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Terrace/patio
4 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, WiFi, bed sheets
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Exterior
TV, DVD player, video library, stereo

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

4 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 8147 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Beach view
  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Pet friendly
  • Air conditioning
  • Washer
The current price is SAR 469
SAR 1,469 total
includes taxes & fees
4 May - 5 May

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Book your Fall and Winter Vacation now!

'Busy Doin' Nothin' is located within a single family residential neighborhood- none of the crowded beaches, traffic, noise, etc. associated with some areas on the Gulf coast.

Restaurants and convenience stores located nearby. At last count, 13 golf courses in the area, Bon Secure National Wildlife Refuge, the Mobile Bay Ferry, Fort Morgan Historic Site, Alabama Birding Trail are all close by. For those that desire to 'shop 'til you drop', the Rivera Centre contains in excess of 100 factory outlet stores and is located in nearby Foley (approximately 10 miles north of Gulf Shores).

The world's most beautiful beach is located approximately 100 yards from your front door. The home has a wagon for your use in carrying necessary beach supplies, chairs, etc.- most of which are available at the home for your use. Because the home is located on the Fort Morgan Peninsula, Mobile Bay is directly north of the home, less than a 1/4 mile away, and offers fishing, crabbing, shrimping, etc. The home has crab traps available for your use-you will need to bring your own fishing equipment. A fishing pier is located on the Fort Morgan Historic Site and is available for your use at a nominal charge, and well as the public boat launch.

Alcohol is allowed on our beaches. As are pets. Please Contact me for any questions Regarding my Property- TINA

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Property manager

Tina Scarborough.

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Beach

  • On the beach

Internet

  • Available in the house: WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Car recommended
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Ice maker
  • Lobster/crab pot
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 3 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Stereo
  • TV with cable/satellite channels
  • Video library

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming dogs only
  • 5 pets total

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Location highlights

  • In a rural location
  • Near a zoo
  • Near the marina

Things to do

  • Water park
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Parasailing nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Snorkeling nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Theme park nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 1,580 square feet

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 30

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
5 total pets
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Note from host: DOGS ONLY - MUST Disclose Pet at time of Booking

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, and a deadbolt lock
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

A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

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About the neighborhood

Map
Gulf Shores, AL

What's nearby

  • Fort Morgan - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Fort Morgan Beach - 4 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Fort Gaines - 44 min drive - 8.8 km
  • Dauphin Island Beaches - 44 min drive - 8.9 km
  • Dauphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium - 85 min drive - 8.6 km

Getting around

  • Mobile, AL (BFM-Downtown Airport) - 86 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pirate's Bar & Grill - ‬51 min drive
  • ‪Tacky Jacks - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Pelican Pub - ‬48 min drive
  • ‪Skinner's Seafood - ‬49 min drive
  • ‪Lighthouse Bakery - ‬48 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Book your Fall and Winter Vacation now! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 5 total).

What time is check-in at Book your Fall and Winter Vacation now!?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Book your Fall and Winter Vacation now!?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Book your Fall and Winter Vacation now! located?

Nestled on the beach, this Gulf Shores vacation home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Fort Morgan and Fort Morgan Beach. Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) away.

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Book your Fall and Winter Vacation now! Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 85 out of 104 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 104 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 104 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 104 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 104 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Karen M.

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

Family Weekend Getaway

The property is spacious and comfortable. My family thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rob H.

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

Great Location

Great location. Will definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew K.

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

Perfect beach get away

Absolute gem of a property close to a fantastic beach. Immaculately clean, well furnished, and friendly hosts. Couldn't ask for anything more for a beach vacation. Thank you!! Can't wait to come back
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenny P.

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

Great back to school getaway!!

Had a great time! House was as described, check in/ out was a breeze. Communication with owner was quick and efficient!!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew P.

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

Amazing

We really enjoyed our stay. The house was in great shape for our stay and the beach was beautiful
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen M.

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

Great time at Busy Doin Nothing

The house was very comfortable, spacious, and had everything we needed for a quiet vacation for my husband and I and our adult children. We will definitely look to stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

David C.

