Pet friendly located in the heart of Gulf Shores-Big Island Cottage

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Dates

January 2025

February 2025

3 bedrooms, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Overview
Amenities
Policies
Location
Host

Wonderful

Entire home

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 984 sq m

Popular amenities

Parking available

Pet-friendly

Washer

Barbecue grill

Air conditioning

Kitchen

Explore the area

Gulf Shores, AL

Gulf State Park
1 min walk
Gulf Shores Beach
4 min walk
Hangout Music Fest
15 min walk
Gulf Shores, AL (GUF-Jack Edwards)
7 min drive

Room options

Similar properties

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Pet-friendly

for 1 night

includes taxes & fees

6 Jan - 7 Jan

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

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Escape to the beautiful Gulf Shores with your family and friends and stay in our newly upgraded and decorated 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom cottage. With two fully equipped kitchens, living and dining areas on both floors, this cottage provides plenty of space for your group to relax and make memories together.

Not only is this cottage beautifully decorated, it is also pet-friendly for dogs weighing up to 40 pounds (with a fee). Enjoy the convenience of being just steps away from the white sugar sand beach, as well as a short distance from restaurants, live entertainment, and shopping.

Each living area and bedroom is equipped with a flat-screen smart TV for your entertainment. On the top floor, you can open the French doors to the deck and take in the fresh sea breeze while enjoying a meal or just relaxing on the deck.

For your convenience, entry codes will be texted to you on the day of arrival. We also provide a charcoal grill for outdoor cookouts (renter responsible for supplying charcoal). Please note that smoking is strictly prohibited inside and outside the cottage.

Come and experience the best of Gulf Shores in our beautiful cottage. But remember, you must be 25 years or older to book this unit. Don't miss out, reserve your stay now!

During your stay at this holiday home, you're just a quick walk from Gulf Shores Beach. You'll find features such as a water park. Enjoy your stay with amenities like free WiFi and a kitchen in the holiday home.

Air-conditioned home with kitchen, washing machine and 2 bathrooms
Free WiFi
Splash around at the water park
Steps from Gulf State Park and 4 minutes on foot from Gulf Shores Beach

Pet friendly located in the heart of Gulf Shores-Big Island Cottage offers its guests a water park. Pet friendly located in the heart of Gulf Shores-Big Island Cottage also features barbecue grills and a garden.

Property manager

Kevin & Kim McCaleb

Languages

English

Property amenities

Beach

Beach nearby

Internet

Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

Parking on site

Kitchen

Coffee/tea maker
Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Dishwasher
Hob
Ice maker
Microwave
Oven
Refrigerator
Toaster

Dining

Dining table

Bedrooms

3 bedrooms
Bedsheets provided
Sofa bed

Bathroom

2 bathrooms
Hair dryer
Towels provided

Living spaces

Dining table
Living room

Entertainment

Smart TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

Balcony
Barbecue grill
Garden

Laundry

Washing machine

Work spaces

Desk

Comfort

Air conditioning
Heating

Pets

Pet friendly

Suitability/Accessibility

Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

Near a health/beauty spa
Near a zoo
Near an outlet shopping centre
Near the bay
Near the marina
Near the sea

Things to do

Bicycles
Boat
Golf
Kayak
Water park
Basketball nearby
Birdwatching nearby
Cycling nearby
Ecotours nearby
Fishing nearby
Golfing nearby
Jet skiing nearby
Kayaking nearby
Motor boating nearby
Parasailing nearby
Scuba diving nearby
Snorkelling nearby
Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
Swimming nearby
Theme park nearby
Wildlife walks nearby
Windsurfing nearby

Safety features

Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
Fire extinguisher

General

Bicycles
Garden
Unit size: 904 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM

Contactless check-in and check-out are available

Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets are welcome

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, which will enable you to manage your booking.

Property is also known as

218437

Vrbo Property

Pet friendly located in the heart of Gulf Shores-Big Island Cottage Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

8.6/10

Cleanliness

4/10 Poor

Janee W.

12 Jul 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness

Family vacation.

The house was great for our family. It was an easy walk to the beach.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kasie G.

16 Jun 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Vacation

Nice home. Close to beach. Would stay again.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diana M.

21 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Zorropup

This place is great for 2 families or families with older teens with both spaces... We had a great time it was close to everything.. Great restaurants!!! I absolutely loved that we could take our family pet 🤗🤗thank you!!!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gary A.

