Vacation Rentals by Owner

Property 31737 Evaluation

Guest: Nebular (Southaven, MS)
Date of Stay: 04/02/12 Review Submitted: 04/30/12

We absolutely love being a guest at the Breakers unit 33. The very clean, pleasantly appointed condo overall is very quiet, has ample ocean views plus a 2nd bedroom view to the beach highway to the north and the parking lot. So one can have near total visual access to his/her surroundings just by peering out the windows. We find a supurbly equipped kitchen--we take total advantage of kitchen amenities for many of our meals although we also do our share of patronizing several of our favorite excellent restaurants spread from Gulf Shores to Orange Beach and on out to Pensacola, Fl. Other guests/owners of the Breakers have shown to be respecful of fellow vacationers and of the common portions of the property that includes a wonderful pool area and a well maintained, manicured grass area. Children from other units have been well spervised and behaved. If you want noise, you will not find it at the Breakers 33. But you will find easy access for most, if not all, your other needs via large grocery stores, gift shop, restaurants, shipping/mail outlet, walk-in light medical service, fuel and much more immediately across the street. As for security, one finds a quiet, polite fellow continually working here and their about the property as needed, checking the parking lot, sprucing up the grounds, and keeping a close eye out for anything that might look like trouble. For those wishing adventure there are numerous destinations that includes a zoo, alligator farm, two historic forts guarding Mobile Bay, a sea research center on Dauphin Island, charter fishing and sailing opportunities. In other words, the condo location is centered between destinations westward and to Pensacola eastward with more forts, restaurants and Naval concerns including a wonderful historic light house on the grounds of the Naval Air Station Pensacola, home to the Blue Angles precision flying team. So, what more could anyone desire? Book your reservation soon, but leave room for us to return, please.

Recommended for:People with disabilities, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Totally Relaxing

Guest: Texas Folks (Humble, Tx)
Date of Stay: 12/22/11 Review Submitted: 01/01/12

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this property--reading, relaxing, listening to the surf and walking on the beach. You do not have to cross the street to get to the beach--it's right there! The owner is very responsive to concerns and needs.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

Beach in October? Yes!

Guest: Kay (Ruston, LA, USA)
Date of Stay: 10/22/11 Review Submitted: 11/06/11

This was our first October beach stay but we want to do this again. The weather was beautiful and the beach was wonderful and almost deserted. There is always some apprehension when you walk into a condo for the first time but we could not have been more pleased! The condo was perfect for the two of us (although a family could stay very comfortably). Walking through the hallway you instantly see the beach (beautiful view) and the beach theme was tastfully used thoughout the condo. Everything that we needed was available to us in the newly renovated kitchen area. The owner answered all of our questions prior to our visit. He probably undersold the property when he told us it was not a "new" facility because it was much nicer than we anticipated. Very comfortable and very clean. The dolphins greeted us the first morning with quite a show and returned on several other mornings. Would recommend visitors not miss the Shrimp Basket or Belle Lula pizza (not like Louisiana pizza!).LuLu's was fun but food was just OK. Best boiled shrimp was from a seafood market on Canal Street in Orange Beach.

Recommended for:People with disabilities, age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway.

Very relaxing

Guest: Holly H.
Date of Stay: 07/30/11 Review Submitted: 08/09/11

Our family of four stayed at this location and had a great time. Randall your condo was wonderful and very homey. We felt very comfortable staying there. The layout of the condo was just as we thought, very clean, the grounds were very well kept, enjoyed the pool by the beach. Each day we went to the beach, had a couple of day trips, one day to Tanger Outlets and Pirate Cove Miniture Golf, another day we took the boys to Pensecola, to the Naval Aviation Museum. they loved it and really had a good time. Our boys made lots of sandcastles, and did plenty of swimming. Our favorite restaurants were DeSoto's and Sea N Suds in Gulf Shores. We would also recommend Mellow Mushroom Pizza near Tanger Outlets and Moe's BBQ right across the street from the condo. Bubba's Seafood wasOK, we really did not care for the Original Oyster House. The week went by too fast, it was pretty hot, somedays there wasn't even a gulf breeze, but we definately enjoyed our stay. We would recommend this condo to any of family and friends. If our plans take us this way in the future, we will definately contact you Randall. Thank you.

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway.

The Perfect Spot

Guest: Mimi & Doc (Hamilton, Alabama)
Date of Stay: 06/04/11 Review Submitted: 06/27/11

Our family (children and grandchildren) spent a week at The Breakers this summer......it was the perfect spot for us! There was plenty of room in the condo, the property was well-maintained, the pool was refreshing, and it was so convenient for shopping. Since The Breakers is a smaller complex, we avoided a lot of the "crowd", yet we were still in the center of everything. There were plenty of parking spaces, never a wait for the elevator (although we took the stairs), and we had plenty of room on the beach. The owner was very helpful and always answered our calls. It was the best family vacation we had ever had, and we will be back next year!

