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⛱️Wind Drift 501E | Water Front with Gorgeous Views | Walk to Beach⛱️

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Welcome to Wind Drift 501E!
Living room
Beach views
Wind Drift pool
Boat docks on the riverside

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good
3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 81376 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Beach view
  • Air conditioning
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Pool
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Orange Beach, AL
  • Orange Beach Beaches
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Ono Island
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • The Wharf
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS-Pensacola Intl.)
    ‪50 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Guest Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Guest Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

Primary Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms

Guest Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Guest Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Primary Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony

About this property

⛱️Wind Drift 501E | Water Front with Gorgeous Views | Walk to Beach⛱️

Top Reasons to Book Wind Drift 501E:

* Beautiful Gulf Front Views

* Deeded Beach Access Across the Street

* Two Outdoor Pools, Three Tennis Courts, Boat Dock, and Fishing Pier

* Prime Orange Beach Location

* Professionally Managed; 24/7 Service

** This unit is currently being offered at a discounted rate due to ongoing construction at the complex and on unit balconies.

**This property is not available to adults under the age of 25. No Exceptions.

*We LOVE Snowbirds!
Low Monthly Winter Rates* Snowbird Season runs November thru February, on a monthly basis. To prepare a qualified quote, select your arrival and departure dates (must follow the property's turnover day, if applicable). Alternate dates must be pre-approved. Please contact us with your questions or to further assist!

Wind Drift 501E presents an inviting Gulf-front retreat in Orange Beach, Alabama, offering the perfect setting for your well-deserved vacation. This beautiful 3-bedroom, 3-bath condo promises stunning views and comfortable accommodations for you and your guests to enjoy.

Located on the 5th floor of the East Tower, this condo showcases picturesque views of the Gulf from its open floor plan living area. The Primary suite includes a private bath, flat-screen TV, and balcony access where you can savor the fresh breeze and panoramic coastal views. The second bedroom also features a Queen bed with its own private bath, while the third bedroom offers two Twin beds, ideal for additional guests or family members. Flat-screen TVs in the living room and bedrooms provide entertainment for all, while free wireless internet keeps you connected.

The fully equipped kitchen makes it easy to prepare meals and includes a wet bar for mixing up refreshing beverages. A full-sized washer and dryer add convenience to your stay, keeping your beachwear clean and ready for the next day’s adventures.

The Bed Setup:

Primary Bedroom: Queen Bed

Guest Bedroom 1: Queen Bed

Guest Bedroom 2: Two Twin Beds

Wind Drift is the perfect destination for both relaxation and recreation. The property offers two outdoor pools, three tennis courts, a boat dock for easy water access, and a fishing pier for those who enjoy casting a line. With deeded beach access just across the street, you can enjoy the best of both the Gulf and Old River Bay.

Parking
Each unit is permitted (2) vehicles maximum per stay. Guest registration is (1) per vehicle at $62.50 each. Unregistered vehicles will be towed at the owner's expense. Guest registration is valid for a maximum of (7) days. Longer stays will require re-registration. Once you register you will be sent a gate code for the complex.

Area Attractions:

Orange Beach offers the perfect mix of relaxation and recreation with its beautiful beaches, boating, and bustling entertainment scene. Charter a deep-sea fishing trip, cruise the back bays by kayak, or stroll along The Wharf for boutique shopping, waterfront dining, and the giant Ferris wheel. Families love the Adventure Island amusement park, while nature lovers enjoy walking and biking the scenic trails of the Backcountry Trail system. Orange Beach blends coastal charm with unforgettable experiences for all ages.

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Amenities

Pool
Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Beach view

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House Rules

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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 indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Orange Beach

Located on the beach, this condo is in Orange Beach East, a neighbourhood in Orange Beach. Shoppers can check out The Wharf, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Gulf State Park and Orange Beach Beaches. The Park at OWA and Orange Beach Indian and Sea Museum are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Orange Beach, AL

What's nearby

  • Orange Beach Beaches - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Ono Island - 1 min drive - 0.4 km
  • Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach - 8 min drive - 8.1 km
  • Adventure Island - 9 min drive - 9.5 km
  • The Wharf - 14 min drive - 13.3 km

Getting around

  • Pensacola, FL (PNS-Pensacola Intl.) - 58 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, and Oyster Bar - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Gulf - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪OSO at Bear Point Harbor - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Flora-Bama Yacht Club - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Perdido Beach Resort - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does ⛱️Wind Drift 501E | Water Front with Gorgeous Views | Walk to Beach⛱️ have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is ⛱️Wind Drift 501E | Water Front with Gorgeous Views | Walk to Beach⛱️ pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Where is ⛱️Wind Drift 501E | Water Front with Gorgeous Views | Walk to Beach⛱️ located?

Nestled on the beach, this Orange Beach East condo building is just steps away from Gulf State Park and Orange Beach Beaches. Alabama Point East and Ono Island are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

7.8

Good

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 40 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 40 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 40 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 40 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 40 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Check-in

9.0/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

8.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Chris C.

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

Great place to stay

Couldn’t ask for a better place. Beach was not crowded at all
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location right on the beach. The condo is large and comfortable for a family of 6. Close to restaurants and shopping, but on a quieter part of the beach which makes it nice. We will return.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

LAVURN N.

