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A Beach Life = A Good Life
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Private kitchen
Private kitchen

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 101550 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Air conditioning
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Gulf Shores, AL
  • Hangout Music Fest
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Gulf Shores Beach
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Waterville USA
    ‪18 min walk‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bunk Room

2 Single Bunk Beds

Guest Room

1 Queen Bed

Master Bedroom

1 King Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Waves, Sand, and Fun in the Sun come join us for a great time. 🌞🍂

Property Highlights:

Communal Amenities: "A Beach Life" provides a range of communal amenities, including a fire pit for cozy evenings, a beach volleyball court for friendly competition, and a spacious pool, perfect for relaxing under the sun.

Living Area: The living room is a comfortable haven equipped with a large flat-screen TV, making it the perfect spot for relaxation. The dining area comfortably seats six guests, with additional seating available at the bar.
Fully Equipped Kitchen: The kitchen is a chef's dream, complete with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. It's thoughtfully stocked to meet all your culinary needs.

Convenient Laundry: Upstairs, you'll find a stackable washer and dryer for your convenience, ensuring you have everything you need during your stay.
Balconies and Porch: "A Beach Life" boasts three balconies and a delightful front porch with a cozy sitting area, offering serene spots to enjoy the sea breeze.
Bedroom Configuration: The property features three well-appointed bedrooms. On the bottom floor, you'll discover a bedroom with a queen bed and a private balcony. Upstairs, the master bedroom offers an ensuite bathroom, a king-sized bed, a large flat-screen TV, and a private balcony. Just down the hall, another bedroom features two sets of bunk beds, with a full-size bed on the bottom and a twin bed on top. This room also has a flat-screen TV, an ensuite bathroom, and a private balcony.

Central Location: Situated in the heart of town, "A Beach Life" offers convenient access to all the area's attractions and amenities. The beautiful beach is a short drive or walk away, and you're within easy reach of the best souvenir shops and delicious seafood restaurants that the area has to offer.
Winter Season Reservations: Please note that any reservations made prior to October 1st for the Winter Season (January and February) require a 60-day (two months) minimum stay. Reservations that do not meet this criteria are subject to cancellation by management.

After October 1st, reservations for the winter months may be made with a minimum stay of either three or seven nights, depending on unit specifications.

Professionally managed by Poole and Associates: With a history of helping families "take home a sand pail filled with great memories" since 1998, Poole and Associates take pride in ensuring that your beach experience is unforgettable. Their dedication to guest satisfaction keeps visitors returning year after year.

Additional Information:
Vehicle Registration Tags are required and may be purchased upon arrival or by contacting the management office directly. A maximum of 2 parking passes per unit is allowed.
Linens are provided; however, please remember to bring your own beach towels.
The reservation includes a "starter set" of essentials, which comprises hand soap, one roll of toilet tissue per bathroom, one trash bag per trash can, and one roll of paper towels.

Policies:
To rent "A Beach Life," guests must be at least 25 years of age or older.
Photo identification is required at check-in.
Smoking is not permitted on the property.
Pets are not allowed.
Call for monthly "Snowbird" rates November through February!

Come and experience the ultimate beachfront getaway at "A Beach Life," where comfort, convenience, and cherished memories are a guarantee. Book your stay today and make "A Beach Life" your home away from home by the sea.

Property manager

Poole & Associates
Premier Host

Languages

English

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Amenities

Pool
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning

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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

Important information

You need to know

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 not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

Gulf Shores

Located in Gulf Shores, this holiday home is near theme parks and near the beach. Shoppers can check out The Wharf, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Gulf Shores Beach and Gulf State Park. The Park at OWA and Shrimpy's Mini Golf are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing, kayaking and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling.
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Gulf Shores, AL

What's nearby

  • Hangout Music Fest - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Gulf Shores Beach - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Waterville USA - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Gulf State Park - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Gulf Shores Golf Club - 6 min drive - 4.6 km

Getting around

  • Pensacola, FL (PNS-Pensacola Intl.) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Hangout - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Sunliner Diner - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Pink Pony Pub - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪De Soto's Seafood Kitchen - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Gulf Island Grill - ‬3 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Waves, Sand, and Fun in the Sun come join us for a great time. 🌞🍂 have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is Waves, Sand, and Fun in the Sun come join us for a great time. 🌞🍂 pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Waves, Sand, and Fun in the Sun come join us for a great time. 🌞🍂?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Waves, Sand, and Fun in the Sun come join us for a great time. 🌞🍂?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Waves, Sand, and Fun in the Sun come join us for a great time. 🌞🍂 located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Wade Ward Nature Park and Gulf Shores Beach. Gulf State Park is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) away.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 54 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 54 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 54 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 54 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 54 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jackie C.

