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Exterior detail
Terrace/patio
Interior
Living area
Living area

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Porch or lanai
  • Hot tub on site
  • Swimming pool
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Gulf Shores, AL
  • Place, Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Fort Morgan Beach
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Gulf Shores Beach
    ‪20 min drive‬
  • Airport, Mobile, AL (BFM-Downtown Airport)
    ‪76 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bunk Room Sleeps 4

2 Twin Bunk Beds

Guest Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Master Bedroom

1 King Bed

2 bathrooms

Guest Bath

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Master Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Porch or lanai
Kitchen

About this property

Perfect Peaceful Beach Getaway! Snowbirds Welcome!

Our Beach Bungalow is the perfect place for a beach getaway! Come enjoy Alabama's beaches the way they used to be. The Rookery unit 1701 is located 14 miles down Fort Morgan Road, away from all the high-rise condos in Gulf Shores. You can enjoy uncrowded beaches, nature trails, wildlife, and plenty of room to relax. Just a short 10 min walk to the beach!

Our Beach Bungalow is the perfect spot for your beach vacation! This cute beach cottage has hardwood floors throughout, comfortable seating, 3 flat screen TVs with over 140 HD channels, games for the kids, DVDs to enjoy, free wireless internet, and much more! The master bedroom has a king sized bed and private bathroom. The guest bedroom has a queen sized bed and bedroom #3 has 2 sets of full/twin bunks. There is plenty of space for families of all sizes! Bed linens, bath towels, hand towels, wash cloths, and kitchen towels are provided. A few extras are added in to make our guests feel at home (starter supplies of garbage bags, dish soap, laundry packs, toilet paper, and paper towels). The unit has a full sized washer and dryer to make laundry easy.

There are 2 swimming pools and a spa to enjoy. The largest pool is a zero entry pool that is perfect for splashing, sunbathing, and swimming. The pool is just steps away from your front porch. Golf carts are allowed, so bring one and enjoy easy access to the beach or rent one when you get here! BBQ grills and picnic tables are scattered throughout The Rookery, so bring your charcoal and grill out. There is a large tennis court and lots of space to park your boat or golf cart.

There is plenty to keep you busy in the area. There are several golf courses to choose from, Wave Runner Rentals, Water Parks, Gulf Coast Zoo, Putt Putt Golf, Dinner Cruises, Shopping at the Outlet Malls and The Wharf, Various Festivals (seasonal) & Night Life. Tour historic Fort Morgan just a few miles away or take the ferry over to Dauphin Island for a visit to the Dauphin Island Estuary. Several restaurants, a marina and boat dock are nearby. Nearby along Fort Morgan Road is the scenic Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge.. a haven for nature lovers.

Our bungalow is a non-smoking unit. Pets are not allowed.
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Minimum booking of 2 nights.
There is a $35 charge per vehicle for a quest registration pass. If you found by property management without a registration there is a $150 fee.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 2301925
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
Onsite 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 not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

About the neighborhood

Gulf Shores

Located in Gulf Shores, this vacation home is near the beach. Fort Morgan is a notable landmark, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Fort Morgan Beach and Dauphin Island Beaches. Looking to get your feet wet? Motor boating, fishing and swimming adventures can be found near the property.
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What's nearby

  • Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Fort Morgan Beach - 2 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Fort Morgan - 13 min drive - 14.1 km
  • Gulf Shores Beach - 20 min drive - 31.4 km
  • The Park at OWA - 29 min drive - 47.3 km

Getting around

  • Mobile, AL (BFM-Downtown Airport) - 89 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tacky Jacks Fort Morgan - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Sassy Bass - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Jesse’s On The Bay - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Sassy Bass Amazin' Grill - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪The Village Hideaway @ The Beach Club - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Perfect Peaceful Beach Getaway! Snowbirds Welcome! have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool. Pool types include heated pools.

How much does it cost to stay at Perfect Peaceful Beach Getaway! Snowbirds Welcome!?

As of Jun 4, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Perfect Peaceful Beach Getaway! Snowbirds Welcome! on Sep 1, 2026 start from $301, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Perfect Peaceful Beach Getaway! Snowbirds Welcome! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Perfect Peaceful Beach Getaway! Snowbirds Welcome!?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Perfect Peaceful Beach Getaway! Snowbirds Welcome!?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Perfect Peaceful Beach Getaway! Snowbirds Welcome! located?

Situated near the beach, this vacation home is within a 15-minute walk of Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge and Fort Morgan Beach. Bon Secour Bay and Kiva Dunes Golf Course are also within 3 mi (5 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 46 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 46 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 46 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 46 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 46 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matt T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent location and facilities.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Response from VrboOwner on May 26, 2026
So glad you enjoyed your stay. Come again soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tabitha L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Enjoyed our stay clean place and nice neighborhood communication was easy
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 22, 2025
Glad you enjoyed your stay! Come visit again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ron M.

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

Great place

Enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ron M.

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

Great Bungalow!!!

Comfortable accommodations. Close to swimming pool and near the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 6, 2025
Glad you enjoyed your stay!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeff M.