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

Home away from home

Everything was amazing. It was clean, well kept and very comfortable. I can’t wait to book with them again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda R.

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

Great place!

We had a great time! Beautiful place! Lots of room!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

JoAnna E.

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

Beach Trip 2025

We loved the location and distance to get to the beach. We liked the set up of the condo and the view from the balcony. The breaker blowing every night around 10:56 and off and on during the day was a slight problem. Not being able to wash clothes and towels was an inconvenience. The staff was very good about getting issues looked at and bringing us clean towels to use. We did appreciate that. Looking forward to coming back next summer. Thanks for everything!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Cate B.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Communication was great. The condo location was perfect but the condo itself needs some attention. I would not stay again. It looks like some DIY work has been started but never finished… Very much original to when it was built. Kitchen has been updated, but the bathrooms have not. The kitchen is a great size and has what you need. The furniture in the bedrooms are all very dated so the drawers don’t work properly and the beds weren’t made for two people. Oh, and the building next door is closed for remodel so scaffolding blocks half the view. They are also jackhammering Monday- Friday. So the peaceful ocean isn’t what you on the balcony. We still had a great week but wouldn’t book this condo again until it was updated.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gregg O.

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

Great Stay

The property was as described, good location, quiet, beach was not overly busy. The space was good and clean, bathrooms are a little dated and could be updated. View from the balcony was great for watching the ocean and beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alejandro M.

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

Great!

Perfect place !
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Andi K.

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

Beautiful view

This is a beautiful condo. I would stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jena H.

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

Great location, roomy condo

The unit was perfect for our family. Great location. We enjoyed our stay and would definitely consider staying here again. The booking agency was quick to address a couple small issues we had upon arrival and was great to work with.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Terri E.

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

Beautiful view

Well stocked kitchen, beautiful view with lovely balcony, can watch dolphins, nice walk on the beach, as a rental there is some wear and tear, clean safe building with security
Stayed 52 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Peggy A.

Liked: Check-in, location

Choose the wrong week

Love the location and the 3 bathrooms, but couches are dirty, unit needs some repainting and repair of doors, baseboards, and dryer could stand to be replaced. Worst was that construction was going on and our view was of plastic wrapped balcony railings. Had to stand up to see the ocean! For that I put the blame on the listing company not the owners. The company should know what is going on with the properties they handle. Availability should have been blocked. We did receive a two night refund, but would have been happier with the offer of another condo that was not being worked on.
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael N.

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

Love WindDrift

Our 5th year back and another memorable vacation at Orange Beach. The Wind Drift condos are great and this one didn’t disappoint. Highly recommend for anyone.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cindy H.

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

Weekend Trip

It was a perfect location for us. We have never stayed on this end of the beach. Condo was very clean. My cousin was staying in the other tower. We all had the best time.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tom L.

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

Beachy

Great
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

marie y.

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

Good

Needs some updates but over all a great location
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

James O.

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

College reunion

4 of us gathered for a college reunion. Windrift 501 is in a great location right on the water. It could use a little updating but everything was functional. We would rent this condo again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
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8/10 Good

M.C C.

Good for a quick trip-close to Florabama

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was perfect for our group of 8 for Mullet Toss weekend. Only 1 mile from Florabama. Dishwasher kept falling out from under the counter though.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

4/10 Poor

Kennith G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Kennith

1 room no tv 1 room no cable or tv remote had to pay to get a gate code
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Joli H.

Very relaxing

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our family stays at Wind Drift every year. The beach is quiet, and there is plenty of room to spread out. This unit was fully furnished with everything we needed for a nice, relaxing vacation. It was clean and spacious. The Liquid Life team was easy to reach by text, and check-in/check-out was super easy.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Needs some work

Location was great but the unit needs attention. Some updates would be good. But what is really needed is a paint job.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Melinda M.

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

Love Winddrift

This is my 4th time to rent from wind drift. It is a smaller complex which we like. The condo was a bit dated but they had just added brand new living room furniture which was great. It was a good value for the money and we would stay at the condo again. The chair rental people are great. They put them up at 7 and down at 6. We were very thankful to been able to go to the beach at this time. It was great!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2020

6/10 Okay

Leanna A.

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

Rough around the edges

This property was clean. The beds were moderately comfortable. The couches were comfortable. However, there was mold on the shower curtain, mold growing on the ceiling, missing baseboards, peeling paint, poor paint jobs, and shoddy work all around-closet doors off the rails, upside down drawers and missing stick pulls on the door blinds. Not a horrible place to stay, but if you’re looking for “super nice” keep looking.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021
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10/10 Excellent

anita w.

Family Vacation

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: Perfect condo on quite side of beach. Will go back again to Wind Drift 501. The only down side was we were excited this complex had access to boat ramp across street. We brought our boat but we’re unable to use this facility had to store in another location which was a inconvenience. But we definitely will stay at Win Drift again.

6/10 Okay

DeMarla F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Disappointed

I’ve stayed in 6-8 different units at Wind Drift - this is my LEAST favorite - needs updating. Bedroom furniture very old and not comfortable!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

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