The Island Fort Walton Beach

 Recently, we had the opportunity to stay at The Island Fort Walton Beach and it was absolutely amazing! This is a smaller boutique type beachfront resort that has so much to do for the whole family! You can eat, drink, swim, and play all in one spot without even renting a car or leaving the property! The best part- there is a plaza right next door that you can walk to for additional places to eat and walk the beautiful pier for $2 per person! We stayed here without renting a car and it was perfect. It has been remodeled and the room is super nice and clean. We got an oceanfront room and it had the most breathtaking views of the beach & the pier! They have a few different options on property to eat as well as a few different bars and everything we ate and drank was so good! Our favorite spot was the grotto swim up bar in the main pool- so fun!! You can walk inside from out of the water on the pool deck or enter from the water through a waterfall- highly recommend! 

Here are some photos from on property at the Island!

The room and views

Food on property

Beach Day!

We rented 2 chairs and an umbrella and it was amazing! The beach here was soft white sand and crystal clear water. We really enjoyed doing this all day one day! We spent lots of time in the water riding the waves and made a few trips to the bar for some fruity drinks while enjoying our beach day!

The pier just steps away!

Overall, The Island Resort was absolutely amazing and I highly recommend visiting if you are searching in the destin/fort walton beach area for your next vacation! The customer service, cleanliness, food, drinks, beach, things to do, and more were all top notch! We got an oceanfront room because I can never pass up the ocean view when living in indiana, lol! Although, there are pool/grotto view rooms and even swim up rooms as well! I hope this helps when searching for your next family vacation in destin fort walton beach!