My husband, brother, SIl, and myself - took my 82 yr old mom to the beach, not only to get away from the everyday but to be able to visit with special friends she has in the Orange Beach/Cotton Bayou area.
The location was perfect. The spacious area worked out nicely since she uses a walker. But, the bathrooms are just not really designed for someone with mobility issues. We made it work, but it was a struggle. That's her needs, though, not a problem of the property.
The hot tub on the balcony was heaven after long days of catering to mom. Being on the amenities floor and so close to the lazy river was nice. The sounds coming from weights being dropped in the gym right next door didn't really cause a problem, and under normal circumstances and warmer weather we'd primarily be out at the beach anyway. The master quite was just vast and the large closet to just tuck everything out of the way was an added touch! The shower was amazing with perfect water pressure!
The reason I didn't give the communication with the owner/management a 5 star is due to issues we had on Sat. night with the power going out around midnight. We checked, and there were other units with power, and there was power in the hallway, so we didn't know what was going on. We called the only number we had, couldn't find a number anywhere to the security station,, but all we could do was leave a message. We didn't hear back from anyone until the next morning. Luckily my husband and brother ran across a cpl of maintenance guys in the hallway. They explained that it was "routine scheduled maintenance" and shouldn't be out too much longer. They also said someone was supposed to have notified us. We were definitely not notified. Why in the world any kind of maintenance would be scheduled in the middle of the night during a guest's stay, is pretty inexplicable to me. My mother sleeps with a c-pap machine so this was a problem. Thankfully it was out for just a cpl hours.
The views were amazing and mornings out on the spacious balcony delightful. The kitchen is generously equipped with a great layout, but cabinets a little too high for me.
It was a lovely trip for my mom and that was the primary goal. We booked kind of last minute due to not knowing if her health would allow us to make the trip, so we are so thankful it worked out.