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Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 8780 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Air conditioning
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill

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Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • West Beach
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Gulf Shores Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Hangout Music Fest
    ‪10 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

4 Single Beds

Other Space 1

1 Double Sofa Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Adorable - Lagoon Front

Welcome to Rolf’s Crabby Daddy – A Whimsical Waterfront Escape!

Escape to Rolf’s Crabby Daddy, a charming cottage on the serene Little Lagoon, guaranteed to lift your spirits—even if you arrive feeling a little crabby! This cozy retreat offers breathtaking waterfront views, a spacious deck, and direct access to some of the best fishing, crabbing, and water activities Gulf Shores has to offer.

Cozy & Comfortable Accommodations

Rolf’s Crabby Daddy comfortably sleeps up to 8 guests and is thoughtfully furnished to ensure a relaxing stay.

Main Floor:
Primary Bedroom: Queen bed
Bunk Room: 2 Twin-over-Twin bunk beds (sleeps 4)
Living Room: Sleeper sofa
Full Bathroom
Pack 'n Play available for little travelers

Features & Amenities

Fully equipped eat-in kitchen – Includes cookware, utensils, and everything you need for home-cooked meals.
Spacious deck with waterfront views – The perfect spot to sip your morning coffee or enjoy an evening sunset over the lagoon.
Beach access nearby – A short stroll east takes you to the pristine white sands of Gulf Shores.
Washer & dryer – Pack light and keep your beachwear fresh!
High-speed wireless internet & cable TV – Stay connected and entertained.
Ample parking – Room for approximately 4 cars, SUVs, or pickup trucks.

Activities & Attractions

With Little Lagoon in your backyard and the Gulf of Mexico just minutes away, adventure is always within reach!

Boating & Kayaking: Explore the calm waters of the lagoon.
Dining & Entertainment: Just a few miles from the heart of Gulf Shores, where you’ll find fantastic restaurants, shops, and attractions.
Gulf Shores Public Beach: Enjoy sugar-white sands, crystal-clear waters, and plenty of space to soak up the sun.

Important Details

* Minimum Rental Age: 25+ (Guests under 25 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.)
* Dogs 35lbs and under are accepted at this property. Maximum 2 dogs. Pet fees apply.

Book your stay at Rolf’s Crabby Daddy today and get ready for a waterfront getaway like no other!

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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

Pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

About the area

Gulf Shores

Located in Gulf Shores, this holiday home is near theme parks and near the beach. The Park at OWA is a popular attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Gulf Shores Beach and Gulf State Park. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Orange Beach Tennis Center or Foley Sportsplex. Discover the area's water adventures with fishing and swimming nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails.
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Gulf Shores, Alabama

What's nearby

  • West Beach - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Gulf Shores Beach - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Hangout Music Fest - 10 min drive - 6.9 km
  • Waterville USA - 11 min drive - 7.7 km
  • Gulf Shores Golf Club - 15 min drive - 10.8 km

Getting around

  • Pensacola, FL (PNS-Pensacola Intl.) - 73 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Hangout - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Sunliner Diner - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Pink Pony Pub - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪De Soto's Seafood Kitchen - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Gulf Island Grill - ‬8 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is 7/7-7/10 On Sale! Adorable - Lagoon Front pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at 7/7-7/10 On Sale! Adorable - Lagoon Front?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 7/7-7/10 On Sale! Adorable - Lagoon Front?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is 7/7-7/10 On Sale! Adorable - Lagoon Front located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within 1 mi (2 km) of West Beach and Gulf Shores Beach. Lagoon Pass Park is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) away.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 32 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 32 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 32 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 32 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 32 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christopher G.

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

Perfect week

Love the place, was at home the second we walked in. The entire process was so easy and we can’t wait to come back.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Danny G.

Weekend stay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great place to spend a weekend or more!

10/10 Excellent

jeff c.

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

Great lill beach cabin

Filled every box that we required for our lill beach retreat. Great time.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Cynthia L.

Liked: Communication, location, listing accuracy
The beds were like heaven. Shower had no water pressure and shower head was too high up. Air vents dripped condensation on table and chair.. Should offer an early check in. But it was an amazing trip. Thank you
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kay W.

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

One of a kind

Sweet little home with everything you need for a relaxing stay at the beach. Loved the lagoon out the back door and Gulf access across the road (10 minute walk). Restaurants, shopping and State park just a short drive, just far enough that traffic is minimal.minimal
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy H.

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

Great Location and Great Little House

Great Location and Great Little House
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jared H.

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

Great location and value

We loved the house. Management very responsive. Beach access across the street and down the road a bit. Well furnished
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric J.

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

Perfect Vacation Spot!

Great location. Close to everything yet still secluded enough to make for a very relaxing and peaceful vacation. It was amazing having quick access to both the bay and the beach. We can’t wait to come back!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Trevor C.

