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The Back Porch is relaxing 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom House

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A spacious living room with a large sofa, a coffee table, and a TV mounted on the wall. There is a dining area with a kitchen in the background.
A covered outdoor area with a table and chairs, overlooking a body of water with boats and buildings in the background.
A marina with boats docked, a wooden deck, and a view of buildings in the background.
A two-story beachfront house with a wooden deck and stairs leading to a balcony.
A spacious living room with a sofa, armchairs, a coffee table, and a dining table. There are ceiling fans, a kitchen in the background, and a large window.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Highlights

  • Top rated beach location
    Discover paradise at this top rated beach location.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Destin Harbor
4 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Waterpark access
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Destin, FL
  • Place, Choctawhatchee Bay
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Destin Harbor
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Destin Beaches
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Airport, Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS-Northwest Florida Regional)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

2nd Floor Guest Bedroom

1 King Bed

2nd Floor Guest Bedroom

1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

2nd Floor Guest Bedroom

1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

Common Space

1 Double Sofa Bed

Main Bedroom

1 King Bed

3 bathrooms

2nd Floor Guest Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

2nd Floor Guest Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Main Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

The Back Porch is relaxing 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom House

The Back Porch is relaxing 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom house off the canals of Holiday Isle. Located at 508 Vera Cruz Drive, it offers up to 30' of docking space for you to enjoy. Totally rebuilt front and back porches allow for a great place to view the canal or just hangout. An amazing full wood back patio area, which connects to the docking area, provides plenty of space to have fun during your stay. The house has tile floors throughout, with carpet in the bedrooms. The bedding, which sleeps 12 would be Master Bedroom with a King, Guest Bedroom with a King, Guest Bedroom with a Double and Twin, Guest Bedroom with a Double and Twin, and a sleeper sofa. Come and enjoy the beautiful and peaceful Holiday Isle area of Destin, FL. Let's make The Back Porch be the location of your next family vacation. *Boat/jet ski trailers cannot be parked on property*.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 2022200vb
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Destin

Located in Holiday Isle, a neighbourhood in Destin, this holiday home is near a water park and near the beach. While the natural beauty of Destin Beaches and Henderson Beach State Park can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can explore Sandestin Golf Resort - Raven, Burnt Pine, Baytowne, The Links. Big Kahuna's Water and Adventure Park and The Track Family Recreation Center are also worth visiting. Looking to get your feet wet? Jet skiing, kayaking and scuba diving adventures can be found near the property.
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Destin, FL

What's nearby

  • Choctawhatchee Bay - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Destin Harbor - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Jetty East Condominiums - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Destin Beaches - 1 min drive - 0.7 km
  • Destin Harbor Boardwalk - 7 min drive - 6.0 km

Getting around

  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS-Northwest Florida Regional) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cj’s Hangout - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Red Door Saloon - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Boshamps Seafood & Oyster House - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Circle K - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Donut Hole - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is The Back Porch is relaxing 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Back Porch is relaxing 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom House?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at The Back Porch is relaxing 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom House?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Back Porch is relaxing 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom House?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Back Porch is relaxing 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom House located?

Located in Holiday Isle, this holiday home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Choctawhatchee Bay and Destin Beaches. Destin Harbor Boardwalk is 2.8 mi (4.6 km) away.

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 21 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 21 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 21 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 21 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 21 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

2.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Check-in

9.0/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Second time booking here! Nice and relaxing atmosphere in a great location.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Older, but well kept home. Very relaxing fishing on the dock and enjoying a great time.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 21 October 2026
Thank you, Kevin, for taking the time to complete our survey. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to having you stay with us very soon
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Best location in Destin
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 4 May 2026
Thank you Justan!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Good location
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great

Awesome location, nice play to stay
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 23 October 2024
I am so glad you had a great time. Destin has some great restaurants. Mine is McGuire's Irish Pub.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Good location

Nice house with a short walk to the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 23 January 2024
Great area for sunrises and sunsets!!!! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay. Please reach out for your next visit!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
I really like the waterway beside the house. Yard needs mowed and weeded. Lots of sand spurs. Kitchen and beds all good. The lawn chairs are rusted and you can cut yourself. The plastic ones aren't very sturdy. Location is great. Not much beach access due to hotel beside access.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 13 October 2025
Thanks so much for your kind words! We’re thrilled you loved the waterway and the location — it really is a special spot. Hope you’ll come back and enjoy it again soon!
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Don’t stay here

