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El Matador 445 by Alicia Hollis Rentals

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Bathrooms: 1

Sleeps: 4

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FREE BEACH SERVICE FOR 2026 SEASON.

Enjoy Free Activities with your stay — a $300+ per day value! As our way of saying thank you, you’ll receive complimentary daily admissions to popular local attractions. (Valid for short-term rentals only. Not available for per diem or guest-of-owner stays.)

Each day, you will receive a ticket to each of the following:

- Shalimar Golf Course
- Big Kahuna’s Water Park
- Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park
- Wild Willy’s Grand Prix
- Sea Blaster (Dolphin Cruise (Beach or Sunset))
- Sea Blaster (Snorkeling Trip)
- Cruisin’ Tiki’s (Evening Sunset Cruise)

Looking for paradise? You’ve found it at El Matador—one of the most sought-after beach resorts on the Emerald Coast. This secluded condominium community is nestled between beautiful white sand dunes and the sparkling emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico, offering the perfect setting for a relaxing and memorable beach getaway.

Located at the quiet end of Okaloosa Island, El Matador provides a peaceful, gated environment while still being just minutes from Fort Walton Beach and Destin. Just a short drive away, you can explore Destin—“The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village”—where you’ll find deep-sea fishing charters, waterfront dining, shopping, and some of the best golf courses in the Florida Panhandle. For family fun, spend a day at Big Kahuna’s Water Park, a local favorite packed with attractions for all ages.

Back at the resort, enjoy a full range of amenities, including:
- Two swimming pools
- His-and-her whirlpools and saunas
- Tennis courts and fitness center
- Direct private beach access

With miles of pristine, sugar-white beaches just steps away and both relaxation and adventure within reach, El Matador is the perfect destination for your next coastal escape.

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AMENITY

king, shower, sleep sofa /futon, toilet

ARRIVAL DAY

flexible

ATTRACTIONS

churches, library, restaurants

Business

Nearby ATM, Nearby Post Office, Nearby Internet Cafe, Nearby FedEx, Nearby Bank

CAR

recommended

Convenience

Area FitnessCenter, Nearby Medical Services, Nearby Grocery, Outlet Shopping, Movie Theatres, Golf Course, On Site Fitness Center, Nearby Golf Courses, Nearby Movie Theatres, Nearby Outlet Shopping

Culture

Symphony Orchestra, Ballet, Museums, Theater, Concerts

DINING

Dining Room

DINING CHECKBOX

Dining

ENTERTAINMENT

Television

Entertainment

Cable TV, DVD Player

GENERAL

Air Conditioning, Elevator, Fitness Room / Equipment, Heating, Internet, Iron & Board, Linens Provided, Living Room, Parking, Towels Provided, Wifi, Free Wifi

Geographic

On Beach, Close to Town

HOUSE CLEANING

Housekeeper Optional

KITCHEN

Coffee Maker, Dishes & Utensils, Dishwasher, Kitchen, Microwave, Oven, Refrigerator, Stove, Toaster, Dining Table

Kitchen

Full Kitchen, Refrigerator, Coffee Maker, Ice Maker, Microwave, Toaster, Cookware, Stove, Pots and Pans

LEISURE ACTIVITIES

scenic drives, walking

Living

Central Air, Air Conditioning, Linens, Ironing Board, High Speed Internet, Washer/Dryer On Site, DVD Players, Recliner, 2 TV's, phone, No Smoking

LOCAL SERVICES AND BUSINESSES

ATM/bank, fitness center, groceries, hospital, laundromat, medical services

LOCATION TYPE

Beach, Beach View, Beachfront

Outdoor

Balcony, Shared Pool, Tennis, Beach, BBQ Grills On Site, Fishing, Boating, Parasailing, Jet-Ski-ing, Kite-Boarding, Snorkelling, Disc Golf, Diving, Sailing, Golfing

OUTSIDE

Balcony, Golf, Kayak / Canoe, Tennis

POOL SPA

Communal Pool, Heated Pool, Hot Tub, Sauna

SPORTS AND ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES

basketball court, deepsea fishing, fishing, fly fishing, golf, jet skiing, surfing, swimming, tennis

SUITABILITY

children welcome, non smoking only, pets not allowed

SUITABILITY CHKBOX

Minimum Age Limit for Renters

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Amazing!

