Is Idle Hours - Pet Friendly! Gulf Front in Dune Allen Beach pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

Idle Hours - Pet Friendly! Gulf Front in Dune Allen Beach - Latest Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Where is Idle Hours - Pet Friendly! Gulf Front in Dune Allen Beach located?

Nestled on the beach, this Dune Allen Beach vacation home is just steps from South Walton Beaches and Santa Rosa Beach. Santa Rosa Beach Golf Club and Topsail Hill Preserve State Park are also within 1 mi (2 km).

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10/10 Excellent

Judith Gahr

Apr 6, 2025

Perfect old Florida home?

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This beautiful old Florida style home provides an excellent relaxing vacation. I've stayed many times and will continue.

10/10 Excellent

Gail L.

May 7, 2024

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Staycation

Live on the bay in Santa Rosa beach. Wanted to enjoy a few days on the gulf

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chad G.

May 25, 2024

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Awesome

Great place to stay! Took our dog and he loved it! Clean! Comfortable! Right on the beach! We love 30A

Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

sandra m., Tennessee

May 7, 2022

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Love the views

Wonderful stay Great location, we loved our time there One improvement would be new mattress in master bedroom, The beach is beautiful!!!

Stayed 14 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

John B.

Oct 3, 2019

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Yearly Retreat

We rent this property every year and are never disappointed. It is tough to beat the location and convenience to everything. Already booked for next year and counting down the days.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Grazyna E.

Sep 2, 2017

Perfect location... right on the beach!

Cottage is on the smaller size and very comfortable for 2-3 people. The outdoor living space is also very nice. The best part is the location, where you can just grab your chairs and go straight to the beach directly from your deck. This was our 4th stay ... we love it so much!

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

John B.

Sep 27, 2020

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Idle Hours again

This is our 4th or 5th time at this property. We enjoy it so much that we keep coming back.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Mar 11, 2023

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Nashville

We love Idyl Hours, we’ve stayed there many times (like 12) over the years. It’s perfect to the beach, the outdoor space is great. However, the bed is so uncomfortable, we never rest well, the kitchen needs updating. Nothing has ever been updated, it would be nice if it were, just a little.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris D.

Aug 3, 2018

nice little house on an awesome beach

The pictures of this little house don't do it justice. Granted the bedrooms are small but how much time do you really spend there. The covered tiki and patio area overlooking the beach is where your time at the house is spent. This one is hard to beat for the price. Beach service from 30A Shade was set-up the week before we arrived and like clockwork every morning by 7:00 they had us ready to go.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sherri G.

Jul 17, 2018

Great Place

We truly enjoy this house. It is small, but has everything you will need for your stay. The only issue we have is that it is located between two public beach access points. Even though we set up early and are in front of this house, there are people that come and set up literally within arms distance. The great news is that the public beach access people often leave earlier and we enjoy the late afternoon and evening in peace. I would recommend this place even with this issue.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Scott A.

Nov 4, 2023

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This will be our go-to place

We’ve always wanted to stay in a house on the beach and we like to travel with our two small dogs. We usually stay in Sea Side but thought this house would be worth changing locations. We will never go back as this will be our future rental. Already booking for next year. Location was great and we could easily ride our bikes to restaurants. We could walk straight out to the beach so brief sits or fishing was easy. The porch was perfect and right on the beach so you felt like you could sit there all day. We had all our meals on the porch looking at the water. The covers cabana was great reprieve from the sun at times. The inside is not an updated, luxury place but it is nice and clean and everything is in good shape. The kitchen is very well stocked and everything is in great condition and better than any place we have stayed. The dogs sleep with us so the small main bed didn’t work but the two small beds were perfect. We didn’t like sleeping apart but good quality sleep was worth it. Best stay we have had in 20 yrs of going.

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Gail P.