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

Relaxed

Great place to stay! Plenty of room for the family.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

William J.

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

Summer get away

My family and I enjoyed our vacation. We were pleased to see the pictures really didn't do the place justice. Pet friendly area, and great house to stay in.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer W.

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

Beach trip 2023

We had a wonderful time. Easy walk to the beach. House was very comfortable.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Family vacation

We rented this house to meet family members. Tha house was wonderful it was roomy and close to the beach. The neighborhood is quiet and beach is very family friendly and clean. The hosts were friendly and quickly responded to all our inquiries prior to our stay. Would highly recommend staying here and would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kera W.

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

Christmas Party

My family was able to come visit for the holidays. This house was a perfect fit. Short walk to the beach and a very relaxing atmosphere.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Greg M.

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

A Standing Ovation!

We loved our month stay at Busy Doin’ Nothin’!!! It was perfect for us and our dogs. The house was well stocked, clean and nicely furnished. The back yard was great for our dogs. The location was awesome—just a couple hundred steps to the beach. We really enjoyed meeting and talking with our neighbors and several others who come every October. We had a little hiccup with our WiFi. The owner was immediately on top of it. We were sad to leave today, but we will definitely be back.
Stayed 28 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kara H., Newburgh, Indiana

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

Great stay!!!

We had a wonderful week at Busy Doin Nothin! Property was perfect! Rustic and beachy! Tina was the most accommodating! We had one issue, terrible mosquitoes because of prior rains before we showed up, and she called the town and they came and sprayed twice! Service!!!!! Wow! Thanks for your help! We will definitely stay with you in the future!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ann O.

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

Most Amazing Beach House!

Our family had an incredible vacation/ baseball tournament! This home was spacious, clean with amazing quiet beach access just about a football field from front door to sand! Comfy beds, nice size kitchen open to the dining area and living room. Lots of fun beach things, enjoyed some and added to the collection! Loved the covered parking, in the ground grill, outdoor shower and hose to keep the sand down in the house. The 3 full baths made it easy to clean up after the beach, tile floors throughout were easy to sweep up, laundry area was nice and bright and the berber carpet was a bonus touch in the bedrooms. Overall, very nice for a very away vacation! Thanks Tina and Joe!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Hayley L.

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

Nice....

Communication with the Owner was easy. Location was easy to find, and it was a short nice walk to the beach. Lots of room in the Kitchen/ Dining Room and Living Room. The whole area is very dog friendly. It should be noted the fourth bedroom is not a Queen and 2 twins, it is just a Queen bed. The floor in the master bathroom was not clean, but it seemed like everything else was. The stairs were a little shaky, which can happen over time at the beach, anyone who is not sure footed may have a hard time on them. Mostly my only warning is that the master bath is aggressively orange, lol. Be warned when you turn on the lights. All that being said, I would rent it again. It would make a great week or more stay, for a group of no more than 8, it has plenty of room for everyone!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

George H.

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Indecisive owner

The property was fine, although there was sand in one of the beds and a towel full of someone's hair, but overall okay. However the owner (who consented to us bringing 5 dogs, which I paid an extra fee for) tried to cancel my trip less than 24 hours prior to our arrival for a Christmas vacation. I assured her that they were well behaved. Apparently she expected a SPOTLESS place when we left. I got none of my deposit back. If you're bringing pets just a warning - make sure they don't shed!!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Briana P.

