* 4th floor gulf views from the HUGE wrap-around balcony
* Seasonal Complimentary Beach Service -2 Chairs and 1 umbrella included (See the Beach Attendant)
* Heated Beachfront Pool
* Hot Tub, Tennis and Shuffleboard Courts, Fitness Center, and Sauna
* Wander down the beach to Schooner's or just across the bridge to Captain Anderson's
* Just 2.5 miles to Sea Dragon Pirate Cruise
* Opening soon, Nashville's Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge with live music 7 nights a week on Thomas Drive
* Dolly Parton’s Pirate Voyage Dinner and Show and Top Golf at Pier Park
* Professionally Managed; 24/7 Service
Watercrest 402 sleeps up to 7, with a king in the main bedroom, and a guest room featuring a queen and twin over a full bunk, so bring your whole family down for a Gulf Coast escape! At Watercrest, you'll love the array of community amenities, whether it's the fabulous beachside pool and hot tub, lighted tennis courts, indoor racquetball courts, fitness center, or sauna. Bring home some fresh Gulf fish caught that day and cook it up on the community BBQ grills. Make your next escape to Watercrest 402!
**This property doesn't allow groups of adults age 25 or under, no exceptions. ***We LOVE Snowbirds! Low Monthly Winter Rates*
Snowbird Season runs November thru February, on a monthly basis. To prepare a qualified quote, select your arrival date (must be the 1st day of the month) and the departure date (must be the 1st day of the month). Alternate dates must be pre-approved. All monthly rentals are subject to an additional $150 cleaning fee. Please contact us with your interest and to further assist!
*Watercrest requires you to pay for your parking passes on the link provided in your arrival instructions. Wristbands will be left in the unit upon arrival. * There is a max of 2 parking passes per unit. *
The Bedroom Setup:
Master Bedroom: King Bed
2nd Bedroom: Queen and Twin over full bunks
Area Attractions:
Watercrest is located just minutes from gourmet seafood dining, signature golf courses, amazing deep-sea fishing, world-famous nightclubs, fabulous water and amusement parks, miniature golf, gift shops, and the world-class entertainment and events Panama City Beach is famous for. Nearby, at the corner of Thomas Dr and North Lagoon Dr, is Captain Anderson's Marina and Restaurant. You will find delicious fresh seafood, charter fishing boats, and shell and dolphin excursions. Major grocery stores and retailers are also within a 5–10-minute drive.
From exploring the sunken ships in the area, to sailing, go-karting, deep sea fishing, to checking out the local animal parks, there is a diverse variety of Panama City Beach attractions for kids of all ages, to enjoy, just minutes from Watercrest. There's never a dull moment on the beaches near these condos, and you won't find a better place to stay.
If you're looking for great shopping and fabulous eateries, nearby Pier Park will fill the bill! With more than 125 retail, dining, and entertainment choices, Pier Park is a one-of-a-kind beachfront family-friendly attraction featuring island-inspired architecture and popular stores. Dillard’s, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Target, Forever 21 are but a few. Dine at numerous eateries like Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville, Dick’s Last Resort, and Five Guys Burgers, or catch a show at Dolly Parton's Pirate Voyage Dinner Theatre or Grand IMAX Theater. Play, eat, and compete at Topgolf—don’t miss the action at Pier Park.
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On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
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Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
About the area
Panama City Beach
Located on the beach, this condo is in Lower Grand Lagoon, a neighbourhood in Panama City Beach. Thomas Drive and Pier Park are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore St. Andrews State Park and Panama City Beaches. Check out an event or a game at Publix Sports Park, and consider making time for Shipwreck Island Waterpark, a top attraction not to be missed.
Panama City Beach, FL
What's nearby
Thomas Drive - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Panama City Beaches - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
St. Andrews Bay - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
The Sea Dragon - 2 min drive - 1.4 km
Pier Park - 14 min drive - 15.7 km
Getting around
Panama City, FL (ECP-Northwest Florida Beaches Intl.) - 31 min drive
Restaurants
Schooners - 18 min walk
Andy's Flour Power Cafe & Bakery - 5 min drive
Amy's Coffee House - 5 min drive
J. Michael's - 4 min drive
outlaw bbq - 12 min walk
Frequently asked questions
Does 🌊FREE Seasonal Beach Service-Gulf Front-Corner Balcony-2BR Watercrest 402🌊 have a pool?
Yes, this property has a pool.
How much does it cost to stay at 🌊FREE Seasonal Beach Service-Gulf Front-Corner Balcony-2BR Watercrest 402🌊?
As of 20 April 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at 🌊FREE Seasonal Beach Service-Gulf Front-Corner Balcony-2BR Watercrest 402🌊 on 18 July 2026 start from NZ$626, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
Is 🌊FREE Seasonal Beach Service-Gulf Front-Corner Balcony-2BR Watercrest 402🌊 pet-friendly?
No, pets are not allowed at this property.
What time is check-in at 🌊FREE Seasonal Beach Service-Gulf Front-Corner Balcony-2BR Watercrest 402🌊?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.
