Travel Guide - Fort Walton Beach

From our day trip to Destin.

my outfit: dress // earrings

 Our last day at the beach.
swimsuits left to right: 1) bikini 2) top // bottoms // sunglasses 3) one shoulder bikini

Florida has the prettiest sunsets.

I recently returned from a girls trip to Fort Walton Beach, specifically Okaloosa Island. We decided to go on this trip to take a break and relax from the previous semester. We had a great trip and I'm wishing we could've stayed longer.

where to stay

We booked our stay through Airbnb at El Matador. Our host, Zach, was amazing and I highly recommend booking his condo. It looks exactly like the pictures and it's actually more spacious in person. Zach is very helpful and responds fast. The condo is steps away from the beach and the pool. It's also not a bad walk to the gym, suana, inside hot tub, tennis court, and other pool. The complex is the last one on the road, so the beach is a little more private which is awesome.

Views from outside the condo.

Views from the pool.

where to eat

With so many places to choose from we decided to try Rockin' Tacos located at The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island and I'd say it was a great pick. We sat outside which is one of my favorite things to do when at the beach. This place has such a cute atmosphere. They started us off with chips &  salsa of course and I have to say I think they had one of the best salsas I've had. It had kind of a sweet taste to it so that's probably why I enjoyed it. I totally recommend trying one of their margaritas - specifically the watermelon margarita. To eat I had the cheeseburger tacos which were SO delicious I'm wishing for more right now! My friend had the steak quesadillas, which she said were really good as well.

watermelon margarita

Also located at The Boardwalk are three other resturants: The Crab Trap, Floyd's Shrimp House, and Al's Beach Club & Burger Bar. I have eaten at The Crab Trap in Destin, which I talked about in my Destin travel guide here, so I do recommend this place also.

what to do

After lunch or dinner at The Boardwalk, you can walk down the pier for $2 or watch a movie outside for free on Tuesday nights at Al's Beach Club. Across the street from The Boardwalk is a Wild Wiley's Adventure Zone which is great for families with kids.

On our last day we decided to take a half day trip to Destin to go shopping at Silver Sands Premium Outlets. I have also talked about this place in my Destin travel guide. I personally think it's the best place for shopping because there are tons of great stores with awesome deals. We worked up an appetite after a few hours of shopping, so we stopped at the Surf Hut, which is only a few minutes from the outlets. The Surf Hut is a super cute place right on the beach and the whole restaurant has views of the gorgeous teal water. They also have a few games outside in the sand which is a perfect pass time while waiting for food. For lunch I had the traditional bbq sandwich with their mashed potatoes, so yummy! My friends enjoyed the fried crab claws for an appetizer (I'm not big on seafood.) For their entrees they had the sunset chicken salad, surf hut burger, fried gulf shrimp, and the grilled chicken sandwich - they all said it was good. {p.s. the outlets are only about 36 minutes from the condo}

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xoxo steph