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The Drift Away

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Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms4+ bathroomsSleeps 10299.1 sq m

Popular amenities

  • On beach
  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Outdoor barbecue

Explore the area

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Navarre Beach, FL
  • Place, Navarre Beach
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Santa Rosa Sound
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Pensacola, FL (PNS-Pensacola Intl.)
    ‪52 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

2 King Beds

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 King Bed

Bedroom 4

1 King Bed

4 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 4

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 5

Toilet

Spaces

Kitchen
Office
Balcony

About this property

The Drift Away

Summary:

The Drift Away is a 4BR, 4.5BA beachfront home in Navarre with Gulf views, private walkover, and easy access to the pier, dining, and Gulf Islands National Seashore.



The Space:

Welcome to The Drift Away, your luxurious beachfront sanctuary nestled along the pristine shores of Navarre Beach, where modern design meets the natural beauty of the Gulf Coast. This expansive four-bedroom, five-bathroom retreat offers over 3,000 square feet of coastal elegance and can comfortably host up to ten guests. With its sweeping Gulf views, private beach access, and endless amenities, The Drift Away is the perfect escape for families and friends seeking both relaxation and fun.



As you step inside, you’re greeted by a spacious open-concept living area that seamlessly connects to a fully equipped gourmet kitchen. Outfitted with an ice maker, Keurig, drip coffee maker, and high-end appliances, the kitchen is designed for both convenience and entertaining. Large windows flood the space with natural light, framing panoramic views of the emerald waters just beyond your doorstep.



The master suite is a true retreat, featuring two king beds, dual TVs, a private balcony overlooking the Gulf, and a luxurious ensuite bathroom. An elevator conveniently opens into the suite, providing easy access to all levels of the home. Three additional guest bedrooms each include a king bed, TV, and private bath, ensuring comfort and privacy for every member of your group.



Entertainment is at the heart of The Drift Away. Guests can enjoy classic arcade games, foosball, pool, and poker-style card games, or take the competition outside with oversized versions of Connect Four, checkers, and chess. After the fun, step outside to your private walkover and stroll directly onto the sugar-white sands of Navarre Beach, where the turquoise waters of the Gulf invite you to swim, paddleboard, or simply relax.



The Drift Away is ideally located less than two miles from the Gulf Islands National Seashore and the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, the longest pier in the Gulf of Mexico. Local dining, shopping, and water adventures are all just minutes away, making it easy to immerse yourself in the charm and excitement of the Emerald Coast.



For your comfort and peace of mind, The Drift Away observes thoughtful guest policies. Guests must be 25 or older to book, and parties, events, smoking, fireworks, drugs, and pets are strictly prohibited. Quiet hours are observed from 10 PM to 8 AM, ensuring a restful atmosphere for all.



Whether you’re seeking a serene seaside getaway or a lively beach retreat with family and friends, The Drift Away provides the ultimate coastal haven where unforgettable memories are waiting to be made.



2025 Blue Angels Practice Schedule: These practices are free and can be seen from Pensacola Beach or Ft. Pickens which is a short 13-mile drive along the scenic route from Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach.



September-9,10*,16,23



October-15*,21,22*,28,29*



*Indicates Blue Angels Autograph Sessions in the Museum

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Beach view

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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

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 indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Navarre

Located in Navarre, this holiday home is in the city centre and on the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Navarre Beach and Opal Beach. Navarre Beach Marine Park and Family Jules Charters are also worth visiting. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with rock climbing, cycling and horse riding nearby.
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Navarre Beach, FL

What's nearby

  • Navarre Beach - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Santa Rosa Sound - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Navarre Beach Fishing Pier - 3 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Opal Beach - 3 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Destin Beaches - 51 min drive - 54.1 km

Getting around

  • Pensacola, FL (PNS-Pensacola Intl.) - 50 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Perfect Blend - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Andy D’s - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Buffalo Wild Wings - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Juana's Pagodas & Sailors Grill - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is The Drift Away pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Drift Away?

As of 12 April 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Drift Away on 5 July 2026 start from NZ$1,393, 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.

How much is parking at The Drift Away?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at The Drift Away?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Drift Away?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Drift Away located?