6 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Great time

Thank yo for the great time we had in Gulf Shores.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Chelsea M.

27 Jul 2023

Where do I start?

the first day we got to the gulf shores early before our 4pm check in time so that our family could have a full day. we were told we would get a text between 2p-4p with our door code, at 136 i texted and asked if the condo was available before 4 to please let us know, i got no response back, i waited until 430p to call and ask if the condo would be ready and was told “it was ready at 1245 and i sent you a text” i let them know i didn’t receive a text and had texted after that time. they let me know they got my text but that their texting app was not working properly so they could not text out. so naturally you should pick up the phone and call your vacationers to let them know the room is ready and that your system isn’t working so you can’t text out. we finally arrived at the condo to find that the pictures are very misleading and make the place look way better than in person. it’s not cleaned very well and we found a few roaches. which i let them know very quickly with no response. the whole condo needs a new ac unit because it’s very hot in there. they do have a few window units, but i was told they freeze up and stop working. we were missing a roku remote as well. there was no broom to clean up sand. downstairs smells like a dead animal. the grill was rusty and we could not use it. the fans on the balcony didn’t work, balcony door knob was broken. the “twin bed” was a cot! some of the plugs did not work. i recommend detachable shower heads in the showers.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

pam n.

4 Jun 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Home away from home

This property was quiet but still close enough to walk to beach and city activities. It was a perfect area with nice neighbors and quiet neighborhood. I would highly recommend to anyone with several friends or family to stay together. 2 kitchens was perfect and sittig. Outside was so nice.

Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth L., Ellicottville, NY

31 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Toes in Sand

A very nice beach house just steps from the white sandy beaches on the Alabama Gulf coast. Our only suggestion would be a few more supplies, but they did warn us about that and we left coffee filters for the next guests!

Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Allen S.

12 Apr 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Vacation by the beach

Place was nice and clean but there were no ocean views. There was not enough bedding for the sleeper sofa.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Billy K.

22 Feb 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Nice home and great location.

Check in was simple and we enjoyed our visit.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Jack R.

4 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Property

We had an awesome stay at this property. Having two separate living spaces and kitchens was great. The patio and deck was great for hanging out in the evening. While the bedrooms and bathrooms are a little tight, overall, this is a great home and a great location. We all would return again!

Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer W.

25 Jul 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Family Vacation/ Softball Tournament

Cottage was roomy and comfortable! I had my entry code the day of my arrival, all communications with Gulf to Gulf were answered quickly. The only thing I have a complaint about is that we couldn't find the TV remote for the downstairs bedroom, when I text Gulf to Gulf they told me to pretend it was a scavenger hunt and to look under beds and cushions, and I wish I hadn't. We found dust, candy wrappers, and even a pair of underwear, but no remote. Someone eventually dropped off a universal remote, the package was opened and the remote and directions did not belong to each other. The location was perfect, we were in short walking distance to everything we could want. I would stay again!

Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brandi S.

14 May 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Great home - 2 story/2 separate living areas

The house was just as described and was great for a family vacation with grown kids. They could have one floor, and my husband and I the other after long days at the beach. The only negatives were the ants in the restroom and the biting critters around the picnic table and fire pit. Take bug spray! The double doors leading to the deck wasn't very secure/hard to lock, however overall the house was great and would definitely recommend! Communication with the property manager was easy and everything we needed to know was sent via text timely....and they even accommodated our early check-in request.

Stayed 6 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Mickey B.

25 Apr 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Great location

The communication started off pretty rough, but was great once we were there. We were sent a packet of info including an agreement with instructions and an email address on the form. We signed and sent that to the specified email address and received the response of "I'm not sure what you sent us this is not our rental agreement." Shortly after, we received a Rental Agreement, which we signed and returned. This packet of info should be reviewed and unnecessary documents removed. We arrived in Gulf Shores before the specified check in time (4 pm per the posting I believe) and drove around to kill time. I had received a text at 12:50 pm with info about check in and specifically "Check in time is 5 pm . . . If your property is ready earlier, a Gulf2Beach team member will contact you." I was disappointed at the moving goal post of check in time. At 4:30, we hadn't heard anything so I called. The lady was friendly and told me that they had sent me a text message that we could check in. I told her I never received it. She then sent me the exact same original text message that stated nowhere that we could check in. Ugh! We were a little frustrated. Once checked in, the place was really perfect for our family of 6 plus our dog. One or two of our kids often get a couch so three large beds were great and the kids appreciated that. The kitchen worked well for breakfasts and lunches. The deck was really nice and all the furnishings met our needs. We had a couple of things pop up during our stay (no garbage bin outside, dead batteries on smart door lock) and the property managers were very responsive to those. The location was absolutely perfect! It was in a residential area close to everything but far enough away that we had essentially no traffic in front of the place. We went for quiet walks or runs daily and the location couldn't have been better. Some reviews mentioned that it could use a deep cleaning. We would agree with that. One or two small shelves in the showers would be helpful as well. But overall, it really was perfect for us. Would we stay here again? Absolutely!