Review Date: June 26, 2026

Vacation Date: June 20, 2026

"We had an amazing time!
Our room was perfect and had everything we needed. There was more than enough space for me and my two kids. We stay at El Matador most years and we have used Alicia Hollis the last few times. Booking through them has made the stay even better!

Reviewed By: Heather C.

El Matador always a pleasure. So well kept.

Review Date: May 26, 2025

Vacation Date: May 4, 2025

"Great vacation . We love your Ft Walton Beach location at El Matador. We will return soon.

Reviewed By: Roger W.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Thank you for the great review, Roger. Glad you enjoyed everything and hope to see you soon.

Perfect Location

Review Date: April 16, 2025

Vacation Date: March 1, 2025

"A balcony looking out on to the Gulf, a chair, snack & drink, and a good book. When you need a little exercise you can take a walk on the beautiful white sand beach.

Reviewed By: Anonymous

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Thank you so much for the wonderful review, Mr. and Mrs. Sulzby. We cannot wait to see you all again next year. The owners are always making sure you have a great place to stay each year.

El Matador

Review Date: June 16, 2024

Vacation Date: June 8, 2024

"Great location, beach, not overcrowded, Property overall was very clean, we have stayed many times and it’s always very pleasant. Two pools, lots of grassy area for kids to play and run around.

Reviewed By: Lisa A.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Lisa thank you for the kind words. We hope you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon.

Your own Paradise! Unit 445 is Perfect placement in the complex

Review Date: May 10, 2024

Vacation Date: May 4, 2024

"The view is amazing. The unit is on the 4th floor giving you the dramatic views of the gorgeous Emerald Coast. Love that this complex is the last on the strip. While the balcony view gives you superb views of the beach, the front door gives you views of breathtaking sunsets, looking over miles and miles of unspoiled dunes. The added bonus of having complimentary beach chairs and umbrella service was a great feature! We didn't take advantage of the other bonus tickets that come with the unit. The boardwalk in Destin is only a short drive and McGuires Restaurant is a must! Unit 445 had everything you need (except for a hair dryer, so be prepared. I was told that other guests have stolen them, perhaps a dryer installed on the wall would be an option?) The mattress and linens were very comfortable as well as the living room furniture. An added bonus was a bookcase filled with books, and a flashlight for your night stroll on the beach! Unit 445 is Perfect placement. Great communication from the Hollis agency.

Reviewed By: Judy D.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
we are so happy that you enjoyed this wonderful unit and the great views. Please get in touch for your next trip.

AWESOME VACATION

Review Date: September 29, 2023

Vacation Date: August 30, 2023

"Great condo with everything you need! Comfy bed great view and nice deck chairs.

Reviewed By: Chris & Kim H.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Chris and Kim, we sure were glad to see you hear again, and we are very happy that you enjoyed your stay at the El Matador unit 445, and we would love to see you again next year 24.

El Matador Review

Review Date: July 17, 2023

Vacation Date: June 24, 2023

"It was such a great experience. Have always stayed on ground floor but wanted to “ move up” and view the ocean each day. The staff working for Alicia Hollis was the very best. I highly recommend anyone to go through them. Very honest and dependable. Loved my stay.

Reviewed By: Susie B.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Susie, thanks so much for your review we sure appreciate it and most off all that you enjoyed the condo 445. We would love to have you back again to this condo for your vacation.

Great choice!

