Location

Loads of activities and entertainment within a mile walk.

The cottage sits a block off the beach in the middle of old Gulf Shores — which means the beach, roughly 30 bars and restaurants, and the store you need for your forgotten items are all reachable on foot.

Distances from the front door

Skip the rental car

Fly into Jack Edwards / Gulf Shores Airport, take a taxi straight to the cottage, and spend the week on foot. The beach is just over 100 yards away, dinner is a few minutes further, and Dollar General covers the small stuff. If you do drive, there are two parking spots at the house.

Five outdoor seating areas

Two decks look north over the nature preserve, one with a Gulf view to the south, one right off the living room and a dining table under the house.

Locals' Info: fishing, food, and what to do

The neighborhood

Sugar-white sand and Gulf water at the public beach access
Sugar-white sand and Gulf water at the public beach access
The Hangout's beachfront entrance
The Hangout's beachfront entrance
Palms at the public beach access
Palms at the public beach access
The public beach plaza, just over 100 yards from the cottage
The public beach plaza, just over 100 yards from the cottage
Gulf State Park trail bridge
Gulf State Park trail bridge