Stayed October 2024
"Beautiful Home - Beautiful Home!! Very spacious for our family of 9! The property management was very quick with their responses. The location was wonderful. Just a few blocks from the beach. The check in was super easy. Our first time in Destin. It was a wonderful stay. "
Stayed September 2024
"me and 7 of my friends travels once a year for out get together. we stayed at this property for 7 days. the staff from real joy was amazing! detailed information few days before arrival. the place is amazing well kept and well maintained. the staff was available 24hrs. minor issues we told them . the fixed it as soon as possible. it’s also centrally located to everything. mall , tons of restaurants, and groceries are just mile away. and the beach is walking distance. we just have a little suggestion. we thought denting up the bed with bedding and pillow will make the place more homie and more welcoming.. instead on just leaving all beds naked . but still location the whole house and the staff of real joy was 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
Stayed September 2024
"Spectacular - The home was amazing, clean. It had everything we needed and within walking distance to the beach. When we first arrived the A/C wasn’t worked and they came right over and fixed it. Would highly recommend staying here. We will return. 😊"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Maria, Thank you for the 5-star review. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay and found the home to be amazing and clean, with everything you needed. We're glad we were able to promptly address the A/C issue. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed August 2024
"Weekend Get-A-Way - Great weekend with family and friends celebrating my son before his wedding in October. Had a large group and the house set up perfect with plenty of beds and bathrooms. Great pool area and short walk to beautiful beach. Just outside the community gates you have everything you need from groceries to several restaurants. "
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Mike, Thank you for the 5-star review. We're thrilled to hear you and your group had a wonderful time celebrating your son before his wedding. We're glad everyone had enough room and enjoyed some beach time. We hope you'll join us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed August 2024
"Loved my stay here!"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Madison, Thank you for the 5-star review! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope you'll join us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed August 2024
"Muy buen lugar"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Claudia, Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your vacation. We're glad to hear you found the place very good and hope you will join us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed July 2024
"Matched description- so bring what you think you may need from paper towels to dish towels to salt and pepper"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Shannon, Thank you for the 5-star review. We're thrilled to hear that the matched description met your expectations. We hope you'll join us again soon and that you found everything you needed during your stay. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed July 2024
"The place was clean and the reps very responsive. The pool was wonderful. One small criticism is need more towels for 12 people and 3 day stay and there was only one dish towel "
Stayed July 2024
"Genial lugar 🤩excelente para grandes familias La pasamos genial😀"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Clara, gracias por la reseña de 5 estrellas. Estamos encantados de saber que usted y su familia pasaron un tiempo maravilloso con nosotros. Esperamos que te unas a nosotros nuevamente pronto. Gracias por elegir RealJoy.
Stayed May 2024
"My family and I stayed here for Memorial Day Weekend and we had a blast!! Our kids loved the bunk bed setup. The bathrooms are amazing. The entire home felt like home. We will definitely be back. Thanks for having us!"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Tatyana, Thank you for the 5-star review! We're thrilled to hear that your family had such a wonderful time and enjoyed the bunk bed setup and amazing bathrooms. It's our pleasure to provide a comfortable, homey environment for our guests. We hope you'll join us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed May 2024
"The property and location was nice but I was disappointed in the items provided. I would say to not only bring beach/pool towels but also bring your own bath towels. the one per person they provide are very small & cheap feeling. MAKE NOTE: they do not provide any essentials that you would typically find in air BNBs. no shampoo, conditioner, soaps etc. Also they provide 1 dishwasher tablet, a dish soap, limited toilet paper/paper towels & I think 1 trash bag. Also there are NO cooking essentials like oils, salt or pepper you will need to brin/ buy anything you plan to use. the provided cookware is very cheap and limited. As a host myself I take notice of this as I always want the guest to have all the basic essentials you need. when heading to the beach/pool resort I would love to have towels provided. Again, its a nice place to stay but for an extra $10 costs to the host to provide these things it would have made my much better, I don't like having to go buy these items."
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Michelle, Thank you for the 5-star review. You should have gotten an email prior to your stay letting you know that we provide starters of kitchen and bathroom essentials so you should plan to bring these items from home or purchase them once you get here. This is for safety reasons. This same email let you know that we do not provide beach towels as they tend to walk off. We hope you enjoyed some time on our beautiful beaches and will join us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed August 2023
"Todo excelente - Perfecta"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
¡Hola! Nos complace saber que disfrutó de una excelente estadía en esta casa de 4 dormitorios y 3.5 baños en Villages of Crystal Beach. Gracias por elegir RealJoy.
