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8/10 Good
A guest from Geneva, IL
7 April 2025
Clean and nice, but misses the details
Rating Details:
The property manager was very helpful.
The vacation rental was spotless.
I was very happy with the location.
I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
The main draw to Villa Royale for us was the TWO bedrooms on the main level, which nicely accommodated 80-year-olds who need to limit stairs. The upstairs master suite was GIGANTIC but only offers 1 King Bed, plus 2 extremely uncomfortable rollaway beds. My teenagers both opted to sleep on the couch all week. I would not count these as true beds for anyone teenage or older. Everything else upstairs was excellent, and the game room was perfect while it rained for 2 days.The main level and pool is why I am rating the “general condition” as 2-stars. The rest of this review explains the rating.The kitchen was well equipped overall. However, the oven doesn’t heat well even with properly preheating per directions provided. It took over 30-minutes to barely reach 300 degrees, not hot enough for our meal plans. This meant we had to use the microwave (which is oddly placed in a cabinet below countertop level making access to buttons and food placement difficult). No oven meant eating dinner out for two more nights than planned, adding unplanned expense and caused food waste as we had already grocery shopped for the week. The bathroom just off the kitchen needs hooks added for the ability to hang towels and clothing. The grill had plenty of propane but likely because no one is using it as only half the burners work. Also, the golf cart is old and slow and doesn’t represent battery life accurately.The pool area is beautiful and spacious, we paid extra to heat it, which was worth it given the weather. Unfortunately, there’s no railing for accessing the pool, making it extremely difficult for 80-year-olds to get in/out, ultimately limiting pool use. We were told that private pools are not required to be ADA compliant like public pools are. There were no side tables provided on the pool deck to set a drink/book/phone, so I located 2 step-stools inside the house and made it work.We will return to Destin, but not to V