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

Rolf's Crabby Review

We enjoyed our stay at Rolf’s Crabby Daddy. The cabin had all the necessary accessories for a family who plans to cook at the location. The neighborhood was peaceful, however the cabin next to us was vacant most of the week so take that evaluation with a grain of salt. The walk was further than ten minutes to the beach. I walk a lot, and it still took me fifteen minutes minimum to reach PUBLIC beach access. There are private accesses everywhere, but then you must be comfortable knocking on someone’s front door and possibly getting permission to walk through their property. Choose your own adventure. One of our family members has a physical disability, so mobility concerns are more acute on our outings. If this is not your situation, then the beach access distance may not be as big of an issue for you. An island of simplicity in an ocean of gaudiness. Bring a few beach cruisers and this place is solid.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ken E.

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

Summer vacation

Great place to stay. Loved it! Perfect for what we were looking for
Stayed 9 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Keith A.

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

I love the crabby daddy

Fun place to stay. Felt very at home
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jenny O.

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

Quiet with Great Views

Loved the Crabby Daddy! Was nice to have both lagoon and beach access. Space was laid out well and very nice. Slept 6 people very comfortably.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Aaron S., Dunlap

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

Rolf's crabby daddy

House was very nice and cozy, quiet location, good family atmosphere.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Tammy C.

Vacation 2024

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The location was great but could use some updates on the appliances and cleaning around the vents.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew C.

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

Very comfortable

This was a good size house for a small family. Plenty of kitchen utensils and pots and pans to be able to cook at home without going out every night. Very well priced too.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nora A., St Louis

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

Crabby Daddy Stay

Lovely location with serene lagoon beach and easy across the street access to the Gulf Beach. The house is colorful and has a happy vibe. Thank you for sharing your family jewel with us! Thanks, Nora, Beau, Jason, Christiane, and Baby Quinn.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Conor S.

Great option if you have kids!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house is located on the bayside and there is a path back to the bay. Perfect place for kids! Calm water and a small beach. Short walk across the street to the beach. Your access is through Rolf’s Retreat on the beachside. It’s the blue house across the street.
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2/10 Terrible

Brian B.

Rolf's

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The location is great and the size of the cottage is perfect for a couple or small family. We only stayed 2 nights of our trip, however, as something in the cottage triggered my wife's asthma/allergies and the windows wouldn't open in order to get fresh air.
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10/10 Excellent

Jake C.

Very clean and the owners were very delightful to deal with!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a magnificent experience renting this beach house! It was beyond clean and the service was amazing! Access to the beach was right across the street and the bay access was directly behind the house so we had private access to both sides! For those Rainey days they had a nice TV and an relaxing place to lounge! With the main strip just minutes down the road there was always things to do and places to eat. I HIGHLY recommend staying here if you want a great experience with you stay at the beach!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Melissa J.

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

Overall fantastic, just a few issues

The patio and place were so cute and it was extremely comfortable! We absolutely loved the deck view overlooking the water and it was just a quick walk to the beach! As for what was included within, there were 5 listed to stay for 4 nights and all we received were two rolls of toilet paper and two trash bags. For that many people and that many days it's just not going to be enough. This place can sleep up to 8 and at $1800 for our stay, we would have thought a couple more rolls as well as some basic items like salt/pepper and sugar would be included. Plenty of kitchen utensils and cookware.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Donna B.

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

Our review

Overall we were very pleased. Our main complaint was with lighting. We never did find a way to turn on light over kitchen table so we were unable to play the board games and cards we brought at it after dark. Some table lamps didn't turn on.Many outlets seemed to have no power to them so we had to try several before finding ones that would charge our phone. The construction was unexpected but we were okay with that. The construction manager saw us outside and apologized for the fact that we had to have that going on . He was very nice. Mostly we had a great time!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Derek B.

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

Wonderful

Was looking for a little less expensive place to stay so I could take my children to the beach for their first time. This was a wonderful option. There were things I would’ve liked to have better, mainly the shower, but it’s all little things and I didn’t have the highest expections for those things. It was wonderful, in a great spot, and had easy access to the beach and that’s all I care/cared about. It was a nice little house and would be more then happy to stay there again. Not that it’s in a bad area or anything, it do make sure you keep your doors locked. Wrangling kids after a later night we forgot, and the guy next to us had cash stolen out of his vehicle, I had a gun stolen, and I’m pretty sure several other peoples vehicles had been gone through around us. The AC wasn’t the best, it got hot during the day, but again really not that big of deal to me and what I was looking for. Overall it was a wonderful place, had everything thing we needed, and had an absolute blast. Met the owners of the place to while we were there and they were incredible as well and super nice.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julie Savage J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jenny G.

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

Crabby Daddy is the best!

This is the cutest little beach house in such a great location! Luckily my husband and I settled on this property rather than further east (where we usually stay) because little did we know there was a music festival happening the same weekend we were there. The pictures online looked like it was SO CROWDED but we were so relaxed and quiet at Crabby Daddy! Quick walk to the beach for my husband and I, and our little spot on the beach was also nice and secluded, even on a saturday. We brought our pup for his first vacation and he had a great time too. We were about 40 minutes away from the dog beach at Fort Morgan, as well as the ferry to Dauphin Island which has a couple of dog beaches. All in all it was the perfect location and we had an amazing weekend. We hope to be back to Crabby Daddy!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah S.

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

Great location

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

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