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This was our second stay at Calatrava Cottage. We love the cozy beach look of the house and the closeness to public beaches.

I wouldn’t rent there again. It wasn’t clean and I didn’t care for the location at all. The neighbors had loud music and the maintenance next door blocked our driveway where we stayed. Good luck to the next Guest!

After a 15 hour drive we arrived to a major disappointment! Property manager was nasty! I have pics for proof but no way to post here. Bunk beds have a 100 lb weight limit and there was NO SPECIFIC notice of that in listing so my teens had to share beds. The expensive cleaning fee bought me… Dirty (not vacuumed or mopped) floors, soiled rugs, sofa & bedding, ants, chip crumbs falling out of air mattress and used blankets in closet, no cleaning supplies, broken stick vac and crusty broom & toilet brush in a grocery bag in laundry room. No salt, bug spray, hand soap, trash bags or beach towels! Says “towels provided” which meant a few bath towels, two wash cloths and hand towels for a family of 5. Only half my cleaning fee was refunded. Property manager and cleaning crew (which had children with them) should be fired! Not sure I will trust VRBO ever again. For a several thousand dollar trip, we were duped.

We loved staying at Calatrava! It was clean and in a nice neighborhood that was easy walking to a private beach or easy driving to several public beaches. The manager got back to us very quickly when we had questions. We will definitely consider coming back to this house in the future!

Our family vacation in Destin was accentuated by a cute little cottage that had all the comforts of home. Positive: It’s conveniently situated with access to the beach, close to shops and restaurants in a quiet neighborhood which adheres to strict and stringent regulations for your stay. Negative: There is, however, very large amount of brushwood and shrubbery adjacent to the property that appeared unsightly. In addition, the landscaping could have been trimmed back some.