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Westwinds at Sandestin Condos for Sale

A 149-residence condominium numbered along Westwinds Drive on the resort's southern half, sharing ground with the Southwinds III community and set back from the water behind parcels held by others.

Updated

149

Total Units

No

Gulf Front

Year built, floor and unit figures are as published by the sources cited at the foot of this page. Confirm them against the association's own documents during diligence.

Guest rating

4.8 out of 5

From 4,320 guest reviews on Airbnb and Vrbo

Across 110 rental listings with guest reviews in this building

  • Airbnb 4.7
  • Vrbo 4.8
See what guests rate

About Westwinds at Sandestin

Walton County's assessment roll records Westwinds as 149 condominium residences numbered 4701 through 4849, each addressed by its own number along Westwinds Drive, so the unit number and the street number are the same figure. A second series sits beside them on the roll, units 3.1 through 21.1 with a G group and an S, and the ownership on that series is what repays attention: part of it belongs to the condominium association and part is held by the resort's corporate owner, which is therefore a unit owner inside this condominium and not only the operator of the property around it. The residences also interleave with Southwinds III's on the same ground, so the two communities are stitched together rather than fenced apart. Reading south, between these parcels and the water, the roll shows a resort company parcel and Southwinds III's own common elements, which is the honest answer to how close the sand is. The association behind it has held a Florida not-for-profit charter since February 1998, was reinstated in 2019, and is administered from an office on Grand Boulevard rather than from the property.

HOA & Fees

What is the HOA fee at Westwinds at Sandestin?

As of November 11, 2026, the 6 Westwinds at Sandestin condos for sale that report a fee on the MLS list HOA fees from $1,421 to $2,101 a month, with a median of $1,522 a month. Fees vary with unit size and type, so the fee for a specific residence is the one its listing and the association state.

Based on 6 active MLS listings that report an HOA fee. See the listings

Three separate authorities meet at this address and a budget for one is not a budget for another. Westwinds at Sandestin Condominium Association, chartered with the state in 1998, governs the buildings and grounds from a management office on Grand Boulevard. Above it, the master property owners association bills a separate yearly assessment to everyone who owns inside the resort, and its published account of what that covers is short and closed: security, sanitation, most roadways, master drainage, common landscape and irrigation, lake maintenance, the bicycle and walking paths, architectural review, and two swimming pools. Whatever is not on that account is not paid for by it. The courses, the courts, the rental bicycles, the chairs set out on the sand and the beach club are the resort company's own businesses, sold as memberships, and the master association states that its assessment does not revert to them. Request both budgets and establish which items a specific residence actually carries.

Rental Policy

Short-term rentals: allowed. Confirm the current minimum stay and registration with the association.

Three documents each cover part of the question at Westwinds at Sandestin. First is the recorded condominium declaration. Guests go through the resort's own arrival steps. Walton County keeps a separate registration. A fourth question is unique to Westwinds. The beach sand nearest these homes is reserved for the owners of the land behind it, and Southwinds III is one of them. None of the first three settles where a visitor may walk. Get all four answers on paper before promising a date.

What guests say about staying here

Combined Airbnb and Vrbo ratings for the vacation rentals in Westwinds at Sandestin.

4.8 out of 5

4,320 reviews across 110 reviewed listings

  • Airbnb 4.7 from 101 reviews on 36 reviewed listings
  • Vrbo 4.8 from 4,219 reviews on 74 reviewed listings

What Airbnb guests rate

  • Cleanliness4.8
  • Accuracy4.9
  • Check-in4.7
  • Communication4.7
  • Location5.0
  • Value4.6

Guests rate the location highest.

These ratings describe the vacation rentals in this building, not any one unit for sale.

Market data by Key Data · 97 units tracked in this building · Nov 2025 to Nov 2026

  • One hundred forty-nine condominium residences on Westwinds Drive
  • Unit numbers that double as street numbers
  • Ground shared with the Southwinds III condominium
  • Parcels mapped outside the special flood hazard area

Live Inventory

Active Listings at Westwinds at Sandestin

The short-term rental badge above is not a permission of record. It reflects the MLS short-term-rental field where a listing discloses one, and otherwise where the home sits. Confirm the association's current rules and the local registration requirement before relying on it.

Building Answers

Westwinds at Sandestin FAQ

How much is the HOA fee at Westwinds at Sandestin?

As of November 11, 2026, the 6 Westwinds at Sandestin condos for sale that report a fee on the MLS list HOA fees from $1,421 to $2,101 a month, with a median of $1,522 a month. Fees vary with unit size and type, so the fee for a specific residence is the one its listing and the association state.

Does Westwinds sit on the sand?

Not directly. Reading south from the residences, the county roll places a parcel owned by the resort company and the common elements of the Southwinds III condominium between Westwinds and the water. The master association's own beach notice adds a caution worth reading before assuming anything about access: it names Southwinds III among the upland owners whose stretch is reserved to their use only, and it is explicit that neither the sand nor the parking lots belong to the master association at all, both reaching an owner only through easement rights that the resort's corporate owner and the upland landholders grant.

How many residences are here, and how old are they?

The county roll carries 149 condominium residences under this name, numbered 4701 through 4849. Age is a different matter and we publish no figure for it. The state cadastral record returns no year built for any Walton County condominium unit parcel, the association's 1998 incorporation date describes a corporation rather than a building, and the third-party years in circulation disagree with one another. We publish no story count either, for the same reason: no agency source gives one. Ask the association for the construction and exterior project history instead.

Who owns the numbered units that are not residences?

The roll lists a second series here, running 3.1 through 21.1 with a G group and an S. Some of those parcels are held by the condominium association and others by the company that owns the resort. Anyone reviewing the declaration should establish what that ownership carries in voting and assessment terms, because an operator of the surrounding resort holding units inside the condominium itself is not the ordinary arrangement.

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