Destin Vacation Rentals is our collection of six directories containing more than 300 Destin vacation rentals, one of Gulf Coast Rentals.com's largest group of listings. Our selection of quality Destin, Florida vacation homes and condos for rentals are all offered directly by their owners. Quality for quality, it's hard to beat vacation rentals in Destin offered by private owners. These Destin rentals are perfect for families, golf vacations and beach house getaways. Whether you are looking for a Destin gulf front, gulf view or oceanfront rentals or more relaxed Destin rentals, our condos, vacation homes & cottages will be a vacation delight in Destin!

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Many of the Destin vacation rental condos have breathtaking waterfront and awesome beach views from their patios and balconies. If you stay in a Destin condo, you get to enjoy the spectacular beauty of the seemingly endless white powdery beach contrasting against azure turquoise blue and emerald green waters.
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Some Destin History...

It all started when a man named Leonard Destin settled along the East Pass Peninsula in 1850.  Destin was the first white man to come to the area and started what became known as "The World's Luckiest Fishing Village" by giving fishing jobs to young men newly arrived to the area. The first fish camps sprung up on the Moreno Point Military Reservation that was sold off by the government to private ownership. By 1908, there were homes, churches and at least eighteen fish camps dotting the coast. Each separate, but all sharing one common thread... fishing!
 
Destin, Florida Fishing History

Homer Jones, John Maltezos, "Uncle Billy"Marler and, of course, Leonard's sons were among the first fisherman to scour local waters for the bounty of the Gulf. Each has become a "local legend" of sorts in the now famous little fishing village.

Maltezos, originally from Greece, owned businesses in what is now Milton, FL (north of Pensacola). His properties consisted of a restaurant, general store and a dance pavilion. But in 1922, he and his family moved to Moreno Point and Maltezos became a well-known boat builder. His most famous vessel, "The Primrose," now sits in the Destin Historical Museum. 

'Uncle Billy' Marler is probably the most well-known historical character in Destin. He moved to the East Pass in 1879 to fish alongside Captain Destin. He soon became one of the best fishermen in the area and built over 100 boats in his lifetime. He also became the village coffin maker and undertaker, charging nothing for his services. The first school was held in the Marler home, along with the first church service. In 1899, Destin started the first post office in the parlor of his home and, of course, became the postmaster. He continued on as the Postmaster until retirement in 1945. It was Marler who coined the town's name, Destin, in honor of his former employer and he also passed down the responsibility of Postmaster to his heirs.

In 1899, he started the first post office in the parlor of his home and, of course, became the postmaster. He continued on as the Postmaster until retirement in 1945. It was Marler who coined the town's name, Destin, in honor of his former employer and he also passed down the responsibility of Postmaster to his heirs.


Literally millions of people flock to the Emerald Coast every year for rentals. They come for many reasons... but the sheer physical beauty of the place is the chief motivation. Shockingly white sands frame brilliant aquamarine waters, scattered sea-oats cling to soaring sand dunes, surrounded by sand pines and blossoming magnolia trees...Destin is the perfect place for a vacation home rental!  If you are interested in Gulf View or Gulf front rentals on the Florida Panhandle... this is the ideal place to find them.

 

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