Stayed August 2023
"Absolutely beautiful! - This was a wonderful place to stay for our family of 6. The decor was exquisite and the pictures online showed exactly what it looked like inside but only it was nicer than the pictures could show! We felt right at home here and they had all the extra amenities we needed. Would definitely recommend this to families!"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Hi! We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with some feedback regarding your rental experience. We are very happy to know that this absolutely beautiful, well-stocked 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at Villages of Crystal Beach exceeded your expectations and you would definitely recommend it to other families. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed August 2023
"We had a great time at Destin and RealJoy was part of the reason. The service was excellent and always ready to help. The only thing about the property that has nothing to do with RealJoy is that the community is not great for families. Seems like most people rent properties among many families, leaving the cars everywhere, dropping garbage in the street, it’s noisy at night and a lot of mariguana, at a point that for moments you smell it everywhere. I don’t know if RealJoy can take care of that, but if they do it would be something to fix asap."
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Juan, We're glad to hear that you had a great time in Destin and that you appreciated our excellent service. We understand your concerns about the community and the issues you mentioned and you are right, we have no control over the community policies. We can, however, take your concerns to the HOA. Thank you for your feedback and for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed July 2023
"Family Vacation - The property is as shown on the website. There were 12 family members and they were all very pleased with the property. I
I would definitely recommend that you stay here. The only negative is parking (2 cars per home isn't enough when the property sleeps 12)."
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Robert, we are happy to know that this 4-bedroom/3.5-bath home at Villages of Crystal Beach met your expectations and your family was very pleased with this property, which you would definitely recommend. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed July 2023
"It was perfect!"
Stayed July 2023
"The location of this place is amazing, around 10 min walking to the beach, a shuttle service to take us there and back just a call away, a private pool for residents of the house complex, overall, awesome place to stay.
Great place to stay nice community and gorgeous beach! We will stay here again in our future trips to Destin!"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Dariel, Thank you for choosing RealJoy for your stay! We're delighted to hear that you had an amazing experience at our place, enjoying the fantastic location and the private pool. We're glad you found it to be a great place to stay and appreciated the nice community and beautiful beach. We can't wait to host you again in the future for more memorable trips to Destin!
Stayed June 2023
"Family Trip - Our 3 night stay was great aside from some linen issues we had upon checking in, however the maintenance guy Jake was very responsive and solved this without hesitation. This location is close enough to everything if you want to do a little shopping. The complimentary shuttle to the beach is also a plus. We would definitely stay again!"
Stayed May 2023
"Very great"
Stayed May 2023
"Excellent property, perfect stay! - My closest friends and I were in Destin for my bachelor party. As we are more of a quiet group, this property was perfect. It was clean, quiet, and close to many attractions. I would recommend you book here for any type of trip!"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Tyler, we are pleased to know that you enjoyed a perfect stay in this excellent, well-located 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath home in Villages of Crystal Beach, and you would recommend it to others. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed April 2023
"Great place to stay in"
Stayed April 2023
"Perfect - Everything was absolutely perfect. The location was convenient to everything and just a short walk to the beach! The home was beautiful and well appointed with everything we needed and more. The resort pool was great too! Would highly recommend to anyone, particularly families. We will be back!"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Ann, we appreciate you taking the time to provide us with some feedback regarding your stay in this beautiful, well-appointed 4-bed/3.5-bath home at Villages of Crystal Beach, which is just around 900 yards from Crystal Beach. We are very happy to know that everything was absolutely perfect, and you would highly recommend this property to others. Thank you for choosing RealJoy. Please visit again soon.
Stayed March 2023
"Destin’d - This was my first time and it was beautiful, everyone enjoyed themselves, looking forward to another visit soon. This is a great Home away from Home."
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Shaneka, Thank you for the 5-star review. We're glad everyone felt at home and was able to enjoy themselves. We look forward to seeing you next time. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed September 2022
"Beautiful - This property was amazing and beautiful. The pool was such a huge plus and very close to the beach. I would recommend this property!"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Shannon, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay. We're glad you enjoyed the pool and being close to the beach. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Stayed July 2022
"Great place to stay!"
Stayed April 2022
"It was very cute place - Was very happy with everything. Only thing is the cleaners could have done a little bit better in the bathrooms."
Stayed March 2022
"Destin’d to be here - We had an amazing time. Location was perfect with a short walk to the beach! Shopping was very convenient and restaurant selections were perfect."
Stayed October 2021
"My Family absolutely loved Destind to Be! The House was exactly like the pictures, Plenty of space, clean and had everything we needed! The gated community was welcoming and the kids loved the lagoon pool! Definitely coming back! Realjoy was easy to communicate with! Already planning our next trip back 🙂"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Christina, we are very happy to know that your family absolutely loved this 4-bed/3.5-bath home in Villages of Crystal Beach, which you thought was exactly like the pictures, offered plenty of space and had everything you needed, and Real Joy was easy to communicate with. Thank you for choosing Real Joy.
Stayed October 2021
"Great home and great grounds - This is an ideal place for a large family to stay. Perfect for kids or adults. Nice lagoon pool. Communication was good and home was spacious, nice and clean!"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Kimberly, we are happy to know that you thought Destin’d To Be Here, a great 4-bed/3.5-bath home in Villages of Crystal Beach, is an ideal place for a large family to stay with a nice community lagoon pool, it was clean, and communication was good. Thank you for choosing Real Joy.
