We could see the ocean from bed! The location is so close to the beach, we loved walking there daily. It felt like a private beach after we walked maybe 5mins east. It is about 20 minutes to all the busy 'stuff' that Gulf Shores has but that's why we chose this location. To be away from that. The street has other rentals but was very quiet.
Our children loved the bunk beds. They were a little disappointed the tv / vcr setup in their room didn't work to watch tv or have any VHS tapes for kids, perhaps check the library or garage sales for cheap or free kid movies before you visit here.
The queen bed nearest the ocean facing windows sinks to the middle so it wasn't as comfortable for us but we managed. There is no door for that room and are no closets or hooks to hang your clothes. We used the bunk bed room to hang some things up. And used the small children's dresser to put clothes away. However, there was a leather toolbelt and metal tool in the bottom drawer? And books in another. There was 1 really old box fan that only worked on high blast. But the AC and heat works great. During our stay in March we had to use both!
I rated lower for cleanliness. We found large hairballs (we assume dog?) behind the door in the bunk bed room. The towels were old and some had stains and holes in them and the flooring was stained and ripped in several areas in the kitchen and bathroom and just looked dirty. The bathroom smelled strongly of urine near the toilet. We tried wiping everything down with sanitizing wipes and ended up just buying an air freshener, when the cleaning didn't help and kept that door closed. And as other's said the washing machine has mold on the inner ring, we wiped off as much as we could.
In general, the home was comfortable, quiet location, well stocked with kitchen supplies, and the full size washer/dryer in the bathroom was great. But just looked a bit old and some of the supplies tattered. Careful on the deck, its very rough and weathered and both of my children got splinters. Also, there is quite a large step up from the kitchen to the living room and rest of the original house. Minor annoyance but could be more of an issue for someone less able to hop a step.