Review Date: June 6, 2023

Vacation Date: June 1, 2023

"We stayed in room #445. Check in/out was easy. Condo was clean. Pool was clean & beautiful. The view of the ocean/beach was amazing. The only complaint is really a preference. The mattress was overly soft and the water pressure was low. However, neither of those two things would keep us from coming back. We plan to stay at El Matador on many more trips.

Reviewed By: Anonymous

445

Review Date: June 5, 2023

Vacation Date: May 26, 2023

"Had a wonderful time! Thank you Chris for all your help!!

Reviewed By: Ottie R.

Awesome view

Review Date: June 4, 2022

Vacation Date: May 15, 2022

"Loved sitting on balcony watching ocean and people. Gorgeous weather. Room was clean. However, the balcony was terribly filthy! No cleaning supplies in which to wipe furniture down. Called Hollis office and was told the filth was due to building maintenance, but that they had nothing to do with the outside. Also, we were never told that work was going to be done when we made reservations. The noise was horrendous! My husband had headache first two days. The office told us to go to the beach or shopping from 9-5 so we wouldn’t be around the noise! REALLY?!��

Reviewed By: Melissa G A.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Thanks a lot for your review for the El Matador unit 445, and the newly remodeled condo on the beach with wonderful views of the gulf. Unfortunately again, we have no control on the work of repairing the building and the problem on the balconies as those guys would have been out there for the whole week, and nothing we can do. Sorry for your inconvenience and your headaches, but, maybe next we can get you another property as that was not the owners fault.

Excellent experience

Review Date: September 10, 2021

Vacation Date: September 1, 2021

"Loved everything from the location, view, and serenity!!!!

Reviewed By: angela b.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Angela, we are so happy that you enjoyed your stay at the El Matador unit 445, what a great unit directly on the gulf, and those great views of the water. We are going to be doing some updates in there soon. Please let me know if you would like to come back so that i can accommodate you.

Another great week at the El Matador

Review Date: August 2, 2021

Vacation Date: July 10, 2021

"The condo has a good view of the ocean and pool. It was very clean and spacious. We had a very good one week stay.

Reviewed By: Mike B.

Great condo for couple or couple + small children

Review Date: April 15, 2021

Vacation Date: April 3, 2021

"We stayed at this condo over spring break 2021.
The condo was perfect for my wife and I. Everything was clean and ready-to-go when we arrived. It looks like it had been recently completely renovated as the furnishings and appliances all seemed new.

Since it was a 1 bedroom, we expected it to be small, but it wasn't at all. The rooms were large and there was plenty of elbow room and storage space.

We loved having breakfast and drinks on the balcony. A really good view of the gulf. Even better than the pictures show.

Reviewed By: Mark W.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Thank you for taking the time to review your stay. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your unit and we hope that we have the pleasure of providing your accommodations the next time you visit our beautiful area.

Best view vacation

Review Date: March 29, 2021

Vacation Date: March 20, 2021

"Great chairs on balcony

Reviewed By: Paul K.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Paul thanks so much for your review for the El Matador unit 445, and it was a pleasure having you here with us, and looking forward to see you next year.

2020 SUMMER TRIP TO OKALOOSA ISLAND

Review Date: July 23, 2020

Vacation Date: July 11, 2020

"I booked this trip in February and then the world seemed to be turned upside down! Logic thrown out the window and the fear of our trip being cancelled was overwhelming. Our arrival on Saturday and the six days that followed were everything we'd hoped for our the last several months. This trip was to celebrate 25 years of marriage along with our first extended family trip to the beach in years! Hoping to return in 2021 as all family members agree!!!

Reviewed By: Kavin C.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Kavin that is awesome that you enjoyed your Anniversary in this area and also in this unit at 445 El Matador. We hope to see you again, and enjoy our wonderful beach and restaurants in Fort Walton Beach. It has been a pleasure working with you guys.

FWB

Review Date: June 22, 2020

Vacation Date: June 13, 2020

"This Lola w has everything you need and the location is perfect.