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

Best Family Vacation

We were all amazed at how clean it was and the location to everything loke the beach, stires, and restaurants. We have decided to make this an annual week vacation for our family
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shelly B.

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

Nice and roomy for family

This was a great property for having a large family vacation. Short walk to the beach.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Allison

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
We had a great time! Everything we needed, it had. The road is under construction in front of the house. It was messy.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer B.

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

Great location! Outstanding accommodations!

The house was great and clean. Beds were comfortable and kitchen had everything we needed. Very close to the beach, restaurants and plenty to do in the area within walking distance. Definitely recommend!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie K.

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

Family Time in Gulf Shores

Our families met in Gulf Shores to celebrate Thanksgiving. The property was perfect for our group. We had ample space, and were located within walking distance to the beach, restaurants and shops. We loved the backyard sand volleyball court and gas fire pit.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jenny G.

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

Great family vacation

Location is great, so convenient to get to the beach and tons of restaurants. Grocery stores are just a short drive. The spacious bunk beds made traveling with kids easy, and the pool was a big hit! I cant wait to stay at this property again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Scott S.

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

nice place

This unit was clean and quite.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anthony S.

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

Wonderful Place

The interior was better than promised. The kitchen was fully equipped. A wonderful place for a getaway about 2 blocks from the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

jamie h.

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

Excellent property pool and the volleyball court were fun.

East rental process
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kelly V.

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

Awesome property

The condo was wonderful. Very well maintained and extremely clean. Could have used a few more dish towels. Great location to restaurants, the beach and shopping. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Austin C.

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

Bama Vacay

My girlfriend and our 4 friends all stayed here. Plenty of room, across from the beach with a liquor store in the middle. Great restaurants near by. The property was clean. Had a pool and beach volleyball. Just a great lovely time. I will look at booking here again for sure in the future
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shaina R.

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

Spacious

Plenty of room for our family!! Nice sized kitchen and very clean!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sheena M.

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

Loved this place!

We had a great stay at this property and the back hangout area was perfect! My boyfriend asked me to be his wife in the sand area by the fire pit! The rooms were all spacious for all 9 of us. We will definitely be back!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah L.

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

Ocean View

The property was neat and clean and bright and cheerful. 4 decks, 2 of which had a view of the Ocean. There was a pool in the back and volleyball.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine F.

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

Awesome place!

We lived the unit. We were there for a girls weekend. We had 9 people, very comfortable. Pool was so nice! Location is awesome, walk to everything (most importantly the beach!). Parking for 4 cars. Highly recommend. We will be back!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Brie H.

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

Great location!

We stayed here this past week and thoroughly enjoyed it. You cannot beat the location. The place was clean. Could walk everywhere which we loved. Check in could be updated with adding keyless entry and use a code. They could give you a few more bath towels and dish cloths but not a biggie dollar general is right up the road. I would definitely come back and stay here.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Erica J.

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

Beach house vacay

It’s one block off the main road and the view on one side of the house is a parking lot. But it was very enjoyable for us. About a quarter mile walk to the public beach entrance and they had chairs and umbrellas you could rent. Pool was very small and not clean.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Jennifer F.

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Senior Trip

We had 3 adults and 7 newly graduated seniors. Location made it easy to walk to beach, stores and restaurants. Sand Volleyball area was a big hit. The townhouse was clean but just a little run down. The pool area was nice with cabanas and seating although we were usually the only ones there. If everything was booked probably could have been crowded. The downsides: the pool was pretty dirty, you need to bring everything (garbage bags, laundry soap, salt and pepper, etc). There was only one dish towel.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Erin R.

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

Great escape!

Beautiful property close to beach, restaurants, shopping, etc. Loved having a pool for the kids and being able to sit on deck and listen to music from down the street. Only complaints would be trash left out front because it had been missed. The air conditioner unit stand by the guest back room was faulty causing wall to shake. The couple in that room had a hard time sleeping. Management was quick to respond but was not fixed before we left.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mandy G.

