Long story short, this place is absolutely wonderful! I'll go into more details about the resort, owner, and unit below, but if you just want to know right away if this place is good or not, it is wonderful!
First the resort itself. Sunrise Beach is located on the quieter end of PCB but is still very close to Pier Park, good restaurants, and shopping. Most of the guests of families. One of the unique things about Sunrise is that the building itself is on top of the parking garage. This means only one elevator to get into after parking. In other places we have stayed, we have had to take an elevator from the parking area then wait for another elevator for the main building. At Sunrise it is very convenient to go straight from parking to your unit. The elevators were very fast with little waiting. While there is no indoor pool at Sunrise, I view that as a plus. Most indoor pools are too small and when there is a need to use the indoor pool (i.e., weather) it gets too crowded to enjoy anyway. Instead, Sunrise has two outdoor pools. I’m told one of them is heated, but the weather was warm enough during our stay where that wasn’t needed. We have stayed at several places in PCB and Sunrise is our favorite!
The owner, Tawny, is great! We had one minor issue with the door code not working when we arrived, but she resolved this immediately, literally in less than a minute. Her communication was excellent. Her initial email with check-in procedures was sent well in advance and also included information on things to do in PCB. Other times, we received check-in information only days in advance causing some concern about whether or not our reservation was still active. Tawny also sent an email the day before checkout reminding us of what needed to be done (pretty easy list) before leaving. This prevented me from having to search through old emails while packing. Great job by Tawny!
The unit itself was immaculate! The bed in the master is very comfortable. I wear a fitness monitor that tracks my sleep quality and recovery and had some of my highest recoveries sleeping in this bad, even compared to other vacations! Don’t forget about the value of the included beach chairs. Even if you don’t plan on using them for sitting, they provide a central meeting location for the rest of your group and/or a place to store beach supplies while in the water.
Pick this unit and you can’t go wrong! The resort, unit, and owner are perfect!!