OGP3A. Great 3BR. Sleeps 10. Community Dock. Beach. Pool. Tremendous value!
About this house rental
On Golden Pond 3A 1506 Sandpiper Lane #3A, Gulf Shores At 3 Bedrooms and sleeping 10, one side of On Golden Pond 3 is the smallest, and most cost-efficient, of my places. Yet its cute, comfy, and a perfect place to spend your vacay! This listing is for the A unit of On Golden Pond #3. OGP3A: Nice 3BR for less than a hotel! Community Pool. Dock. Quiet. Relax... for less! Can also be rented as a very affordable 6BR 6BA in the middle of Gulf Shores West Beach. If you need a really nice smaller home, on a budget, OGP3 is perfect! Most seasons, it is less than the cost of a single hotel room per night, yet located in the middle of West Beach, lagoon side (nice shared dock and pool!), and only a short walk (1/4 mile) to the beach (you walk right next to my Seafoam home!). 3BR 3BA. OGP3 is lagoon side, however, it is not lagoon front (like my OGP5 home is). Easy access to the community dock, beach, and pool all right on the lagoon. Nice! And a nice price! Looking for something a little smaller than most of my properties? Just as nice though! And at a great price!? OGP3 may be the perfect place for you! On Golden Pond #3, aka OGP3, is a beautiful vacation home with easy access to the community dock, beach, and pool all right on the lagoon. OGP3 is on a private cul de sac shared by mostly owner occupied homes. OGP3 is not lagoon front though you can see the lagoon from the front deck for your little peak at the water in the evenings. OGP3 is the north side of a duplex (no shared living spaces) and we know the owners of the other side if you are interested in both, we are happy to reach out. If you want lagoon front, and a little bigger, check out my On Golden Pond #5 home! This vacation home also features covered parking and access to the dock, pool, and beach. This unit is a tremendous value. Each side of this lagoon side 3 bedroom, 3 bath duplex home has the following bedding: BEDDING: Main Floor Bedroom: King 3rd Floor E Bedroom: Twin over Full Bunk 3rd Floor W Bedroom: King Main Floor Living Room: Queen Sleeper Sofa 3rd Floor Lounge Room: Queen Sleeper Sofa NICE COMMUNITY POOL, FISHING DOCK, AND BEACH The pool is on the lagoon. Great views of lagoon, pier, dock, while relaxing poolside. The pool is a 24x14x3-5' Community Pool. There's even a small lagoon, sand, beach right by the pool! Fishing too from the nice community fishing pier and dock. GULF BEACH ACCESS Public beach access is a 3 minute walk on a quiet road, then across west beach (as a crosswalk), right next to my Seafoam home! There is ALSO a lagoon front beach by our community pool. MORE? Yes. You can take the new pedestrian walkway from the road outside our home to the Calloway Bridge (and the public beach there too!). Nice walk along the lagoon! PARKING There is available onsite parking for at least 4 cars. In fact, you could park more cars than you should be driving for a 10 person place! Inquire if you have special vehicle needs. WIFI/INTERNET YES! We have an awesome Eero mesh network to ensure excellent wifi coverage throughout this spacious home. Spotty coverage is always an issue for big places. Sure internet may work next to the router in the living room, but what about the far reaches of the home!? That's why we installed a multi-node mesh network. And what's the internet like? It is generally solid and ran > 250Mb down the last test--sufficient for several simultaneous video conference sessions for remote work and education. Internet is, of course, an amenity and subject to service provider outages (and guests "troubleshooting" it), especially with the havoc the sand and salt wreak on cabling and facilities, no more so than any other home on the beach though, and likely better since its close in and new construction! SOAPS, TOWELS, COFFEE, ETC ETC As with most beach homes in the area, the local mgt co provide what they call a "starter supply" of soaps, toilet paper, and paper towels, etc. Enough for the first night to get you going! Please plan to bring or purchase additional supplies, and any cleaning or pantry supplies you may need, or to make a quick run to the store (or have it delivered!). You will want to bring beach towels or beach chairs as well. Because mgt cos will not generally support them, grills are not provided, though they are sometimes inherited from prior guests: your mileage may vary on this, and we usually assess and then go snag a small charcoal kettle when we come down ourselves. Also of note: at many locations, you may find the bunk beds (and certain other beds) are not fully made--instead a bedding pack is provided. This is a common practice for the local management companies, which is both