Reviewed By: Anonymous

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
We appreciate your review and we are happy that you enjoyed your stay in unit 445 and we hope to see you again next year, and enjoy our condo and beaches in our area.

Just love the El Matador

Review Date: September 14, 2019

Vacation Date: August 17, 2019

"I love the privacy and relaxing atmosphere. My favorite place to stay in Florida. Everything was wonderful!

Reviewed By: Brenda H.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
We are waiting for your return!

Wish We Were There Now

Review Date: June 20, 2018

Vacation Date: May 31, 2018

"Everything was perfect for our anniversary stay. Beautiful unit with a beautiful view. Alicia Hollis always comes through.

Reviewed By: Stephen B.

Home away from home

Review Date: April 10, 2018

Vacation Date: March 1, 2018

"We have been visiting Fort Walton for years and El Matador has been our home away from home. I would have to say that the location is most important to me while the activities-tennis, gym, pool, etc. are important to my husband. We both love the beautiful beach.

Reviewed By: Anonymous

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
We are so glad that you enjoyed this lovely condo and the new updates in there. I hope that you enjoyed the wonderful views from the condo, and the sunrises and sunsets and i hope that every time you come it will be just as enjoyable time for you in unit 445.

Great!!

Review Date: April 20, 2017

Vacation Date: April 2, 2017

"Everything was great. The unit could definitely use an upgrade though.

Reviewed By: Anonymous

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
thanks for the information for the update, we will notify the owners and let them know. But, as of today, one of them is staying in the unit, and he said he was going to take care of some thing. I am glad you enjoyed your stay there at the El Matador and that wonderful complex and the beautiful views from that balcony, and hope we will see you again in the future.

great October

Review Date: October 20, 2016

Vacation Date: October 14, 2016

"El matador as usual -always nice- great weather -nice room - very dated bathroom- but clean- ms hollis docusign form was not working properly when contracting- but she corrected problems on her end

Reviewed By: Anonymous

445 review

Review Date: October 9, 2016

Vacation Date: October 3, 2016

"First time at El Matador. ( have worked >10 times with resort quest ).
Grounds very well kept, clean, safe, and quit. My initial 468 unit was lost due
to a water line break. Could see getting a 2nd place long term here.
Unit 445 concerns:
1. Front door should still have a dead bolt.
2. No instructions on use of the living room TV. Could not figure out.
3. Balcony lock was bad. Need to secure.
4. Disappointed no in room washer/dryer
5. Pools were tooooooo cold.
Overall very family friendly safe place. Might consider 6 floor building 3 or
Go back with Resort Quest
JV

Reviewed By: John V.

Beautiful Weather! Needed Vacation! Great Food! Sub-par condo.

Review Date: September 22, 2015

Vacation Date: August 29, 2015

"We have stayed at many units over the 30 plus years at El Matador and this would be one of the more average, dated units. We spent most of the time at the Beach but it would have been nice to enjoy the condo as well. We will return to El Matador but will find another unit next time.

Reviewed By: Anonymous

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Thanks for taking the time to respond to the review, and we are so glad that you enjoyed your stay at the el matador unit 445 on the beach. Sorry that the unit was not what was expected, but, we will bring this to the owners attention so that we can do some changes into it. I hope that the next time you come on back and book a different one perhaps with the same view, and to your satisfaction, and remember we are always here to accommodate you, and our wonderful condos on the beach.

Great Vacation

Review Date: June 14, 2015

Vacation Date: May 15, 2015

"We enjoyed our vacation, the unit we had really needs some work especially the bathroom and kitchen.

Reviewed By: Bonnie W.

Our wonderful relaxing end of summer time at El Matador!

Review Date: September 22, 2014

Vacation Date: September 2, 2014

"We very much enjoyed our stay at El Matador. I had been bringing my children there since they were babies and they are now young adults so I was exited to see it again. It is still as great as always and the pool was clean and well kept as well as the grounds. Thank you so much. We will be back next year!

