My family (3 kids - 18, 16, 13) stayed here. The unit is fantastic. Here’s the highlights:
- The 2nd floor is the best floor as you can cleanly see the beach (1st floor is obstructed) and you can quickly climb the stairs (and not wait for the elevator).
- It was spotless and the check-in process was smooth. Property manager was very kind and helpful.
- The location to the restaurants and activities of Rosemary Beach and Alys Beach was great.
But here is what we didn’t realize that people should consider. The beach here is VERY crowded. It was more crowded than anywhere else nearby. If you don’t rent beach chairs then you are restricted to small beach area with a lot of other people. We pre-rented 5 chairs and a giant umbrella (more than the cost of a rental car). The umbrellas were lined up five rows deep. If you are in row 4 or 5, you wouldn’t see much ocean. We took beach walks more than a mile in each direction and we did not see any other areas nearly as crowded as here. Also, you were not permitted to set up chairs off of the crowded beachfront because there were signs on neighboring properties prohibiting it.
If this doesn’t bother you, then it is absolutely a 5-Star rating. We expected a better beach experience, but it felt crowded like the high rise beaches. I’ll end on a positive note. The beach was so crowded that we spent more time looking at the ocean from the balcony than from sitting on the beach… and the balcony view is fantastic.