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

Mostly Good

First, the good- -the A/C is a workhorse. The A/C kept us cool the whole stay! -Location is perfect! Close to the beach. -comfortable beds -wagon, beach things, nets, and crab traps provided!!! -Tina is great and very responsive. Side note- the starter supplies were more than expected due to previous reviews and enough to get us started on our stay. Issue- -there was visible dog hair on the floors and sheets of one bed. Tina took steps to resolve the issue and I am satisfied with the solution. Overall the good outweighs the one issue and I would return again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Wonderful Family Vacation

I stayed at Tina's house with my husband, parents, brother, sister-in-law, sister, and my brother's three-month-old baby. We had plenty of room for everyone to have their own space and having three bathrooms was amazing. We used a lot of water between all of the showers, dishwasher, and laundry, but we never ran out of hot water. The air conditioner always kept the house cool and comfortable (despite it being hot outside). The kitchen was well stocked with all of the cooking utensils, dishes, cutlery, etc that we needed. There was even some spices, cooking oil, dish soap, dishwasher and laundry detergent already waiting in the cabinets. There were plenty of towels for everyone, the beds and bedding were comfortable, and there was a variety of beach chairs, toys, boogie boards, etc in the storage room downstairs. The beach was less than a block away and since there are no condos in this area it was not crowded and was mostly families. There was an abundance of wildlife at the beach. We saw schools of several different types of fish swimming in the waves, a variety of sea birds (mostly pelicans and terns, but there was also a great blue heron fishing along the shore one day), and a pod of 12-15 dolphins jumping in the waves just off shore for several hours one day. It was a very peaceful neighborhood and only a couple of miles from the ferry to Dauphin Island (we took a day trip over there). We had an amazing time and would definitely visit again. Thanks Tina!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Kimla A.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

WARNING!!! Nightmare Experience All Together

House was furnishing are garage sale quality. Dirty dishes in cabinets. Kitchen stove hood super filthy. Stairs are very unstable without proper rails for handicapped. Refrigerator was not working properly and has a note on it to the fact. Both refrigerators went out during 1st day. There was no where to put cold items. Ice chest had to be purchased. The main refrigerator was semi-cool on arrival. The note on refrigerator explain not to overload or keep open. I placed my insulin in the door and shut it. When I returned 3 hours later the refrigerator was hot as was my insulin. I notified owner and she sent repair man and her husband next morning. The husband apologized and brought ice for refrigerator. He inspected the hot refrigerator. Repair man came and clean dirty coils and stated refrigerator should cool down after a few hours and not to use till then. The repairman gave me a businesscard in case the refrigerator did not cooldown. The owner apologized and stated she would cover the cost of medication ruined. Now that I am home, the owner states there was nothing wrong with both refrigerators and I am after her money. Sad way to treat people but money is obviously an issue for this owner. To blame renters for know issues. Don’t trust these people with your vacation, find another property. WARNING
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Margie E.

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

Thanksgiving 2022

Great trip! Awesome location 😊 We arrived later than expected in the night to find no paper products or cleaning supplies, but made due.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

John B.

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

Tina and Joe were great!

Very Roomy, Good location
Stayed 31 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lissa B.

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

Dream Trip

We were blessed to be able to visit Ft Morgan Beach for one month as a retirement ‘gift’ to ourselves and was my dream trip come true!! Was I ready to leave? NO!! We have been visiting Ft Morgan Beach doe about 10 years and we love it! Busy Doin Nothing was perfect for our trip as we had family & friends down to visit throughout the month! The owners, Tina & Joe, are so kind, quick to respond and genuinely just want visitors to relax and have a wonderful time! We would rent this home again in a heartbeat!
Stayed 29 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kelly B.

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

Buice Beach Bash

Joe and Tina are absolutely the best!!! We got there early and she said if it was clean, go on in and start enjoying! We had plenty of room for everyone and the kitchen was Fully Stocked with everything you needed! She called/texted several times to make sure we had everything we needed. Couldn’t have asked for a better host or vacation. We’ll see you next year!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Stacey H.

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

Great place for family vacation.

It was very easy to rent the property and communicating with Tina was easy as well. She was very responsive to my questions. The property is very close to the beach and had everything we needed. The beach wasn’t crowded and Our daughter brought her dog and it was very pet friendly. Thanks for a wonderful vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

hailey g.

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

Family vacation

The house is just a very short walk to the beach. The beach was not too crowded. The house was perfect size and had plenty of dishes. The ice cream truck came by daily and was a hit with the kids! Never had any issues but did see owner while working on another property. Super nice guy.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022