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Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 5:00 PM.

El Matador 361 by Alicia Hollis Rentals FREE ADVENTURES! $300/Day Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Does El Matador 361 by Alicia Hollis Rentals FREE ADVENTURES! $300/Day have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Q: Is El Matador 361 by Alicia Hollis Rentals FREE ADVENTURES! $300/Day pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is El Matador 361 by Alicia Hollis Rentals FREE ADVENTURES! $300/Day located?

Nestled on the beach, this Fort Walton Beach condo building is within a 10-minute walk of Santa Rosa Sound and Okaloosa Island Beach. Wayside Park and Ross Marler Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).

10/10 Excellent

Darren S.

27 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

30th Anniversary at El Matador

Everything was wonderful. We will be staying again. This place was one of our favorites in the panhandle. Beach was great and and the close Beachview Restaurant was great we had no reason to leave the area.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Lynn L.

17 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Everything was great except the sofa bed. We bought a mattress topper and it was still terrible. Other than that great rental.

Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

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10/10 Excellent

Ron P.

9 Aug 2023

Sun and Gum in Fort Walton Beach

Rating Details: The property manager was very 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: Great experience with absolutely no glitches. Nice accommodations and customer service was excellent!!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

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8/10 Good

Christine B.

4 Jun 2024

Good Beach time

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: So glad AJ Hollis could come through for us when previous renter backed out at the last minute, so aggravating! But we had a good unit, beach front, pretty much everything we needed.

10/10 Excellent

Jan A.

11 Jul 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vacation

This was an amazing vacation. I could see dolphins from the balcony!The location was great and the place was as described. Its on the end so its not around a lot of partying. I will for sure go back and stay in the same condo!!!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

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10/10 Excellent

Darlene S.

5 Jul 2023

Hard to Say Goodbye

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Communication was great and check in/out was simple. The condo was spacious and well equipped. The living room furniture was very comfortable. The beds were not the most comfortable I've slept on, but not horrible. The view is EVERYTHING. We would certainly stay again.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

5 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved it

The only complaint I will say I have about this unit is the sofa bed. We had a 16 year old and a 11 year old and the 2nd bedroom had a queen bed which it shows in the pictures a queen bed but I was thinking the pull out bed in the sofa would be good for them to rotate sleeping in the bedroom. It was not. It was very thin and made of nothing but springs so we had to go buy a blow up mattress. Other than that we very much so enjoyed our stay and have already reserved the condo next to the one we stayed in for next year through the owners.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jeff W.

25 Jun 2024

Liked: Check-in

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Only positive is the view

Traveled 10hrs for this vacation, first time at this location, excited to get there and the condo was dirty. The spare bedroom smells musty like mold or just been sitting and not cleaned. The spare bathroom had poop stains still in the toilet and multiple pubic hairs on the toilet seat. Called management and they seemed eager to fix. A cleaner & Christine(property manager) came to the room, and the cleaner admitted out loud that the toilet was dirty and Christine told him to “ stop talking”. To add, the floors were dirty as my 12 mo old daughters legs and feet were black from crawling not even 45 minutes of being at the condo. The ceiling fans had 3 inch covered of dust and we had simply asked if this room had been cleaned at all because the shape it was in. This would’ve been a done and over with issue if Christine did not tell us “ you don’t have to stay here “ because we brought to their attention the dirty room. If paying a cleaning fee I would expect a clean area to stay. The condo just needs some serious TLC. Both bathrooms quarter round had black mold and having a baby on the ground just isn’t healthy nor safe. I expected to have some sort of customer service but seeing the way she treated her own employee we weren’t surprised. We got no apology or any sort of solution. It is convenient how they don’t have up close pictures of the bathrooms where the rust and mold on baseboards are horrible. Definitely need pics to show true state of condo Won’t be back

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

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6/10 Okay

Darla L.