Reviewed By: Billy S.

Great Stay

Review Date: August 23, 2014

Vacation Date: August 2, 2014

"We enjoyed our stay at El Matador. Really nice location, relatively quiet and beautiful beach. Unit was nice - a little outdated (not bad) and the only thing we found missing was a bottle opener (picked one up in town).

Reviewed By: Anonymous

El Matator vacation and beach wedding ceremony

Review Date: July 27, 2014

Vacation Date: July 21, 2014

"Wonderful vacation experience! Beautiful location and awesome beach!!

Reviewed By: Misti (.

El Matador 445 - FT Walton Beach

Review Date: July 15, 2014

Vacation Date: July 10, 2014

"Unit is nice and roomy, clean but dated. Kitchen and bathroom are old. Furniture is so so. The unit had a musty smell when we first went in, but that seemed to go away after a few hours of running the AC. Needs a ceiling fan in the bedroom. The complex is pretty good and it is great that it is at the end of the row of condos - so you can see all the way to Pensacola! Great to walk on the secluded beach to the west. It would help to know that there are trash chutes down at the end of each hallway. 10 am is too early for checkout - 11 am would be more positive. We would visit this complex again, but would probably selected one of the updated units in building 3 since the morning sun does not hit the balcony so much. We would rent this unit again if it were updated in the future.

Reviewed By: Phillip W.

Great Week

Review Date: May 26, 2014

Vacation Date: May 3, 2014

"The heated pool was a great asset. The weather was perfect when we were there, but cold prior to that week. The main pool was freezing.

Reviewed By: Anonymous

Eberle from Indiana

Review Date: November 3, 2013

Vacation Date: September 30, 2013

"Was mostly satified with the condo. We have booked El Matador 445 for the next 2 years for 2 seperate 6 week stays in 2014 and 2015. We would like to see a long mirror installed in the bedroom hall for dressing and a couple of tall patio chairs on the Balcony so the view can be more enjoyable rather than looking thur handrails.

Reviewed By: Robert E.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Dear Mr. Eberle, Just wanted to let you know that i notified the owner about the things you wanted and we will take care of those things by the time you come in next year. I am so happy that you will be returning back with us, and that you enjoyed your stay, and will enjoy again in 2014

El Matador 445

Review Date: October 13, 2013

Vacation Date: September 22, 2013

"We enjoyed our stay at El Matador 445 and have booked this unit for our stay for the next 2 years. We would like to see a long dressing mirror and tall balcony chairs so the view would be even more enjoyable.

Reviewed By: Robert E.

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Thank you for your input we will certainly address these items with the owner for consideration.

Craig & Cheryl's get away place

Review Date: September 30, 2013

Vacation Date: September 7, 2013

"This was absolutely the best vacation we have had. The location is perfect for those that don't like hectic. Next trip will get a more updated room and know doubt recommend to family & friends. Craig & Cheryl, Benton, Arkansas.

Reviewed By: Craig D.

Splendid Stay

Review Date: June 5, 2013

Vacation Date: May 16, 2013

"This was our first time to visit the Ft. Walton Beach area. The beaches are beautiful and our stay at the El Matador made our stay perfect. We'll be back with our entire family.

Reviewed By: Kip B.

El Matador

Review Date: April 15, 2013

Vacation Date: March 28, 2013

"We come back every year!

Reviewed By: Anonymous

Response from Alicia J Hollis RENTALS:
Good Morning Ann, We are so glad to see you again this year and we hope that you all had a wonderful time at the El Matador and our beaches, and we will be happy to see you all again next year 2014. Thanks Chris.

El Matador

Review Date: July 16, 2012

Vacation Date: May 28, 2012

"The unit location was premium. The unit contents were a little outdated and worn. The location was on the water and quiet. This is the last resort on the road with little traffic on this end.

Reviewed By: Mark S.

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