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Reviews of WaterColor Inn & Resort 4 stars

34 Goldenrod Circle, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459, United States

#3 of 46 hotels in Santa Rosa Beach

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 56 hotel reviews

9.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.6

  • Comfort

    9.6

  • Location

    9.8

  • Facilities

    9.3

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    8.5

  • Free WiFi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: 30 March 2024

    10
    Will be back
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Proximity to the beach, treat suite and access to inn only pool. Staff was wonderful and inn is big enough yet small enough to make it just right.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff was always willing to help and the view from our balcony was spectacular

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 November 2023

    9.0
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • BeachFront Coastal View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Trash can too small

    Location, staff, room.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 September 2023

    10
    Beautiful beachfront hotel in Watercolor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • BeachFront Coastal View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    You have to wait in line each morning for a beach chair and it costs $75. The beach is also really crowded

    Best location in Watercolor/Seaside right on the beach and easy walking distance to shops/restaurants. Ocean views from the rooms (3rd and 4th floors have the best views)

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2023

    10
    We celebrated our 50th anniversary and stayed at Watercolors. Our stay was wonderful. Very relaxing and there were fanta
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • BeachFront Coastal View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff were extremely courteous and helpful. Very impressed.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 May 2023

    8.0
    We will be back.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Booking beach chairs ahead of time or you had to stand in line every morning.

    Beautiful property with all the amenities.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2023

    10
    It was beautiful, comfortable & we were well taken care of.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • BeachFront Coastal View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Weather didn’t cooperate. One day it rained all day. Since we only had three nights, that was disappointing.

    Staff was excellent & v pleasant to us. The food was great. It was v relaxing & comfortable. Beach was great. It was convenient was walk most places.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2023

    10
    Highly recommend and will definitely return.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Nothing at all

    Location was wonderful, staff very friendly, rooms very nice and beach was spectacular.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 February 2023

    9.0
    amazing place for a splurge, fantastic service and amenities.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Waterfront Gulf View Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    it is a little pricey, I would love to come back over and over but not sure with the prices

    The staff and service was amazing, from the fro t desk to the cleaning of the room and the turn down service! The extras that make it so awesome, the treat suite, the water, the bikes, I can’t say enough, fabulous!

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 November 2022

    10
    fantastic would go again any time!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • BeachFront Coastal View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    beautiful location and clean and lovely rooms

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • BeachFront Coastal View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The sofa pull out is Rough! Cute to sit on impossible to sleep on. Go for 2 doubles if you have 4 people including kids.

    Everything!

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The service was excellent!

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2022

    9.0
    comfortable, casual luxury with great service
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    need to book beach chairs well in advance and pricey, but you can get same day setups starting at 9 am in the third row. it is a strange complaint, but the pools in the beach club and camp watercolor are too warm and the water was barely refreshing on a hot summer day. we opted to stay cooler in the ocean.

    The brand new pool just opened while we were there and it is wonderful and served by great pool staff with delicious menu. truly all the staff were very kind and helpful. it seems that the renovations for the new suites are wrapping up and there was no inconvenience from this.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 23 June 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • BeachFront Coastal View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Wonderful location&staff!

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 June 2022

    9.0
    Will definitely be back!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • BeachFront Coastal View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    no beachside service of food or beverage, no towels at Camp WaterColor

    this was our first visit to WaterColor Inn. The location is absolutely beautiful! It actually had the vibe of an island resort. Loved FOOW restaurant. My teenage boys loved the complimentary bikes. Staff were pleasant and helpful but several were not very knowledgeable. Beach setups I thought were overpriced particularly when they do not provide beachside service of food or beverage. At Camp WaterColor (where the lazy river and waterslide are), they do not provide towels which I thought was insane! We opted to walk there from the inn which was about one mile away, so we had to buy beach towels there. You have to bring your beach towels over from the inn. There is construction going on which caused some traffic congestion near the entrance. LOTS of golf carts which is definitely the best way to get around the property, but frustrating for car drivers (golf carts blocking the road around the entrance). We will definitely get a golf cart next time. Overall we enjoyed it and will go back.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Construction going on

    Excellent location!

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    no acoustics. we could hear conversations from the next room. bacony is half open to the next unit’s balcony. and we could see each other!

    the view was fantastic. it was clean, and bedding was comfortable

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 February 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • BeachFront Coastal View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Construction

    Beautiful room great service food was excellent

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2021

    10
    Nice, quiet and relaxing anniversary trip.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Waterfront Gulf View Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Beach chairs should be provided. Too expensive for rooms.

    Great food, super staff, free water, coffee and cookies. Clean, convenient to ocean and great view.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: 3 July 2021

    10
    Beach trip with daughter
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • BeachFront Coastal View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fabulous!

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2021

    10
    I’ll be back
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • BeachFront Coastal View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    2nd floor room has no view of the beaches as they are below the sand dune. I would suggest booking the 3rd or 4th floor rooms if a view of the beach is expected. Beach chairs and umbrellas are not included with the rooms so be prepared to pay and get there early as they go quickly..

    The Inn is beautiful! The staff is 100% focused on making your stay at Watercolor Inn one to remember! Food at FOOW is excellent and pool service is prompt.. easy access to the beaches with reserved area for guest.

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: 18 November 2023

    6.0
    Nice location near the wine festival
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The room was pricey for that time of year. The bikes had handle problems. The light switches in the rooms were confusing. The only DVD player was in the living room which we had to hook up ourselves. The couches were too big and soft for our liking, our legs and lower backs were not supported unless you scrunched way back into the couches. the room was on the first floor so we didn't feel we had privacy and kept the window shades on the street, back maser bedroom closed all the time.

    Liked the proximity to the Wine Festival and shops. Liked the staff who waited on us "hand and foot" especially Cecilia. The room was clean, airy, and bright. The shower stall was amazing. The shampoo, conditioners and body cream provided were a pleasant touch. Didn't use the coupon provided for the nearby shops but did rent some "free" DVD's. Dined at The Pescado and Paradis restaurants, liking the Paradis over the Pescado even though the view from the Pescado was very memorable watching the sunset occur during dinner.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2022

    5.0
    We have stayed twice now at the Inn, but feel like the next visit will be in a house.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    All the construction. Waiting area for the restaurant was hot and not enough lobby seating while waiting to check in. We appreciated how clean they like to keep the room, but felt when we came back from beach or pool in the afternoon the room should have been ready, but we had to wait for it to be cleaned. Maybe they need more staffing to get rooms cleaned by 1 to 2 pm.

    Breakfast was great and enjoyed eating on the terrace. Too much construction and really we were not prepared for how much. Wish they could have completed it in the winter months. We should have had a reduction on our bill due to it.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 February 2022

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    under construction, staff was off season at front desk so no clue of things to do or providing high service. We had a room with great second floor view but also a tractor working during the day. when asked to move they said they are not able to bc of the 3 weddings coming in. So guess if your not wedding party, your out of luck.

    great location

    Stayed in February 2022

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