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Bayfront Property - Sunsets, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing

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Bayfront Property - Sunsets, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing provides laundry facilities and more. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8936 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

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About this property

Bayfront Property - Sunsets, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing

  • Unique waterfront property with gorgeous views. Private pier for fishing, viewing spectacular sunsets, and watching dolphins and birds. This property has two separate cottages which makes it ideal for traveling with multiple parties or to just to have extra space to spread out. Main cottage consists of two private bedrooms (each with a queen bed), a full bathroom, and a pull out sofa in the living room for additional sleeping space. The separate guest cottage suite includes an efficiency kitchen, combined living/bedroom area (king bed), and luxury bathroom. Main cottage has a quaint screened porch for relaxing and enjoying the views. Kitchen has granite countertops, all new appliances, and is equipped with everything needed to prep and serve a meal. Enjoy the peacefulness of the Ft Morgan peninsula at this location while only 15 minutes away from all that Gulf Shores has to offer. Championship golf and fishing charters within 10 miles.

    ADDITIONAL DETAILS

    * Free guest parking - room to park 3-4 vehicles on site.

    * Amenities include free WiFi, smart tv's in bedrooms/living room, fully equipped kitchen, screened porch, sunset pier.

    * Bed/bath linens come furnished, but please bring your own beach towels.

    * Guests receive a “starter pack” of laundry detergent, dish washing detergent, one trash bag per trash can, one roll paper towels/toilet paper, and travel-sized soaps per bathroom.

    POLICIES

    * NO Smoking.

    * Must be at least 25 years old to reserve.

    * Check-in is 4 p.m. or later. (no exceptions)

    * Check-out by 10 a.m. (you will be charged if you stay in the property later than 10 a.m.)

    * A full list of our rules and regulations is contained in our Vacation Rental Agreement, which you will agree to upon booking.

    * Rates subject to change up until time of booking

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the cottage: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Ice maker
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Bathtub
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Smart TV

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming dogs only
  • Up to 23 kg per pet

Suitability/Accessibility

  • No lift
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • Near an outlet shopping centre
  • Near the bay
  • Near the marina
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby

Safety features

  • No carbon monoxide detector or gas appliances (host has indicated there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Unit size: 936 square feet

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Lock the doors
Roll garbage carts to the highway for pickup.
Check for all personal items - we are not responsible for personal items left after departure.
Check out by 10:00 am
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Pets

Pets are allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 23 kg per pet)
Note from host: Up to 2 small dogs with breed preapproval/$175 fee

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

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
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

About the area

Located on the waterfront, this cottage is in Gulf Highlands, a neighbourhood in Gulf Shores. Travellers eager for a bit of culture can stop by Fort Morgan, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Fort Morgan Beach and Gulf State Park. Zooland Mini Golf and Waterville USA are also worth visiting. Looking to get your feet wet? Power boating and fishing adventures can be found near the property. Visit our Gulf Shores travel guide
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Gulf Shores, AL

What's nearby

  • A wooden sign with 'Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge' and informational panels about bird species and a map.
    Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
    16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • A coastal residential area with colorful houses along the beach, a clear blue sky, and the ocean in the background.
    Fort Morgan Beach
    19 min walk - 1.7 km
  • An arched brick tunnel with a grassy path leading through it.
    Fort Morgan
    15 min drive - 19.7 km
  • A sign reading "Clyde Shores" with palm trees and a beach in the background.
    Gulf Shores Beach
    16 min drive - 24.4 km
  • Kiva Dunes Golf Course
    2 min drive - 2.5 km

Getting around

  • Gulf Shores, AL (GUF-Jack Edwards)
    18 min drive

Restaurants

  • Sassy Bass
    3 min drive
  • Jesse’s On The Bay
    4 min drive
  • The Village Hideaway @ The Beach Club
    6 min walk
  • Sassy Bass Amazin' Grill
    5 min drive
  • Coast @ The Beach Club
    15 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Bayfront Property - Sunsets, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Bayfront Property - Sunsets, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Bayfront Property - Sunsets, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Bayfront Property - Sunsets, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Bayfront Property - Sunsets, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing located?

Located in Gulf Highlands, this cottage is within 1 mi (2 km) of Bon Secour Bay and Fort Morgan Beach. Edith Hammock and Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge are also within 15 minutes.

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Bayfront Property - Sunsets, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing Reviews

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Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 68 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 68 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 68 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 68 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 68 reviews

9.0

Cleanliness

9.8

Location

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We loved it! We were with children who love to fish and were in town for a fishing charter. It was perfect for what we needed. When the men and children left for the charter us two ladies set on the pier and watched the sun come up. Got to see dolphins jump a few feet away. Overall we enjoyed our trip and discussed making this an annual friend’s trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect bayside location and its very quiet. Perfect space and amenities for a single family or a larger group Also it's close to dollar general and a small restaurant Sassy Bass
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Short stay

Beautiful property!! Quaint and quiet with beautiful views!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful saw a lot of pelicans

great property for family very relaxing
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great little place on the bay

Clean and great location!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Very peaceful

Great for relaxtion
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Family Vacation

This was our second time staying here. Very nice and quiet location. Beautiful views!!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Enjoyed

We enjoyed our stay. House was small but big enough for 2 people. Husband loved the fishing. We had a great time.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Spring break

Great location and my husband enjoyed fishing off dock everyday. We had a nice getaway from winter in Michigan.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Peaceful

