The Island Resort at Fort Walton Beach

The Island Resort was an excellent place to stay. The location was near all of the things that we wanted to visit. Most of the time we traveled to eat outside the resort (not because of the food; but we were traveling around and eat on the go). We did eat a mid afternoon lunch at the resort and it was excellent. The staff was "top-of-the-line" and very friendly and listened to what we had to say or ask. Our room was excellent; it face the gulf and had a beautiful view most each day (rained and cloudy a couple of days). The beach was one of the best that we had ever been on: very soft white sand which we learned was quartz. I would recommend this resort to others.

The gulf view of the room was amazing. The fact that it overlooked the beach bar was nice too because we got to sit and watch people enjoying the music from the DJ right from our balcony. The volume was perfect, not too loud. The property is pretty big and sits right on the beach. We walked on the beach every morning and late at night in the moonlight. It felt like we had miles of beaches to ourselves. The room was a good size, very clean and quite comfortable.

We love the pool, especially if the ocean is rough. The music is perfect to lounge at the pool. The water is also freezing, which I love since we lay out in the sun for a while. The breakfast is very convenient so we don't have to leave as much going to eat out. I don't drink too much, but my husband enjoyed the access to the grotto to purchase some drinks. We also had a few issues, and needed eye drops and water. The gift shop at the front had necessities in case you forgot or needed a quick run for something. We love staying with the Island!

We stayed in the beach house.The hotel was very clean and the staff were extremely nice and helpful. We loved being able to wake up and see the ocean from our window/balcony. It was also nice having a short walk to the beach. The hotel has so many offered activities and entertainment for adults and kids, so that was a nice suprise. We ate at the hotel a couple of times and both times the food was really good, but if you wanted something different their are plenty of places to eat within walking distance from the hotel. We really loved the fact that the hotel also offers multiple pools, including one heated, which was so nice. They also never got to overcrowded. We will definitely be coming back!

The property was nice. Loved that it was on the beach and almost all you really needed was within walking distance.