This is the year you deserve to have a true-blue Christmas…and blue, we mean ocean-blue. Color your Christmas with the hues of the Emerald Coast and with memories of sandy snowmen, fairy-lit palm trees, and roasting chestnuts over a beach bonfire. These are the best Destin vacation homes to make your home for the holidays!
A Decadent Holiday Escape at the All Decked Out
All Decked Out is a 6 bed, 5.5 bath Mediterranean-style villa located in the Destiny by the Sea community. The three-story home accommodates 16 guests and leaves no luxury unattended. An elevator, parking garage, hot tub, and private pool make this palatial house even more enticing.
High-end furnishings and finishes populate every room of the home. There are also multiple balconies and wet bars throughout the opulent space with every holiday home cook’s dream being in the massive downstairs kitchen and on the patio grill. This is the perfect place for big families or for friend groups looking to treat themselves this holiday season.
Dive into Delight at the Sea Horse(S)
Also located in the resplendent Destiny by the Sea community is the Sea Horse(S), a balcony-laden three-story Mediterranean gem that sleeps 14 guests. With 5 beds, 5.5 baths, an elevator, a hot tub, and a private pool, the Sea Horse(S) is perfect for big families or groups with kids. Located downstairs is a game room with a foosball table.
There are also options for grilling and sunning. Speaking of sunning, the second-floor balcony is the perfect location to catch the ultimate Destin holiday light show: sunrise and sunset.
Have a Breezy Holiday Getaway at Sea Brees
If a beautiful two-story beach house full of Old Florida beach charm sounds great to you, then the Sea Brees located in Destin’s cozy Crystal Beach community is exactly what you’ll want to give yourself for Christmas. This lovely home sleeps 10 guests in 3 bedrooms. There are 3 bathrooms in the well-appointed oak floor home.
There’s also parking and laundry onsite as well as access to the communal pool. Everything you need including beach access is just a few steps away in this delightful home. Whether you travel with a crowd or just a few, Sea Brees is where you want to be this holiday!
Stay Forever Young at Young Cottage
Tucked away in Destin’s Emerald Shores community, Young Cottage is a quirky and colorful one-story Spanish tile roof house that sleeps 8 guests in 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. This vibrant home grants access to all of the nearby to dos such as tennis courts, basketball and shuffleboard courts, and the communal pools (one of which is seasonally heated). There’s space in the driveway to park. Two vehicles, and each room in the home has televisions. If you’re looking for a holiday vacation that lets you feel like home, this is the one for you.
Life is Grand at the Grand Caribbean East 209
With balcony views of the pool as well as the Emerald Coast, the Grand Caribbean East 209 is a real treat. This Destin condominium sleeps 6 guests in 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom. It’s perfect for a solo or a couple’s beach holiday getaway. The sleeper sofa adds extra space if traveling with other guests or with kids.
There are lots of features to the Grand Caribbean East community including the hot tub, private pool, communal pool, and washer and dryer, which makes it easy to feel like you’re in a home-away-from-home for the holidays.
So Much Holiday Fun in Store for Four (or More!)
Good things (like diamond rings) come in small packages. In this case, it’s the keys to your holiday getaway. Located in the Crystal Beach community, Nantucket Rainbow Cottages 20A and Nantucket Rainbow Cottages 20B are available as two separate studio rentals that sleep 4 per unit or as a whole that sleeps 8.
Both studios have access to featured amenities like parking, the community pool, a washer and dryer, and the community laundry room. These studios are great individually for a single family with kids (two of the beds are bunk beds) or for two families of friends traveling together who want to spread out and have their own space while sticking close together. After all, isn’t coming together what the holidays are all about? Why not come together in a new place where you can make lifelong memories.
After all, isn’t coming together what the holidays are all about? Why not come together in a new place where you can make lifelong memories with those who matter most to you. We at My Vacation Haven can help make that happen. Just contact us with your wishlist, and let us take care of the rest!