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Chad Young

211 Hermitage

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 11 Jan 2023via mobile
Awesome place to stay and the location is fantastic. The bay is the backyard and the ocean is a three minute walk across the road! The boardwalk is an easy 10 minute walk. Its also an 8 minute drive from Destin and all of its attractions.
Date of stay: December 2022
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Reviewed 13 August 2019

My husband booked our vacation from August 10-13 2019 at Hermitage by the Bay suite 108 in Fort Walton Beach. We drove all the way from Texas for this vacation it’s our first time in Florida. When we got to the place our parking spot was occupied no big deal plenty of empty visitor parking spots. We were told that the place would have specifically 8 towels 8 hand towels and 8 wash cloths. But I was kind of disappointed when the towels were no where to be found. So I told my husband we need to buy towels...extra expenses we shouldn’t have to. As I checked around the unit I opened up the laundry area...the towels were in the dryer...the bath mats were on the floor. To be on the safe side I washed the towels again and also washed the bath mats. As a paying guess this things should have been ready. So it made me wonder if the sheets that we slept on was even clean? I counted the towels there were only 7 and 6 hand towels. I guess I’m being picky but our host specifically said if any missing items we will be charged. I wonder if they checked after the guess before us if all the items they said they have are complete. The good points it’s really close to the beach can be walked if brave enough to cross the busy road. Also the private pier for people who loves to fish and catch crabs. The kids had fun that’s the important thing! Probably would stay here again hopefully everything would be ready.

Date of stay: August 2019
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Reviewed 16 May 2019

Booked the condo even though it included lots of extra fees. (cost of the room + $55 for state/county tax + $125 cleaning fee + $59 non-refundable property service charge + $8 destination fee) Was a spontaneous trip and just wasn't happy about the events that followed. Over 30 e-mails from a combination of: Booking.com / Real Joy Vacations / Hermitage Property Rental and a plug for a Real Estate Agent. No exaggeration...30 e-mails. When I called about it, I was told "oh, there's a glitch in the system". The ladies at Real Joy did answer the phone and were very pleasant so I was glad about that. Dealt with 4 different ladies during the course of this process. Drove 5 hours only to find there was no sign by the main highway identifying where the condos were. You had to drive down an access road to find it. If you didn't have a GPS, you wouldn't be able to find them. The property needs some attention. It's not very appealing. The unit we stayed in (305) looked like it had been furnished from Goodwill. The vertical blinds that covered the sliding glass door to the balcony was missing 3-4 slats so at night, if you had the inside lights on, someone across the courtyard could see right in through the missing slats. The only positive thing I could say was that the beds were comfortable. Definitely not worth the money. When I arrived back home, I noticed that extra charges had been posted to my VISA. I was upset about that and I called and asked for an itemized bill. The two extra charges were listed as Booking.com reservation fees. I called again and explained to them that I had printed out the booking.com reservation confirmation and it specifically states that booking.com doesn't charge a reservation fee, or any fee for that matter. I requested a credit to my VISA and an updated itemized bill, which I did receive and the fees were credited back to me. Please request and itemized bill and cross-reference that with your original quotes. Print EVERYTHING out and keep your records because I'm afraid this might be a common practice. I will not stay there again and I will not use Real Joy Vacations again.

Room tip: No elevator
Date of stay: May 2019
  • Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Reviewed 21 July 2017 via mobile

We booked the Condo and I was so disappointed with the Condo and the beach. The beach was covered in seaweed and small dead fish everywhere. I was lead to believe the beach was closer to the condo than it was. I was told you could walk to it and that is not a safe thing to do with children being you are crossing 4 lanes of traffic.
For the amount of money you spend you can go right down the road and have a nice beach and much more updated condo's. The condo itself was very dirty. We found tags from someone's new cloths and Mountain Dew bottle under the bed. And there was a nasty sock and sticky shirt in the cushion of the couch. The couch was full of sand and the kitchen has a smell like someone dropped meat or something down the drain or between the stove and cabinets. It was terrible. The coffee table and kitchen table are the old square glass tops and a hazard to anyone walking around them. Someone is going to be very hurt by those one day. The dish soap that was left there for us was full of water and only three pods to wash towels for a week with 6 guest.
Some of the only things we liked about unit 202 was the AC because it worked good, the pool was great and the view was pretty.

Date of stay: July 2017
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Reviewed 14 November 2016 via mobile

On vacation, I stayed in condo#105 and was very pleased. The entire process was wonderful. My point of contact, Mr. Saunders, was wonderful. He was quite helpful and courteous. I had no problems. Once I was there, it felt like home. The condo was gorgeous and so much more than I needed. The beds were so comfortable and all was so clean and spotless. The check in and out process was clear. I've rented here before and ventured out onto the pier for the first time. It was so calming. I plan to visit here again. The bay is in the rear and the beach is across the street on Okaloosa Island. Wonderful stay.

Date of stay: October 2016
Trip type: Travelled solo
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Reviewed 19 July 2016 via mobile

Not what we were expecting at all. The beach was lined with dead fish and was full of June grass/algae. We drove to Destin and it was absolutely beautiful and the people were friendly and very helpful.

Date of stay: July 2016
Trip type: Travelled with family
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