I can’t say enough about this house. We have rented many Florida house for our family of 23 and this one was simply amazing. The best by far. It’s everything it claims to be and more. From the size and layout to the location right on the beach to the incredible kitchen and all its amenities, I can’t say enough. We had more than enough room and more than enough amenities for one of the best vacations our family had ever enjoyed. I dare you to think of something you need that this house doesn’t provide. Absolutely amazing.
Submitted on Apr 13, 2025
Overall great experience and house for our family of 15 to stay in. It was spacious, clean, and everything we were hoping for our week in Pensacola.
Submitted on Apr 1, 2025
Great house for a large crowd. Well stocked kitchen for feeding a lot of people. Lots of deck furniture which is great!! Did feel for the $, the house is a little worn. Deck ceiling needs attention for sure as it dripped on us first 2 days when raining. Love dealing with Paradise as a rental company. A great time had by all.
Submitted on Jan 4, 2025
We had a wonderful time at the beach. The house was a perfect size for our crew. We loved the location. There was plenty of parking and the kids loved the pool. We had a couple of issues and they were promptly addressed and taken care of. ( a door handle came off and the pool heater stopped working) There were a lot of beach toys for the kids and access to the Gulf was easy. We would definitely recommend the house for a large group.
Submitted on Dec 2, 2024
We spent a week here in August and the property was incredible. It fit our large family very comfortably. The views from the house are spectacular. The rental company was very professional and prompt when we needed them. We will definitely return to this property in the future!
Submitted on Aug 26, 2024
Spacious bedrooms, living rooms and kitchen! Very clean. Every tool and dish you need in the kitchen. GORGEOUS view from 2 decks! Comfortable beds and quality towels. Wonderful customer service. Highly recommend!
Submitted on Apr 9, 2024
We recently stayed at this home with 33 people - 19 kids and 14 adults - and simply loved it. The house had plenty of room for all of us; the amenities sufficient for all types of needs; the layout relative to the rest of the neighborhood was first rate. The property management company was helpful in promptly answering multiple, detailed questions. Would strongly recommend this house to anyone with a large gathering, looking for an awesome place on the beach!
Submitted on Jan 4, 2024
As always this beach house stay was perfect. Paradise always allows us in early, permitting the cleaning has been done. Anything we need, they are available.
Submitted on Oct 7, 2023
Our stay at 1008 Ariola was wonderful ! We especially appreciate the effort you made to have the air conditioning systems repaired at 10:00 pm at night for us - it really made the stay first class. - a few minor points for reference - the door from the stairs to the 2nd floor does not open unless you push hard on it ( a simple adjustment is probably all that is needed and the fan in bedroom # 5 (on 3rd floor at top of stairs) makes a loud rattling sound all the time and probably needs to be replaced.
Again it was a wonderful house and we can not wait until next year.
Submitted on Jun 12, 2023
Beautiful, spacious home on the gulf. This was not my first stay in this property and would certainly recommend. Peaceful and incredible views!
Submitted on Jan 24, 2023
This beach front property has it all and as good as it gets for a large group. Plenty of space and privacy for all. Amazing views from the decks (sunrises and sunsets) with all amenities, wifi, BBQ and a well equipped kitchen with an ice maker was the icing on the cake. The property has an indoor elevator to easily carry luggage. Property was clean, updated, has plenty of parking space and a swimming pool with privacy fence. Great communication from Paradise beach homes and made our stay pleasant and worry free. Our kids and adults had a lot of fun and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. I highly recommend them and will be back for future rentals.
Submitted on Nov 29, 2022
absolutely perfect house for large family escape! all adults had private rom with bathroom and the 2 bunk rooms were loved by 7 grandkids from age 4 to 10. plenty of beach toys on site, pool was heated and spectacular gulf views. Very well equipped kitchen for the chefs among us and plenty of room in refrigerator for the all the food it takes to feed 26. many fond memories and plans to visit again!
Submitted on Nov 18, 2022
What a wonderful place to gather with the whole family! Spacious, well equipped and endless views, we will look to stay here again.
Submitted on Oct 18, 2022
We stay in this rental every year. It is perfect for our large family. Everyone looks forward to our beach week. We are three generations from age 76 to 4. We take turns with dinner and just hang out. It helps our six children and their spouses snd 20 grandchildren stay close and connected!
Submitted on Jun 21, 2022
We rented this home for my daughters wedding and everything about it was perfect!! only suggestions I would have are, we could have used extra sheets & blankets for the beds and the elevator was VERY complicated/tricky to use. Besides that.. it was perfect, could not have asked for a better location and few of the beach!!!
Submitted on Apr 27, 2022
My wife and I recently had our wedding ceremony here along with a slight vacation before and after the ceremony. Everything was perfect and the house is gorgeous with more than enough room to accommodate a wedding ceremony. The two outside decks are enormous and give a great view of the gulf. The in home elevator also made getting stuff up and down a breeze. I would highly recommend this place.
