Overall we had an absolute blast with family for Thanksgiving in the Gulf Shores area! Everything was so enjoyable and we made memories we will always cherish, but there were some small improvements that would have made it stellar. I'll start with the things we loved:
- Super comfy beds and TVs in all rooms but one.
- Every room has its own bathroom. The upperstairs bathroom and downstairs kids room does dual as a community bathroom when needed.
- The kitchen is nice and big and is fairly well stocked with utensils, plates, cups, stovewear, etc...rental quality for the most part, but the dishes/cups were nice, and you even had a few extra things like a crockpot and broiler. We did bring a kitchenaid mixer since we drove lol - it was much appreciated if you plan on baking or cooking family meals a lot.
- The beach is literally right there and the decks have beyond beautiful views with tons of nice seating and tables.
- Living room couches and area is really comfy and open.
- The dining room table is large and perfect for meals and family games.
- The elevator was helpful since we had a larger group. It was easy to send up all the food and cooking gear. It was a fun, unique quirk that was useful.
Now for the items we wished were included:
- Additonal toiletries, towels, cleaning supplies, and small household iems like that... we arrived to a single toilet paper roll in each bathroom - 5 rolls for 12 people for 7 days. There were some small, hotel-style hand soaps in the private bathrooms, but no soaps other than that. Similar to the toilet paper there were two dishwasher packets and a single detergent packet for cloths. No trash bags besides in the trash can. I think there was 1 paper towel roll and there were a few washrags/towels for dishes. We didn't have enough bath towels for every person though. Just small things that would have made a totally different first impression that would have been much more welcoming. We paid almost 7K and expected a bit more on this front honestly.
- The hot tub did act up a bit and wouldn't heat as high as it should, but still worked. Someone fixed it the next day though, so the service was great.
- We got there at 3:50, we tried to get in and not thinking about it called. We were told to wait 10 minutes - we walked the beach so really it was no sweat, just kind of humorous.