Rating Details:
The property manager was adequately helpful.
The vacation rental was spotless.
I was very happy with the location.
I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
Overall we were very happy with our stay - we love Silver Dunes! However, a couple of things were a little irritating. I'm not sure if the property is under new management, but some of the old policies like allowing early check in if you arrive prior to 4 pm, towel exchange service, etc., were much preferred to the new policies. I certainly understand the wait to check in is covid-19-related, but if not, there's no reason not to allow access. Likewise, if the office hours on Friday are until 4:30, it's disappointing to walk up at 4:15 to discover the office closed - I even called and got the answering service. We were actually going to check on the possibility of staying an extra night, but since no one was available, we decided to save our money instead. Some of our friends in other properties also had their thermostats locked to where they couldn't lower the temperature below 70 degrees. Ours wasn't like that, so maybe that's an issue with the condo owner, but it was irritating when you have a large group in the place that you can't cool things down.Finally, the new beach chair service is fine, but their prices are a bit ridiculous. I figured they would go up from when George managed it, but to go up that much, THEN charge an additional $5.00 per day for tables is taking it a bit too far. I would suggest they include tables in their standard price. I would also hope that the beach service would work a little harder to make sure people from SunDestin and other properties aren't setting up in the Silver Dunes area. I noticed a lot more people moving into Silver Dunes' space than I ever have before. I'd also like to see the additional extra beach space to the right of the private area be added back to allow for more spacing. Overall we were very happy with our unit, and had a fun just felt like things were "nickel & dimed" a good bit more this time, and that's not what we expect at a long-standing place like Silver Dunes.