Dune Villas 6A

Dune Villas is a great location! The condo is roomy and convenient to everything. It was mostly clean. There are some signs of wear since our last visit. The views are so restful & inviting. The Bathroom has been remodeled with a wonderful new shower! Very nicely updated. The new vanity is interesting-no room for toiletries. The closet also remodeled-liked the style, shelves were used for needs not available in bathroom. As always, the staff at Benchmark was very accommodating. We will be returning! Thank You.

Dear Owner, get a new rental management company with better agents. I tried to book the unit for an additional day but the rental agent said to call back 1 week prior and she'd do 10% off. I waited 6 days prior but then she said no. She put me on hold for any question I asked it was brutal to just get the thing booked. Asked to speak to a manager and she tried to block that then said she'd have one call back. Never got a call back. I called again a few days out same thing, full price. Couldn't get a manager on the phone. Also tried emailing and txting while we were down there for other issues for a manager and felt I was getting blocked by same person. Same person who told me while booking she wouldn't step foot in 30a's dirty water. It's sad when you cannot get a front desk manager or higher up person in a company like that on the phone to assist in concerns over their employees or the unit itself. Overall i'll never stay with Benchmark again nor rec them to friends. Go with realjoy or oceanreef for better quality.

Bathroom - Green mildew all over the tile. Heavy mold. Very poor condition bathroom all around for what you pay. Shower fixtures broken and toilet seat needs replacement along with overall cleaning of the tile and trim.

Sofa bed - Replace, ended up having to just use the couch without pulling it out. This thing has seen better days. Huge bar in your back if you try to sleep and a rod was broken and on the floor when opening.

Bedroom - Awesome, people complained about the bed being to soft but I slept great.

Kitchen - Great but fridge is rusting inside and ice maker has some issues but works/gets job done.

Overall unit was okay, solid 6.4/10. Had a very distinct musty smell upon entry but it fades after your their a while. Def had to re-clean some places.

Me and my girlfriend spent all week here and everything was just right for the two of us and steps to the pool and beach. Everything was decorated nicely and clean. The staff was super nice and helped with a couple small questions we had as well. Location was ideal and within short drives to get mostly anything we needed too.
The shower knob is functional but needs to be replaced soon and one of the foam foot stools was leaking foam balls.
Other than those small things everything was great and we’d be back and tell our friends about Dune Villas 6A.

Great location, reasonable size space
Needs new mattresses desperately (particularly in master/king)

The sofa coach was fine for two small children but definitely could not be used for adults. A cushions had some heavy stains. One of the poofs in the unit was torn and little white foam beads kept showing up. Finally realized where they were coming from.

Very relaxing in a clean and quiet environment

Condominium was very nice. If you're looking for luxury this is probably not what you're looking for. If practicality and economy are your goals this place is as good as it gets.
With that said, the only problem that we had was that the washer didn't work and the dryer worked very slowly. We didn't call about the washer because we decided to do our laundry at home.

This is a great unit-nice decor, quality effort made! We loved being close to the pool & great access to the Beach. All the amenities provided were good quality & plentiful. The bathroom is small but worked for 2 people. The maintenance issues we had were handled efficiently & with a sunny attitude!. Great service by Nicole & Randy. Thank You! The sliding shutter doors were great to take care of the curtains not covering the patio doors at night. Need to update pics to show that change. Great King size bed, but mattress so soft, you fall into it. We have been staying in Seagrove for 20 years in several different condos & rate this the best! The unit does need a thorough cleaning. I am sure we will be back as soon as we can & Thank You to the owners for the care you used to give the unit personality!

This is a great unit-nice decor, quality effort made! We loved being close to the pool & great access to the Beach. All the amenities provided were good quality & plentiful. The bathroom is small but worked for 2 people. The maintenance issues we had were handled efficiently & with a sunny attitude!. Great service by Nicole & Randy. Thank You! The sliding shutter doors were great to take care of the curtains not covering the patio doors at night. Need to update pics to show that change. Great King size bed, but mattress so soft, you fall into it. We have been staying in Seagrove for 20 years in several different condos & rate this the best! The unit does need a thorough cleaning. I am sure we will be back as soon as we can & Thank You to the owners for the care you used to give the unit personality!