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

Beautiful condo

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this condo. It was very clean, beautifully decorated, and well stocked with everything needed for a comfortable stay. Each of the 3 bathrooms had plenty towels and they even supplied small packages of kleenex, shampoo/conditioner, and toothbrush/toothpaste in each bathroom. The queen bedroom is on the main living floor with a bathroom adjacent. Upstairs are the master bedroom and bunk bedrooms each with their own bathroom. Each bedroom has a balcony. The public beach is just a short walk and the condo even has a beach buggy to bring items to the beach. Their is a snowball stand and a liquor store with ice machines right in front of the condo. The location is very close to several restaurants and shops that are within walking distance. Overall we really enjoyed our stay. I would say the only drawback is the noisiness on the street with the number of cars and scooters.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2020

6/10 Okay

Trevor P.

Liked: Communication
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Not bad, but felt a little deceived by the pictures

The interior was just as presented in the pictures, but the outside wasn't represented well. The view from the front is a massive parking lot, and the view from the back (while it does overlook the sand volleyball) has a super trashy house right in the backyard. The pool was in a terrible state of disrepair - not even sure it was safe for the kids to swim in. Tons of sand and junk in the pool. Also it's shared with 8 units (not 4 like I was told). The unit lacked all the basic things required for daily life. Trash bags, paper towels, tissues, etc. were not there. The broom was just the bottom part of the broom (no handle). No vacuum. Also, not the best location for a family. All the other units were rented out by college kids that partied until the early hours of the morning. On the good side, the interior was pretty nice as shown in the pictures. It's a short walk to a pretty nice beach. And there are several restaurants within a short walk. All in all, I'd probably find a different place to stay next time...
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

4/10 Poor

Ryan B.

Disliked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Poole Properties Scam.

Poole properties does not provide their guests with a hassle-free vacation. To check-in, guests must fight traffic to a remote location to pick up the keys and parking pass. Since we were a late check-in, our keys were left in an envelope on the front door of the property. Any thief could have taken our keys and parking pass. All of our stay our road was blocked by road construction. Poole properties failed to mention that. So our front porch view was nothing but road work. Poole properties does not provide 2 parking passes for a house that holds 10 people. They charged us for an additional parking pass. That is a low life scam in our eyes. They would only allow 2 vehicles on the property. The driveway could easily held 3 vehicles with plenty of extra room. Poole properties boasted that we would save money if we booked directly with them. Felt like they were trying to get us to cancel our reservation and short change VRBO. The ice maker in the fridge would clog every 3 hours. The fridge or freezer does not stay cold. Instead of replacing a fridge, they are aware it has a cooling problem. They just hope guess think it's their fault. They accomplish this by a snarky framed note on the fridge. Everyone in our group read it and laughed. All appliances are outdated in the kitchen. You can easily tell by the 1990s utensils and coffee maker. A simple Keurig coffee machine and a decent microwave would have gone a long way. Check-out was same as the check in.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

donna k., Ft. Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

False Advertising

False Advertising Your Comments Well, let's start with the positives. Great location! The grounds are perfect with the sand area, volleyball, firepit, grills, hammocks, cabanas and.....supposedly the pool. We booked Beach Life in February. There were at least 3 emails between us & Poole & nothing was ever mentioned about pool not working. One of the reasons we picked Beach Life was because of all that I mentioned above for older kids & adults & because we had a young child who needed the pool. I felt sorry for the family next to us who had a disabled child in a wheel chair who could have greatly benefit from the pool. I called as soon as we arrived & was told that a piece was coming this week. She also stated pool was usuable last week. No one came to repair pool & as filthy as it was with dead lizards floating in it, I seriously doubt that. I have photos if you are interested. A lady who lives in Beach Life year round came over & shared that at the February board meeting, fixing the pool was discussed. "George" who owns the units is aware but doesn't seem to care. She stated no one has used the pool that she has ever seen, since February. I would be furious if I paid $600.00 in maintenance each month, couldn't use the pool & nothing was being done.This amenities failure was not the result of the hurricane. It is the result of lack of human concern. The resident stated that other residents who rent through VRBO took their units off the site because pool was unavailable. This is what George should have done or we should have been notified!I have read the clauses about amenities & system failures. Two months is not a "temporary failure"!Do I think we should be at least partially refunded? You bet I do! I am filing a complaint with the BBB, Chamber of Comerece & VRBO. The unit itself is fine other than no dresser to put clothes in downstairs bedroom & kitchen cabinets need a deep clean. If pool was working we would consider returning, as it stands now, I feel we have been cheated & parties involved were aware. If you were not aware, someone is negligent in supervising property.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Daniela P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Gavin B.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in

Good stay

Only thing that could be improved is not having to go to an office to get a physical key
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

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