Submitted on Nov 3, 2021
Amazing, it was perfect
Submitted on Oct 6, 2021
My family rented this property for our youngest daughter's beach wedding. We had guests stay with us in each of the 9 bedrooms! Very pleasant stay. Would recommend that repairs be made to entry doors (including sliding glass doors). Securing the property (i.e. locking doors) was difficult. Other than that, I would return to this property again!
Submitted on Oct 5, 2021
My family of 23 members enjoyed staying at the beach house. It is right on the gulf and the balconies over look the beach and have clear barriers to prevent the young ones from falling over. We also enjoyed the pool. The kitchen is well equipped and we explored all of it as we prepared all of our meals in house. The living room is generous in space and often had children running around as adults visited. It was great to have garages for all of us and 3 showers as we came off the beach. The folks at PBR came by everyday and checked the pool and someone even came by to move the garbage cans to the street.
Submitted on Sep 8, 2021
We loved staying in this beautiful home! It was large enough to accommodate our very large family without everyone being on top of each other.
The kitchen!!!! What a wonderful space. The island is fabulous! The separate ice maker was a game changer for us. We never had to buy ice and we actually were able to fill up small ice chests to take to the beach without ever running out of ice. Two coffee pots was also a bonus. We had them both going all the time! The only negative (which is just me being picky) were the kitchen faucets caused the water to splash up at you when you turn them on. Probably because of the deep depth of the sink. Other than that, I was very pleased
We had a couple of minor maintenance issues on our 1st day. I reported them and they were repaired promptly!!!
The pool was clean and wonderful to swim in at night. Our kids loved it!
The elevator was also a game changer. It was used to carry not only people, but luggage and groceries too.
Our family has been coming to Pensacola every year for almost 50 years and this is by far the most wonderful home we've stayed in.
Thanks for sharing your home with us!
Becky D
Submitted on Jul 5, 2021
Good
Submitted on Dec 1, 2020
Great house for large groups as we had 22 people with 14 children 13 years and under. Beautiful views throughout the house and perfect location
Submitted on Oct 2, 2020
When we decided to have a beach wedding on Pensacola Beach, we were looking for a home that could accommodate the entire family as well as the reception afterwards. We honestly could not have found a more perfect home. Right on the beach, 1008 Ariola offers multiple levels of outstanding views. Nothing impedes the incredible sunsets from the main rooms of the house. We held a very private wedding on the beach out front on a Saturday afternoon. There was practically no one on the beach...we had it all to ourselves. Then our guests made their way to the house for a perfect sunset view from the first floor balcony. It was incredible. Everything in this house is so well done and convenient for exactly what we wanted. The beautiful white farmhouse/beach feel was the perfect backdrop. All 9 bedrooms had their own bathrooms and the elevator was a lifesaver for my 97 year old grandparents. We couldn't be more pleased with everything. Location/cleanliness/layout. Simply PERFECT! Paradise Beach Homes staff was wonderful from start to finish. Thank you for sharing this incredible home with us.
Submitted on Nov 8, 2019
We had an amazing time at this house celebrating our daughter's wedding. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans for the Bride's day, but she was okay with it, she was just so happy to be marrying her soul mate. We were fortunate that this house was accommodating so we could move everything and everyone inside at the last minute!
Submitted on May 12, 2019
We rented the house for five nights. Filled up all the rooms and yet it never seemed too crowded. House is stunning on its own but the view on a nice day made it all the better. Big kitchen island worked perfectly for nightly buffet spreads and there was plenty of kitchen utensils/plating. Everything you could think of, they will probably be stocked with it. The wedding itself went splendidly, we couldn't have asked for a better venue for our reception! We all want to come back for anniversary trips. :)
Submitted on May 2, 2019
We all had a great time. The house was perfect and are hoping to be back next year. The house was super clean and the layout made everything perfect.
Submitted on Apr 15, 2019
We came down with 20 players and 3 coaches for a baseball tournament over spring break. The house was magnificent. Plenty of room for everyone. Being directly on the beach was perfect for our team. The kitchen was well stocked with everything that we could have ever needed to prepare meals for 20 high school players. We will be back.
Submitted on Mar 25, 2019
We could not be happier with this house! They went over and beyond to make sure we had at a perfect wedding. The property management professional were so kind and very personal making the experience that much more enjoyable. Thank you for being apart of our big day! WE LOVED IT!