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GREAT/ RELAXING VACATION AT ORANGE BEACH

Guest: mac (Arkansas)
Date of Stay: 05/07/11 Review Submitted: 05/20/11

Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the stay in your Condo Last week. 5/7/11 The beach was beautiful*****saw the dolphins every morning while relaxing on the balcony (except the Friday b/f leaving* was a storm coming in and they didn’t show)**Watched people parasail and the sail boats right in front of us every day. We ate at Lu Lu’s, where they seated us on the deck and a dolphin swam right by us so close you could almost touch it. I didn’t get that in Destin!!! Loved the Relaxing atmosphere and walking on the beach. Weather was excellent every day until that Friday and even the storm, which only lasted a short time and sunshine came back, was great to watch over the ocean. Thanks so much :)

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, people with disabilities, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Great Labor Day Weekend getaway

Guest: Robin (Slidell, La)
Date of Stay: 09/03/10 Review Submitted: 09/08/10

this Condo is very spacious and roomy, plenty of room to hang out and relax. The beach was lovely. No oil or tar balls, only white sand and beautiful water. we had a great long weekend. convenient location to all stores and beach express hwy. Started each morning on the balcony, drinking coffee, listening to the waves and watching the dolphins play, can't wait to go back!

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway.

Excellent Location!

Guest: Beach Lover (Ragland, AL)
Date of Stay: 07/24/10 Review Submitted: 08/24/10

We had a wonderful week in this very spacious condo. There are two grocery stores in close proximity. Hope to visit again next year! The owner was prompt in contacting me with rthe rental agreement. Thanks for sharing your home with us.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, romantic getaway.

Great getaway

Guest: Shambles (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Date of Stay: 06/30/10 Review Submitted: 09/07/10

My elderly parents wanted me to go with them to Gulf Shores (or Orange Beach), since that's where they took us when I was a kid way back in the 50s and 60s. It's a little different now. We went just before the 4th of July week, and yes there was oil on the beach, but it didn't spoil the view. The pool was great, and the condo was spacious, especially for just the 3 of us. The wi-fi worked great so I could get some work done in a very relaxing place. The sliding glass door to the balcony would stick, which trapped Momma out there while we were at the pool. She's got dementia pretty bad, but she didn't jump or anything. The storm shutter track trapped rain water on the balcony, but other than those little minor balcony things, it was a great stay. Hope to go back soon.

Owner response:The patio door was getting hard to open. The sand gets in those tracks and eats up the rollers. We just put in a new track and rollers. It opens and closes like a new door now.

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with young children, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

GREAT TIMES !

Guest: PENUT (FLORENCE)
Date of Stay: 06/05/10 Review Submitted: 06/14/10

WE STAYED FOR 5 NIGHTS THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE WE HAD 7 IN OUR PARTY , WE HAD PLENTY OF ROOM, GREAT VIEW AND THE CONDO WAS VERY NICE. WE DID NOT SEE ANY OIL. MY KIDS 15,14,11,4, ALL HAD A BALL. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS CONDO TO ANYONE AND LOOK FORWARD TO STAYING HERE ON OUR NEXT VISIT.

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

Great Memorial Day Vacation!

Guest: Andy (Kansas City, KS)
Date of Stay: 05/26/10 Review Submitted: 07/22/10

My family and I (there were 7 of us) stayed in this condo and thoroughly enjoyed our time there! It was clean and roomy and we were very comfortable. The view from the balcony was terrific. In fact, when we weren't on the beach or at the pool we were sitting in the wonderful rocking chairs taking in the sunsets and watching dolphins play in the water. The pool was clean, the beach was beautiful and any activity we were interested in was just a short drive away. We will definitely stay there again!

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

location, location and one more location !

Guest: mismaloya (Atlanta, GA)
Date of Stay: 05/16/10 Review Submitted: 07/25/10

The location is perfect, beachfront and right acrosst the street are 2 grocery stores, places to eat, ice cream shops, etc. There were only 4 of us, so we had plenty of room. The kitchen had just about everything we could ask for to cook with. I enjoyed that ! We spent a full week here and will come back again next year. I would like to spend perhaps a month this time. My only negative is with the cleaning company. If you rent this place, just don't look in all the kitchen cabinents looking for something. There is dirt in some of them that must have been there for years. We have rented from the same web site for many years and rented houses from CA to Italy. This was probably the dirtiest, but also had the best location. I'll go again, I just won't look closely at under the sink, cabinents, etc.

Owner response:When a guest makes us aware of a situation like this we take it very serious. We now have a new cleaning service and the kitchen has been totally remodeled. All new cabinets, granite counters, and appliances.

Recommended for:People with disabilities, age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.