Located in Navarre, this beachfront holiday home is in the city centre and within 1 mi (2 km) of Santa Rosa Sound and Navarre Beach. Pensacola Beach Beaches is 3 mi (4.7 km) away.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 31 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

kathy d.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything about the house was great! Lots of room for our family and plenty of amenities and activities! The boardwalk from the porch took us right to the beach!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 16 August 2025
Thank you, Kathy!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Ina C.

Beautiful Stay

This was a perfect stay for our family vacation!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lolly E.

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

Wonderful stay!

We had a great time at this lovely home. Everything exceeded our expectations!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 4 April 2025
Thank you!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

STEPHEN H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful location and property. I had a couple issues that were my fault and the property manager answered the phone calls everytime and was very polite and helpful. we will be staying here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 3 September 2025
Thank you, Stephen!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

jennifer b.

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

Amazing location!

This place is absolutely amazing! House is clean and right on the beach. We will definitely stay here on our next trip .
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 1 April 2025
Thank you, Jennifer!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jessica W.

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

Wonderful Beach House

Everything was perfect. Hosts are friendly and responsible. House was clean and had so many amenities. We would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 25 April 2025
Thank you, Jessica!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brett D.

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

Great Trip

It was our best Gulf trip. We had a great time.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brittany K.

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

Absolutely Fabulous

This was the best beach house we have ever stayed at! The location is perfect, right on the beach! The house has everything you need. We had kids and there were tons of beach toys for them to play with! It was super clean, hosts were very responsive, and very spacious! The house is huge and gives everyone space. Would love to stay again!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 22 June 2025
It is wonderful to hear your group enjoyed! Thank you for taking the time fo leave us a review.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sue J.

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

Still amazing place!!!

This is our second time staying here this yr and would definitely book here again! Very accommodating and the host is very good at responding!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 29 October 2023
It is wonderful to have great guests like you. Thank you for booking with us again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matt S.

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

Peefect

We had a great time and everything was just as described. Can’t wait to come back.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Awesome, Thank you so much!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

William B.

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

Great place!

Really enjoyed our stay here! Attention to detail was very noticeable and appreciated. Great easy access to the beach, great kitchen setup, elevator was convenient and easy to use, and decks were nice to hangout on. Thanks!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer L.

Time to recharge and be together as a family

We enjoyed our time so much at this home we have already booked our trip for next year! This home is extremely well maintained and fully stocked with anything we needed (including a Keurig!). The room set up worked great for our large family of 5 and everyone had their own space. The location right on the gulf was beautiful, we can’t wait to come back!
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Thank you so much!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sue J.

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

Beautiful, Amazing Place!

Would definitely stay here again! Love love love it! The pictures are just as it is…. Beautiful as the pictures show… love having the board walk to the beach, definitely one of the things that sold us on getting this place… the drift away, will not disappoint! Hope to be back ❤️
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Thank you for being wonderful guests, Sue! Looking forward to having you back.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Guinn H.

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

This place in spectacular!

We live bed our stay and will definitely stay longer next time. The views of the ocean and the private entry to the ocean was amazing, we could not have asked for a better place! Thank you Kristina for your hospitality! We will talk to you again. I also placed your website on my tik tok ;)
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 13 October 2023
Thank you, Guinn!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Davin J.

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

AMAZING AND WONDERFUL!!

My wife and I had a short getaway here and LOVED every second. The house was so wonderfully appointed and convenient that we really saw no reason to go elsewhere for fun or sight seeing. Exactly as advertised! Great location and beach access just off the comfortable back deck. Very clean and fully stocked with everything we needed. Simply a great all around beach house that we will definitely return to with the whole family!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write this nice review. It's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your stay & that you may return again with your whole family!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Hal K.

Navarre Beach Treasure

Nine of us spent a wonderful long Labor Day holiday weekend at The Drift Away Beach House in Navarre Beach. The house is spectacular - it's very new and right on the beach. The rooms are spacious and well furnished. The kitchen is the best stocked I have even had at a beach rental. And Kristina was a fabulous hostess. I highly recommend a stay at Drift Away - it's our favorite of all of the many places we've stayed on a beach.
Response from VrboOwner on 9 September 2023
We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your stay at The Drift Away! Thank you for taking the time to write a review.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

V G.

