Totally worth booking chairs and umbrellas with these guys when coming to 30A. Stayed in Blue Mountain Beach and it's so convenient to have your chairs and umbrellas all set up with your own space away from the public area. The guys are great! Very polite, helpful and accommodating. Tip them if you can. They work hard setting things up and have to deal with sometimes drunk and aggressive dudes. read more

We reserved chairs and umbrellas for our family vacation weeks prior. We always close out our tab at the end of our trip. When showing up on day 5 of our trip, we asked the "guys working" if we could sit closer to the beach vs further away since there were many set ups with no reservation tabs on them. He let us move in closer but was VERY rude about it. We said thank you and he did not even acknowledge us. He basically told us that they ensure that people who close out their tabs and tip early are the ones who get better upfront access to the beach vs the ones who haven't closed out their tab yet. Never have we encountered this before (we vacation here almost yearly). When do you go to a bar and close out your tab early before you're done....hmmm Also, if you want to work on tips, maybe get off of your "napping butts" and show people where their chairs are instead of just pointing in a general area. Also, I have stayed at Watersound Beach club, and those guys work their butts off for tips. They show you to your chairs and even offer to carry some of your bags. Hint hint... The professionalism of who represents this company is awful. These guys are just napping under their umbrellas while using chewing tobacco (literally sitting on his lap). I had to wake up one of the guys one day to ask where our chairs were. I gotta hand it to this company for hiring great representation...really, good job read more

Avoid staying on a beach you have to rent from this company. I would literally plan a different beach just to avoid them. Owner is dismissive, rude and condescending regarding any questions that come up. Stay away read more

Super convenient and great service. When we bought our Seagrove Beach condo, we inherited a seasonal contract with 30-A Shade. Each time we called, they were super- responsive. It's a real luxury to not have to hassle with your own beach chairs. When we did have more people than chairs we would set up our own chairs behind our paid for set. In our interaction the guys are very pleasant and helpful. Also, if you've got a beach view it's fun to see them set up and break down. The number of chairs one skinny kid can haul at a time is amazing. read more

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Horrible customer service. I rented a set of chairs with an umbrella on 5/28/26. The guy working the area around Gulf Place told my husband and I to go pick out some chairs that did not have a reserved tag on them. This is what we did. After sitting in the chairs for 5 hours this same employee came up to me, after my husband had gone back to the condo and began to very rudely tell me we should not have gotten those chairs. He said they were for another group but yet they did not have a reserved tag on them. I reminded him of his instructions to us, to find some without a tag. This statement made him mad and he told me we stole the chairs from another group. How did we steal them when they were not marked as reserved and we paid to rent them? I was so embarrassed by his behavior in front of others on the beach. He took the chairs and umbrella and moved them for someone else. When we rented the set he told us he would be by in a few minutes to check on our setup but he did not show up for 5 hours and then he caused a big scene. We were at this location twice last year and never had this problem with 30a Shade. The guys working last year were great but today, the guy was a very rude person. I would give 0 stars if that were an option. read more

Terrible service at Gulf Place. Belligerent attendant with a bad attitude jacked up our chair and umbrella service 2 days in a row and I'm sure they will continue to do it the rest of the week out of spite. Find some where else to rent a spot on the beach. read more

The "boys" who work for them use bad language. Worst company I have ever dealt with. I would recommend staying far from anywhere they are. Just look at the ratings (2 ) and going down fast. They think they own the beach. That set chairs up in the wet sand and had to move them. Even the people renting the chairs from them were complaining. Stay Away, Stay Away from 30A Shade in Florida!. Called their boss about their bad language, no one I spoke to cares. Just pay them the money. That's all they care about. I think a class action lawsuit is being put together against them after talking to so many people. They move people's personal stuff, use bad language, set up where they are not allowed, and claim they can do anything they want to. Keep on the lookout for a class action lawsuit and join in. I will join them when they get it going. 30A shade is a very bad company. If you had a good experience, rate them, not likely to happen. For the hundreds that have had a bad experience, rate them. This will be the first company that has negative stars. If I talked like they do, I could give an adult only rating. Long story short, 30A Shade in Florida is a very bad low graded company. They lie to people trying to rent chairs. Their name is made for them or at least the shade part because they are very shady. Everyone can set up chairs and an umbrella in the wet sand in front of them. They will try and bully you and say you can't. You can set up in front of them in the wet sand as long as people can walk past you. If you see any of their chairs or umbrellas set up in the wet sand, call beach patrol and report them. 30A shade is a vendor and is not allowed to set up in the wet sand. Beach patrol is very nice. They will come out and let you know it's ok to set up in the wet sand. Get codes for sitting up in wet sand in front of them. Code will say the wet sand is public. I talked to several families that rented from them, everyone I talked to said they had a bad experience. read more

