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    Business ProfileforPanhandle Getaways

    Vacation Rentals
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.53/5stars

    Average of 17 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    18 complaints closed in last 3 years

    5 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 8/25/2014

    Years in Business: 32

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    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    17616 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach, FL 32413-1930
    BBB File Opened:
    6/26/2014
    Years in Business:
    32
    Business Started:
    1/1/1992
    Business Started Locally:
    1/1/1996
    Business Incorporated:
    1/1/2012
    Accredited Since:
    8/25/2014
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    BBB records show a license number of CND7603334 for this business, issued by DBPR (Panama City Hotels). The expiration date of this license is 6/1/2025.

    These agencies may include:

    DBPR (Panama City Hotels)

    7946 Front Beach Rd

    Panama City Beach FL 32407

    (850) 233-5170

    https://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr

    Type of Entity:
    Limited Liability Company (LLC)
    Business Management
    • Ms. Ann Shank, Owner
    • Ms. Stacy Myers, Manager
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Ms. Ann Shank, Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Ms. Ann Shank, Owner
    • Ms. Stacy Myers, Manager
    Additional Contact Information

    Website Addresses

    Customer Complaints

    18 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    04/02/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    My family and I stayed at The Calypso Resort from 3/21-3/31. It was a terrible experience! Our unit was in disrepair, we had parties going on all night in the unit above ours blasting music and screaming, and the pool was a nightmare with people coming in off the beach taking chairs that should have been for resort guests, having chicken fights in the pool and nearly drowning our kids, and smoking pot in and around the resort area. Then on the last day the pool was shut down because someone POOPED in it!! We complained to the resort HOA, just to be treated as if we were a bother requesting help, and we called the front desk multiple times only to be told to call security ourselves (which was pointless bcs the issues continued). Upon our return home I reached out to Panhandle getaways (requesting at least a partial refund) and received a response from "Desi" stating, "I can completely understand how that would impact your vacation and I would be upset as well. We are not able to give any refunds due to it being at the resort itself and it is outside of the unit itself." This makes ZERO sense. Panhandle getaways rents the units in the resort but bears no responsibility for the resort or the amenities? Then who does???? The resort blames the rental agency and the rental agency blames the resort. The rental agency sells the vacation and took my $4000 which I can never get back - they should be responsible.
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    Customer Reviews

    17 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Carmen C

    1 star

    05/28/2024

    I booked a condo in Santa Rosa Beach, Fl, 30A because it was advertised (I have pictures of the ad) that it had a private beach. We arrived on Friday, 5.24.24 and immediately went to the beach. (We couldn’t go to our condo and everyone I spoke with refused to let us in the room prior to 4pm even though the room was ready). My husband went in the ocean and when he came out, he sat on the edge of the sand. He was immediately approached by a man named Lee. He said we were not allowed there that it was private beach. I told him, we had a reservation for a private beach. He said he has heard that 600 times and that we needed to go to the public beach. I immediately contacted Panhandle Getaways and was told that we were to use the public beach and a picture was texted to me with a clear line outlining where we were not allowed. Our vacation was ruined! Panhandle Getaways FALSELY ADVERTISED a private beach and purposely misled me into believing we would have use of a private beach when it was not true. I want someone from the corporate office to call me. This is fraud. This is just wrong! Save your money! Don’t use this fraudulent company!

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