What time is check-out at 🌊FREE Seasonal Beach Service-Gulf Front-Corner Balcony-2BR Watercrest 402🌊?
Checkout is at 10:00 AM.
Where is 🌊FREE Seasonal Beach Service-Gulf Front-Corner Balcony-2BR Watercrest 402🌊 located?
Nestled on the beach, this Lower Grand Lagoon condo building is within a 10-minute walk of Panama City Beaches and Thomas Drive. The Sea Dragon and St. Andrews Bay are also within 1 mile (2 km).
Reviews
9.2
Wonderful
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
We had a wonderful stay. The condo was updated and very comfortable. The rental company was easy to contact and always ready to help us when we needed anything or had questions.
Ellen G.
Stayed 39 nights in Jan 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 20 April 2025
Ellen, thank you for your review! We're happy to hear you had a wonderful stay and found the condo comfortable and updated. It’s great to know our team was helpful during your visit. We appreciate you choosing RealJoy and look forward to welcoming you back!
Enjoyed the covered parking and beach chair service included. Very nice unit and low floor,
We will book this unit again.
David A.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 19 August 2023
David, we appreciate you letting us know that you enjoyed this very nice two-bedroom, two-bath unit, especially because of the two covered parking spaces and seasonal beach service. Thank you for choosing RealJoy. Please visit again soon.
Our family of 5 thoroughly enjoyed our stay here! Plenty of room for the kids to play, and the beds were super comfortable. Best part though.. definitely the HUGE corner balcony!! When we weren’t on the beach or in the pool (which was great!), we were soaking in the view from the balcony. Huge plus that it was a lower level condo - perfect with small children! Highly recommend!
The property is decorated very nice, beds we’re comfortable, my only complaints are the dryer didn’t work properly while we were there so we had to hang our stuff up on the patio, the second to last day the tv went out in the living room.
Megan D.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 1 January 2022
Megan, we are happy to know that you thought this two-bed, two-bath condo was nicely decorated with comfortable beds. We apologize for the issues related to the dryer and TV not working properly during your stay. Thank you for your patience and for choosing Real Joy.
Arrived the first afternoon to a clean room! Everything was very nice. Perfect view and love not being too high! Will definitely keep this unit in mind for the future!
Megan H.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 17 August 2022
Megan, Thank you for the 5 star review. We are happy everything was nice and the view was perfect. We hope to see you nest time. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
This trip was a girls trip for me, my daughter and daughter in law for our yearly Girl's Trip. From the moment we arrived we loved this room! Perfect location and it looks just like the pictures. The bedrooms are large and very roomy. I stayed in the king bedroom and the bed was extremely comfy and bathroom was big! I had my own sliding door to go out on balcony also. The view of the ocean was amazing. I loved the covered parking also. This end of the beach was less crowded and we loved that! Would definitely stay here again!
Verified traveller
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 23 August 2022
Thank you for the 5-star review. We are thrilled to know that everything was as expected. We're glad you were comfortable and had an amazing time with your daughter and daughter-in-law. We look forward to seeing you again. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Many of the electrical outlets did not work, dishwasher only worked on pots and pans mode, limited kitchen supplies for cooking.
Mitzie F.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 20 August 2022
Mitzie, Thank you for the 5-star review. We wish you had let us know about these issues during your stay. If we had known, we would have sent someone to assist you. Many modern homes have a light switch that controls the outlets and we suspect this is why some of yours didn't work. We will take an inventory of the kitchen and a look at the dishwasher at our next opportunity. We hope you enjoyed some time on our beautiful beaches and had a safe trip home. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Verified
6/10 Okay
Woodrow P.
14 August 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, location
Disliked: Communication
some good some bad...
We loved the ocean view, proximity to the beach and the onsite chairs; however, from that end of the building one CANNOT see the sunrise of sunset from the room.
Parking fees for a condo that HAS assigned parking...Outrageous host fees. Parking fees, Host fees and taxes exceeded the cost of the condo.Loved the place but NOT the cost!
Every single thing about our condo and our experience was A+ except one thing. There was a bull dozer type huge vehicle moving sand right outside our balcony (we were on the 4th floor) so in the morning and through the afternoon we heard metal hitting the ground and banging and that lovely "beep beep beep beep" when the vehicle went backward or forward. This has nothing to do with the owners or mgmt. of the property, it was just a little unfortunate part of the timing of our stay. Restated...the rest of the experience was BEAUTIFUL and CLEAN, and as CLASSY as can be.
Deborah K.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 12 May 2024
Deborah, Thank you for the 5-star review. We're so glad to hear that your overall experience was beautiful, clean, and classy, despite the inconvenience caused by the construction noise. We appreciate your understanding and hope the timing aligns better for your next visit. We look forward to having you stay with us again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Room was as pictured, beautiful views... Will book again soon
Latrelle L.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 14 February 2023
Latrelle, Thank you for the 5-star review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the beautiful views and that everything was as you expected. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Dawn, we appreciate you letting us know that you enjoyed a great rental experience while staying in this great two-bed, two-bath condo with beautiful views. Thank you for choosing RealJoy. Please visit again soon.
