Everyone in our group agreed that this was the best beach vacation ever and we have been going down to the beach for many years. Sol Y Luna, located in St. Joe Beach, is set up like a duplex with divider doors in the middle. It is directly on the beach so, no elevators, parking garages, crowded beaches, or a multitude of people staying there. The are no other houses directly on either side so you have no close neighbors. Shipwreck Raw restaurant/bar is directly across the street but they close at 9pm and it is not a loud party place.
The house was built in the 1990s. Each side has a fully equipped kitchen, with a ton of plates and glasses, living room, master bedroom with full bath, and two bedrooms, each with two full sized beds, upstairs that share a shower and toilet. Each bedroom also has a vanity, sink, and mirror. The upstairs bedrooms have an interior door that leads to a spiral staircase to go downstairs, and an exterior door that goes out to the spacious upper deck. The lower deck has two tables/chairs that seat six, along with several rockers and small tables. The upper deck has a combination of rockers and loungers, along with beach seating along the rails and walls. Plenty of sitting space for larger groups.
The living rooms and master bedrooms have televisions and there is 1Gig wi-fi available that works great. There is a half bath in the kitchen area. You can park four vehicles under the house and up to four more in the open. The washer and dryer are in a room on the ground level along with a charcoal grill.
We arrived on Memorial Day weekend and the beach was not crowded. There are several public beach access points and people can park on the edge of the road. The beach was busy but not nearly as crowded as other beaches with high rise condos. By Tuesday, the weekend groups had left and we had plenty of beach to ourselves. St. Joe Beach is a dog friendly beach so people were constantly walking by with their dogs. The water was much calmer here most days was very clear. We loved the sunsets, dolphin watching, al kinds of crabs in the water and on the beach.
We had plenty of space, kitchens had everything we needed for the week, and everything worked. This is a place we want to reserve again.
