayed December 2019
"Exceptional - Location was great staff was helpful and friendly.
Everything was great no complaints 👍👍"
Stayed October 2019
"Awesome vacation ever!! - It was so easy to rent this unit, it was everything that was advertised. It had everything we could possibly want, we cooked in a few nights and ate in the downstairs restaurant for lunch. We had a great time and we could see the Ocean from our balcony. We would definitely do this again and would recommend it to everyone wanting a great vacation. Thanks"
Stayed August 2019
"Pelican Resort stay - RealJoy was easy to work with for booking the condo and any questions I had regarding our stay. Condo door code arrived timely and check in process was smooth. Condo was just as appeared in listing and resort is right on the beach. Condo had a washer and dryer and hair dryers in both bathrooms. The only con of the condo which it does list in contract is only initial start up with basics provided —toilet paper, trash liner, etc. A spare trash liner and roll of toilet paper would have been appreciated. Location close to many restaurants and grocery store. Would rent from again."
Stayed July 2019
"Perfect location for a family beach trip - Loved our time at Pelican Beach Resort. Great central location on a beautiful beach. The tiki bar is such a nice perk. I really enjoyed being able to walk to stores and even restaurants. The kids didn’t want to leave the beach to go to the water park but it is a very convenient option just across the street. Condo was everything we needed for a relaxing get away."
Stayed May 2019
"Great view - The place was great on the 2nd floor so real close to the beach. If I had a problem they were ready to get it fixed. Only problem for me was the bed was way to hard but it’s expected. But every thing about it was great would love to stay there again"
