Bay Club II is newer than Bay Club and a stroll in the halls of Bay Club gives the inpression that it shows it's age and may be in need...
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Bay Club II is newer than Bay Club and a stroll in
the halls of Bay Club gives the inpression that it
shows it's age and may be in need of updating.
Bay Club II though is still pretty nice though
after a day or two we started to notice that the
carpet is due to be replaced, at least in the unit
we were in.
The Bay Club development seems to be the lower end
units of the high end San-Destin resort park.
Thus for the price your amongst some very nice
developments including the Hilton with access to
all of the high class amenities.
The Bayclub is near the bay and has no view of the
Gulf. The north side of the building may have a
gulf view.
There are several pools but only one within
walking distance and it is crowded and rather small.
The beaches in the Destin area are mostly
privately owned and so is the small beech access
at Sandestin. The beaches are narrow to start
with and the resorts reserve most of the beach for
their chairs and umbrellas that you can rent for
$200 to $300 per week for one set. Or you can
pitch your own umbrella in the tide or behind the
resorts and hope you don't get runover by vehicles
that may travel on the beach. One benefit of the
private beach though is no shady characters.
I saw a claim that Sandestin has many miles of
beach - they must have been including the bay side
which is a mixture of golf courses, marshes,
marina and woodlands. Not the broad sandy dune
beaches one might envision.
There is free bus service to get you around the
Sandestin resort park and there is a lot to do
within the park. Sandestin offers activities for
kids and miles of paths both paved and rustic are
great for bike rides and romantic walks.
The many ponds and inlets are great for small
tackle fishing.
Baytowne Warf, a conference center that doubles as
a faux quaint town, is fun if you can get over the
made for tourist feel. Nightly live music on the
dock and resort priced food and drinks await you.
Just for kicks, be sure to take the short shuttle
boat trip to baytowne especially at 9pm on
Wednesday to watch a small fireworks display on
the boat.
Customer service at the Bayclubs, at least for
renters who have made it clear they absolutely
have no interest in buying a timeshare, is rather
poor. One of our guests was injured by a faulty
table in the evening yet management never even
contacted us to check on her condition. We
recieved better customer service from Sandestins
security staff than from the Bayclub front desk.
The two bedrooms have nice large dining tables but
ours was not properly assembled and colapsed. So
you will want to watch out for that as the
maintenance men indicated it is a recurring problem.
Otherwise the amenities were rather nice. The
jacuzzi actually fit two people and the master
bedroom is better than most high end homes. There
is a tv in each room of the unit. The kitchen is
as big as most home kitchens with full size
appliances.
Over-all we had a good time. We're just unhappy
with the Bayclub mangement and it's approach to
maintenance. The Sandesitn development gets high
marks except for the beach.
