I am staying at silver shells from July 2-July 9. My fiance and I will be getting Married on July 7. I was wondering about Silver shells policies as far as guests? Since it is our wedding, we will be having lots of relatives, friends, etc, coming over to visit and hang out by the beach. Given the size of our party we have some people staying the the hilton, some at the sleep inn, so in Sandestin, some in Ft. Walton. We originally decided to book Silver Shells because of its central location. My goal for the week is not have to drive all over 98 visting different groups. So we booked this place thinking each day different groups could come by and visit with us. I recently heard from a coworker that the community is gated, and that they only allow 6 people per condo on the property. Further they said that guests are required to were wristbands and that there is security everywhere. I guess I am a little surprised since we paid top dollar for these condo%26#39;s and expected that it would be a nice place to have my grandmother come sit on the balcony. I was hoping to have guests from the wedding party come and hang out on the beach or eat dinner one night. Does anyone know if this is going to be a problem? Its just funny with all the tout about how great this place is, I just hope they don%26#39;t give us additional headaches for us during what is supposed to be a relaxing week.
Silver Shells - guests, friends, and relatives?
Sounds like you might want to call Silver Shells personally and explain your plans. Certainly, they have to have some control over numbers of visitors. If many guests had many visitors... well you can imagine how crowded their common areas could get. But, you might definitely want to clear things up before you get there next week, rather than be surprised and have you and your guests disappointed during such a special time.
Silver Shells - guests, friends, and relatives?
I definitely understand the need to control constant guests. But there is a difference between bringing a whole fraternity to the beach and having grandma and your niece come by for a few hours..
The questions is basically targeted to someone who has stayed at Silver shells before or maybe even an owner. What is the best way for my fiance%26#39;s bridesmaids to come over and go to the beach one day? Do they allow guests to come in during the day? Is there a temporary pass they can get?
Sounds like you have a HUGE group. You should call Silver Shells and ask their policy.
Also, if you are going to have a lot of people hanging out, you may want to look into renting a cabana as well.
Another thing I suggest you ask Silver Shells management about is beach set-ups for your party. With each condo you get the free use of one of the umbrellas they set up on the beach along with the two chairs they place under the umbrella. If you are having guests you best reserve more set-ups (especially in July). I think they cost $20 each for each extra umbrella/2 chair set-up. We saw umbrellas reserved with peoples names while we were there so larger groups could sit together.
On the flip side of that , we saw people who did NOT reserve extra set-ups. One group plopped down next to us and used their free 1 umbrella/2 chair set up and had about half a dozen friends showed up with their own chairs and crowded around the one umbrella. They were loud and not very considerate of us and others. They weren%26#39;t vulgar or obnoxious, just loud and very close, if you know what I mean. In the interest of keeping the peace, we thought it would be easier for us to move (2 of us) then ask the cabana boys to relocate or %26#39;kick out%26#39; the large group, so we moved to another set up. I%26#39;m not implying you will be, but please don%26#39;t be THAT guy.
our group really isnt that big, they are just scattered all over the place. the actual ceremony is at the hilton on saturday. and believe me everyone is staying all in between. I just dont want to end up going from place to place, trying to see everyone. I am in need for some relaxation for sure. my parents and my sisters have each rented a condo at silver shells. Unfortunately our wedding party and the brides parents ended up staying at other hotels and we are hoping to have a few guests come to us each day so that way we can see everyone without making ourselves crazy.
You shouldn%26#39;t have too many problems bankexec especially during the day. Silver shells is a really nice place, and hey for $3000 a week they aim to please. Just dont expect to have any family reunions or anything down there. as long as its a few folks, you are good. we stayed last year and had a few friends over a few times. guests just let the guard know who they were visiting and there werent any problems
I stayed at the silver shells Memorial weekend. This was my third time staying at the same condo. We didn%26#39;t receive any wristbands to wear nor did anyone question us at the pool. They give you 1 umbrella and 2 chairs at the beach (which you better get early because they do run out). They do not allow personal umbrellas to be set up but at the end of the stretch they own is a public beach. We always set up at the last set of chairs and then put our two personal umbrellas and chairs next to it which is the public area. We never had any problems. I had my parents, sister%26#39;s family and my own. We were never questioned and I don%26#39;t remember a lot of security as long as you aren%26#39;t throwing some loud party and interupting other people%26#39;s good time, so relax and enjoy.
Have a great wedding!
thanks PD, good to hear. I appreciate the feedback.
I basically am trying to cover all my bases early this time to ensure that its a nice relaxing weekend. We usually stay in the sandestin community and haver never had a problem. Though last summer we went to a resort in South Carolina and the guards at the gave one of our guests a really hard time. that experience kinda gave me a bad impression of gated communities. while most are great, you just have a few that go way overboard.
We had four families (15 total) at Silver Shells week June 17-24; we had a wonderful time! You will truly enjoy the conveniently located Back Porch Restaurant, friendly service great food (broiled crab claws for lunch every day..Mmmmmmm Good!) We never experienced obnoxious/rude guests/visitors. It was relaxing as well as a good work-out walking the beach. Enjoy your time with family, friends and your new bride. Best Wishes from Oklahoma.
Bankexec - Just let them know you are having a wedding and they will understand.
I have to disagree with the previous poster about the Back Porch. Horrible food, just horrible. Tourist trap. All you have to do is look at the license tags and you won%26#39;t find any local tags there.
At Silver Shells, you have a Ruth%26#39;s Chris Steakhouse and the sister property, The Palms of Destin there is a Trader Vic%26#39;s.
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