While visiting Destin FL we stayed in a condo at Pelican Beach Resort. Lovely room. Everything we needed. There was a full kitchen so we were able to cook our meals. The pool area is very nice. There are 2 large pools and they do have security checking everyone has a wristband. No smoking anywhere in hotel or pool area. Love that!! We have a balcony looking out to Gulf of MEXICO! Lovely view. The beach area is beautiful. I rented a head of time beach chairs and umbrella. Our VRBO host suggested. It's been a wonderful time. read more

Beach front location affords amazing views! Not sunbathers, so much more interested in actual beach access for walking, which is unlimited! Pools are always well maintained as are hot tubs. Nice onsite cafe and tiki bar. Second stay at Pelican Beach, first time at the Terraces which are very nice though not beachfront. Condo views are amazing; all in all, would recommend but cleanliness of the particular condo we stayed in was sub-standard, i.e. dusty bathroom molding, strands of hair on tile and dirt buildup on doors near knobs. read more

The only reason you would stay here is the direct access to the beach which is beautiful. Most of the staff is incredibly rude and not helpful. read more

My problem with Pelican Beach Resort is the HOA beach. They take the entire beach area! When you check in, you are advised that you can take the sides and the back of the HOA set up on the beach...there IS NO LEFT OR RIGHT! You are forced to pay the ridiculous prices of renting two chairs and the dang umbrella...or set-up 'South of the HOA set-up'. There is very little beach area left and YOU ARE BLOCKED from any ocean view! Completely unacceptable! I will not be back! We left a day earlier than planned.....bad taste, thanks Pelican. read more

We enjoyed Destin, but we searched for other places to stay while we were there. First, if you don't book directly through them, they could care less about you. Second, you have to rent chairs/umbrellas from them to sit less than 50 yards from the beach. BUT, they pack so many in there, there's not enough room for more than two people. You can't see the ocean unless you are on the front row, which is reserved a year in advance. The cafe and beachside bar are the only reason it earns two stars. Still not enough to get us to stay here again. read more

Love love love!!! Shortest walk from the condo decks to to the beach!!! Reserve your beach chairs early!!!! Bring a wagon for the beach!!!! No matter what! Sucks carrying all that stuff down! Sunscreen!! Plenty of drinks!!! Plan to order your food 2 hours ahead if Door Dash - best places won't offer door dash- or cook. Or go about 3 for dinner or 9pm. This place is huge, max wait 5 min for elevator! Pools were full, we went end of July. It was so freaking hot. Wear flip flops the decks are burning hot and not regularly sprayed wet! On-site cafe was a good burger and fries for probably $15. The condo was pretty good, headboard looked like it was going to fall off the wall. Some hall rugs would be nice too slippery with all that wet tile. Parking is a B and plan to walk! Wagons like I said haha! But once your settled in WELCOME TO PARADISE! White sands, blue water! Make your own cocktails by the pool and save a couple hundred bucks read more

Dirty, outdated and rundown. I wouldn't recommend staying here no matter how updated the particular unit may be. The resort itself is not worth it. The pools are outdated, the beach is very crowded and they line chairs 5-6 rows deep so you can't even see the water unless you rent their chairs/umbrella. Skip this place. read more

Beach access is absolutely unacceptable. Pelican Beach Resort HOA hires beach chair vendor, allows them to take up entire beach front with chairs & umbrellas then only allows guests with own chairs to sit behind them with obstructed views, bs! Reason for 2 *'s, resort has good location, amenities, fitness, sauna, steam, hot tub, pools, cafe, etc. Beach could be beautiful if you're allowed to use! Stay somewhere you are allowed to have full beach access. read more

Nice Condominium.I like the room,Pool and the beach here. Very clean. I will come back again