green (if the bedding is not used, it doesn't have to be laundered) AND more sanitary--housekeeping does not have to crawl on the bunks and so on to make the beds. Also also... all our homes have drip coffee makers and most now have Keurigs as well. PETS We do consider well-behaved canine furry friends. This requires owner pre-approval, and is subject to a pet fee (currently $250 per pet). Please inquire. No smoking please, but feel free to eat lots of shrimp, bask in the warm sun, and have a great time! That's it! We think you'll have a great stay in our home. Reach out and let us know how we can help! SNOWBIRDS! Up to 2/3rds off for off-season stays of 28 days or longer. OGP3 https://www.vrbo.com/2614353 6BR (2x3BR) OGP3A https://vrbo.com/1608269 3BR OGP3B https://vrbo.com/2650573 3BR OGP5 https://www.vrbo.com/2082299 5BR
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Pets allowed
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony / Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Map of West Beach, AL
House in West Beach, AL
Reasons to book
People love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Great for pets
Includes essentialsPool, Pets allowed, Kitchen / Kitchenette and more
$$$$
Reviews
4.7/5.0
Outstanding(39 Reviews)
5.0
Beautifully decorated with a fully stocked kitchen. Location is perfect for a short walk to the beach and a private pier on the lagoon. Would definitely recommend!!
5.0
Booked On Golden Pond 3A at the last minute. The owner was very accommodating, and all details were handled without any problem. The house is well equipped and comfortable. Loved the access to the pool and the dock in the lagoon. I highly recommend and will be back.
5.0
Easter on the gulf. What more could we want!? Well... a nice comfy and clean place... which we got! Thank you!!!
5.0
Everything was great, thanks!
5.0
Really liked our stay at Golden Pond. Hope to rebook for next time.
5.0
Thanks for the terrific stay!
4.0
The location was nice. It could use updating and repairs.
5.0
We had a good stay. We did not need anything.
5.0
We had a great stay at your home.
5.0
We had a great time (again). Thank you so much for sharing you place with us. Looking forward to the next trip already!
5.0
We had a wonderful time in On Golden Pond 3A. It was just the right size for us, and being able to walk over to the lagoon, and the nice dock and pool, was wonderful. It was also a very short walk to the gulf beach itself. We hope to be back!
5.0
We had a wonderful vacation. The home was very clean and the bright colors made it feel more "vacation-y" :-) It was nice not having to check in somewhere and being able to go straight to the house. All in all it was a great rental. It was our first time visiting gulf shores and we are already looking forward to coming back.
5.0
We stayed for all of December. It was so nice and relaxed! Check in was easy, and the owners were great to work with, as were their support management company the few times we needed anything. Great place to "snow bird"!
5.0
This was the perfect property for our family. The pictures are very accurate. The beds were comfortable. The kitchen had the extras I didn’t bring from home. It is in a great place for pets, would stay again. If you are going to the beach it would be an easy walk. The weather didn’t cooperate for us. We really enjoyed it.
5.0
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, nice quiet area with a covered dock, had fun fishing and crabbing!
5.0
This was a great beach house for our family! Tons of space for everyone to utilize day and night! All beds were comfy and the pictures were as described!
Very short walk to the beach...6 minutes or 2 songs and great area! Lots of parking on site, great decks and loved having our own rinse area as well!
Definitely staying here again if it's available and thebrates are very reasonable and competitive! Bama Beach house team was a pleasure to work with and VERY fast as communicating!
Thanks again!
5.0
This was our first trip to Gulf Shores and it did not disappoint. The weather was fantastic every day and we were so close to the Beach! The property was awesome.. surrounded by the bay and a short walk to the beach. The boys loved fishing on the bay side and the beach was never very crowded. The house was perfect.. clean and a great size for two families. We can’t wait to go back!
4.0
Accommodations were as reported. Great location. Convenient to beach, lagoon & pool. A couple of the beds were subpar. But we had everything we needed for 10. Thanks.
5.0
This is the sixth house we have rented in this street! Love this area. Will be back
5.0
The house was perfect for our family & extended family (4 adults & 3 children) and could have easily “handled” more!
