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Sanctuary at Redfish Condos for Sale

A three-building condominium at 1653 West County Highway 30A in Santa Rosa Beach, on ground the state-owned Big Redfish Lake wraps along the whole of its southern and western boundaries, with the lake, a county highway and two rows of other owners' lots between it and the gulf.

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Guest rating

4.9 out of 5

From 980 guest reviews on Airbnb and Vrbo

Across 26 rental listings with guest reviews in Sanctuary at Redfish

  • Airbnb 4.8
  • Vrbo 5.0
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About Sanctuary at Redfish

Two things about this property are easy to get wrong, and the county record settles both. The first is the name. A separate condominium called Sanctuary by the Sea is recorded a short distance east at 1361 and 1363 West County Highway 30A; it is a different building with different documents, and directories routinely blur the two. The second is the water, and it runs the opposite way round from what most descriptions of this community say. Sanctuary at Redfish is recorded as 74 condominium units at a single address. Sixty-four of them are numbered residences across three buildings, 22 in the first, 20 in the second and 22 in the third, and the remaining ten are separately deeded parking units rather than homes, which is worth knowing before reading any per-unit figure. The association holds one common-area parcel of about 12 acres, and Big Redfish Lake runs along the whole of that parcel's southern boundary and the whole of its western boundary, so the lake is not something at the back of the property but the edge of most of it. Gulf frontage is a different question, and the community has none. Going due south from the residence buildings, the association's own ground gives out after about 350 feet at the lake, about 400 feet of state-owned lake follows, and only past that do privately owned Blue Mountain Beach platted lots begin, with County Highway 30A and a second row of private lots beyond them. The last recorded parcel line above the water sits about 1,485 feet from the residence buildings. Whatever beach access exists here therefore rests on a recorded instrument rather than on land the community holds, which makes it a document to read rather than a distance to pace. The nearest county-owned parcel on the seaward side lies about 1,085 feet south southeast of the residence buildings, and about 665 feet from the association's own southern line.

HOA & Fees

What is the HOA fee at Sanctuary at Redfish?

As of November 11, 2026, the 2 Sanctuary at Redfish condos for sale that report a fee on the MLS list HOA fees from $1,477 to $1,907 a month, with a median of $1,692 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 2 active MLS listings that report an HOA fee. Fees billed quarterly, twice a year or yearly are shown as a monthly equivalent. See the listings

The association is titled to a single common-area parcel covering the whole community, and its southern boundary is where a buyer's questions should begin, because past that line lies the state's lake and then ground belonging to other owners. Ask which instrument carries beach access, who maintains what it crosses, and what share of that cost the budget absorbs. Flood mapping follows the same edge the lake does: all 64 recorded residence parcels test clear of the special flood hazard area, while a band along the lake shore puts close to a tenth of the association's common ground inside the 100-year zone at a base flood elevation of 9 feet. That exposure sits in shared property every owner funds rather than under any one residence, which is a budget and reserves question rather than a question about a single unit. One state obligation follows from that same shared ownership rather than from any one residence. Where a home here is let under a public lodging license, the recurring exterior inspection certificate Florida imposes on licensed establishments attaches to the structure a buyer is buying into, not to the operator who happens to be letting it that season. Ask for the current certificate alongside the budget, and ask whether the answer is the same for every building in the community.

Rental Policy

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

No public source we found says what Sanctuary at Redfish allows. The site is unincorporated. Walton County's registration program covers it. A county registration never stands in for the association's own permission. The recorded declaration and current rules decide. On this part of the coast, neighboring communities have set minimum stays a full year apart. Get the Sanctuary at Redfish answer in writing during the contract period. Ask whether it changes from one building to the next.

What guests say about staying here

Combined Airbnb and Vrbo ratings for the vacation rentals in Sanctuary at Redfish.

4.9 out of 5

980 reviews across 26 reviewed listings

  • Airbnb 4.8 from 199 reviews on 8 reviewed listings
  • Vrbo 5.0 from 781 reviews on 18 reviewed listings

What Airbnb guests rate

  • Cleanliness4.7
  • Accuracy4.8
  • Check-in4.9
  • Communication4.8
  • Location4.9
  • Value4.8

Guests rate the location highest.

These ratings describe the vacation rentals in Sanctuary at Redfish, not any one unit for sale.

Market data by Key Data · 21 units tracked in Sanctuary at Redfish · Nov 2025 to Nov 2026

  • Big Redfish Lake along the whole southern and western boundaries
  • Three residence buildings holding 64 homes in all
  • Ten separately deeded parking units alongside the residences
  • One association common-area parcel of about 12 acres
  • County-owned parcel about 1,085 feet south southeast
  • Residence buildings mapped clear of the special flood hazard area

Live Inventory

Active Listings at Sanctuary at Redfish

Short-Term Rental Eligible

$950,000

1653 Co Highway 30-A Unit 2104

Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

3 bd 3.5 ba 1,778 sqft
Price ReducedShort-Term Rental Eligible

$885,000

1653 County Highway 30A Unit 1101

Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

3 bd 3.5 ba 2,242 sqft

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

Sanctuary at Redfish FAQ

How much is the HOA fee at Sanctuary at Redfish?

As of November 11, 2026, the 2 Sanctuary at Redfish condos for sale that report a fee on the MLS list HOA fees from $1,477 to $1,907 a month, with a median of $1,692 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.

Is Sanctuary at Redfish the same property as Sanctuary by the Sea?

No. They are two separately recorded condominiums with different addresses, different associations and different documents. Sanctuary at Redfish is at 1653 West County Highway 30A; Sanctuary by the Sea is recorded at 1361 and 1363 West County Highway 30A. Listing feeds and directories frequently mix them, so it is worth confirming the street number on any comparable before relying on it.

How much ground lies between this community and the shoreline?

Well over a thousand feet of it, and none of it belongs to the community. Going due south from the residence buildings, the association's own ground ends after about 350 feet at Big Redfish Lake, which the state owns; about another 400 feet of that lake follows; and only then do privately owned Blue Mountain Beach platted lots begin, with County Highway 30A and a second row of private lots past them. The last recorded parcel line above the water sits about 1,485 feet from the residence buildings. Measured instead from the association's own boundary, which lies south of the buildings, that figure is shorter, so it is worth being clear which of the two a comparison is using. Any beach access here comes from a recorded instrument, which a buyer should read rather than assume.

What is the lake on the south and west sides of the community?

Big Redfish Lake, held by the state of Florida and recorded as a state-owned water parcel that runs along the whole of the association's southern boundary and the whole of its western boundary. It is one of the coastal dune lakes the state counts in this county, a landform separated from open water by dunes and connected only intermittently through an outlet.

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