5 Services to Enhance your Destin Vacation

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Posted on 7/22/2016

Welcome to the enchanting Emerald Coast for your fun beach vacation! Many of Ocean Reef Resorts guests have been coming to this precious piece of paradise for decades. The sugary shores and glistening green waters of the gulf are still here waiting for you to enjoy. Today generations of visitors come down to the beautiful white sand beach bringing their own kids and even grandchildren. What could better? How about a beach bonfire with the whole family, daily cooler delivery right to your vacation rental, a private dolphin cruise followed by fireworks, ready-to-bake gourmet food in your fridge waiting when you arrive, or a night in with a private chef? Take a moment to consider one of these five services that will be sure to enhance your Destin vacation.


Beach Bonfire

If you are staying at one of our outstanding vacation rental properties in Miramar Beach or down along Scenic 30A in South Walton you can have a bonfire on the beautiful beach. Think about sitting on the sugary sand shore listening to the soothing surf sounds while watching a spectacular sunset and then lighting a beach bonfire at twilight. Wonderful memories in the making! If you decide to do it yourself you must pay for a special beach bonfire permit granted by Walton County in advance. Then of course there is a matter of getting the wood, setting up a pit and making all the preparations. Well La Dolce Vita (aka "The Good Life") can do it all for you. They pay for the permit, provide all the labor and set up a bonfire for you. This includes setting up the fire pit and providing all the wood so it's ready to light. They also set up fifteen chairs, tables, a stereo system and provide all the ingredients for S'mores. This Beach Bonfire service runs $500. Here is an additional perk. La Dolce Vita will provide 10% discounts on Jet Ski and Pontoon Boat rentals to Ocean Reef Resorts guests. Check them out on our website under Reef Rewards. More information is also available at destinbeachservices.com or by calling 866-651-1869.


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Beach Cooler Delivery Service

You have finally arrived and can't wait to get to the beach. Now groceries need to be bought, beverages obtained, ice spread and a cooler packed. All you want to do after that long drive is to luxuriate in the glowing jeweled luminescent gulf waters. Well now you can do just that while White Sands Grocery Delivery service brings a cooler and snack beach bag for special beach delivery right to you. The cooler contains ice with two six packs of beverages along with cold fruit of your choice. You also get your choice of two snacks to go with it. All you do is fill out your request on-line and they will call you for confirmation and payment. It will be delivered to your desired location at whatever time you specify. Coolers are $55 for one, $95 for two and $140 for three along with a delivery fee which is only $5 for Destin, Dune Allen, Gulf Place in Santa Rosa Beach and Blue Mountain Beach. Free delivery is available for anywhere in Miramar Beach and along the Scenic 98 Drive in Destin. Information is available at whitesandsgrocerydelivery.com or by calling 850-368-1446.


Private Dolphin Cruise

Screaming Eagle Dolphin tours heads out from Destin's harbor cruising into the gulf through East Pass and into the beautiful bay around Crab Island. Besides dolphin you may often see stingrays and logger head turtles on this 75 minute cruise. Although such sightings are not guaranteed they are usually quite common. You may also join them for a special two hour dolphin cruise that coincides with a spectacular sunset and fantastic fireworks display every Thursday from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The private Dolphin Cruise was specifically designed to provide a high-quality tour that charters the boat for just your own group of family and friends. The captain will take you off the watery beaten path wherever you want to go for as long as you want to cruise. More information is available at destinspeedboat.com or by calling 850.499.1444.


Prepared Gourmet Food Delivery

You may not want to dine out on some evenings, but instead relax in your lovely Ocean Reef Resorts "beach home away from home". Even though nearly all have full kitchens for the preparation of a fun family feast you may just want to take it easy and have someone else do it for a change. Our complimentary Ocean Reef Concierge service can help. We are a proud partner with Sarah K's Gourmet who has received national acclaim for her culinary delights and is also the on-going eight time recipient of the prestigious "Best of the Emerald Coast" Award for her cooking. She is best known for her Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes and has been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, The Weather Channel and on culinary shows. Through our Reef Rewards program you receive a complimentary bottle of champagne if you order four of her famous crab cakes. Her full menu is on our Concierge Site to place an order which include a wide assortment of appetizers, main entrees, a variety of delicious "comfort food" side dishes and decadent desserts. Sarah K's amazing gourmet foods are prepared in advance ready for the oven so all you have to do is heat up the oven, pop it in and turn on the timer to let you know when it's ready. Your family entourage may assume that you whipped up these gourmet meals by yourself and in a sense you did. After all, it was you who turned on the oven and set the timer! 


Private Chef

Perhaps you don't even want to bake it yourself and truly take it easy by being served by your own personal private chef. This could be the perfect service for a really special memorable birthday, wedding anniversary, Valentine's Day Surprise of maybe even for getting engaged. Chef Shane is available to make it happen. He is renowned locally for his healthy delicious culinary skills for catering wonderful meals. He may now be booked personally as your own private chef at your vacation rental residence. Chef Shane and his team will do all the shopping, planning and preparation of a full four course meal, serve it and then clean up afterwards. More information is available at chefshanes.com or calling 850-225-8500.

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