7 Apr 2023

Spring Break 2023

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Love the location and the staffed gate upon entry. Unfortunately, we have decided this will be our last stay at unit 631 until it is renovated. We had the opportunity to see into several other units occupied by other renters and were impressed by the renovations including kitchen and flooring. The flooring in this unit is very old and has many area that I imagine just don't clean well. Bathrooms need to be replaced. Small mold issues, shower had trouble draining, no opportunity to take a bath due to missing drain plugs but many issue for us was the condition of the carpet. I imagine that might be where the mold smell is coming from? There were new air fresheners placed throughout the condo. Maybe to cover the smell? Looks like some type of repair work was done in the main bathroom behind the toilet. Just overall, needs renovation. I imagine it is hard to clean...however I was not pleased to find a lot of hair and an old razor in the main bathroom shower. I also found hair in main bathroom sink and dirty paper towel in main TV area. Remotes were sticky. I cleaned the condo after my findings using Lysol wipes including kitchen area. I suggest the disposal should be cleaned as it has a smell as well. Fridge was very clean! Pans in kitchen cabinets had to be scrubbed before use due to burnt on food. Coffee maker had to be cleaned. I wonder if it was just rinsed after the last use? For the cost of the cleaning fee, I just don't believe I should need to clean the condo before use. I did not vacuum but the floor looked like it needed it. Decided to just wear shoes. I did call maintenance number to report lounge chair on deck was broken and plugs were missing. Their update was pull a bar chair out to the deck and look under the sink. They could come over if I really needed them too... We decided to just enjoy the beach and forget about the bathtub. El Matador is a great location, just not this unit. Old fashioned key entry.

10/10 Excellent

Kristi W., Knoxville

21 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very clean

Very clean and up to date. Will definitely stay here again

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nickki C.

23 Jul 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Clean just needs updating

We stayed in 361 at the El Matador. The place was clean. The view was incredible of the Gulf and the pool. It definitely needs some updating but it was exactly what was advertised. There was a leak of some kind from the bathroom which the maintenance and HOA are in the process of fixing. Everyone was friendly and very helpful.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Michelle P.

20 Jul 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome View

Great location and awesome view from our condo.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

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8/10 Good

Vicki S.

17 Feb 2022

Snowbird view

Rating Details: The property manager was very 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: Our rental through El Matador was sufficiently supplied with the necessities we needed for the duration of our stay. My only complaint was having the deck furniture inside our condo for the month because of painting going on on the backside of the building. . The view was beautiful, the sunsets stunning, and the decor of the condo was very comfortable.

8/10 Good

Mark D.

22 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Incredible location

everything you need .very roomy unit . didnt have hot water for 24 hrs.lots and lots of decor on walls. if there was anymore u would think it was a retail store.somewhat cluttered. too much decor everywhere.Great unit ,great location and great price

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Darla T.

26 Jul 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Thanksgiving retreat

Love the apartment. Be aware that service for beach chairs do not extend into November

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2020

4/10 Poor

Artemio B.

21 Jun 2021

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness

Beautiful view but won't be back

Beds where very uncomfortable and the roach that visited me other patio wasn't pleasant and seen more at the pool and other areas

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

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6/10 Okay

Carla H.

12 Apr 2021

Spring Break

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Property definitely needs updating, especially the kitchen. Was not the original room we booked.

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8/10 Good

Sal O.

4 Oct 2020

Great Value and View

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We loved staying at the El Matador and this unit had an excellent view of the beach, pool, and gulf! Very comfortable accommodations except the washing machine was not working.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020

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10/10 Excellent

Connie P.

12 Sept 2020

Favorite Beach Stay

6/10 Okay

Wanda M.

21 Aug 2020

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness

Great view, good location.

The condo needs updating and a deep thorough cleaning. Bedding needs to be replaced and needs new pillows. We liked El Matador but very disappointed in the unit we stayed in. The condo was not clean when we checked in after driving almost 600 miles and being very tired. I called the property manager and described the dirty floors, my husband wiped a spot on the kitchen floor and the paper towel was black with grime, dirty sliding glass doors with a child's handprints to the balcony, visible dust under the chairs, dirty bathroom floors. When we checked in my husband's first remark was that the unit didn't smell clean. The kitchen utensils had food stuck on them and the refrigerator was a mess. The realtor sent a lady named Theresa to clean the unit and within several hours she did a major cleaning. She was on her hands and knees scrubbing the bathroom floor when we left to go eat and spent the remainder of the evening waiting at my daughter's condo so Theresa would have time to clean before we could unpack. There was a remarkable difference in the smell and cleanliness when we returned to the condo about 10:00 pm. We also found a rusty razor blade under one of the patio chair cushions. The realtor discussed the issues with the owner. We hope to receive some type of compensation.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Cody H.

4 Sept 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Really enjoyed our stay.

Easy.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

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10/10 Excellent

Jan A.

10 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

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10/10 Excellent

Sam S.

14 Jul 2018

Family vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. 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: As always,a great experience!

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10/10 Excellent

Viveca S.

9 Jul 2018

Great Family place

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is our third time coming to El Matador and love it each and every time. It's quiet, family friendly, great beach access and very relaxing.

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8/10 Good

John m.

12 Aug 2017

Perfect location

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great location that was away from the hustle of the traffic but close enough to drive to the hustle. Other than a washing machine struggle, we loved it. I hate Hotel furniture. Many resorts only have this type of furniture. Not here, the condo had a very homey and relaxing feel.

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