When spending a week on the Emerald Coast, why not take it to the max? Five Star Gulf Rentals has a range of properties along the ocean, including rental homes and condos, and luxury properties are included. Whether you’re looking to spend your vacation in Destin at a resort or right by the beach, the luxury properties available include Caribbean Paradise and Utopia, with the former being a beach house with a private walkway and the latter a large Destin condo in a resort close to the center of town.
Caribbean Paradise is a large beach front home with a direct view of the aqua marine-colored waters and white sands that make the Emerald Coast so famous. This particular property has four bedrooms and four baths to match, as well as large and spacious living areas inside the rental house. Located in the Carib neighborhood of Destin, the property is part of a gated community which, in addition to a private walkway with railings directly to the beach, has two swimming pools, a tennis court, and a lakeside gazebo. With 4,500 square feet inside and 6,000 square feet for the property total, Caribbean Paradise can give renters a taste of Destin paradise for the week.
Large rental homes aren’t for everyone and, if you can’t fill a home with six or eight people, a luxury condo is another option for enjoying a week in Destin. Utopia is one of Five Star’s top-tier, luxury condo properties. Utopia can be found in the Silver Shells resort, located in St. Maarten directly in the center of Destin. The location is near shopping, dining, and other family activities in the area, and the condo itself is the largest in Silver Shells. With a ground floor location, Utopia opens directly into the resort, which includes all amenities of a beach resort and a 7,500 square foot pool.
To buy or to rent? That is the question brought up recently in an article about real estate in the beach communities of South Walton. South Walton, like many cities and towns during the past four years, saw housing prices increase and, as of 2007, fall, with foreclosed properties in the area, as well as planned developments left unfinished. This latter category marks the state of many South Walton communities, according to this article, as luxury properties in a premier beach destination halted due to a lack of buyers. Whether as a permanent residence or a vacation home, many planned homes and developments were planned and when the buyers didn’t come or weren’t able to pay enough, the projects stopped. In some cases, the proposed beach front properties remain unfinished.
But this doesn’t mean that the traffic into South Walton and other Gulf Coast towns has increased. In fact, according to this article, it has remained the same, with the focus of the vacation communities shifting to rental properties. According to this article, the rentals in Gulf Coast communities like South Walton increased by 200 percent from January to April of 2009 – not a popular vacationing time – in comparison to the same period of 2008. Although at this period, excluding spring break, is when many beach rental properties are at their lowest rates, the vacationers have been coming, nevertheless. Even with housing prices falling, renting appears to be the more popular option for people looking to experience the Emerald Coast.
Although this is a significant blow to the housing market, it is a boom to the rental market and the local tourism industry. As the article explains, construction hasn’t stopped in South Walton and is, instead, focused on improving and adding to the beach communities more options for entertainment for renters. With summer approaching, will this rental boom in the Gulf Coast communities continue? And what further aesthetic changes will happen to entice vacation renters to spend a week in South Walton or Destin?
Renting a vacation home in Destin doesn’t always need to be expensive. Rather than staying a few nights in a hotel, a rental property gives you all of the comforts of home in a luxurious beachfront location. Five Star Beach Properties has two properties that, for a week stay, average about $2000 for a beach house designed to hold from six to eight people. Each house is within walking distance of the beach and restaurants and activities in the center of Destin. As one of Florida’s premier vacation destinations, Destin is a picturesque location and both of these rental properties have views of the green waters of the Gulf Coast.
One property is Lilly Pad. Lilly Pad is an apt name for this property as, in addition to a view of the Gulf waters, it sits on an inland coastal lake. For enjoying the outside view, this property has three large porches and a private dock on the lake. Indoors, the vacation home is large enough for eight people, with 2,200 square feet divided up into a living space and kitchen, with three bedrooms and baths. All bedrooms have a private bath for convenience purposes.
In the same price range for the same number of people is Destiny Dreaming. Dreaming of Destiny-by-the-Sea, the most sought-after location in Destin? Look no further than this beach house, which offers a glimpse of Destiny-by-the-Sea at an affordable price. This particular property has three bedrooms and two baths, as well as spacious living areas and a kitchen, divided up between 2,000 square feet.
Whether you’re a family looking for a unique beach vacation destination or a group of college students looking for a spring break house, one of these beachfront rental homes averages $2,000 per week at all points during the year. Fall and winter seasons, in addition, allow the beach homes to be rented for three days to a week at a time. For tours of the beach homes, follow the respective links for more details and videos of the insides and outsides of both properties.