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Canalside home with room for a boat - short walk from the beach

Waterfront holiday home with kitchen and patio

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Amenities
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Location

Excellent

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6928 sq ft

Popular amenities

Parking available
Air conditioning
Dryer
Washer
Kitchen
Outdoor space

Place, Dauphin Island Public Beach
Place, Dauphin Island Beaches
Place, Isle Dauphine Golf Club
Airport, Mobile, AL (MOB-Mobile Regional)

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Dining area

About this property

Canalside home with room for a boat - short walk from the beach

Canal Cottage

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You will enjoy sitting on the dock of the bay at this cozy cottage! The perfect getaway for you and your family, this home is located on one of the island's superb canals and is the perfect place to tie up the boat to enjoy an afternoon. This offers the opportunity for fishing or taking a nice boat ride around our wonderful island. While enjoying family time in the living room, you can always step outside through the sliding glass doors leading to the back deck.

What's nearby:
You are just steps away from catching some rays on the deck while the kids enjoy an afternoon swim. If you and your family want to enjoy some beach time, no problem, the gulf beach is no more than a half mile walk across Bienville Blvd, or an easy three-minute drive away!

Things to know:
Free WiFi
Full kitchen

This property is managed by Vacasa Alabama LLC

Parking notes: There is free parking available for 4 vehicles.

Dock details: Boat tie-up available

Please note: this home resides in a noise-sensitive area and the owners participate in our Good Neighbor protection program. Our smart home technology will alert our team if excessive decibel or occupancy levels are detected, allowing us to reach out directly with a reminder of maximum occupancy and quiet hours. This technology is privacy compliant, and only monitors the presence of decibels and devices-not any personal conversation or information. Thank you for supporting our efforts to be good neighbors!

Damage waiver: The total cost of your reservation for this Property includes a nightly damage waiver fee, plus tax if applicable (the “Damage Waiver”). (A discount may be applied for stays of 28 nights or longer, if permitted.) The Damage Waiver covers you for up to $3,000 of accidental damage to the Property or its contents (such as furniture, fixtures, and appliances) as long as you report the incident to the host prior to checking out. The Damage Waiver fee eliminates the need for a traditional security deposit.
More information can be downloaded from the "Rental Agreement" on the checkout page.

Due to local laws or HOA requirements, guests must be at least 25 years of age to book. Guests under 25 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian for the duration of the reservation.

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Amenities

Kitchen

Washing machine

Dryer

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the premises.

For information about quiet hours, please refer to the listing description.

Important information

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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 indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

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

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the area

Dauphin Island

Located on the waterfront, this holiday home is in Royal Lagoons, a neighbourhood in Dauphin Island. Travellers eager for a bit of culture can stop by Fort Morgan, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan Beach. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

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Dauphin Island, AL

What's nearby

Dauphin Island Public Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
Dauphin Island Beaches - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
Isle Dauphine Golf Club - 7 min drive - 3.6 km
Indian Shell Mound Park - 7 min drive - 4.2 km
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium - 11 min drive - 7.4 km

Getting around

Mobile, AL (BFM-Downtown Airport) - 49 min drive

Restaurants

‪Circle K - ‬5 min drive
‪Pelican Pub - ‬6 min drive
‪Chevron - ‬5 min drive
‪Capt'n Snappers - ‬6 min drive
‪Pirate's Bar & Grill - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Canalside home with room for a boat - short walk from the beach pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Canalside home with room for a boat - short walk from the beach?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Canalside home with room for a boat - short walk from the beach?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Canalside home with room for a boat - short walk from the beach located?

Located in Royal Lagoons, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Dauphin Island Beaches and Dauphin Island Public Beach. Dauphin Island Heritage and Arts Council and Indian Shell Mound Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).

8.6

Excellent

8.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Check-in

8.8/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

8.8/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Christie F.

22 Sept, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place on the bay!

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

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10/10 Excellent

Kimberly U.

19 Jun, 2025

Family beach trip

My family of five loved this cottage. It was clean and comfortable. We enjoyed the canal right outside the door and just a short walk to the beach.

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly U.

