Ocean Reef Resorts has been providing fine, distinctive vacation rental homes to literally generations of our esteemed guests. The most sought-after homes are directly on or very close to the beautiful beach and have access to a swimming pool. The following vacation rental homes feature both and provide the added bonus of having a rooftop deck to enjoy awesome vistas, along with multiple verandas for leisurely lounging. Such settings provide a fun place for entertaining and can create wonderful hallmark memories. These featured Destin vacation homes include three to eight bedrooms with the ability to accommodate ten and up to thirty beach-going guests. Here is a brief look at each one, starting with those offering the most accommodations if you're planning a big beach reunion with family and close friends.

Hypnautic

8 Bedrooms / 9 Full & 1 Half Bathrooms / 30 Guests

This newly finished, aptly named eight-bedroom home is indeed captivating and can accommodate up to thirty fortunate guests. Hypnautic is loaded with creature comforts like a giant 28' x 32' swimming pool with a bubbling hot tub for pampered relaxation. A dining area, gas grill, and comfortable seating are located on a veranda for poolside entertainment. A lavish Game Room overlooking the pool includes a Wet Bar, a pool table, a shuffleboard table, a video arcade game, a comfortable seating area, and a wall-mounted TV. Two furnished upper levels of verandas span the width of this home, which also look out upon the pool area. A Home Theater off the Game Room features a projection screen TV, stadium seating, and eight dark leather lounge chairs. A complimentary six-seater golf cart provides easy access to the beautiful beach. A den with another video game and a wall-mounted flatscreen TV on the third floor has stairs leading to a rooftop sundeck with chairs facing out towards the glittering gulf in the distance.

Decked Out

8 Bedrooms / 8 Full & 1 Half Bathrooms / 28 Guests

This three-story home with eight bedrooms is able to accommodate twenty-eight privileged guests. It is located in the prestigious Frangista Beach portion of Miramar Beach, which received national acclaim on HGTV when it was first established. It is definitely "Decked Out" with a plunge pool beside a bubbling Hot Tub that cascades down into the water. An outdoor kitchen beside the pool has a large gas grill, a Wet Bar, an icemaker, and a wall-mounted flatscreen TV for sporting events. A paver stone pool patio includes seating for sunny lounging. This home also has a Game Room with a pool table, a keyboard, a large wall-mounted flatscreen TV, and a full open kitchen with a Wet Bar for entertaining. A spacious rooftop sun deck with a seating and dining area, a fire pit, along with a bubbling Hot Tub provides 360-degree views of the fashionable Frangista Beach neighborhood. This vacation home also comes with a complimentary four-seater golf cart and four bikes, providing fun access to the beach.

Off The Hook

8 Bedrooms / 7 Full & 3 Half Bathrooms / 26 Guests

Off The Hook is a raised three-story vacation home with eight bedrooms that can accommodate up to twenty-six happy beachgoers. Two upper levels of comfortably furnished verandas overlook the shimmering crystalline white beach. An angled swimming pool with a patio studded with tropical palms and a putting green is just steps away from the sugary shoreline. You can take a plunge in the refreshing pool and then luxuriate in the glowing gulf in no time at all. A handsome Game Room is right off the swimming pool area. It features a pool table, a built-in bar with seating, and a large wall-mounted flatscreen TV for entertainment. A spiral staircase leads up from the top floor veranda to a rooftop observation deck with seating that provides sensational views of the bright ribbon of the beach beside the luminescent jewel-toned gulf.

Bella Vista Luxe

8 Bedrooms / 9 Full & 2 Half Bathrooms / 24 Guests

This newly completed three-story, eight-bedroom vacation home, which can accommodate twenty-four lucky guests, has a striking bright white contemporary look. At Bella Vista Luxe, three levels of comfortably furnished verandas overlook an opulent swimming pool with refreshing underwater seating, a connected Hot Tub for soothing relaxation, and a fire pit. A built-in bar with an outdoor kitchen, two wall-mounted flatscreen TVs for simultaneous "must-see" games, and a seating area overlooking the pool. A Home Theater features a wide wall-mounted screen, a surround sound system, a wraparound couch, a wet bar with a wine cooler, and five cushioned stools beside a wide raised hardwood table. This Home Theater Entertainment Room leads outside to double rooftop sun decks. One of them faces out towards the gorgeous gulf, which features spectacular sunsets over the water during the winter months and magical full moons in the summertime. The other overlooks the forested fairways of a championship golf course dotted with lagoons at the neighboring Seascape Resort. Guests also enjoy a complimentary concierge service that will set up umbrella chairs for your use.

