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Sandy Lane Cottage is family friendly!

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Family Room
Family Room
Dining Room
Kitchen
Master Bedroom

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom #2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom #3

1 Queen Bed

Master Bedroom

1 King Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom #2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Master Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Sandy Lane Cottage is family friendly!

This cottage is a three bed, two bath with a screened porch in a quiet, low density community. The Rookery is located adjacent to the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. The beach is just a short walk away (0.4 miles) but you can rent a golf cart from nearby rentals if you would like to rent one during your stay. The marina, boat dock, restaurants, a small market for forgotten items, and 2 championship golf courses, Kiva Dunes and Peninusula, are close by.

Historic Fort Morgan is only 4.5 miles away where you can explore the history of the fort and then catch the ferry over to Dauphin Island. Gulf Shores is only 15 miles away, where there are a variety of activities for you, family, and friends such as restaurants, shopping, mini golf, water and amusement parks, live music, and much more.

At the Rookery you are far enough away from the hustle and bustle to appreciate the tranquility of the area, but still close enough to enjoy all the great attractions that Gulf Shores has to offer.

Come Enjoy the Gulf of Mexico!
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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 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
You will need to go to the website rookeryi-ii.com Fill out the renter registration, parking certificate, and pay for the parking certificate.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 1682207vb
This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
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 and a deadlock

About the area

Gulf Shores

Located in Gulf Shores, this cottage is by the sea. Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Fort Morgan Beach and Gulf Shores Beach.
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Gulf Shores, AL

What's nearby

  • Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Fort Morgan Beach - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Fort Morgan - 12 min drive - 13.1 km
  • Gulf State Park - 17 min drive - 28.9 km
  • Gulf Shores Beach - 19 min drive - 31.1 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 Sandy Lane Cottage is family friendly! have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Sandy Lane Cottage is family friendly! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Sandy Lane Cottage is family friendly!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Sandy Lane Cottage is family friendly!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Sandy Lane Cottage is family friendly!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Sandy Lane Cottage is family friendly! located?

Situated by the sea, this cottage 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 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 22 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 22 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 22 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 22 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 22 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tim C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Clean spacious cottage. Quiet friendly neighborhood. Pool was excellent
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Oct 2025
I’m glad y’all enjoyed your stay! Please come back and see us again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennye L.

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

Great Family Home

My family was very comfortable at this home! Clean, spacious and had everything we needed! We would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Jun 2023
I’m so glad you enjoyed your stay. Come back and stay!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Audra F.

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

Family Beach Trip

We enjoyed the accommodations. We were far but close to everything. It was peaceful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott J.

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

Relaxing

Great experience, relaxing at the pool was great.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Sept 2022
I’m so glad y’all had a great week!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer G.

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

Sandy Lane

Cute little house near the beach 🏖️ The house was very clean!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Aug 2024
Thank you! Please come and stay with us again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott J.

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

Perfect Get-a-way

Relaxing and comfortable, plenty of peace and quiet too. Very nice cottage and 90 second walk to the pool. 2 mins drive to beach. Highly recommend and owner is great.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept 2021
I’m so glad y’all had a great, relaxing week!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Haley V.

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

Absolutely Perfect!!!

We loved staying here. The proximity to the beach was great. We could walk to the beautiful pool easily. There's a market nearby. The house is adorable and the furniture and beds were very comfortable. Everything needed for a great stay was available. We loved it!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Jul 2020
I’m so glad y’all had a good time.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anna J.

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

a lovely vacation

had a little trouble finding the property, but that was on me for not reading all of the information before we lost service and we figured it out in the end! we loved our stay in the "respite" house, being so close to the rest of my family in their big house. Thank you, Michelle for a lovely stay!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Aug 2021
I’m so glad y’all had a great time!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eric M.

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

Cozy Cottage😊🏠

Beautiful cottage!! Clean, warm and welcoming! Nice and quiet neighborhood close to the beach! Excellent communication! Would definitely recommend and will be back!! Thank you Michelle!! We had a wonderful time🏖😁
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Mar 2020
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed your stay.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

William M.

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

Wonderful Vacation Home!

We absolutely LOVED our time at Sandy Lane Cottage. Do not worry about the comments of distance to parking. It's like 40 steps. That's it. Owner was marvelous. Everything was in order as advertised. Great neighbors. We were very blessed to be at Sandy Lane. We will be back!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Apr 2024
I’m so glad y’all had a great time and stay! Come back and see us.
Verified

8/10 Good

Stacey R.

