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Indoor pool
TV, DVD player
Fitness facility
3 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, Internet, bed sheets
Indoor pool

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Entire condo

3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 10149 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Ocean view
  • Pool
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Air-conditioning

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Gulf Shores, AL
  • Place, Gulf Shores Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Hangout Music Fest
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Gulf State Park
    ‪17 min walk‬

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About this property

Entire place

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

🌞The beach is calling- Come stroll the beach for some treasures 🐚🌊

Island Tower is the epitome of a dream vacation destination in Gulf Shores, Alabama. This is the tallest building in the area, boasting unobstructed views that set it apart. Centrally located in Gulf Shores, it's just a few steps away from the beautiful beaches and within easy reach of all the fun the area has to offer. The complex features fantastic amenities, including a Gulf-front heated indoor pool, a sauna, a Gulf-front fitness center, a large beach-side outdoor pool with a lounge area, a playground, a BBQ area, covered parking, two high-speed elevators, and 150 feet of white sandy beach. After a day of sun-soaked fun, relax on your private balcony and enjoy the view while savoring the salty air.

Island Tower 703 is an exceptional unit on the 7th floor with stunning views. The kitchen boasts modern cabinetry, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, a double oven, and a drop-in cooktop. The master bedroom features a king-size bed, the second bedroom a queen, and the third a full-size bed. Each bedroom has a balcony entrance. The dining table seats six, and there's room for three more at the bar. A washer and dryer are provided within the unit for your convenience.

Please note that Island Tower is not a pet-friendly property. The association requires all pets on the property to be documented and registered before guests' arrival. Pets on the property without proper registration will result in a $200 fine for the owner, and the pet will be required to be removed from the premises, and guests may be evicted.

Additional Information:

Parking Passes are required and may be purchased upon arrival or by contacting the management office. A maximum of two parking passes per reservation is allowed (2 cars maximum).
Linens are provided; please bring your own beach towels.
The reservation includes a "starter set" of hand soap, 1 roll of toilet tissue per bathroom, 1 trash bag per trash can, and 1 roll of paper towels.
Policies:
Guests must be at least 25 years of age or older to rent.
Photo ID is required upon check-in.
Smoking is not allowed.
Pets are not permitted.
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For monthly "Snowbird" rates from November through February, please call to inquire. Plan your unforgettable vacation at Island Tower, where breathtaking views and excellent amenities await in the heart of Gulf Shores!
During your stay at this condo building, you're just a quick walk from Gulf Shores Beach. Features include an indoor pool and laundry facilities. The condo includes amenities such as a jetted tub and a kitchen.
  • Air-conditioned condo with kitchen, washing machine, and 3 bathrooms
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool
  • Amenities include laundry facilities and an elevator
  • Steps from Gulf Shores Beach and a 2-minute drive from Gulf State Park
As a guest of this condo, you'll find an indoor pool, laundry facilities, and an elevator. The front desk is open around the clock.

This Gulf Shores condo is smoke free.

Property amenities

Beach

  • On the beach

Pool/Spa

  • Communal pool
  • Indoor pool

Internet

  • Available in the condo: Internet access

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 3 bathrooms
  • Jetted bathtub
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Lift
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Location highlights

  • Near a health/beauty spa
  • Near a zoo
  • Near an outlet shopping centre
  • Near the bay
  • Near the ocean

Things to do

  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Parasailing nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Snorkelling nearby
  • Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Windsurfing 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 not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • Property located in a resort
  • Unit size: 1,605 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 25

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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 not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
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
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account which will enable you to manage your booking.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

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🌞The beach is calling- Come stroll the beach for some treasures 🐚🌊 Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 39 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 39 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 39 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 39 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 39 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Debbie H.

These are not up to date pictures. I feel it was misrepresented.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joshua I.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Carrie D.

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful view, mediocre furnishings

The view from the living room is beautiful. Location is walkable to most places. Right on the beach. Aside from the master bedroom, the beds in the other rooms are not comfortable at all. One of the beds was broken (unsleepable). The mattresses in the kids room you can feel the springs in them. We let the host know about the broken bed and no one came to fix it. The TV in the 2nd bedroom is a box TV so satellite TV only and the picture was snowy. We let mangement know about this and no one can to fix it either. We paid top dollar and were expecting updated furnishings.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Lyna G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Dawn T.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

SGC P.

