Calypso Resort & Towers

Staying here with my family of 3 for the first time. (son is 7)
I’m a little disheartened by the place in general.
They are doing some painting /​maintenance and the scaffolding and debris takes away from the overall ambiance.
The parking is across the street from the condo and the access is cumbersome especially with a weeks worth of clothing, beach toys, and food.
They have carts you can borrow which are absolutely necessary but … Also a pain as you have to take several elevators and cross a bridge to get to your room.
The pools are lovely and next to the ocean but the layout is a little odd. The lounge chairs face the building and not the ocean.
The location isn’t bad if you’re looking for food and entertainment in walking distance … Especially for teens.
For me … The entire place feels very touristy (Ron Jon surf shop) across the street. Not what I had envisioned.
The room itself is large, and has an updated kitchen. There are no luggage racks or anywhere to put your suitcase.
Bit of a pet peeve for me … As I like to be organized and hate seeing things on the floor.
Oh well — the beach is amazing and the patio overlooking the ocean is spot on.
We have a corner 2 room unit with a wrap around balcony.

Stayed here for 3 nights and have to say, I did not want to leave!
We stayed on the 16^th floor in the west tower and we loved every minute of our stay.
There is a large parking deck on the other side of the road bu you can cross over the bridge that connects directly to the towers.
The towers are located right on the beach front and all the rooms face the ocean. As our condo was on the 16^th floor, we got a fantastic view, looking over the expanse of the Gulf.
The bedroom was very large and opened onto the balcony and also had a private bathroom.
The living room also opened up onto the balcony, which was nice to lay on the recliner out there and soak up some sun with a nice cool beer.
The condo had everything we needed, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen/​dining area and living room and all beautifully furnished.
It was so nice to watch the sunset at night from the balcony, while listening to the waves below.
the Calypso has a gym, although a little small but not being a gym person, this did not bother me. They also have 2 large swimming pools, one heated and one naturally heated pool.
All in all, if you are looking for a nice getaway, to relax by the gulf, this is the place to be.

Condo 2304 west tower. I booked this condo thru Southern Vacation Rentals because I had used this rental company before and received an extra 20% off the week rental I was excited. First of all I’d like to say I don’t mind dated quarters– it was dated but wasn’t even one of the issues.
1. Had to wash the sheets because they looked as if someone had sat and rubbed their dirty feet all over the pillow cases. 2. 4 out of 5 of the chairs for the beach were broken– we had to go buy more chairs to enjoy the beach, if they weren’t supposed to be furnished w the rental– we could have brought our chairs from home. 3. The carpet looked as if it had tried to be shampooed but it didn’t work so well– it had a very distinct black colored trail through it, didn’t walk around without shoes. Not once and was relieved I did not have any small children that would be on the floor with me. 4. The sheets on the bunks were covered with something black or grey and had to be washed before sleeping on them. 5. The wall by the top bunk had something on it not even discussing what I think it was– it was covered. 6. The furniture on the balcony– looks great in the pictures but the cushions are disgusting!!! They smelled of body odor and were ripped and torn– like really torn with holes as big as my feet in them. We covered them with sheets so we weren’t touching the funk. 7. The picture by the toilet in the master bath had what I think were boogers smeared on it with about a years worth of dust and toothpaste splatter. 8. There was a HUGE black slimy gross discussing drain thingy right In Front of the building– it had dead animals and trash floating in it– it was scary to say the least.
The only reason it received 3 stars is because the kitchen and bathrooms were clean– except for that booger beach picture. And I couldn’t figure out how to give it 2 ½ stars.
I emailed the southern vacation rentals about the issues and have yet to receive a response. I will not be booking from the southern vacation rentals again and will not stay at the Calypso again either. I was very disappointed– I know some of these thing sound petty but when you’re charged $ 900+ for a 5 night rental– after Labor Day I think a certain standard is expected.- NOT AGAIN

I think when you book a room here, you take a chance on whether you will have a nice room, an ok room or a mess. We had somewhere between an ok room and a mess. Carpet was worn — felt staples (maintenance fixed one of the places). Headboard on bed in bedroom was not attached– maintenance zip tied it. The end on the pull out bed frame was busted out– maintenance zip tied it and put some screws in. Recliner was broken. The resort itself is nice, great location on the beach, 2 chairs included, pools were good. Manager did what he could to fix our room and gave us a gift card to Shuckums. Little tiki bar is only open to 6 so if you want to order some drinks after a long day at the beach, you are out of luck. We stayed in 1507, these owners obviously don’t take care of their room as some of the others. I am guessing we won’t stay here again– probably go back to the Majestic.

The resort is excellent and the location is fantastic. However, don’t rent through Paradise Beach Vacations. Communication is non-​existent and it has been months since we were there and still don’t have our security deposit back yet. Other than that, I highly recommend this place.

It is a beautiful place and, without a doubt, one of the nicest on the beach. If you can, stay on the first floor because you don’t have to ride an elevator. The ease of getting to the street, the pools and the beach is much more convenient from the first floor.
If you want a beautiful condo close to restaurants, the pier, Pier Park, and nightlife, without a doubt, stay at Calypso. Do not bother to go through the rental company of Calypso, you’ll pay a higher rate. Look on
and rent from an individual owner. For a beautiful condo, go to
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We used Sterling to book this spot. The property was nice & good location but the staff was not friendly & very unhelpful. They already have your $ so they don’t care about you or your stay with them. We did not get in our room till after 6pm because it was not ready till then. @ 10am on the dot we had a knock @ our door for them to get in & us to get out. They did not even have the luggage carts available @ 10am for us to help get our stuff back to the car. I never disliked staff @ a resort as much as I disliked them. Other people on the beach also staying @ the resort said the same thing. Not one person had anything nice to say about them. I guess if you rent from a private party & not Sterling it is better.

We stayed here for the first time this year. Right on the beach and close to Pier Park. The stay was for 4 nights and was pleasant. It really depends on the owner your renting from I guess but we didn’t have any major issues.
Two issues we did have were: First, one of the panes of the patio glass window was cracked all the way up the side and had spidered out in a few places. We notified the front desk as soon as we noticed and they said that a maintenance worker would be up sometime to look at to ensure safety. Typically this wouldn’t be a huge issue, but since we had a nine month old (for which we told the front desk) there was some worry of pressing against the glass and it breaking. Maintenance never came up until we had issue number two. On the morning after night 3 one of the beds broke; however, it was fixed by the afternoon and the broken glass was also inspected and taped up. The sucky part was that we had to wait on them to come repair the bed before we could do anything.
The condo we rented had hardwood floors throughout but seemed unfinished. The transition piece was missing between the two rooms that went from wood to tile. There were also a few places were tiny pieces of hardwood were missing. Maybe they didn’t finish the floor before we stayed. Who knows.
Pricing seemed fair for the time of year compared to other resorts. The pools are pretty small though and good luck finding pool chairs during the day since there is a line at 9am to «reserve» a chair with a towel for the day. The resorts policy is that unattended towels are removed from chairs, but I didn’t see that happen once.
All in all though the stay was good (great vaca, just ok stay at Calypso). I teetered between 2 and 3 stars but since we had a good time I’ll be gracious. Next time however I think we’ll end up renting a house.
Fair warning — don’t expect the front desk to give you toiletries when yours run out.