20 Jun, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family beach trip

Our family of 5 enjoyed your house. It was clean and comfortable. It's an easy walk to the beach. The neighborhood is quiet.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sam

8 Jul, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

4 Jun, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Excellent family weekend getaway. Launched my kayak into the canal and did some fishing. The house was very clean.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

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10/10 Excellent

Gina P.

25 May, 2024

Beautiful home in a perfect location

The house is great. It’s on the canal. My family enjoys being able to walk out the door and fish. I like that it’s not far from the beach. It has been our go-to stay for a few years.

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8/10 Good

Christine B.

28 Mar, 2024

canal park

Very nice house. Fishing was ok.

8/10 Good

Susan M.

13 Apr, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved being on the canal!

Porch and dock area were awesome, but pics of interior didn’t reflect the age of the house. A good bit needs upgrading or repair!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Doug Z.

17 Feb, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Pleasant stay

This cottage was basically clean except the floors. They were quite dirty. Bathroom fixtures need repairs. Exterior light needs repairs.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Lee W., Mobile

5 Jul, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place and locale

Awesome and as advertised. Only issue was propane tank was totally empty on grill. I would think manager would check that. Other than that great. Lee

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

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6/10 Okay

Renee G.

21 Dec, 2022

You get what you pay for.

Air was nice and cold, couch was confy, kitchen well stocked. Wifi was good. Hall bath tub faucet needs to be repaired/replaced. Love a hot shower but that was the only option in that bath. 3 out of 4 couldn't sleep on master mattress due to extreme softness (sink a good 6" or more) luckily 17 year old was good with it. Steps and deck need some TLC. Would only stay here again if we had a boat.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

janet S.

20 Mar, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved our weekend on the canal.

We really enjoyed the rental. Decor was cute, clean and pretty spacious for 6. We loved the kids room with bunk beds. The island is amazing - our first trip here. We will be back. When exiting, the directions asked us to run the dishwasher but no detergent was left for us. We used our own but wondered if all who leave just "rinse" the dishes or if the cleaning crew re-washes. Just a thought. There should be at least ONE dishwasher detergent left for exiting. Overall - other than that small but curious thing - we loved our stay and would recommend it.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

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8/10 Good

Hayley S.

21 Aug, 2024

Overall, had a great time. Needs a couple chnages.

I would rate this home a 3.5. Pros: Close to the beach Waterfront access to canal, great for fishing! Close to restaurants and shops Large living-room for socializing Loved the swings on back porch Beds were comfortable Cons: All vents looked to have a black mold problem. This needs to be looked into! Internet was very spotty. Halfway through a movie or TV show, it would freeze. No mixing bowls in kitchen and no salt or pepper. Front yard needs sprayed for fire ants! They got in our vehicle which made for an interesting trip back home. Overall, we had a great time. But I would mention these to someone wanting to rent.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

ivey k.

27 Jul, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect couples getaway

My husband and I stayed here and it was a wonderful experience! We fished off the pier for hours, which is just steps from the back door. It was in a nice, quiet neighborhood with lovely views of the canal and the ocean. Although it’s not directly on the beach it was perfect for us, plus there are beach parking passes and it’s literally about a minute down the road. There was no traffic or crowds to deal with and you can park just steps from the ocean, so it wasn’t a big deal at all because you can park right by the water. The house was clean and the inside recently updated. The kitchen was great for cooking and outdoors my husband grilled while I laid in the hammock! I have the ‘communication with property manager’ section 5 stars although we didn’t require contact them but the email and confirmation text came through before our stay and everything went smoothly. Dauphin Island is my new favorite vacation spot and I would love to revisit this home!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kevin P.

28 Apr, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

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10/10 Excellent

JOSH D.

11 Jun, 2024

Nice clean house. Check it out.

House was very nice and clean. Really enjoyed the dock and canal for swimming and fishing. Any minor issues we had were fixed in less than an hour of reporting the issue. One being wifi was down and the other being the a.c. drain had to cleared. No complaints because that can happen anywhere. I would recommend this house to others and would stay there again.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Jimmy B.

21 Apr, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

No fun

From day one there was problems with the house,stairs are loose on both sides of house,toilet paper holders wouldn't stay on,kitchen table was broken,the bathroom drains need attention,,the peope I spoke with was amazing that's over the property but it was not a good stay and I use vrbo alot

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

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8/10 Good

Steven S.

