Sterling Shores Condominiums

Since we only visit here on New Years Eve we cannot comment on the buildings themselves but our friends have been wintering here for years and love it. We come to go out for dinner New Years Eve and are treated to amazing appetizers and drinks. The 5 star is for the food and hospitality.

Heaven in a hotel. My entire family fell in love with this place and vow to come here whenever possible. We loved the view, the amenities are awesome. The girls and I got to do tie dye shirts and watch a movie by the pool white eating popcorn and smores. They have private beach access, which we didn’t find until our last day. They also have to different pools which everyone loved. We loved the actual condo and it was updated and very roomy and perfectly fit 5 adults and 2 children. Every single room faces the beach which is amazing, but our room was on the very left end of the hotel which is right in front of a seafood restaurant and the candy maker restaurant/​store so we didn’t get the best view. There is also more condo’s in the works going in front of the candy maker store which is going to block the view even more and the 7 am wake up calls from the noise of the cranes and slamming of equipments wasnt so great. Next time I will be sure to ask for a room on the opposite side. Love this place and we WILL be back!

SPRING BREAKERS: DO NOT COME HERE. It is an awesome place with really cool amenities (example: leaving the beach there is a patent pending foot washer for sand) and beach access. Codes for all doors and gates which is nice. The only problem came when one of the security guards gave us a hard time because we were under 25 and technically THEY (Sterling Shores) does not rent to under 25, but we went through a third party. We felt like we were being targeted for our age and we are really respectful 22 year olds.

I had discovered this remarkable condominium approximately ten years back. A friend with his sisters, one of their fiancé (which are married today with two children) had invited me to go on this vacation trip with them. There was a good size participants to accompany each other on this trip. Because I was originally extended the invitation, I assumed reservations were resolved.
May I add, this was a pending preparation just one day prior to July 4^th… O_​o
I received a call (Being already packed) with a requisition. Will I help them make a reservation one day before the most busy celebrated time of the year? In my mind, it’s not going to happen.
Made calls from the bottom, all the way up the coast in P.C. just hoping for some luck. It amounted to total failure. Moving further up north on the map, I found my finger pointing at Destin. Sterling Shores became the ultimate advocate in supplying our gratifying get-​a-​way. They were fully booked but one unit that was somehow vacant. This only available unit was their pent house. The representative agent Ebony (who is the current manager today) must have taken fascination in my full name or naturally is a sweet heart. The last pent house unit was offered at a generous deal that could not be turned down. =)
Ever since the discovery of this gorgeous establishment, I’ve made it my intimate destination. I attempt annually visitations. At times, a two bed room for a week or two all to my self or with my ex (my gf at the time) and friends. Every friend I have lured here were captivated. My favorite destination had became their favorite and that’s how the approbation trickled down from friend to friends to even families. (a couple i invited made a revisit that lead them to have their handsome son).
The condo comes with a fully equipped kitchen and I prepared all my meals from sunrise to sundown (drinks lasted from sunrise to sundown too). I prefer my cooking over most the restaurants here (tried them all). Yes, my seafood boil beats the restaurants.
All my vacation plannings at Sterling Shores has been done by connecting with Ebony. She has been the most accommodating while treating me with a phenomenal executive experience. I am so appreciative that she is still around managing this establishment. With my loyalty to continuously return and referring friends, Five Stars is irrefutable.

Temporarily located here for business, this really is the perfect home away from home. Beach and pool access along with a good central location between Ft. Walton and Sand Destin. Shopping, restaurants, bars all within minutes. Love this place!!!

Great Location, nestled just off the sands of the gulf. The only thing separating the sand from the doors of the condos is a small side street and Sterling Shores lower pool. Just something to keep in mind depending on how picky you are about the use of «beachfront». I do consider it Beachfront and every condo has an ocean view. There is one large pool closest to the condos, and across the small street is a second pool situated in the sand. Immediately next door to the lower pool is «Back Porch Grill» a great seafood restaurant with a seasonal tiki bar in the sand open to all beach goers, The lower pool of Sterling Shores also has a small grill /​snack bar serving a small menu, drinks, and ice cream. During Peak times there seems to be a shortage of lounge chairs around the pool, where sunbathers go down and claim their spot early in the day and bake away til after lunch. But as the day wanes on, the pool clears out. Especially in the evening when you can take a dip or sit by the pool and be completely alone. The condos are always clean, but maybe it is impossible to keep the sand out of beachfront properties? I think it just gets incidentally pumped in with the AC, brought in with shoes and floats in through the open balcony. This place is like paradise to me. We’ve come back many times over the years. And will continue to.