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Laurie F., Rhome,Texas

2 Mar 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Nice

Very nice place. We enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline R.

25 Feb 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Family Birthday Celebration

The property was nicely equipped and the floor-plan is great for multi family stay. It was quick and easy to all things that we wanted to do. Highly recommend!

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Melissa G.

19 Feb 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Clean and spacious!

Very easy to book and communicate all online.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Jalen W.

15 Feb 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Dope Space

Dope Space - def didn’t take advantage of as much as we could have!

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

vaccaro g.

27 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Girls long weekend

I was very overall pleased with the rental where seven female family members, including myself (between ages 21 and 95!!) stayed for a long weekend. The biggest concern was the upstairs patio doors, as another reviewer indicated. The lock on the doors became loose and we had to be very careful that it would not fall off every time we went in between patio and living room. It was easy to see that this French-style door could have easily been kicked in because there was not another lock to support the adjoining door. They basically both easily pushed open with the slightest amount of force, even when locked. Huge safety concern for one of my family members who said she could forgive any other shortcoming the place might have, except that. Another issue was the ceiling fans on the upstairs patio was inoperable. We also had trouble with the upstairs living room cable box. We placed a call to the cable company, but the issue ended up being a loose outlet adapter. We spent way too much time having to troubleshoot that (the one up the wall, behind the TV seems to be the culprit). Fortunately we had an extension cord with us to rearrange some of the cords and was finally able to get the cable box on. Lastly, the place was modestly clean, but could use a deep cleaning. There was all sorts of dust and hair at the very back of the arm rests on the sofas (gross), we found M&Ms under the ottoman and children's toys under another sofa; and a single green flip flop under one of the nightstands while checking to make sure we had all of our belongings. I don't know what housekeeping would have had to do after we left except clean the bathrooms and change the beds because we washed all the towels, cleaned the kitchen, swept the floors, and left everything else just how we found it; so that's a hefty cleaning fee. The good news is that the property management company was friendly, and easy to communicate with. The rental was cheerfully painted and looked pretty much like the photos. It was conveniently located near everything we planned to do, and a quick walk to the beach. There were even some water toys on the back patio for use at the beach. The bathrooms and kitchen were nice, and so were the bedrooms. In spite of my comments above (made mostly to bring it to the attention of the owner/property management), I'd love to rent there again if the need ever arose.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Wytangy p., Birmingham

8 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Very beautiful home

We came down to celebrate my mother and granddaughter birthday and we couldn’t found a more perfect spot. The house was well maintained, very close access to the beach and my family enjoyed everything about the trip. We will return.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kendra D., Altus,Oklahoma

27 Jul 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Cute beach house

Great place to stay!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rachel S.

23 Jul 2021

Short walk to the beach, but bring the salt!

The overall house was nicely decorated and easily accommodated all of our guests. The location was good, although the beaches were crowded due to the condos in front. We have a vacation home, so I am basing my observations on what we provide for guests. We were disappointed in the overall cleanliness of the house. The floors, when walked in with bare feet, would make your feet look like grocery store feet. There were dirty utensils and a leftover hamburger on the grill. Under the beds and in the drawers we found items that were left from previous guests. There were no basic household items such as dish soap, salt and pepper, coffee filters for at least the next morning, the shower downstairs had no shelf so all bath supplies had to be kept on the floor, there was a large box in the downstairs closet that prevented use of the floor of the closet, there was sand in the bed we slept in, the air conditioner was subpar at keeping the upstairs cool. Overall it suited our needs, but I would definitely suggest improvements.

Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Lauren S.

27 Jun 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Overall good

Overall we had a good stay here. The manager was friendly and easy to get in touch with when we ran into a small issue. Check in and out was and wash process.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021