June 27th-July4th 2009
Review Submitted: July 27, 2009
Date of Stay: June 2009
Overall, our family of four had a terrific time in Gulf Shores. What attracted us to this unit was the price and the pictures of the unit, itself. The price could not be beat. We were looking for a "budget/economy" type trip but were uneducated about what "budget" really means. Although, overall, the unit was cute, it was not very well maintained/clean. The carpet was visibly dirty in the master BR, with stains on it and there was sand all over the floors when we arrived. A good yearly carpet steam clean would probably alleviate the problem. There were cigarette butts/ empty pack on the balcony (bad housekeeping crew). The unit's stove seemed to be a relic of decades gone by and the burners were lined with aluminum foil...they smoked when we used them and we actually ended up setting the smoke detector off when cooking. The cushions on the furniture were not clean and the dining room chairs had stains on them. The unit did not have some simple conveniences, such as a blender, crab/lobster cracker, etc, and the cook-ware was a bit to sparse and in poor condition. When it rained, the condo had a foul odor for about a day...On the upside, the convenience of the unit could not be beat, the condo has wifi/ dvd/ cable and there is cable in the Master BR also. The beach was beautiful and our children loved the condo, regardless. My sense is that this unit is used pretty much just for an investment (although I may be wrong) and that the owner(s) probably don't get down there much to keep an eye on the place. Again, we had a wonderful vacation- I think you just need to have an educated understanding of what "budget and economy" means.
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