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

Gorgeous and Peaceful

Lovely place for a family to gather and relax! The home is so beautiful and thoughtfully laid out. Plenty of space for us and our grown children and spouses. The location is both quiet yet convenient to the markets and restaurants. The beach is stunning. The elevator was a godsend for a son that cannot handle stairs. The home exceeded our expectations!!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

patrizia v.

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

FANTASTIC

Can't say enough about how spectacular this stay was for my family. The house itself is beautifully maintained, spacious and clean. It is steps from the beach . Kristina was attentive and very helpful. Will rent again for sure. If you are looking for a modern, clean, new, beach stay-this home is it. 5 stars.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Thank you so much. It's great to hear you plan to return!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Travis W.

Couldn't be better!

Beautiful beach, beautiful home! This was our second stay at The Drift Away and we can't wait for a third! We appreciate that the photographs of the home are actually accurate and not dated. What you see on the website is what you get! Clean, comfortable, contemporary...couldn't be better! Downstairs games and a mini-arcade table kept us busy even with some stormy weather. Kristina and Chris are wonderful hosts.
Response from VrboOwner on 28 January 2024
Thank you so much. We look forward to having you as guests again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Russ J.

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

Great Winter Stay

Great location on the beach with private boardwalk access. Extremely clean, first rate quality throughout in construction, decor and furniture. Host is an excellent communicator, responds with a sense of urgency. Only suggestions are outdoor grill is old and could use an update. Exterior furniture cushions; no storage areas from rain.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 31 December 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write us a review!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Absolutely amazing

My family and I really loved our stay here. The location is right on the beach and the home is phenomenal. Kristen was great to deal with and very responsive. The beach was wonderful with white sand and clear waters. They provided beach chairs and toys for the kids to play with. The home had all the amenities you would need to enjoy your stay. Very well organized and extremely clean. I can't believe we found this place. It was perfect.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
It is wonderful to hear your family enjoyed! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Josh W.

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

Awesome family vacation experience!

We had a great time at Drift Away! Our family of 6 had room to spare. Everything was impeccably clean. We cooked every night and had everything we needed. We also grilled on the gas grill. There are plenty of places to relax on the porches and plenty for the kids to do under the house when they got tired of the beach. The chairs and umbrellas were perfect. Even on Memorial Day weekend we had plenty of privacy and room on the beach. We will definitely book again!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Great to hear! Thank you for booking!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lee P.

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

Great Home for a Family Location

This property was everything I had hoped. Space downstairs was game was a hit with the kids (7, 11, 12 and 15 year old's). Property was very clean, well maintained and just a great location away from the condo's but not so far down the road that you feel like it takes forever to get to stores, food, etc. Kristina and Chris were great...we had a slight (our error) issue operating the elevator and they were both very responsive and got us straightened out. This was our first time at this house and Navarre Beach...we will be back!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
It's wonderful to hear you enjoyed our beautiful beach and our beach house! Thank you for being great guests!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gloria R.

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

Immaculant!

Exceptional Beachfront property! Check-in: Smooth & Seamless Entire House: Luxurious Atmosphere: Overwhelmingly Comfortable Space: Enormous Added Bonus: Games: Exterior-Pool Table, Bean Bag Toss, Connect Four, Chest (floor size) Interior-PAC Man / Galaga / Arcade game series (seat-to-floor) Beach Supplies: Unexpected Bonus-Beach Chairs & Floats were available for use This property is Exceptional and #1 on my list for a relaxing stay in Navarre, FL. Kristina, thanks for everything! Gloria
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Gloria, Thank you for taking the time to leave such a kind review. Blessings to you & yours, Kristina
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Perfection!!

Stayed at The Drift Away for 4 nigIhts for part of my honeymoon. It was just my husband and I so more house than we needed but being that it was out honeymoon I wanted to find someplace special. This house is it!!! Everything about it was easy. Communication with the owner. Access to the house. The home is BEAUTIFUL and has everything you could possibly need/want. From high end appliances, to codes for entry instead of keys, an elevator, beach chairs and umbrellas to use, lots of deck space and plenty of comfy patio furniture, dual rainfall shower heads in the master, king sized beds in every room as well as private bathrooms, etc etc etc. Not just the bigger details but all the way down to a new dishwashing liquid and a sponge! Wish we could have spent longer but hope to come back again one day...
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Thank you for choosing The Drift Away as part of your honeymoon getaway and for taking the time to write such a kind review for us.

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