We were just a short walk from the ocean, and a great dock set-up for fishing on the lagoon.
The beds were all super comfy and linens were clean.
Since our trip I’ve communicated with the owner of the property who has been awesome and extremely friendly. I’m not sure when we’ll be back to Gulf Shores - but will not hesitate to stay here again or one of his other properties in the area!
5.0
Our family enjoyed our stay. We love the location being very close to a small dock for fishing, crabbing and swimming and walking distance to the beach. Some of the bedrooms were different from what was pictured. We had a little hiccup during check in with the lockbox having dead batteries but the property manager was able to provide assistance to us promptly. We appreciate the quick response to get us into the house especially after driving for 14 hours. Minor things with cleaning on pullout couch but nothing major. Great house would stay again!
5.0
We all had plenty of room. We enjoyed the covered pier for fishing and pool were both just across the drive. Beach is close enough to walk to as well. We had a great time and I would recommend this property to anyone.
4.0
We spend a week with our friends, about five couples, every year in Gulf Shores. This property fit our needs well. The place was spotless, beds were comfortable, and it was easy walking distance to the beach. We were a little disappointed because we thought the building backed up to the pier and pool. It did not; both are across the cul-de-sac beside a different building. Both were taken over by large families, so we couldn’t use them despite wanting to. Ended up just spending more time on the beach, which was fine. It was a little difficult to grill out since the area behind the house was so small, but doable. Only other items worth mentioning: the toilet in the master suite stopped working properly (broken handle/mechanism) and we noticed a very large/bad leak in the ceiling of the car port; most likely coming from an appliance in the kitchen. Neither impacted our stay too badly, but will definitely require fixing!
5.0
Enjoyed our stay. Good spot close to beach and pretty much everything. Accurate to what listing said it would be.
3.0
The beach house was layed out well, but it left much to be desired.
Luckily only 7 of our 8 guests arrived, as both couches were completely unfit for sleeping, much less sitting on. They were tired and worn out, the cushions were torn. The couch mattresses were nothing but covered coils with no padding and the mattress covers were stained and rusty. I could honestly have found better at The Good Will.
The bedrooms were spacious with nice looking furniture, lots of storage, but the first floor master bedroom boxsprings were very noisy when you moved making it hard to get any sleep. The twin bed box springs upstairs were the same but the master bed upstairs was very comfortable. There is no way this place sleeps 10 in it's present condition. We had to get a blow up mattress for one of our guests to sleep on all week.
The master bath upstairs did not have a shower diverter which was inconvenient, but thankfully there was a second bathroom on that floor with a shower that we could use.
The toilet downstairs never stopped running even after shaking the handle. It could use some repair.
There were filthy oven mitts under the kitchen sink, a left over spilled drink down the side of a pleather chair and a dirty oven when we arrived. Cleanliness was ok otherwise.
It would also have been nice to know that there would be construction going on at both neighboring beach houses all week.
Hopefully they will be updating their beach house in the near future as it seems the others in the area are all getting upgrades and this one is definitely showing wear and needs a decorator.
5.0
My family enjoyed this property. It’s literally across from the beach. A fishing dock and pool is located in the small area as well. The kids and family enjoyed the location and convenience of everything being so close together.
5.0
We really enjoyed this home. It's minutes from the beach, sits right on the bay, and it's far enough down the strip to be in a quiet area while also being within 5 minutes of all shopping. Communication with the owners before and after our stay was amazing and added the cherry on top of an excellent stay.
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in West Beach?
The average price for a rental in West Beach is $339 per night. This rental is $54 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at OGP3A. Great 3BR. Sleeps 10. Community Dock. Beach. Pool. Tremendous value!. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at OGP3A. Great 3BR. Sleeps 10. Community Dock. Beach. Pool. Tremendous value!. Enjoy the water!
Is OGP3A. Great 3BR. Sleeps 10. Community Dock. Beach. Pool. Tremendous value! pet friendly?
Yes! This house is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.
What amenities are available at OGP3A. Great 3BR. Sleeps 10. Community Dock. Beach. Pool. Tremendous value!?
We found 10 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, pets allowed, kitchen / kitchenette, and internet / wifi.
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