Hey, it's me again still deciding on where to stay next winter. It will be our home for 3 months so want it to be right. So we are looking at a house in Sugar Beach and one in Cassine Village. Are both about the same distance to the beach? And where do you think there would be more people in the winter. I know Gulf Place and Legends have residents in the winter but a house seems so much nice. Can't afford Rosemary Beach as suggested. Heard Grayton Beach has full time residents but never found anything to rent there.
Please comment. Appreciate any and all replies
Gayle
yackeryackerBeach ComberUpstate NY- across the lake from Burlington VT33 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Comber
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Smiling JOeSmiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
Smiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertI cannot think of a Sugar Beach, other than the one in Panama City Beach. Cassine Village (single family detached homes) has many year round residents, and snowbirds fly down in the winter to nest in Cassine Gardens (townhomes). Cassine IS a real neighborhood.
Lake EasternLake EasternBeach LoverWalton County152 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
If it is that Sugar Beach neighborhood behind the Tom Thumb and Cafe 30-A I guess the proximity to morning coffee and newspapers would be nice but I always feel sorry for the people trying to cross 30A for the walkover to the gulf. I try to give them a break as they wait for in and out traffic on Somerset Bridge Rd(?), the Tom Thumb, and 30A.
Smiling JOeSmiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
Smiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertOh, yes, THAT Sugar Beach. It is no comparison. IMO, Cassine is the way to go, for sure.
rogpurfrogpurfBeach LoverMidland, MI & Seagrove Beach108 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
rogpurfBeach LoverMidland, MI & Seagrove Beach108 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach LoverIs One Seagrove Place too expensive?
yackeryackerBeach ComberUpstate NY- across the lake from Burlington VT33 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach ComberAuthor
Where is One Seagrove Place and what's it like?
We are also looking at Beachside Villas but they seem maybe a bit isolated
We are also looking at Beachside Villas but they seem maybe a bit isolated
Smiling JOeSmiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
Smiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertOne Seagrove Place is a high rise condo, across from Cassine. Not many snow-birds in there, but lots of walls filled with mirrors to make the units feel larger.
MangoMangoSoWal InsiderNew York/ Santa Rosa Beach9,699 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Insider
MangoSoWal InsiderNew York/ Santa Rosa Beach9,699 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal InsiderBased on the several threads that have been started, it seems that Smiling Joe has given you some good information. It seems you want to be around families with children and Cassine is probably the best bet for you because of the combo of full timers in the homes and the transient renters in the townhomes.
You will find that most communities along the 30A corridor are rental communities. The ones where people may opt to live full time usually have C&R's restricting short term rentals.
You will find that most communities along the 30A corridor are rental communities. The ones where people may opt to live full time usually have C&R's restricting short term rentals.
rogpurfrogpurfBeach LoverMidland, MI & Seagrove Beach108 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
rogpurfBeach LoverMidland, MI & Seagrove Beach108 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach LoverYou didn't say whether you have children with you. If not, One Seagrove Place is good for snowbirds. Two bedrooms, all balconys facing the gulf. Completely furnished. Coffee in the clubroom where you can meet other people. Happy hour Friday nights, bingo, etc. Go to oneseagroveplace.com.
Smiling JOeSmiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
Smiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertThat's interesting about One Seagrove Place, because I drive past it almost everyday in the winter, and very rarely see more than five cars in the parking lot, until spring break arrives. Are there really many snowbirds there? They may all be shopping at the grocery store every time I pass.
rogpurfrogpurfBeach LoverMidland, MI & Seagrove Beach108 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
rogpurfBeach LoverMidland, MI & Seagrove Beach108 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach LoverThat's interesting about One Seagrove Place, because I drive past it almost everyday in the winter, and very rarely see more than five cars in the parking lot, until spring break arrives. Are there really many snowbirds there? They may all be shopping at the grocery store every time I pass.
It's fairly quite until Jan. 15 when most of the snowbirds come for 2 months.
TripinbrumsTripinbrumsBeach Comber31 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Comber
One Seagrove really has a heated pool!
That's interesting about One Seagrove Place, because I drive past it almost everyday in the winter, and very rarely see more than five cars in the parking lot, until spring break arrives. Are there really many snowbirds there? They may all be shopping at the grocery store every time I pass.I don't know if you have children, but when we come in early March it is hard to find a truly heated pool. We were staying at Beachcrest, but we ran up to One Seagrove and stuck our feet in. It was warm. We won't stay anywhere else now if it does not have a heated pool.:clap:
Matt JMatt JSWGB24,862 postsJoined View profileMessageSWGB
Matt JSWGB24,862 postsJoined View profileMessageSWGBI don't know if you have children, but when we come in early March it is hard to find a truly heated pool. We were staying at Beachcrest, but we ran up to One Seagrove and stuck our feet in. It was warm. We won't stay anywhere else now if it does not have a heated pool.:clap:
If you really want a "truly heated" pool head over to Pinnacle Port. Not only is it heated, but it's enclosed and the room is heated. It reeks of bleach due to the mold factor, but it's probably the hottest pool around. Water aerobics time, that's a different story. :blink:
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