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

Great stay

Love the peacefulness of The Rookery, the location couldn't be better. Owners very responsive and helpful. Was a great week.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2025
Response from VrboOwner on May 5, 2025
Thanks for coming! Glad you enjoyed your stay!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lori S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Loved it.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Sep 3, 2025
Glad you enjoyed your stay! Come back and visit soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kristen L.

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

Vacation

Awesome stay and great beach location!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 26, 2024
Glad you liked our place! Come again soon.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sarah K.

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

Family Vacay

The duplex had plenty of room and super comfortable for our teenagers and toddler. The property is well taken care of and super quiet. A golf cart is a great way to get to and from the beach access since you have to cross a busy highway.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amber J.

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

The owner(s) were extremely helpful. She also responded to my questions very quickly.

Will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 6, 2022
Thanks Amber! Glad you enjoyed your stay. Please come again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tina C.

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

Weekend getaway

Enjoyed getting away for the weekend. Very quiet and nice place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Nov 17, 2021
Thanks for coming! Glad you enjoyed your stay. Come back soon. Katie
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brenda L.

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

Family trip

This place was nice and had everything we needed
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Oct 10, 2023
Glad you enjoyed your stay! Come again. Katie and Rob
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amy F.

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

Neat place to stay!

Our family enjoyed our time here. Very nice place. Close access to pool and beach. We really enjoyed our stay. It was nice being outside of gulf shores, where it's so busy, but still in the same area.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Apr 3, 2023
So glad you enjoyed your stay! Come visit again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jill T.

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

Summer Vacation

We had a wonderful stay! Roomy house, great location to the pool right next door, everything we needed from the bathrooms to the kitchen. Would definitely stay there again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 7, 2021
So glad you enjoyed your stay! Come back anytime!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sheila m.

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

Landon's 8th birthday

Accommodations were great . Would definitely stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Oct 19, 2021
Glad you enjoyed your stay! Come again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin R.

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

Beautiful beach house in the Rookery Neighborhood

Of all the houses my group booked in the Rookery this one was the nicest! We had a wonderful stay and the hosts were excellently helpful. This house is very close to the pool and tennis court in the neighborhood (court does have pickleball lines). The beach is about a half mile away and can be walked to! Would love to stay here again.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Apr 21, 2025
So glad you enjoyed your stay! Come visit again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth H.

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

Gulf Shores Vacation 2022

The owners of this Bama Beach Bungalow were great and easy to work with. Highly recommend to rent from them.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 12, 2022
So glad you enjoyed your stay! Come visit again soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

candice C.

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

Nice Cottage

My family of 7 had a great stay in this cute beach cottage. The place was well kept and Katie was so easy to work with.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 5, 2023
So glad you enjoyed your stay! Come back and visit anytime!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth B.

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

Cozy little spot

Very clean and in a great location. About a 45 second drive to the beach. I will be staying here the next time we come to Gulf Shores.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Jun 27, 2023
So glad you enjoyed it! Would love to have you back.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jenni M.

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

Excellent house for our group of 10

Excellent place to stay that was close to the beach. We loved being able to have all of the kids (6 teenagers) stay in one room together! Clean house and very, very close to the swimming pool. Beautiful scenery around the home and very easy to get to the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brooke V.

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

Perfect Escape

This is our second time at this property with our family of 7. It is prefect! We love the location because we prefer a less crowded beach. Love that it is right by the pool. Plenty of space and communication with the host is so easy and quick! We will stay yet again!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Apr 23, 2025
So glad you liked it! Come back soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amber W.

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

Perfect Location for our family!

We absolutely loved the home, location and neighborhood! Lot's of other teens, a great pool, no rowdy neighbors, and lots of wildlife! We will be back!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 7, 2021
So glad you enjoyed your stay! Come back anytime!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bridgette M.

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

Prefect for our family

We enjoyed this cottage. Cute, comfy, great location, beach just a few minutes away and the kids loved the wildlife. Great communication with the owners, she was nice and answered all of my questions. Only wish we had more time to stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 5, 2021
Glad you enjoyed it! Would love for you and your family to come back!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Julie B.

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

Beautiful area. Great house

Everything as listed. Great pool right next to house.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 26, 2024
Glad you had a nice stay! Come again soon.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Casey K.

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

Excellent getaway spot!

We had so much fun and such a great stay at the Bama Beach Bungalow! Convenient location for public beach access, Fort Morgan Marina, and the Mobile Bay Ferry. Enjoyed having the pool so close to the house—this was great for our little guy! We would definitely return!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 19, 2023
So glad you enjoyed your stay. Come again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

BRANDI C.

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

Amazing time!

Quiet, cutest neighborhood, quick access to the beach. A little piece of Heaven. We enjoyed it so much!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

About the host

Hosted by Katie and Rob Gillespie

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We are a family of 6 from Ohio and love our beach bungalow. We have some grown kids but some still in school. Can't wait to be able to fully snow bird at our place.

Why they chose this property

We love the close proximity to the beach and having such a beautiful pool in the Rookery.

What makes this property unique

We have a beautiful 3 bedroom bungalow all on one level. We lovingly care for our place and hope that many families can enjoy like we do. The kids love the bunk room!

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