ORANGE BEACH EXPERIENCE
This property is wonderful and unit 1605 is wonderful and is everything that is advertised. We could not ask for more. Spacious and decorated very tastefully. The closet across the hall for beach accessories was especially nice. Security appears present at any hour and the enclosed hall ways are great too. If you want to be in an area that is close to everything and able to walk to alot of stuff, this is it.
As for the Gulf Shores/Orange Beach area. We used to come to the area every year when our kids were little. Our last visit was 12 years ago. It is amazing what a decade will do !! We enjoyed this beach because it was quiet and not crowded. Unfortunately, this has changed. There are people and cars everywhere !! When asking the locals what was going on, the common phrase was "this place has blown up" ! We tried to dine at The Hangout and the wait was over 2 hours long-sorry that's just not our style. Very few restaurants accept reservations, like Big Fish (which I highly recommend). Honestly, we liked it before it blew up. It was actually a fun, yet sad, visit for us, since it was just not the way we remembered it. I just hope, for the people of the areas sake, that Gulf Shores/Orange Beach does not turn into another Myrtle Beach, but it sure looks like it is on its way.
Stayed July, 2019