House is definitely infested with mold and needs to be taken off this site until this is taken care of.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 30 August 2023
We do apologize about your stay, unfortunately this was never reported to our office during your stay, so we were unable to try to care of any of the issues. While this is an older property, we have never had any issues with mold in the home.
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is prime for beach access! Great area/ neighborhood to stay at. However, the whole vibe of the house was livable for a short amount of time but not very nice. Minimal pots and pans, beds are worn down and not very comfy. Definitely bring shoes/ sandals to walk around the house as the carpets and floors are not well maintained. Beware of critters or animals- during our experience we had a rodent issue getting into our groceries, not sure it’s applicable to any other experiences. The beach is wonderful and quiet! We had a great time in spite of what was mentioned above.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Family Vacation

The house has some age on it. But what I liked it had a great a/c unit it kept the house nice and cool during those hot days. The only real problem was there was no shower curtains in the up stair bathroom's and no curtain at the windows. Had a great time.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Spacious and great location

The property gave our group of 5 plenty of space to sprawl out. The back deck was a great hangout spot that over looked the canal. The location was perfect and within driving distance of most sights and the beach was close as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Back Porch Living

Amazing location and very spacious property!! It was perfect for a getaway at the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Place was great!

Stayed for 5 days. The house was in perfect condition. Neighborhood is calm and quiet. Super quick 5-6 min walk to beach access. The kids loved this spot!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Annual Crab Island Trip

The property is a perfect location for docking the boat and heading out through the Harbor to Crab Island. Upon arrival the inside of the house was clean however the yard was littered with beer cans and trash. The outside trash cans were overflowing and not taken to the curb. We cleaned things up and enjoyed the rest of the weekend. The house is big and roomy. An older home that needs a little TLC but worked for our group.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great rental!

We enjoyed our stay very much! It was convenient for boating and fishing.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect!!

We bring our boat to Destin a couple times a year and this rental was amazing. Location was great, dock was brand new, house was clean, and the management was responsive!! The A/C upstairs froze and they have someone there within the hour. The trash was full from the previous renters but that was the only issue we ran into. Beds were comfy and the house looked even better in person. We will for sure be back!!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

This property was great.

The house was beautiful and the Back Porch was even better. Me and my family will definitely rent this property again!!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

My back porch Review

The goods; The neighborhood was nice and very quite. The location was amazing for accessing Destin harbor and crab island. Many stores close by also. The back porch and entire dock is brand new. The bed tooms were bigger than expected. The boat dock fit my 23’ center console perfectly and even had bumper fenders installed. The floating jet ski dock took just a few trail and error attempts then turned out to be a great feature. The dock had a wash down hose which was very convenient. The propane bbq pit worked well. On our last day We wanted to extend our trip by one. I simply email them and got Reply back in less than an hour that it was availble. Worked out great. The bad; Electricity (lights,fan,outlets) in one bedroom/closet and closet in adjacent room did not work. The house was poorly cleaned. All trash cans had prior guest trash. Beds were unmade and sheets were not washed. Washer had wet towels in it. Wet towelS hanging in bathroom and back porch. Empty rolls of toilet paper left in Each bathroom. Was nice to see an electrical cord ran to the boat dock to recharge as needed however, the cord had no power. The other end was inside a locked garage. Had to run my own extension cord. The wash down hose on the dock was great but the threaded end was cut off. I was not able to flush my motor due to this. I will end with saying we had an absolutely amazing time on our trip and the location of this rental 100% contributed to that. The goods largely outnumbered the bads. I will certainly stay at this location again.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Trashy

There was trash everywhere. In yard an in house. Grass was horrible. Location was good. Why pay a cleaning fee when it wasn't cleaned.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Great for boating!

Roomy house with easy access to your own boat slip. Short ride from all the best spots on the water. Friendly neighbors and good accommodations. Had just been remodeled so there was a small amount of construction trash leftover, but no big deal.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 17 July 2025
Thank you for your 5-star rating, Bailey! We’re glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to welcome you back to Emerald Coast Vacation Rentals soon.

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