Liked: Cleanliness

We enjoyed our experience

The view was beautiful. The beach access was as advertised. Rooms were cozy and each room had a balcony which was great. We did run into an issue with very loud construction noise two of the four mornings we were there. The dryer never dried the clothes or towels the first time no matter the size and dampness of the load. And I would have liked a little more security around the entryway door. It was a wonderful experience and we would do it again. We loved the kids room because all of our kids were able to enjoy a room together.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Derick J.

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meaghan C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Gorgeous view!!!

Really enjoyed our stay. The room itself is really large, nice kitchen with plenty of supplies. Lots of towels and extra linens and pillows. Parking was tough, the spaces are hard to navigate. Never was able to get a second parking pass, so half of our group had to park across the street. The pools are very well kept. Did not check out the sauna. A great place to stay overall
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Kyle P.

Okay, but not great

The location and layout of this property is great. Being able to walk to the beach was amazing. However, many things were lacking. The furniture and decor are quite dated. The rug in the living room had many stains, as did the reclining chair and ottoman. Many light bulbs were burned out in the fixtures, and we had to buy batteries to replace dead ones in several remotes. Two plugs in the kitchen didn't work, and none of the breakers were tripped. The TV in the guest room is an old-school tube TV, which I haven't seen anywhere in probably 15 years. There is a bunk in the 3rd bedroom which is a cool idea, however, it looks sketchily built and honestly wouldn't trust two people sleeping up there. There were also several issues with the building itself. One of the elevators broke down at least 3 times, and at least one time with people in it. Several pieces of equipment in the gym were not functional. The security guard staff was very friendly though. All in all, we enjoyed our time but would like to see some of these issues addressed before we would consider staying in this unit again.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

tammy m.

Liked: Cleanliness

Island Towers loved it!!!!

We loved it!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Terri s.

Liked: Cleanliness

Family vacation

Enjoyed the stay. Wish check out was alittle later and would have been a plus to have free beach chairs. And the TV in kids room needs to be updated. Was scared to plug it in .
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Adam T.

Liked: Cleanliness

It was alright

Our stay was okay, but okay about covers it. The unit's AC was out for the first 2 days, which when they maintenance tech came to fix it, come to find out the filters hadn't been replaced in a long time. Dryer doesn't dry clothes in less than 3 cycles. Extremely cheap sheets / pillow covers (some pillows had no pillow cases). The master bed didn't even have properly-sized sheets / blankets. Remote didn't work for the TV. The kitchen was lacking some pretty common cooking utensils. The internet "works" but it's a joke. Feet marks all over one of the guest bedrooms which... idk it was just weird. The loft bed looks like it's about to fall down from the cracks in it. The door to the balcony requires a significant amount of strength to open. And we've never been to a place that required us to buy our own hand soap (among other things). Idk. None of these ruined our stay, but it just showed a consistent lack of attention to detail. Using the money from one week's stay, they could fix all of this and make the unit really nice. "Just alright" is how I'd rate this unit, nothing to write home about.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle A.

Liked: Cleanliness

Family vaca in Gulf Shores

We loved our family vacation in Gulf Shores. The condo was awesome and within walking distance of the beautiful beach. Our littles enjoyed the outdoor pool also. We had a wonderful time and created many memories that will last a lifetime!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Kendra W.

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful View

This place is in a great location! Very spacious! The kitchen could use some more useful everyday items. It could also use some more comfortable furniture. Overall we had a great stay and the close location to the beach made the stay amazing.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Sarah P.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Don’t book here!

We stayed here for a week with family, thinking the condo would accommodate all of us as advertised. There were 8 of us total, it is supposed to accommodate 10. However there isn’t enough seating in the kitchen area for all to sit. There are 4 seats at the table and 3 chairs at the bar. They advertise having an ice machine, they don’t, they have ice trays. Cleaning was questionable as we gave our son a bath we found old soap from a prior vacationer. Furniture is very outdated, you can tell whoever owns it doesn’t care about that and just rents it out. We won’t stay in this condo ever again and don’t recommend it to anyone. Parking is horrible especially if you have a truck, good luck in finding a space on the ground floor.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Sheila R.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great location, poor furnishings.

