While I was impressed with the photos and the location of the house, the reality was it did not impress.
The house is very dated: paint peeling off the house, extremely soiled carpet on the stairs, spiderwebs visible in every room and rusty metal toilet-paper holders that are barely hanging on. Being a VRBO loyalist and having a rental of my own, I have yet to see a home in this poor shape, especially for the price listed.
Not being familiar to Destin, the beach situation was upsetting. Upon arriving, you will find that along the miles of gorgeous beach front there is only a tiny, narrow "public beach access" section for the layman. Be prepared to either pay $120 a day for a beach chair set (because the house does not come with anything worth taking - disappointing) or get there at 6:00am to grab a spot.
During our stay, the power went out in the 3rd floor bathroom and half the bedroom rendering the whole area useless. The manager sent a repairman but my father unknowingly sent him away and he never returned after I sent a message about the confusion. I heard he came after we checked out.
The remotes to the TVs were either missing or there were no channels. There were no extra blankets in the bedrooms and not a single game or deck of cards for guests (this may sound impertinent but it's the first VRBO I've stayed in that doesn't provide these things).There are also no bath mats in any of the bathrooms so we had to use towels on the floors. One of the showers would not drain - and since maintenance did not return we had to stand ankle deep in dirty water all week. The grill is also not useable - I would avoid that until they can purchase a new one. Also bring your own garbage bags on day one. If you're like us, we fill it up after we unpack and there was only one extra provided.
Over the summer I had messaged VRBO several questions that never got conveyed to the manager. Mike offered his personal number for me to call but is equally frustrated at the lack of communication between the companies.
The strong points were the golf cart, the pool and the stocked kitchen.
For a house that sleeps 20, there are basic needs that the house lacked and there definitely isn't one room we could all fit in to watch a movie. I feel some TLC would help this place be more fantastic but I would not recommend it to anyone right now. When you're flying people in from all over and splitting a pretty high rental rate, you deserve more.