So enjoyed our stay at Blue Crab...just what we needed. Fishing was great, saw dolphins several times, birds, breeze, water..., food, ocean...just about says it all. Was a wonderful trip and hope to go back soon! The place was perfect.
Stayed 12 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Winter Escape

Cute home that suited our needs perfectly. Kitchen set up was nice. Best part the beautiful view of Bon Secour Bay.
Stayed 21 nights in Jan 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family vacation

The property was beautiful and very quiet! The house and guest cottage was perfect for Our family. The dock was a great size and provided beautiful views for our morning coffee on the bay. We seen dolphins everyday. Great place!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice

Great for fishing and beautiful views. Nice kitchen. House was small but very efficient
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

It was great and quiet

It was so nice have two houses on the property for us to do things by ourselves as well as things together in the evening or morning. The view was beautiful. We also saw a dolphin!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Location
Disliked: Check-in, communication

Ehh

Location was wonderful. Floors were coming apart in the main house and AC was not able to be changed. The host was difficult to get combo to 2nd house.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Slow down and Relax

We loved our stay at Blue Crab Bungalow. It was so peaceful and quiet . My husband enjoyed fishing off the dock and he caught a few fish . I got just what I wanted to do relax and unwind . It was perfect for what we wanted for our anniversary trip .
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family getaway

We had an absolutely great time. 2 little bungalows me my husband and my 2 youngest children stayed in the house and my oldest daughter and her family stayed in the outside bungalow. Everything was great, very clean. We love the dock. Love the sound of the water in the morning. Things were great.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My pet Maggie does great! This is our 2nd time to visit your home. We love the pier. Everything was good. Host was especially helpful and answered our text promptly. My ONLY suggestion might be for some rails on the pier and to cut some brush when pulling out of the driveway. Love, Love the bathtub, but is hard to get out of if you had a disability, I don't and did fine, but might want to put a hand bar somewhere. I figure3 that is why somone grabbed the faucet and had partially pulled it our of the wall, which we sent you a pic of so you'd know it wasnt' us. All in all we loved it!
Stayed 13 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Week Long Vacation

House was great - no complaints at all! It fit our family and needs perfectly! Great fishing and cozy atmosphere. House was well stocked with everything we needed. My only complaint is with the unfriendly neighbor in the blue house next door. He is obviously not a fan of living next to a VRBO rental. Stinks to pay that much to rent a house for a relaxing week and have to deal with someone who is obviously annoyed by your presence…
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

House on the Bay

We had a wonderful time at the house. We spent quite a bit of time just sitting there looking out at the bay and watching the pelicans and osprey dive for fish. Often a blue heron would come to visit as well. It was just very relaxing. Location was great for us. Bon Secour is just a few miles away where you can either walk the trails or go fishing. The house is located right across from the Sassy Bass convenience store and just blocks away from Jesse’s, which serves some of the best food in the area. Shonna, the host, was also very responsive to any questions we had.
Stayed 35 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Blue Crab Stay

Nice quiet place & dog friendly. However, no access to the water (no railings/ladder), bathroom is tiny with no where to put anything-would be nice to have some shelves and house was not very clean-baseboards & window seals had dirt caked on them and the sunroom was very dirty. This could be a very nice property if it were cleaned from top to bottom once in a while and it the dock was upgraded to have access to the water. Even though there were these issues we made the best of it and had a wonderful time!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Clean and cozy!

This rental was literally all we needed on our trip! The house itself is kind of small but the comfort and cleanliness made up for that 10 fold! The ac was able to keep up with the sweltering heat of the Gulf which in my experience with rentals is unheard of. The tiny house was a perfect place for my traveling teenagers! It gave them a sense of being on their own without being unsupervised. They were able to go and come freely in and out without disturbing grumpy seniors in the main house. The house itself is nestled on the bay. Not too far away from Gulf shores and all the things to be done. The beach isn't too far as well. I particularly liked the bay. Dolphins would visit in the evenings which made it so much more special. All in all the experience was amazing. 10/10 would stay again.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Exactly as described and pictured

This is a wonderful place to stay. We really enjoyed our visit. The house and the smaller cottage are just as described and pictured in the listing. The host communicates extremely well when you book and with check in/ check out instructions. You can even see the dolphins playing and jumping in the water right from the house, and enjoying fishing on your own private pier ! The only thing I will say is that I would not suggest this property for folks traveling with young children for as you can see in the pictures there are no safety railings on the pier and a child could easily as well run right off the edge of the yard and fall onto the rocks into the water about a good 5 foot drop. The bathtub in the guest cottage needs some sort of an anti slip installed on the bottom of the tub. The tub is very deep and hard to get out of once in it. All in all we had a great stay and plan on returning when the weather is a bit cooler and not when it is in the mid 90's , LOL
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

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

Recent stay

The location is fantastic! The property manager is great. The AC works really well in both houses. The cottage was clean. The main house was not as clean as it should have been. There were spiderwebs in the corners. The pier is not conducive to swimming, there is no ladder to get out of the water with. I found this to be a hazard if someone falls in. The kitchen has no tuber ware, knives are rusty and scissors were broken. It smelled like someone had fried food in the main house. The neighbor came over to let us know he had called the owner to let them know we had a dog which we paid for to come. He was not very friendly… Both houses had ants (we went and got any spray to kill them) The porch is gross and not clean at all. Hope this helps.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We loved the property. Especially the wharf and little house behind the property. Thank you for the welcome gift. we hope to rent again in a few months. Our dog loved it a lot of room to run around. Thank you for letting us to use your home. Had a great time.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026