We love staying in Seagrove and this condo was perfect for 2.

We love staying in Seagrove and this condo was perfect for 2.

I've stayed at Dune Villas twice. First time, ocean/beach view. First floor near the beach access. Too busy. This past visit, chose a pool view, first floor. If I stay here again, I believe I will look for one of the upper level beach/ocean view units. Otherwise, I really liked the decor of the unit. It was comfortable and that's what I was looking for. I still don't understand the whole "no beach chair service thing", though.

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Perfect stay for 3 of us and steps away from to the beach. Bathroom needs slight updating, and dining room chairs were really uncomfortable. But overall, really good trip!

Very nice and cute condo. Right by the pool and very easy walk to beach. Clean and plenty of kitchen supplies (besides I may would add another large casserole dish) and extra covers for the sofa bed. We would definitely come back to this exact condo.

A friend and I got away for a few days and loved this condo!! Absolutely perfect and would recommend

This was our first stay at Dune Villas and, I believe, also using Benchmark Management. The process was smooth and Unit 6A met all our needs and we enjoyed a great, last-minute Thanksgiving getaway. We also hit the jackpot with the weather on Thanksgiving Day; 75 degrees and very few clouds. Dune Villas is a nice, smaller condo complex that is well located along 30A, just a little East of 30A’s intersection with County Highway 395, so it’s near it all!

The actual unit certainly met our needs. The abundance of hanging hooks throughout the unit was a nice touch. Often that is a shortcoming of rental units.

We only encountered 3 small things that should be addressed:

The bedroom mattress is bad; it gives in many places and just allows you to sink in. I understand that mattresses are subjective, but an investment here with something newer and firmer would pay good dividends.

The curtains for the 2 sliding glass doors allow a nice view of the patio and the pool, but there are 3 curtain rods, instead of 2, which does not allow the curtains to be fully closed at night. I would suggest 2 curtain rods and the addition of another panel of curtains so that evening privacy can be assured. As you can see in the initial photo for Unit 6A, the curtains are attractive, and the boat paddles provide an aquatic feel.

This final issue has more than likely been fixed as it was a maintenance issue, but not bothersome enough to worry the rental agency with, especially over the Thanksgiving holiday. There was a small pendant-type light that was up over the sink. It had slipped out of its receptacle and was dangling a few inches down by its wires. Nothing dangerous as it was well above your head, just unsightly.

As for the Property Management Company, I gave them 5/5 stars as we really had no direct interaction with them. All their email correspondence was straight forward and the iOS app they recommended was useful and con

We've stayed on 30A several times, but never on the Gulf Side, and I'm so glad that we did! The convince of being steps away from the beach was amazing! Great location, great little condo. Had plenty of towels for showering. Our one complaint was that there were several signs around the condo talking about the importance of washing your hands right now during COVID-19, however, there was no handsoap provided at the property. Be sure to bring your own or grab some at the Publix that's less than 10 minutes away.

This was our first time to Seagrove Beach and first time back to 30-A in about 20 years. Condo unit was awesome. Everything was clean, new, with modern decor. This is first condo unit that I’ve stayed where there was plenty of dishes, utensils, cooking items, wash rags and towels. It even had both coffee pot and Keurig. Pool was right out the door. Walk to beach and to the gulf water was amazingly short, which made the 40+ steps up and down to beach very manageable. Beach was clean, family friendly (I didn’t see any drunk people or hear any cussing like I have in other places on the gulf). Also a dog friendly beach as we encountered several well behaved family pets. Water was also awesome with a sand bar close to swim out to. I was concerned about the dark spots in the water thinking it was seaweed, until someone told me this was from tree roots from former grove of trees, thus the name “Seagrove”. These were awesome to snorkel around and saw several different kinds of fish. Close to Destin and PCB shopping.

We booked this at the last minute. It was an excellent choice! Right by the pool and steps from the beach. very clean with great amenities. If you need a one bedroom with sleeper sofa at a great location, this is your place!