8 Sept, 2022

Beautifully located

The house was a perfect place to dock our boat and host our family. There was lots of space to spend quality time. The only drawback was the master bed’s mattress was too soft. Other than that, it was a great choice.

6/10 Okay

Angie S., Walford, Iowa

12 Jun, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Disliked: Communication

Average place, needs attention to details

Place looks amazing inside. Bright, great layout. We found details to be lacking to the point where you felt like they weren't interested in happy guests, but were interested in booking you (and getting your money) and then you were on your own. Beds were wrapped in plastic making it impossible to sleep. Someone else's dirty underwear behind the dryer. Dead bugs behind couch and tv. Crock pot (which we counted on using) didn't work. Back door deadbolt didn't lock. No coffee filters provided in a town that sells coffee filters nowhere. Deck nails popped up everywhere on the rough deck and stairs. No ladder on the dock to exit the water if you choose to swim in the canal. No other way to get out either. The neighbor was concerned for our kids' safety and gave them an extra ladder to use. Picnic table in the pictures isn't there anymore, so a house that sleeps 6 has a table inside that seats only 4. Roofers showed up at 7:15 a.m. one morning while we were in bed and started throwing bundles of shingles onto the roof. No warning from property management. When staying with this management company, you get no personal greeting from someone who asks you to let them know if you need anything, so it took more than 90 minutes to hear back from local manager after contacting the national phone number about the roofers. They ask you to "throw a load of towels and sheets into the washer before you leave" however do not provide laundry soap or disinfectant or laundry cleaner of any kind. Makes me wonder how the people before me "cleaned" my sheets and towels. So very gross. Will definitely not stay with this management company again.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chris M., St. Louis

27 Mar, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spring Break!

Great house with a great location. Very clean and had everything we needed to enjoy our stay. Great location close to everything only thing that we had issue with was the WI-FI but found out it was pretty much the whole island having issues. Would be happy to go back!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

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10/10 Excellent

Patricia T.

4 Jan, 2022

Wonderful Update!

Canal Cottage is freshly updated with new flooring, new appliances, new bathroom fixtures, new dock, etc. It has a great waterfront location and nice view of sunsets. I'm looking forward to future visits. NOTE: I had stayed at Canal Cottage in 2019 and left a negative review because of dirty and rundown conditions, broken appliances, clutter and owner's possessions in closets and dressers, etc. I'm glad to say that the (new?) owners have totally refurbished the place.

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

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10/10 Excellent

kate b.

14 Nov, 2021

Great location and great house

The house is in a great location, the decor was lovely. My 80 year mother was happy with the quality of everything. We’ve stayed at other houses on the Island which were good but this one is our new favorite.

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8/10 Good

Andrey Z.

29 Aug, 2021

Overall great stay!

The house was exactly what we were looking for our stay. It was about 5 minutes walking to the white sandy beach. The house is big, has plenty of room and was clean. It was nice having the 2 bathrooms and the shower outside to rinse before coming inside. The main negative is the mattress in the master bedroom. It is so extremely soft that you couldn't sleep on it at all. Luckily, we were able to sleep in the other bedroom, which also wasn't a great mattress, but we were at least able to sleep. The kitchen was full of everything we needed and more. We really enjoyed the island!

10/10 Excellent

Thomas H.

27 Jul, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Had a great trip!

The house was exactly like the photos. It was clean and every was perfect.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021

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10/10 Excellent

Gary H.

8 Jul, 2021

Loved!!!!

We had an amazing time while there we brought our boat the dock was wonderful so we did not have to load and unload daily, fireworks were awesome would love to come back has been renovated so everything is so pretty and calming

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3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

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Christie F.

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10/10 Excellent

Kimberly U.

Family beach trip

Kimberly U.

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly U.

Family beach trip

Kimberly U.

10/10 Excellent

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Sam

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Kelly

10/10 Excellent

Gina P.

Beautiful home in a perfect location

Gina P.

8/10 Good

Christine B.

canal park

Christine B.

8/10 Good

Susan M.

Loved being on the canal!

Susan M.

10/10 Excellent

Doug Z.

Pleasant stay

Doug Z.

8/10 Good

Lee W., Mobile