The Good/Great:
The view was better than shown in the pictures. The glass goes all the way up to the ceiling which really brought the gulf to us. Also the master bedroom and living room have sliding glass doors, and the balcony furniture was on point.
All the fixtures and surfaces in the condo are updated with class. There was nothing we touched that felt cheap. And I remodel homes for a living so I have a little bit of experience.
There are 4 common area BBQ grills that are great, the indoor pool is well kept, Lazy River is nice, the walk to the beach is easy and there are chairs with umbrellas for rent at the beach. The beach itself was gorgeous, perfect sand for building sand castles, no dogs allowed on Orange Beach so very kid friendly. We didn't have any issues with water pressure, felt great at all shower heads.
Needs Improvement:
The house was not stocked with consumer goods such as laundry detergent, dishwasher pods, scrub pads for dishes, clothes hangers, trash bags, etc. It did have hand soap and a single roll of TP in all bathrooms, can't recall if there was a roll of paper towels in kitchen but if so it was just one. There were basic spices so that was helpful. When you are a higher end stay (been to more than a dozen), these things should be standard, especially because many guests leave these items behind as we did, just not worth packing a half used container of laundry soap.
The internet was unsecured...this allows anyone within range to access the network which in theory makes it dummy proof to login and probably causes mgmt less headache with guests not being able to figure out how to logon, BUT what actually happens is it opens you up to security threats and allows anyone in range to use the network which can significantly reduce speeds. We were able to see a handful of other secured nearby networks even from other floors which means they could also see ours AND logon and use it.
The noise.
The ice machine is great but it is LOUD. It makes all kinds of noises all night which can be heard from every room but especially bad in the master. The hallways (common areas to access unit) were not acoustically engineered and if anyone is talking even at a reasonable volume in the hallways it was heard inside. Upstairs neighbors moving chairs was easily heard. I think the building just wasn't designed with acoustics in mind, however this was only a mild annoyance, never a real problem because we had good neighbors.
Overall great.