Setting ghost chairs in clear violation of local code and directing employees to harass beachgoers like in the attached picture. This employee would move his chair in front of these ladies to block beach view even when the beach was empty. These are the type of behaviors that cause unnecessary altercations and law enforcement involvement. Stay away from this company to avoid getting in the middle of this mess. read more

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I wouldn't recommend paying in advance and expecting to sit close to the beach. The workers "couldn't find our reservations" each day we went to the beach. They refused to let us sit closest to the water when empty chairs/umbrella with no reservations were in front of us! what's the use of paying $280.00 when you can't count on a chair/umbrella set up front row on the beach??! read more

Sadly the use orange rubber bands to secure the umbrellas and name cards that litter the beach. My son and I found probably 20 in just a couple of hours. It's a shame a company on the beach is so irresponsible when it comes to caring for the beach that their business relies on. Please find another method that doesn't litter the beach to hold umbrellas and name cards. read more

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I have used this company in past years and have always been satisfied. I can't say the same for this year though. I had 4 chairs and 2 umbrellas reserved with them for my family and when I went down on Sunday, 07-21-24 with my family around 10:00 A.M. to swim on the beach and pay for the rentals I was told that if I wanted a place in the front row near the beach I had to tip the workers 30-40%. I said that I had always given the workers a tip at the end of the week before I leave but the workers said it had to be paid up front. So I gave them a $20 for the next day and they said that it had to be more or they couldn't guarantee a spot up front. The next day my chairs and umbrellas were several rows back. Don't use this company, the workers were very rude and their chairs and umbrellas were not in the best shape for what to pay to rent them. read more

We paid $260 for 6 days of beach service (2 chairs and umbrella) and also tipped 20% in cash to the attendant upon booking when we arrived on a Sunday. We were satisfied with the first 3 days and then on day 4 we took a half day excursion to Crab Island and didn't even use the chairs we had paid for that day. When I arrived on Day 5 and 6 we were not given any chairs and I had to find an attendant to help me and then was given a hard time about not being on the list? Guess you guys need to keep better records than the piece of paper on a clipboard and try being friendlier to customers who have paid for a full week instead of treating them like they haven't paid! Moral of the story is, go buy you some $30 chairs and an umbrella at Walmart and save yourself some money. read more

My family rented a home in Summers Edge at Rams Gate beach access and used this service. Read many complaints prior but hoped for the best. I booked a month prior and was told you pay on last day and don't pay on rain out days. Our 2nd day he came around demanding payment or he refused to set up chairs. When I questioned this "new POLICY" that was not mentioned even when I called 2 days prior to arrival, he responded in a rude,arrogant and derogatory way. I would expect dealing with a person of his character on a carney beach, but not in this area! Totally unrepresentative of the surrounding family community. Then he proceeded to place our group way back from the water remainder of week. All of the management companies need to push these two out and recruit a new company. Their behavior and monopolization of the beach is enough to make me reconsider booking there again. There were many people upset last week. It would behoove the rental management companies and frankly homeowners to move this company along! read more

THE WORST ON 30A. Do not get fooled by these clowns. Unprofessional and rude. We spent nearly $1300 on 5 chair rentals. Stacked like sardines and was told we cannot spread out. Unwilling to work with you. 31 years coming to Seagrove..first time using the particular chair rental service. Save you money and use their competitor read more

They literally set up my chairs IN the seaweed. Use someone else for chairs. They could easily put chairs closer together closer to ocean rather than have people sit in seaweed. read more

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We just spent almost $400 for 4 days of umbrella and chair rentals. We had an illness in our family and went and asked to change the chair and umbrella rentals to the following day. We called the manager Robert, and we're told it was policy made no difference what the reason was. To make matters worse there's no crowd on the beach and they would not work with us at all. I guess customer service has went out the window, for their business practices I can promise you I would never spend another dollar! read more

I was staying at Eastern Shores and one of the guys started verbally assaulting me and then making physical threats. He said I was not allowed to have a shade tent up on the private beach that I was renting a condo at. Needless to say, this company is terrible and is taking over the beaches at 30A. They take up all of the beach front (many with unrented chairs) and then they have employees that are rude, mean and violent. When I called to voice a complaint about the employee (Adele Curtis), they never returned my call. I plan on filing a report with the BBB on this company. read more

