DESTIN/MIRAMAR RESORTS
Wyndham Bay Club (North Miramar Beach)
- 4 golf courses on site
- Beach is gorgeous
- Better if with kids
- Can rent a bike to get around ($40/week from Coastal Cruisers)
- One pool near resort & you can ride tram, drive to, or ride bike to other pools)
- Shuttle to beach
- Small resort with no amenities
- Units need updating
- Within Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort
Wyndham Bay Club II (Miramar Beach)
- Best to go to beach early in the morning or late afternoon (less crowded)
- Better if with kids
- Can rent a bike to get around ($40/week from Coastal Cruisers)
- Close to shopping & restaurants
- Golf course on site
- More relaxing resort
- Not a “on the beach” hotspot
- Request a Bayside unit
- Shuttle to beach & Baytowne Wharf
- View of bay (request floors 5 or 6, rooms 41, 42, 43)
- View of gulf (request floors 5 or 6, rooms 44, 45, 46)
Wyndham Beach Street Cottages (Miramar)
- Across the street from Destin Beach
- Great if with kids
- Only two buildings face beach (1 & 24)
- Outdoor heated pool
- Quieter resort
- Use of fitness & activity centers at Majestic Sun (1.8 miles away)
Wyndham Vacation Resorts at Majestic Sun (Destin)
- 4 pools & 2 hot tubs on-site
- Beach is across the street
- Golf course
- More relaxing
- More to do here than other resorts
- Parking more convenient
- Quieter resort
- Request units on floors 8, 9, or 10 ending in 63
- Units small
Wyndham Vacation Resorts Emerald Grande at Destin (Destin)
- Activities almost every night for all ages
- Both harbor & bay view units are nice
- Can be noisy because of bars & restaurants nearby on bay side of resort
- Complementary water taxi
- East tower has better layout
- East tower is harbor view (unit 1307 is closest to the water)
- Favorite resort in Destin by most owners
- Free short boat ride to beach where beach chairs & umbrellas are provided & set up for you
- Full service spa (is amazing)
- Located in Harbor Walk Village
- Nice indoor pool
- The wing towers have 13 floors
- Unit 1004 is a nice harbor view (3-bedroom)
- Unit 1006 is a nice harbor view
- Unit 1202 has a nice view
- Units are huge
- Units ending in 26, 27, 28, & 29 have bay views
DESTIN/MIRAMAR RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- 98 Barbeque
- AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar
- Another Broken Egg Café
- Asiago’s Skillet (for breakfast)
- Bad Ass Coffee (light breakfast & lunch)
- Bayou Bill’s Crab House
- Baytowne Wharf Bar & Grill (on site at Emerald Grande)
- Broken Egg Café (great breakfast & lunch)
- Brotula’s Seafood House & Steamer
- Buck’s Smokehouse (walking distance of Emerald Grande)
- Cabana Café
- Capt. Dave’s on the Gulf
- Ciao Bella
- Crust Pizzaria (great Lasagna)
- Dewey Destin’s Harborside Restaurant (behind McGuire’s) (on dirt road)
- Donut Hole Bakery Café (good breakfast) (awesome donuts)
- Fudpucker’s
- Goat Feathers Restaurant (Santa Rosa Beach, FL)
- Harry T’s Lighthouse
- Hog’s Breath Saloon Café
- Jackacuda’s Seafood & Sushi
- Jordano’s Pizza & More (Miramar Beach, FL)
- Kenny D’s Beach Bar & Grill (next to Street Cottages) (awesome fried pickles)
- Marina Café (2 for 1 dinners)
- McGuire’s Irish Pub (Sunday brunch) (across the street from Emerald Grande) (wonderful)
- Merlin’s pizza (Tuesday – all you can eat steamed shrimp)
- Nick’s Seafood Restaurant (Freeport, FL)
- Old Bay Steamer (Ft. Walton Beach, FL)
- Pompano Joe’s Seafood House (grilled crab legs) (great seafood)
- Shake’s Frozen Custard
- Shrimp Basket (good reasonably priced fresh seafood)
- Surf Hut
- The Back-Porch Seafood & Oyster House (great place to watch the sunset)
- The Crab Trap
- The Grande Vista Bar & Grill (at the Emerald Grande)
- The Louisiana Lagniappe
- The Ocean Club Destin Restaurant
- The Whale’s Tail (located at Seascape Resort)
- Tommy Bahama’s
DESTIN/MIRAMAR BARS
DESTIN/MIRAMAR ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
- Air Force Armament Museum (free admission) (near Elgin AFB) (must see if you like history)
- AJ’s Excursions Dolphin tour (dolphincruisesdestinfl.com)
- Big Kahuna’s Water & Adventure Park
- Bike & walking paths
- Captain Anderson’s Deep-Sea Fishing Charter
- Day trip through Watercolor Seaside
- Destin History & Fishing Museum
- Dolphin watching cruise
- Fort Pickens* (on island at Pensacola, FL) (Geronimo was a prisoner here)
- Gulf Shores National Seashore Park
- Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park
- Henderson State Park (excellent beach) (few miles away)
- National Naval Aviation Museum (Pensacola, FL)
- Okaloosa Island
- Pirate cruise
- Pontoon boat rental
- Seacrest Wolf Preserve (Chipley, FL)
- Sweet Jody Deep Sea Fishing Charter (reasonable rates)
- The Disney Store
- Village of Baytowne Wharf (nice shopping & dining area)
- Water shuttle around the bay
DESTIN/MIRAMAR GROCERY STORES
- Publix
- The Beach Butlers (grocery/food delivery service long the Emerald Coast)
DESTIN/MIRAMAR OTHER INFO
- See our Panama City Beach list
- Check Groupon for deals
- Fort Walton Beach is the closest airport
DESTIN/MIRAMAR ADDRESSES
Wyndham Bay Club
120 Sandestin Boulevard
North Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Phone: 850-837-8866
Wyndham Bay Club II
119 Sandestin Boulevard
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Phone: 850-269-1078
Wyndham Beach Street Cottages
2974 Scenic Gulf Drive
Miramar, FL 32550
Phone: 850-269-3056
Wyndham Vacation Resorts at Majestic Sun
77 Seascape Drive
Destin, FL 32550
Phone: 850-269-3000
Wyndham Vacation Resorts Emerald Grande at Destin
10 Harbor Boulevard
Destin, FL 32541
Phone: 850-337-8100
NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.