Submitted on Nov 21, 2018
This is the first year we rented in Pensacola, FL, for our family reunion. Usually we are in Destin renting 2 homes since our family is so large. This house was great! There is plenty of room for everyone. House is on the beach so we don't have to worry about the kids having to cross the street when they are running to the waters. Living room is spacious, opening into kitchen and dining room. Plenty of stools for the kitchen counter and a large dining room table to fit us. There's a picnic table on second floor deck for those who like to eat/drink outside and enjoy the ocean view. Rooms were nice and clean as were the restrooms. Two washers and dryers were a plus as was the ice machine. The large fridge on second floor was great and the extra fridge on third floor was even better to store our overflow. There is a large sink in the kitchen as well as a smaller sink on the island which helped cut down meal prepping time. Having two dishwashers was a great idea. Plenty of chairs on both decks to sip on coffee in the morning. The decks had glass fences instead of the usual white boards that block the view when you are sitting down. The pool was a nice size. Really appreciate it being max 5 feet. Plenty of parking spaces. If I was to be nit picky-the kitchen faucets look nice, but the way the water comes out, it splatters everywhere. But overall everyone loved it and we will definitely rent this place again!
Submitted on Sep 29, 2018
This is our second stay here on the beach!!! I would never change this spot because the girls would throw me overboard!!! Wake up on the beach with this house and have everything at your fingertips!!
Submitted on Sep 11, 2018
Our entire family (40 of us) stayed in this beautiful house during Labor Day weekend. The house was so spacious and well planned without any wasted space. The porches were fabulous and the view was breathtaking. Proximity to the beach was just perfect and the kids took full advantage of the huge pool. LazyDaysBeachRentals hooked us up with beach chair service - so professional! Will be back!!!!!!
Submitted on Sep 6, 2018
Wonderful family vacation of 23. The house accommodated our entire family. Beautiful views of the gulf and beach. The pool is an extra plus along with the elevator. The house was everything we expected. Had an issue with the freeze after an electrical storm, which was addressed very quickly. For older people a walkway over the berm would be a plus. It's a wonderful home for a large family vacation and would recommend this vacation rental to others.
Submitted on Aug 11, 2018
From making reservations to checking out I was treated like a special family member with my tribe of 26. Lots of space and clean. Beautiful decorations and a homey feeling. Wonderful; already planning 'a next time'.5
Submitted on Apr 28, 2018
Great location, great layout. We had 26 people in the house and did not feel crowded the entire week. On the beach with a pool, what more could you ask for! The only suggestion would be the TV's were small for the size of the rooms. We didn't do a lot of TV watching, but we did stay during the final four!
Submitted on Apr 14, 2018
We had a wonderful time working with Mona and our stay at 1008 Ariola was perfect!
Submitted on Dec 6, 2017
We stayed at this very large 9br/9ba gulf front home for 5 nights in November. The house is new(er), very clean, and furnishings were very tasteful. The beds were comfortable; amazing kitchen; 2 balconies that span the width of the house were difficult to stay off of; the view is beautiful. You cannot walk to restaurants/bars from this house but this house is much nicer than the ones closer to the boardwalk in my opinion. If accommodations are the most important thing than you will not go wrong with this house.
Paradise Prop mgmt was easy to work with and helpful.
Submitted on Nov 29, 2017
The house was roomy and airy with wide views of the ocean. There was plenty of space for relaxing indoors and out. The beach was beautiful with soft white sand. It's a wonderful home for a large family reunion.
Submitted on Aug 22, 2017
We had a wonderful family vacation. The house easily accommodated our entire family. Beautiful views of the gulf with easy access to the beach. We also enjoyed our time at the pool. An added plus, was enjoying the Blue Angels!
Submitted on Jul 12, 2017
We rented this gorgeous home the first week in May 2017 for a large family reunion of 25 people including kids aged 1-14. It was the most perfect house for our family. We all had our own space and bathroom and the kitchen was well equipped. We have rented it again for 2018. We have rented a lot of homes and this one is one of the best homes on the beach! It wasn't as clean as we would have liked, as the property management company was scrambling to get it cleaned and we had to check in 2 hours late because of it. That was disappointing, but not the house's fault.
Submitted on Jun 28, 2017
Overall great house and outstanding location, but there were some minor issues that should be addressed:
Only one dishwasher was functional (keep in mind, house sleeps 14+ people easily).
Pool was dirty, and the poor water condition stained light-colored swimsuits.
Several outlets were not functional, along with no lighting downstairs.
Main sliding door was broken. (handle was missing)
House seems to be lacking in hot water supply, given the number of guests.
On a positive note, a brand new outdoor gas grill was provided.
Hopefully these issues will be resolved as the house has the potential to be really be top-notch.
Submitted on Jun 5, 2017
We LOVED our experience staying in this home. It was even more stunning in person. We'll rent again, for SURE.
Submitted on Jan 12, 2017
This house is absolutely stunning and is directly on the beach! There is plenty of parking and space inside the house for a large group! We could barely tell that we had 45 people sleeping in one house! The pool is large and wonderful! Outdoor showers to wash off the sand! Beautiful, large kitchen and fantastic balconies to drink your morning coffee!! Highly recommend!!!
Submitted on Sep 21, 2016
The house is beautiful and well stocked. The person who built and designed this house thought of everything. The location was wonderful. We were right on the most beautiful beach in the world. We could not be happier with our experience.
Submitted on Aug 8, 2016