Somebody needs to organize trash pick up and a recycling program for the beach! I prefer to swim…read morewith the sealife, not plastic bags and trash. We come to enjoy nature not be in a watery dump. So gross! So disappointing!

I do not recommend St. George Island Vacation Properties. While the Oyster Shack was seemingly a…read morenice house, there were numerous deferred maintenance issues that we were forced to deal with during our stay. During our 7 day vacation, we had issues requiring someone in the house almost daily with most of the issues left unresolved for the next renter. We cleaned up a flood in the kitchen on our first night. The handyman came and tightened the fittings but we continued to have water leak from a different area under the sink. I should also mention that there was a large bowl under the sink to catch the water along with water stains indicating this issue had been there for a while. The second flood was in the downstairs bathroom around the camode which required a Plummer to come and replace the broken mold at the base of the camode. This issue had also been present for sometime as the laundry room below smelled like a sesspool where the camode had been leaking into the ceiling. This room is not air conditioned so with the heat and the stench it was basically unusable. The refrigerator was off balance "rocking" which made the door hard to close. This was a problem with kids not remembering to force close the door to keep the contents cold. The handyman balanced the fridge to prevent the rocking but the door still would not close without force and was still misaligned. The biggest irritant was that the cable was out for 4 days. The cable company fixed the issue quickly by replacing the set top boxes but it took 4 days and daily calls to the management company. There were other problems as well including urine in the camode upon our arrival. The shower curtain was moldy and discusting and while the management company promised to replace it, they didn't do so during our stay. The towel rack in the upstairs bathroom was out of the wall and the door to the master bedroom would not close or lock. When I reported this to the management office, the woman told me that she was there on Sunday and that "the door closed just fine". Needless to say, the response we received to the many issues reported was unacceptable. The frustration we experienced warranted a review. I've often given positive reviews when appropriate but this is the 1st negative review I've given. A vacation should be spent without daily interaction with the management company and contractors (phone calls, handyman, Plummer, cable rep, etc). The rude response from the management company and the numerous promises that were not kept to check status and call back were just over the top. I will use other companies for future rentals.

St George Island is beautiful and having a vacation rental through Fickling was a great experience…read more They have lots of properties for rent including apartments right above their office which are nicely done with nice updates and right in center of town. March 2015, I stayed at a property called Turpentine on the plantation side, gated community at one end of the island. They have lots of trails for walking and biking. You can also take a short walk to the beach. The community has a gym and a pool. Everyone is super friendly and it was the most relaxing and beautiful vacation I've had in a long time. They have a few shops in the center of the island near the lighthouse. Some food stores a bit pricey but you can go off the island to the town of Apalachicola where they have Piggly Wiggly and Gulfside IGA store. Make sure you visit Apalachicola while you are staying, they have lots of shops in the center of town. Gibson Inn has the freshest oysters and nice cozy atmosphere. I've been to this area twice and enjoy something new every time. The view of the stars at night on the island is amazing, especially on dark streets away from street lights....I can still see them in my head....breathtaking.

From the owner: Let our highly trained staff, superior customer service, and wide selection of St. George Island…read morevacation rentals make your next vacation one to remember! From Beachfront to Bayfront we have you covered. Come and enjoy the island's gorgeous white sand beach, sweeping sea oats, towering sand dunes, and stunning sunset which has earned St. George Island the reputation as a relaxing oasis. At Fickling and Company Vacation Rentals we pride ourselves on helping you find a vacation rental home that will provide the perfect backdrop to your memorable St. George Island vacation.

the absolute worst. had a problem with these clowns who cannot manage their way out of a paper…read morebag. A bunch of 'not my job' people who fill their days by over promising, under delivering, passing the buck and blaming owners For lack of investment in the properties, but they were all too glad to take over $10k of our cash pretending the house was fine. Never again. If you are an owner, find someone else to manage your property or risk watching collins let it go to crap. There was water pouring out of the ceiling above the garage and the 'inspector' was leaving when we pulled up... we had to report the problem because the inspector apparently didnt think water pouring out of the soffit was an issue she needed to flag - but hey at least we had clean sheets and some towels lol

This was a large group family vacation. The house itself (High Cotton) is in need of updating. We…read morehad several issues with the washer and dryer not working. They sent maintenance out but nothing was ever done. Apparently the people before us had issues with the stove as a maintenance person also came about that. But our BIGGEST issues was the bed bugs in the master suite. The very first night our cousin who stayed in that room was eaten up the next morning with bites all over her upper thigh area. A couple of us went to the office the first morning to report it and the only thing they did was send out pest control, and not in a timely manner at that. He said "I don't see any active activity" and absolutely NOTHING was done. The least they could have done was swap out the mattress and box spring but they did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, causing the cousin using that room to have to sleep on the couch for the rest of our stay. I DO NOT recommend using Collins Vacation Rentals. Go through another management company.

since Resort Vacation Properties was purchased by Vacasa everything has gone downhill... this year…read morethey lost the property we booked, so they tried to move us into another property saying they would cover the 'extra' costs, but the new options were worse and definitely downgrades. Luckily, we found the house we booked with a quick online search and were able to rebook it with the new hosts and we even saved $1k for the week.

Terrible customer service. Rented a house beachside and…read morebefore the trip my partner was rushed to the emergency room and admitted to the hospital. I called and spoke with two different people and begged for them to understand and even appeal to the homeowner to move the rental week. They refused to do anything and certainly not petition the homeowner on my behalf. They were cold, heartless, and stoic. Sad because SGI used to be an annual thing until this horrific customer service experience.