If you want a nice clean updated place to stay this is it. The view of the beach was awesome! Comfortable beds and large balcony. The balcony doors open up and there are screen slides, great for being able to hear the beach. My only complaint would be there are no curtains on the balcony doors in the living room. Would be nice to close at night so people can't see in. Thanks for a great weekend.
Angela S.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 22 February 2022
Angela, we appreciate you taking the time to provide us with some feedback regarding your great weekend stay in this two-bed, two-bath Gulfview unit. We are happy to know that you found this updated property to be nice and clean with a large balcony, an awesome view of the beach, and comfortable beds. We will forward your comment regarding the curtains to property managers so that they may provide any suggestions to the owner of this condo. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Verified
4/10 Poor
Brandi S.
10 February 2022
Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness
Overall we were disappointed
I have mixed feelings writing this review. Overall we just left this property disappointed. We rented for a month and ended up leaving a week early. If you do rent for a month, be sure to check your fees. We were surprised to pay almost $1000 in fees. Some fees were added after the contract is signed. Just be sure to look for fine print (I missed it somehow) know what you are paying.
While the property management group did respond very well to issues we encountered, we were still left with the feeling that we shouldn’t have had these issues to begin with. The mold is an ongoing problem. The cleaning staff is not trained to handle such a problem. I figured since other reviewers had issues with this it would be solved by our trip. Not the case. The fridge water/ice dispenser had very thick mold on it. Like up in it so you might use it without noticing. Not good. The bathrooms had mold that we kept cleaning and it would come back about every week or so. The washer seal is very dirty and moldy. The dryer had a problem where it caught several of our clothes and ripped or snagged them. This was also a known issue according to the maintenance tech. Property mgmt responded promptly and sent someone out who knew he couldn’t do anything. They apparently then were waiting to see if the owners would replace the dryer. We were told they ordered a part and would get it fixed. Another week went by and nothing. I texted to check and the response was they hadn’t heard anything from the appliance repair company. I feel like that should’ve been property mgmts job to check on that. Not mine. We checked out before any dryer repair was done so not sure it did. Prop mgmt did send us a check to compensate for our ruined clothes and paid for us to send our laundry out to laundry mat. We certainly appreciated that but feel this known issue should’ve been taken care of to save us the hassle on our vacation. We also had dirty sheets which we didn’t discover until getting into bed late our first night. Not cool. Cleaning crew came the next today to replace. Appreciate it but really uncomfortable first night of vacation. The heat also didn’t work and it got a little cold in January. Mgmt responded and got it working very quickly! A good win on that one. Overall, yes prop mgmt responded quickly but just left with feelings this could’ve been much better had the known issues been dealt with and cleaning crew better trained.
Such a lovely Condo. Everything was here we needed! No problems at all! We would definitely come back! Thank you so much!
Debbie J.
Stayed 30 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 24 January 2022
Debbie, we are very happy to know that you enjoyed a problem-free extended stay in this lovely two-bed, two-bath condo in Panama City Beach and you would definitely rent this property again. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
Verified
8/10 Good
Brooke V.
17 October 2021
Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy
Over all it was a great experience! There was trash left under furniture and wasn’t completely clean
easy experience renting!
I had no trouble!!
Brooke V.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 6 November 2021
Brooke, we are very happy to know that you enjoyed an overall great, easy rental experience while staying in the two-bed, two-bath Watercrest 402. Please accept our apology for the cleanliness of this unit. We would have been more than happy to send someone to come reclean had we been made aware during your stay. Thank you for choosing Real Joy.
Property was beautiful. Beautiful view. Beds were clean and comfortable. Has the most comfortable furniture I've had in a condo rental. Communication with rental services was easy and fast. Only issues we had were there were a ton of tv remotes lol. None had working batteries. And the washer and dryer were dirty.
Jessica L.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 3 February 2022
Jessica, we appreciate you taking the time to provide us with some feedback regarding your stay in this beautiful property. We are very happy to know that you thought this unit has a beautiful view and the most comfortable furniture of any condo you have stayed in, with the beds being clean and comfortable. Please accept our apology for the issues related to the remotes, washer, and dryer. We would have been more than happy to have someone come and try to resolve these had we been made aware during your stay. Thank you for choosing RealJoy.
From check-in to check out, everything was smooth. Any questions or concerns we had the host responded quickly and offered a solution. The rooms were spacious, everything was clean, and we even enjoyed the family games that were provided. We would definitely book again!
It is beautiful condo. I think it needs a deep clean though. Good location. Close to everything. Beach was beautiful!!! You can only see sunset from balcony if you want to see sunsets you will need to go to beach.
This property was picture perfect! The view was spectacular and the balcony was awesome! The beds were very comfy and just an overall perfect place to stay!!
We loved this condo, the location and decor. There was plenty of furniture, the beds were comfortable, the kitchen was large and the patio was great. However, the bathrooms were not clean and in fact had mold all around the shower and bathtub edges. We had to go get Clorox and clean them ourselves before use. Additionally, the washer is pretty moldy and could use a good cleaning. We also found a good amount of hair from the previous people all around the condo so perhaps the cleaning people should be replaced.