I checked into a room 1805 here at your resort. Been a guest 3 years. Staying 10 days. I'm highly disappointed in this stay. No matter what the situation around us, we pay a lot of money to get away and try to enjoy our time here. Upon entering the room it is dingy, and smelled musty. The walls, doors, floor, they all have dirt and grime on them. Caked in the corners. Toilet seat dirty. The walls cracked. The vents blowing dust and filthy. The floors dirty. The furniture is cracked and falling apart. You cannot use it. Caving in the middle, and legs broken. The shower doors have some kind of stuff all over it in the inside, and down the door. The toilet paper holder is barely hanging on about to fall off the wall. The kitchen light won't stay on and flickers. The shower curtain in the master wasn't even connected and hanging. The dust ruffle has stuff and dirt ALL over it including the headboard. The Front desk was called, and simply they said nothing she could do. Would tell manager tomorrow. That housekeeping was short and maybe they were trying to hurry, and missed stuff. GROSS!!! You tell guests that . Oh sorry, our Housekeeping was In A hurry. We will get them to change your bed skirt tomorrow. Really. That's all she kept saying. If my room wasn't properly cleaned (and I took a video and pictures of it) Then you NEVER should have let be me enter it. I'm in the medical field, and am highly aware of the pandemic going on,and germs, and you tell me my unit wasn't cleaned due to your ineptness of staff. That should NOT reflect on my stay, my health, and my pay to stay 10 days in a filthy room that's falling apart and tell me there's nothing you can do until tomorrow. And then you will just change my bed skirt. So I stay in a dirty room. And there are photos to show it, and even suggested the manager come walk it. The decor has dust caked on them. I'm truely disgusted. I am particular about where I stay, and I'm highly disappointed in the way this was handled. You could place us in a clean room for the night, to at least clean this one or move us. NOPE. Nothing. Anyone would offer that! This is NOT right. If I could post the video and photo I would. I'll be posting them in all reviews, I'm so disappointed in this place of business and how it was handled. We called immediately upon entering and was made to feel "we" are a problem because you are short due to a hurricane. We called the day before to check on the situation and was told everything was okay and great there. We did our last get was failed by yours. Also, nobody wants a dirty room, and your night supervisor did say they were in a hurry. Also, she stated some employees couldn't get home, well, that's shouldn't affect my stay or service I paid for. I get a code black and stay at the hospital, but that doesn't affect my patients care , or the health and safety of them either. That's our JOB is to help them feel Safe and clean doing it!! She stated numerous times They could clean a bed skirt. NO. You will clean the entire thing. With furniture collapsing and things falling off walls, and the vents are filthy. Also there was an odor coming from. The kitchen, we found a filthy rag, that had been there for a few day's stuffed down in the garbage disposal. That was enough. This needs to be rectified. We asked to switch rooms and was made to feel like a problem. Come travel for hours to be forced to stay in a dirty place and was told they may not have cleaned it appropriately.... I'm literally afraid to sleep in these sheets. I will not be coming back to this place and hopefully my reviews will help others to know this isn't a place who had your best interest , or health and safety at heart. And to state on your website you're exceptional housekeeping at the resort is top notch and a standard of care. Well that's not true at all. we simply just want the right thing done here. read more

Yes nice resort and great beach access but the problem still exists with the chairs and umbrellas. I was told by the local brainless beach boy the we weren't allowed to sit by the water B.S.! after listening to him tell me I wasn't allowed to sit by the water I informed him that it would take more than him to remove me and my wife from our location which my him tell me he would get security and remove me at which time I told him he should also call the sheriff at which time he Left quickly and never returned. It's a nice place but they need to follow the county ordinance. Recommend another beach location WON'T BE BACK read more

My family and I just spent the best vacation we have ever had. Pelican Beach Resort sets the bar high. From the time we arrived until the time we departed 7 days later everything was first class. Friendly staff and the amenities were wonderful. Everything you need is right on the resort. We will definitely be making plans for a return trip to Pelican Beach Resort. read more

Hotel is clean and busy place. Front desk helpful and well informed. Maintenance is on site and always helpful. Know that you don't have to rent an umbrella chair, Use your own and Yes you can sit in front of these chairs or where ever, as long as you are within the 20 feet of wet sand. A sheriff will not ask you to leave. If you are bullied, harassed, intimidated or threaten by staff of la dolce vita umbrella chair company call a sheriff. read more

Pelican Beach Resort - You may sit up to 20 feet of wet sand on your beaches. Don't be threatened, bullied or harassed speak to a sheriff. - Vacation Rentals Near Me - Destin, Florida

I love the resort, but the beach situation is absolutely terrible. How in the world the Pelican can allow the umbrella company to dictate beach space to guests is mind blowing! Further - 20 feet from high tide is public - so posting signage "no personal umbrellas beyond this point" is against Okaloosa County ordinance. Fix this crap or lose business Pelican! read more

We rented Unit 808 through Panhandle Getaways. Most of the process with Panhandle has been satisfactory. I felt like I had to complete the same information and re-confirm the booking too many times. After reading reviews I suppose this may be part of how they make sure you are coming. Unit 808 is dirty. The windows to the balcony are covered with children's hand-prints in multiple sizes and on several levels, and I suspect several layers. The balcony has garbage, food debris, splatters, stains, and enough sand to make me believe it has not been swept in a very long time. (I couldn't stand it anymore and swept it). The kitchen counters are marred and scratched, the drawers have food debris and trash in them, the stove top has a black residue that I cannot get off, the toaster has crumbs from its first use, the top glass shelf in the fridge is detached from the support and is not safe to use. The door to the mechanical room is filthy, as is the mechanical room. The second bath shower is covered with soap scum and moldy. The master bath shower is the same, but it does appear to have a new shower curtain, one tic in the win column. The master bedroom ceiling fan chain is thickly coated with dust as are all the edges of the room and under the bed. The bath linens are stained with various black (maybe mascara) and other marks of various body liquid colors. The bed linens are also stained with black. People use a make up wipe to take off your mascara!! The master bed is quite comfortable and has adequate and ok pillows. The television in the master has what looks like a dried loogie hanging from the front, and copious dust around, under, and behind it. The living area is dusty, especially around the walls and the television stand. The floor is filthy. My hubs took off his shoes when we arrived (check in is 4pm) and his socks were black on the bottom by dinnertime, there was also already a generous coating of sand provided to us for our stay. The couches are cute but definitely worn out. The love-seat arm is broken, when you sit on the couch you can feel the hide-a-bed move, when you sit on the love-seat it feels like you are sinking through it. The dining table is bar height and has horribly uncomfortable stools. The unit is supposed to sleep six, but you can't have six eat at the table or find six matching plates. They do advertise that it has a blender, that is a legit high point, because it pretty much goes downhill from there. To be fair, it is in the rental pool and people are animals. And the view is SPECTACULAR! read more