Agave Blue

8 Bedrooms / 6 Full & 1 Half Bathrooms / 18 Guests

This cheerful, crisp, nautically colored two-story vacation home with eight bedrooms that accommodate eighteen favored guests is located in Destin's popular Crystal Beach neighborhood. This locale is near popular beachfront restaurants with friendly bars and the idyllic retail village of Destin Commons. Pedestrian-friendly avenues lined with Royal Palms meander past a classic fountain and a geyser plaza. It features a wide array of shopping adventures, restaurants with bars and a multiplex movie theater. The main residence at Agave Blue accommodates eighteen beachgoers, while a separate guest house has a living area, and the kitchenette sleeps two. It overlooks a lagoon-shaped swimming pool surrounded by Adirondack chairs with tropical cushions for sunny relaxation. Two levels of furnished verandas in the front of the home include a top-floor spiral staircase that leads to an intimate rooftop Observation Deck with views of the distant gulf. A complimentary six-seater golf cart makes access to the beach a breeze.

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Villa Vittoria

5 Bedrooms / 4 Full & 1 Half Bathrooms / 16 Guests

This elegant four-story Mediterranean-styled five-bedroom vacation home accommodates sixteen blessed guests and sits right on its own sugary white beach beside the glittering gulf. Villa Vittoria is in the exclusively gated, lushly landscaped Dunes of Destin beach community near HarborWalk Village. This village has excellent restaurants, bars with live music, specialty shops, outdoor concerts, fun year-round festivals, and seasonal firework extravaganzas. It also features pontoon boat rentals, dolphin sightseeing excursions, sunset dinner cruises, charter fishing boats, and even a treasure hunt adventure on a mast-sailed ship with a rollicking crew of pirates. Ocean Reef Resort guests receive special discounts for many of these delights. Dunes of Destin features a community swimming pool and a large lagoon festooned with a fountain. However, this gracious home features its own beachfront spa-style swimming pool and connected soaking tub with a sun patio adorned with palm trees and tropical plantings. It includes a gas grill, two dining tables, and lounge chairs for poolside entertainment. The top floor features a tower room with a beachfront sun deck, a dining table, and comfortable chairs. You may wine and dine here while experiencing magnificent 180-degree views of the gulf. It adjoins a bonus living space with a seating area, a wall-mounted flatscreen TV for entertainment, a convenient Wet Bar for favorite drinks, and a powder room.

Emerald Haven

5 Bedrooms / 3 Full & 1 Half Bathrooms / 14 Guests

Emerald Haven is a stately three-story Old Florida-styled Destin vacation home with five bedrooms is able to accommodate fourteen carefree beach-going guests. Three levels of furnished verandas overlook a lagoon-shaped swimming pool. A gas grill and dining area invites you to enjoy poolside entertainment while creating your own fun version of a 'Surf n Turf' meal. Indoors, a bonus living area has a Wet Bar, a comfortable seating area, a large wall-mounted flatscreen TV, and a convenient full-hall bath that can serve as a pool dressing area. The spacious primary bedroom has a private veranda with a spiral staircase that leads gracefully up to a rooftop observation deck with views of the gleaming gulf in the distance.

Destin2bHere

3 Bedrooms / 4 Full Bathrooms / 10 Guests

Destin2bHere is three-story vacation home with three bedrooms can accommodate ten charmed guests and is located in eastern Crystal Beach. It is close to the beautiful beach and overlooks a serene coastal dune lake that borders the grandiose Destiny neighborhood. The royal blue exteriors include white trim and verandas with seating that overlook a unique triangular-shaped swimming pool beside the lovely lake. It's great for bird watching since it provides a wonderful habitat for Snowy White Egrets and Great Blue Herons who scavenge for fish. A special lofted guest quarter on the third floor has double glass doors that open out onto the observation deck, which has two dining tables. This is a perfect place to enjoy libations since it features heavenly views of the tranquil lake.

Panorama

3 Bedrooms / 3 Full Bathrooms / 10 Guests

This three-story, contemporarily styled vacation home with three bedrooms is located in the heart of Miramar Beach and is able to accommodate ten fortuitous guests. It is located in the Windancer Cottages with access to a large lagoon-shaped gulf-front swimming pool and use of a complimentary beach concierge service that will set up umbrella chairs. However, Panorama has a 15' x 30' pool of its own with a stone paver patio that has lounge chairs for sunny repose. A second-floor guest quarters has access to a sundeck that overlooks the pool. A third-story open rooftop Observation Deck provides 180-degree panoramic views over the palm-studded neighborhood and the glowing gulf, which can be seen in the distance.

Now that you have had a chance to preview each one of these wonderful Destin vacation homes featuring rooftop decks that are close to the jeweled waters of the gulf and have access to a swimming pool, pick your favorites. You may view them in full detail with descriptions, vivid property imagery, a seagull's eye view of each location, seasonal rental rates, and calendar dates that are still available for reservations here on our Ocean Reef Resorts website. Be sure to talk to everyone to see who's coming, and make your reservations now since we will be entering the popular summer season soon. Then, start to get excited because you all will soon share a magical, memorable time that you will never forget!