A spacious vacation rental is the perfect place to stay while you enjoy the twenty-four miles of blindingly white, powder soft sand beaches and emerald green waters in the Fort Walton Beach area. Whether you stay in a sprawling beach house, high-rise condominium, cottage or other vacation rental, you’ll relish a carefree lifestyle that is the antithesis of a confining hotel room.

The fun begins and ends on the calm Gulf of Mexico waters. If you’re seeking adventure and want to explore the coastline in style, climb aboard the Emerald Dancer, a 46-foot catamaran docked at nearby Harborwalk Marina. Back on terra firm, a kid’s favorite is Big Kahuna’s Water Adventure Park, with more than 40 water attractions, three mini golf courses and two go-kart tracks. Tee times mean good times in Fort Walton Beach where the impressive menu is highlighted by Kelly Plantation Golf Club, a Fred Couples Signature Golf Course and the Tiger Point Golf & Country Club, a 36-hole complex built along the Santa Rosa Sound.

There are numerous beach venues for family vacations in the Fort Walton Beach area. Whether you prefer the laid-back, lounge in a hammock lifestyle on Okaloosa Island or Fort Walton Beach, with its marinas, shopping complexes and attractions, the area features a wealth of family-oriented vacation rentals. Regardless of where you stay, you’ll always be close to great beaches, phenomenal deep-sea fishing, top-notch golf and spectacular shopping.

Vacation rentals in Fort Walton Beach make it easy and convenient to take a shopping excursion to nearby Destin where you’ll find deals galore, great dining and entertainment. The Destin Commons is an elegant, pedestrian-friendly, open-air complex with 80 retail stores and eight restaurants highlighted by Bass Pro Shops and the Hard Rock Café. Silver Sands Factory Stores, which bills itself as the nation’s largest designer outlet center, has more than 100 designer stores. Other easily accessible attractions near Fort Walton Beach include Eden State Gardens in Point Washington, an 1895 Greek Revival estate surrounded by resplendent gardens and Florida Caverns in Marianna, Florida’s only limestone caverns.

You want the best deal available, right? We have special deals and discounts on a long list of properties in the Fort Walton Beach area. Remember, too, vacation rentals, with their additional space, fully equipped kitchens and great amenities are always a better value compared to a hotel room.