Stayed September 2021
"Nice beachy spot - This place was exactly as the images pictured. It was a beautiful stay and pretty well located. My only recommendation is to possibly get some new sheets in the master as they’re pretty stained and we didn’t feel comfortable using them. Otherwise, the place was absolutely wonderful"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Savannah, we appreciate you taking the time to provide us with some feedback regarding your beautiful stay in Destin’d To Be Here, a well located 4-bed, 3.5-bath home in Villages of Crystal Beach. We are happy to know that you found this absolutely wonderful rental to be exactly as the images pictured. Please accept our apology for the sheets. We would have been more than happy to bring a fresh set had we been made aware during your stay. Thank you for choosing Real Joy.
Stayed August 2021
"Great vacation - Excellent stay"
Stayed August 2021
"Great experience! Sent it to friends and family for future rental. We will rent from LoveJoy again."
Stayed May 2021
"Close to everything - Nice house. Centralized to evy"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Teresa, we are happy to know that you thought Destin'd To Be Here is a nice 4-bed, 3.5-bath house in Villages of Crystal Beach that is close to everything. Thank you for choosing Real Joy.
Stayed May 2021
"We loved the house and the area. Having two young kids (both under 5), I was super impressed to find things like toys and a baby gate. The baby gate was a life saver, we didn’t bring ours and I had anxiety over our youngest on the stairs. The only thing we didn’t like were the houses around us, but it didn’t affect the rating of the house as you can’t control the neighbors. We just happened to be there at a time where there were a lot of parties. I’ve obviously gotten old because I was frustrated with the noise at times (but luckily our kids slept through it)."
Stayed April 2021
"Home away from home vaca - The size of house was great for our group. Clean and functional. Dryer was noisy but RealJoy did take a look at it and it was somewhat better. Loved the pool area. Quiet and gated secure neighborhood. Great location to beach, short walk or drive."
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Rachelle, we appreciate you taking the time to provide us with some feedback regarding your vacation rental experience while staying in the ideally located Destin'd To Be Here. We are happy that this clean, functional home in a quiet, secure gated neighborhood provided plenty of space for your group and you enjoyed the pool area. Thank you for choosing Real Joy.
Stayed March 2021
"The pictures do not do this place justice. It very beautiful and spacious. Everything was in 10 minutes driving distance and the beach was 10 minute waking. They have security patrolling at night."
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Zaire, we love that you enjoyed staying at the very beautiful and spacious Destin’d To Be Here, an ideally located 4-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home at Villages of Crystal Beach. Thank you for choosing Real Joy.
Stayed January 2021
"I cannot say enough wonderful things about this home! The location is amazing for families- very easy walk to beach (less than 10 minute walk on residential streets, even with a 4-yr-old,) yet very quiet at night. The pool space is incredible and the small gated neighborhood was perfect for kids to rollerblade & scooter around.
Whole Foods is 2-minute drive, along with plenty of restaurants.
The house was set-up perfect, big bedrooms and an amazing bunk room and tv/game room for kids.
Would stay here again in a heartbeat!"
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Hi Kathryn, thank you for your review! We are happy to hear you found the location amazing and home perfect for your stay! We value your referrals and hope you will come back to see us! Thank you again for your feedback and thank you for staying with Real Joy!
Stayed September 2020
"The house was perfect for our needs. Everything was as advertised. Clean and well kept. There is a bit of a walk to get to the beach, but do-able. We were there off season so no shuttle. Having the pool nearby is definitely a plus. Will be booking here again in the future!"
Stayed September 2020
"Lovely property! My friends and I went down for a wedding that a majority of us were in and we were very pleased with the location and accessibility to the beach as well as nearby stores. It is a bit of a walk to the beach, maybe about 10-12 min (I would say not the easiest with little kids). We are all around 30 years old with no children so it was fine for us! The house was very accommodating and spacious. We all really enjoyed it and felt it was plenty big enough. We all travel and stay in Air Bnb’s and such fairly often and we were all impressed. The kitchen is a bit narrow and small-ish compared to the sizing of other rooms but nothing I’d complain about (just mentioning in case a large kitchen is a must for you). RealJoy was very helpful in helping switch our reservation dates when the wedding was moved and had prompt responses to any questions I had. Overall we very much enjoyed our experience and I would love to rent from RealJoy again!"
Stayed July 2020
"Perfect place in the heart of it all - The place is as beautiful as the pictures. Very roomy. Close to the beach. Safe. No problems at all. Smoke detector needed a new battery and they came and fixed it within a few hours."
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Thanks for the review Kelly! We're so glad you enjoyed your stay here and had your issue resolved quickly.
Stayed March 2020
"Just like the picture. - My family and I really enjoyed the home environment. The kids had a great time enjoyed the pool and the beach area. Had a great time."
Allison
Customer Relations Representative
Hi Hector, thanks for your five star feedback on Destin'd To Be Here! We're happy to hear you had a great time, and that you enjoyed the beach and pool. We appreciate you staying with us and hope to see you again in the future!
