Hot Tub, Golf Cart, 4Bdr/2Bth - Aqua Vista

The coast here is flat and honest. The road thins out, the houses sit on their pilings, and the Gulf does what it has always done—roll in, pull back, and leave you with salt in the air and quiet in your chest. This is Gilchrist, just past Crystal Beach, where you can still hear yourself think.

Inside, the house is made for real living, not posing. Four bedrooms and two baths give everyone space to breathe, and the layout is built for a group that actually wants to enjoy each other without tripping over one another. There’s a king bed for the people who like to sleep like they mean it, a queen bed for the early risers, and three bunks for the kids, the cousins, or the friend who swears they “don’t mind.” Altogether, the place comfortably sleeps up to 11.

The kitchen is full and proper—room to cook, serve, and keep the conversation going. When the day is done, the electric fireplace takes the edge off the evening and turns the living room into the sort of place where you end up staying longer than you planned. The décor is thoughtful without being precious, the kind that makes the house feel looked after.

Outside, the best argument for booking is waiting: a hot tub under coastal skies, where the wind dies down and time slows the way it’s supposed to on vacation. And because the beach life shouldn’t involve hauling everything by hand, there’s a golf cart ready to take you where you want to go—sand, sun, and back again without the fuss.

When you’re ready to come in from the salt and the heat, you’ll find games, puzzles, and reading materials—small things, but the kind that turn a rental into a stay. This house is for people who want the Gulf close, comfort on demand, and a place that doesn’t try too hard—because it doesn’t have to.

If you want a coastal getaway that feels easy the moment you arrive, this is it.