This is a horrible company. On top of overpricing you they put you all over the beach. Here you are hunting your chairs with a small card with your last name on it up and down the beach. They move you everyday even if you pay $700 plus for a week of beach service. We had rain and they started closing the umbrellas on top of you, literally. Funny though they didn't close the ones where there were no families or the ones that had all of their personal items under it. An umbrella took flight another day and the kid was so into his phone he didn't even see it. The family was chasing it down before it hit someone. Last day they put us in the second row. We couldn't even see the water. They told us because we weren't there the day before we got moved to the second row. We were actually there because that was the day they closed the umbrellas on top of us. Also who are they to punish you when you paid in advance to have service. We called to complain and were completely dismissed. Santa Rosa should really look into this company. Don't spend your money. read more

Don't come relying on your rental to be set even if you made the reservation months in advance. Our name was left off the list given to the guys working on the beach, so our chairs were not out. Then was told we'd have to be on the 2nd row for that day if we did the reservation then. $50 for a day on the 2nd row isn't worth that. I called the main number to get our reservation straight for the 2nd day, and the guy was rude and not helpful. Told us to see the boys on the beach and we were still not guaranteed front row. The guys on the beach were nice and tried to help as they could, but the overall concept of being left off in the first place when we made a reservation when we booked our stay many months in advance is not acceptable and then to not even be willing to fix it properly. read more

My sister and I here from Ca. Had one day for beach - we rented chairs 40$ and tipped the kid 10$ We started coughing and he said it was red tide- but that the beach was safe- One hour later my 78 year old sister was coughing really badly- My eyes burning - sneezing - Not an enjoyable time- I called and asked if we could get half of our money back - since we were only there one hour and we were leaving because that kid was wrong - the beach was not safe- It was the right thing for them to do - but I was told no- Never will I rent from these people again- We come down here once a year and this was the first I've experienced this- Rent from someone who runs a fair business - This was wrong and they only care about the money- not making long term clients read more

My husband set up our chairs at the Eastern Lake access just as he does almost every weekend because we live there. When we got there a couple of hours later these jerks had put up a row of chairs and umbrellas right in front of our chairs. He called them and was told that they were on private property and could put the chairs anywhere they like. I didn't know that anyone OWNED the Eastern Lake. Because we had our chairs directly between the lake and the gulf on the sand. We moved our chairs down and I watched those chairs and umbrellas throughout the day and NO One ever sat in those chairs ALL day!! read more

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Great service! They guys were out there busting their butts all day long. Made sure to tip them every afternoon!

Don't waste your time making a reservation online they will claim it was never sent to them. Paid for two sets up for the week and so far on day two hasn't been set up l, no name card, nothing. The boy doing the paperwork is clueless and sends you on a wild chase looking for it all the while they are setting it up while you're walking around. Horrible service and can only imagine what the rest of the week will be like! read more

So disappointed! We come to Blue Mountain every year and this year they never got our chair setup correct. We paid for 2 sets and one complimentary. Notes were made the first day to combine the complementary chairs and every day we had to wait for them to be set up and they just crowded them together or a row behind us. I tipped well when I paid and not once did I get first row. Was told that was for the good tippers. Guess $70 for the week wasn't enough for 6 chairs . They don't deserve the contract for this section of the beach... I tried to be respectful of the workers but I want to be sure everyone is aware that apparently lots of money talks. POOR MANAGEMENT read more

Nice equipment, terrible communication, thankfully we brought extra beach chairs from home, "we control where you sit." Took 6 phone calls to think we had reservations taken care of to be told, "not those chairs," even though we were told to sit in any unreserved chair. Vacation is to relax not worry about what should be simple beach service. Should have noted the reviews before choosing this location. Sad. read more

Very bad service. They don't understand the concept of customer service. Don't make a week reservation, they will seat you where they want (next to the public entrance) and not where you want. The teenage employees are very rude and unprofessional. read more

Very impolite beach chair set up. Set up two rows of chairs in front of private entrance and hardly 30% of them rented. Then they harassed renters in front of their own property about putting tents up. They even exploited the situation by demanding payment for the area for private tent set up. Some paid, some refused, to which they called the sheriff. The sheriff did not do anything to remove the tents. Very rude service. Don't let these jerks intimidate you from you right to the beach and views!!!!!! read more