The bones of the property were great. I think the owner has not been able put anything into the furniture or decor. The recliner was beige fabric but was so dirty it was brown in spots. There were no curtains on the west facing windows which caused the temperatures to become very high, even in November. I was told they were on order. We had to hang a blanket up over a portion just to get relief. The condo is a great condo unless you are particular about how they are furnished. I would stay again, hoping the items that caused us the most issues are fixed.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Laura O.

Liked: Cleanliness

A little disappointing

We love Gulf Shores and in the past have had no problems at other rentals. This particular property however, featured the fitness center in their listing and when we arrived we learned it was not available.. we chose this one over other listings due to the workout space and pools (outdoor pool also not available). We were also charged an upcharged rate due to "shrimp fest", which had been canceled so I don't feel like this particular space was worth the $300+ a night. It was average in our opinion. The view was nice, dryer took forever to dry a small load so I ended up bringing our laundry home dirty.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Justin L.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great view

Decent place to stay with lots of room. Sadly the beach access was closed for half the week and the outdoor pool closed the entire week. Parking is a nightmare in a truck. Need to make it mandatory parking in garage for smaller vehicles. Room itself was great
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany R.

Liked: Cleanliness

Highly recommend

We had a wonderful stay. The condo was well kept and clean. We had no issues. Would definitely recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn D., Montgomery illinois

Liked: Cleanliness

Magnificent

What a fantastic rental. Just overwhelming views of the gulf. Great location for walking down the strip. Kids had so much fun and loved the rental. It was so big that we never bumped into each other and 3 full bathrooms was a super big plus. Don’t pass this rental up best location and deal available with great management. Love Kim at rental office. She is so the best.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sheilah W.

Liked: Cleanliness

Family Celebration.

The condo was neat and clean. The view of the ocean and beach was beautiful. The grandchildren enjoyed both the indoor and outdoor pools. The only negative was the internet connection was not very good.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Misty M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful View

This property was perfect for my kids and family. Short walk to beach and beautiful views from the balcony and living area!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

4/10 Poor

Bonnie C.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Love the location, not this unit

We have stayed at Island Towers two other times and have loved everything about it but as soon as we walked in this room it quickly became apparent that this unit was a disappointment. Sticky floors, dirty counters, food in a kitchen cabinet, wet towel over the shower curtain, folded damp towels in the master bath (used and refolded or just not fully dried?), old mattresses and even older bedding, two dining room chairs had broken backs making them unusable, one wall of windows in the main living area had brackets for curtains but no curtains, NO FURNITURE on either deck, and the worst surprise was found as I made the bed the next morning- a pair of underwear in the sheets! A cleaning crew was sent on Sunday to clean the floors and bring fresh towels but sheets were not changed. The rental company came to the unit with brand new outdoor furniture on Monday. We have vacationed in Gulf Shores for 30+ years and have never stayed in a unit so badly neglected. We were grateful to receive new deck furniture so that we could enjoy sitting on the deck but were never offered even a slight refund. Having spent what we did for the week we feel some compensation should have been made. Needless to say, we would not recommend staying in this unit.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Jill P.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great condo, great location, could use some updates

This is a great condo with a great location. Lots of windows overlooking to white sandy beaches and lots of square footage.. The photos are accurate. However, it could use some updates: • Some of the electrical outlets in the kitchen don't work. • It isn't a keyless entry. You have to go to the property manager and pick up the key and then drop it off when you check out. Not a big deal but a keyless entry is easier. • Needs new pillows for the beds. The current ones are flat and worn out. • Blender is cracked. • There is a loose tile on the balcony floor. These are all minor, and didn't hinder our stay, but fixing the above would improve the overall experience.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Janie D., Westlake LA

Liked: Cleanliness

Great condo great location

Quick getaway for 3 adults and 5 children. Was cold the entire time but it snowed in louisiana so it was all good. Not sure why no one in alabama doesn't have indoor heated pools but the younger kids still swam. We bundled up and walked the beach. Nothing can stop us from sitting on the balcony and listening to the waves!! Had to replace batteries in about all the remotes and wash a few pots and pans that were put away dirty but other than that it was an awesome place to be. Will definitely be back!!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021