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

Nice place to stay

The Cottage is a nice place to stay while visiting Fort Morgan. The Cottage is clean and the beds were comfortable. Melissa was quick to answer questions. The only negatives I have are the parking space. We were there in the off season so it wasn't an issue but it may be in the peak season. And the cottage sits in the back which is nice for privacy but you may make several trips to the car to unload IF you are a over packer like me. I would stay here again if visiting Fort Morgan.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lee E.

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

Great off beach community

The property was great for being off the beach and a cheaper option that still allows quick access to beach. The pool was very convenient and a good size. I can not speak on the public beach near by as we used our friends beach closer to Ft. Morgan. The house was clean and had most everything you could want and need for a vacation. The only draw back which wasn’t a huge deal is the parking situation is not the greatest. It is fairly far from the door which isn’t bad except for arrival and departure with packing everything to the car and when it’s pouring rain. Overall we had a great time and would stay again.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jul 2024
I’m so glad y’all enjoyed your stay. Come back and enjoy The Rookery again!
Verified

8/10 Good

Mary W.

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

We’ll be back!

Loved this house! In a quiet family friendly neighborhood. It was very well decorated and quiet. There was plenty of space for us all to have quiet time in the afternoon while the toddler napped. The pool was great for the kids with the zero entry. It was far enough from the hustle and bustle of Gulf Shores/Orange beach so we could relax but close enough for us to drive in for dinner etc. The only thing that could be improved is the parking lot situation. It’s all gravel and not lined so some neighbors just parked wherever or used parking spots for golf carts.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Jun 2021
I’m glad you enjoyed your stay!
Verified

8/10 Good

Troy D.

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

The cottage is adorable.

Nice location not far from beach. Beds were comfortable. But if you stay there you need to pack spices, sugar, coffee all cooking supplies. No hand soap, dish soap and 2 dishwasher pods. We were left with one roll of toilet paper per bathroom for 1 week with 5 people. No extra trash bags or paper towels. We had to go and buy all this stuff which is usually provided. The stove/oven was dirty. Really nice washer/dryer which will come in handy because you get 2 towels for each bathroom. Had to wash them everyday to have enough for all 5 of us. The cottage was clean and bedrooms really nice. The area is adorable and very friendly neighbors.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Donna H.

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

Awesome cottage & very clean. Just as advertised.

Smooth sailing thru rental process. Will definitely rent again.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 30 May 2022
I’m glad y’all had a great week!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

D W.

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

Fort Morgan's best Beach cottage

Fort Morgan's best beach cottage Starts with communicating with the awesome property manager who made check in a breeze. Then a very clean property. The cottage really fitted our needs and we was able to celebrate our little ones birthday.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Aug 2021
I’m glad y’all had a good time!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael M.

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

Great place close to the beach with lots of amenities.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and the rental process with very smooth. Great communication with the host!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ashley J.

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

Perfection

There were 6 of us that stayed the first week of August. This place was PERFECT. It was close enough to the pool that the older 2 (both 18) could go with the younger 2 (14 and 11) while we made dinner. Having the convenience of a kitchen plus plenty of room for all of us was a huge plus. The beach was close, could’ve walked but it was just too hot (but I’m not complaining). The beach was gorgeous and wasn’t too crowded. I couldn’t have asked for a better vacation. It was exactly what I wanted it to be. Thank you, Michelle!!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marshall B.

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

Perfect for our trip

This place was exactly what we needed for our trip. The inside was clean and had everything we needed.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Jul 2020
I’m glad y’all had a good trip! I will pass your message along to my cleaning lady. She takes great pride in her work.
Verified

8/10 Good

James S.

Liked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Absolute blast!!

Would definately stay here again!! Beds were very comfortable, and showers were awesome!! Nice pool!! Kids had a blast! Great family atmosphere!! Would absolutely recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Jul 2020
Thank you! So glad y’all had a great time.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cathy F.

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

Great Property!

This cottage was perfect for our needs! It was emasculate and had everything we needed. We Loved the screened porch that overlooked the trees and greenery. It is a short walk/drive to the beach. The only negative was the WiFi and cell service did not work well. But would love to stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Jul 2020
Thank you, Cathy! Hopefully the wi-if will be upgraded by Century Link soon. The screened porch is my favorite spot too.😊
Verified

10/10 Excellent

NIKKI L.

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

Very impressed with this beach cottage

Had a great stay!
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Jun 2020
Glad y’all had a good time!

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