Mar 11, 2019

Great location; home needs some love

I recently returned from this property. The property location is absolutely great and for a couple of people, the size is also good. I was very grateful to be able to have a dog on the property. But, the property could really use some love. Simple fixes and updates would really improve the experience, for example, replacing the horribly stained rugs, fixing the light fixture in the kitchen that was held on with black electric tape, and replacing the bathroom cabinet so that the doors could actually close--after many years and layers of paint, this cabinet's sticky doors have to remain wide open. For a home that sleeps four people, the single lamp in the living room for reading was problematic. The sheets in the master bedroom do not stay on the mattress because of the topper over the mattress--they just don't fit. Also, the kitchen cookware needs to be replaced--plan to eat out or grill out. Each of the issues that made this house less than comfortable, is fairly minor, but one did get the feeling that no one cares about taking care of this property anymore. The comfort level because of these issues was less than what I'd hoped for.

Stayed 27 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Chad G.

May 18, 2025

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Love this place.

2nd time back and will definitely rebook for next year!!! Great place, location was awesome, and nice to be able to bring our dog along!!!

Stayed 6 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

lang T.

Apr 28, 2025

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Wonderful little house, great view, we will be back !!!

We absolutely love this place !!!

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heidi E.

Jun 19, 2022

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Perfect getaway

This little cottage on the beach was perfect for us. We had a great time and the location was awesome! Looking forward to renting it again one day in the future.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marie-Helene K.

Jan 13, 2022

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Winter break on the beach

Loved the proximity of the State Park where we could walk from the property. Loved the view from the house and the deck. quiet area with only one or 2 levels houses (not crowded at all) Kids were free to go to the beach and use our kayak anytime that we just left at the bottom of the stairs. Loved it all!

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marie-Helene K.

Jan 4, 2022

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Winter break on the beach

Super relaxing stay at this 1940's property situated directly on the beach. loved the cabana and the deck looking at the Golf. We took our kayak and could leave it at the bottom of the stairs so the kids were free to use it anytime. Property is very close to the State Park. Loved that.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Judith Gahr

Feb 17, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great House

We love this house, the fact that it is pet friendly and on the beach! Our third visit and we will be back!

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Nov 13, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Update bed and Bath

Positive first:It was a great location especially since we are handicapped. Easy access to beach and if you can not walk you are “right” there. Loved the Tiki type covered area. Negative: A full size regular bed and two twins....very uncomfortable. Toilet not ADA height. Or even just standard height! Had to order portable for next day delivery and go to nearby gas station for relief until it arrived. Office was totally uncaring on this issue.

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Laura D.

May 19, 2019

Beautiful hidden gem!

One of my favorite beach cottages ever! Perfect patio that lets you sit and enjoy the beach from just outside the back door. So relaxing and really well maintained and stocked. Perfect location. We hope to be back soon!!

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dianne S.

Oct 7, 2018

Wonderful!

We love this little gem! Perfect location and has everything you need to enjoy the area!

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

John B.

Sep 27, 2018

We already booked for next year.....

We love Idle Hours for the location and the fact that it is pet friendly. I think our dogs enjoy laying out in the sun as much as we do.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kim K.

Jul 4, 2018

Quaint bungalow in the middle of the dunes!

This is our second summer to rent Idle Hours. We love the location and find it very accommodating for our needs.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Krista D.

Dec 9, 2017

The perfect peaceful getaway.

Had the most relaxing time! The cottage was clean and very comfortable. Dune Allen reality was very easy to work with and very friendly! Can't wait to go back!!

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Lent R.

Dec 6, 2017

Worry-Free Week

Such life of leisure on the beach, so refreshing, so invigorating, both day and night. Walk right out onto beach from patio at Idle Hours, no mess, no bother. The entire spectrum filled with such joy in God's simple treasures of sandy beach, the Gulf, visiting seagulls, brown pelicans and stilts. Our Scottie thoroughly enjoyed the patio area w/no chance of escape, just chasing new-found lizard friends. Idle Hours is quite comfortable, enough room for couple or family of 4 - fantastic location for kids to walk straight to beach. Idle Hours will help one renew their mind & body by giving glorious, awe-inspiring sunsets, well-worth the wait at the end of each day. We can't wait to return to peach & tranquility next year. The Rice's from Mississippi Nov 4-11, 2017

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2017

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