To bring you the best in Local Products! I am excited to introduce a couple of LOCAL—TOP QUALITY products that you can’t find at grocery stores (they all have retail locations but are not convenient to the beach). However, Grocery Concierge can get these products along with your typical grocery items and stock your vacation beach rental with everything you need! Beverages: Looking for the best WATER? Emerald Coast Ultra-Pure Water is perfect for the beach because the bot

Imagine having your groceries, beverages, paper items, even sunscreen already in your unit and ready to enjoy. Grocery Concierge can make this happen so that your vacation rental is fully stocked and ready for your arrival. Grocery Concierge provides meal planning and grocery delivery services for visitors on Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach. Here’s how it works: Tell us about your trip and what services and products you need at least 3 days before check-in. Receive phone c

According to BestPlaces.net, Navarre and Pensacola Beach have about 228 sunny days per year (23 more sunny days than the US average) and, we get 66 inches of rain each year (the average US is 38 inches). So YES, we have many sunny days, and there’s also a very good chance that you will have some rain during your annual trip to the beach. So what can you do when it rains? Start by reading these blog articles and below, I will give some local suggestions and tips: Traveling

Overcoming the current Restaurant Challenge??? How can you eat out when all the restaurants are short-staffed and you know you are going to have to wait an extra-long time for a table? And take-out doesn’t always work either because it’s not as good by the time you get home. My goal for this article is to give you some ideas of how you can make and enjoy Restaurant Quality Meals in your home using restaurant products you can buy at the grocery store or put on your Grocery

Thrift Shopping is fun for both residents and visitors looking to add to their collectibles or vintage items, bargain hunters looking to snatch up top quality items for a minimal price, and sustainability advocates that know items can be repurposed many times over. Thrift stores have something for everyone and the money generated by the stores’ fund other community projects. I started volunteering at The Good Neighbor Thrift Store in Navarre in October 2020. This store is

Meal Planning for Vacation: Tips & Tricks to Eating Well If I asked you “What does eating well while on vacation mean, what would you say?” Eating all the junk food I want. Eating out every meal. Eating local and fresh items. Eating healthy, fresh, colorful foods from the local farmer’s market. Eating favorite foods with friends and family. That’s the dilemma—everyone’s definition is a little different. And if you

Getting Married at the Beach When the theme of the 2020 Navarre Beach Mardi Gras parade was announced as Beach Life, many of the float designers started thinking about sea life both above and below the water. But for Gail Smith with Springhill Suites Navarre Beach, their float could only be about one thing—Beach Weddings! You see Navarre Beach is a prime destination for beach weddings. So, Gail and the team at Springhill set about building a float that a couple could get