We recently spent a week at the Crystal Sands. The location could not be better. The Crystal Sands area is away from the traffic--but just a short drive to the major Destin attactions. Every room in this complex is on the ocean. Ground floor units (which we had) are just a few steps away from the beach (it is a stairway). The beach service was set up every day by 7:30 am. Each unit is individually owned--so some units are more updated than others. Each unit has a full kitchen--which helps cut down on food expenses. Lots of grocery shopping options a few minutes drive away. The onlyl downside is the small pool--it gets very shady by about 3 pm every day (however, if you spend the day at the beach--your kids can be kind of out of the sun and still get a swim in). We would definitely stay here again.
