Pros:
- the beach is spectacular and though neighbors are close, feels very private
- house fit our group really nicely
- bird sanctuary has really nice trail system
Cons:
- pool was broken (no heat) for most of our stay. Repair staff told us it breaks almost everyday and they keep coming out to ‘fix’ it but that owners really need to do a larger repair on it.
- deck furniture, as mentioned in other reviews, could use major improvement.
- deck needs to be redone. Major splinter issues with kids.
- no grocery store nearby. Drove to Mobile to get affordable groceries for the week (3 hour endeavor). Everything on island is super overpriced.
- towels are abysmal. Would be great to provide beach towels as well as proper bath towels. Anyone flying here doesn’t have ability to bring all of this themselves.
- If you plan to only hang out at the house, this is a perfect vacation spot. Otherwise there is virtually nothing else to do on the island or within a one hour drive.
- on island restaurants are pretty bad.
Lastly, might have been in our packet somewhere, but emergency storm information would have been good to have. We had a pretty bad storm and weren’t sure what an evacuation might look like, how we would be notified. Doesn’t take much rain for island to flood.
We had a great time, but with the amount we spent, I expected more.