Trying to act like they own the rights to half of the public beach access at Blue Mountain Beach. They don't, and cannot stop others from sitting in the wet sand in front of them. I have been recommending this company to my guest for the past two summers, that has now come to a stop. There are other vendors who would be happy to have my business. read more

We are on a family trip with my aunt, who is battling cancer. The guys at 30-A Shade made it so easy for us to give her a great afternoon at the beach! They brought the chairs right to us and very quickly, and they were so, so kind. The prices were also very reasonable, especially compared to other vendors on the beach. We would recommend 30-A Shade to anyone who needs umbrellas or chairs on 30-A! read more

Terrible, terrible, terrible service! This company has been extremely rude to locals and tourists. They set up chairs that break and when you say something they take the chairs you've paid for with no refund. They set up chairs so no one has a space to use. They completely block the waters edge so your kids can't even play or be seen by you. They act like they run the beach. Never ever ever again will this company get my business! !!!!! read more

Came here with family and was nothing short easy to check in and get our chairs! Very personable guys and fair prices, if you have a big party call ahead and get a reservation. Will definitely use when we come back here. read more

We used 30A Shade at Dune Allen Beach. The chairs and umbrella were set up promptly at 7 a.m. and taken down at 6 p.m. Staff was courteous and friendly. One young man kindly took pictures for a nearby family. It was nice to not have to haul gear to and from the beach each day and to have our spot already reserved. read more

If I could leave zero stars I would. This place is a joke. Our condo came with beach set up. Keep in mind we have been staying here for over 5 years and usually come twice during the summer. We always go to the same beach access. The first day was great my husband goes out early to put our stuff on the chairs and we didn't even get asked about our name or anything. We go the next day down and all of our stuff is moved to the back row. When NO ONE is using the chairs in the front. Some kid comes over and rudely says we cant sit there and need to get up because these are reserved and they are first come first serve. We refused to get up and he of course called the owner who is a very rude man. Literally took the chairs that we were sitting on out from under us. I just can get over how RUDE this guy was. We got this condo bc it has the chair device included...if I would have know I would have gotten last pick I would have PAID for the front row. Also he is a freaking liar! Saying he has to make the house happy and rent to them yet everyone that was on that beach was from gulf place. Clearly it's all about the money. He was also scaring my small child. What kind of "business owner" does that?! This could have been handled so many other ways. Like offering to go set us down the beach or something but no he threatens to call the sherif. Avoid this place at all costs. read more

Very poor unprofessional service. We rented for a week and last 2 days each day had to argue to get our chairs in front row that we paid for and tipped well for! Shady service is what they should be called read more

horrible service. do not use!!!!! kicked my family out of our chair and took down umbrella because we did not sit in our designated chair but they did not designate a chair for us. very rude and disrespectful!! use another service! plenty of other services that offer mich better service! do not use!!! read more

Not good! Sorry, but would not use in the future. Something about insurance, but the dude with two star tats is why we'd not use in the future. read more

Terrible company. These people are forcing beachgoers around their chairs to move. Unfair that they do not follow county rules of keeping chair setups away from waters edge. read more

Very unhappy with the service we received with this company at Gulf Port. We paid for the chairs from 9am-5pm. At 3pm they came around and started closing up everyone's umbrellas stating it was too windy. Nothing had changed from the morning. We know why...they just wanted to make everyone leave so they could start packing up the chairs. And people did...people started leaving because the sun was shining, and it was beautiful not a cloud in the sky. Even private umbrellas that are vry cheaply made were staying up great. It was a normal beautiful day at the beach. But, interesting the attendants left their 3 umbrellas up to sit under. When my husband asked why they could leave theirs up they told him it was because the way they have them positioned. We said..."we've got 3 umbrellas and 6 chairs position ours" He would not. My husband went back over and decided to sit under the umbrellas w the attendants to get out of the sun. The attendant start ripping the umbrellas out of the sand and throwing them all over. By 5pm they had every single chair and umbrella put up...so they were literally breathing down our necks to get out of our chairs for the last 2 hours. Will never use this company again. read more

Terrible customer service but the mayor told them they can be rude and hastle people on the beach. PS...we don't have a mayor.

Rented chairs and SUP from 30A shade during recent Seagrove Beach vacation. Guys were reliable, always answered the phone promptly and provided great service at a better price that we could find anywhere else. Highly recommend! read more