Shells, West. 6BR beachview. Big pool. Large balconies! Great deal. Nice! Slps 20.

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A multi-story building with balconies and a covered entrance.
A swimming pool with lounge chairs and a lifeguard stand.
A pool area with lounge chairs and a pool.
A covered outdoor area with picnic tables and chairs, a concrete floor, and a view of buildings in the background.
A covered outdoor seating area with a table and chairs, overlooking colorful beach houses and the ocean.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy spacious layout that give everyone more room to relax.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Gulf Shores Beach

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Private pool
  • Waterpark access
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Gulf Shores, AL
  • Place, Little Lagoon
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Gulf Shores Beach
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Place, West Beach
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Airport, Gulf Shores, AL (GUF-Jack Edwards)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 20)

Common Space

2 Double Sofa Beds

Shells East 3rd Floor North Bedroom

1 King Bed

Shells West 2nd Floor North Bedroom

1 King Bed

Shells West 3rd Floor Middle Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Shells West 3rd Floor South Bedroom

2 Queen Beds

Shells West 4th Floor North Bedroom

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Shells West 4th Floor South Bedroom

1 King Bed

7 bathrooms

Shells West 2nd Floor Common Area Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Shells West 2nd Floor North BR Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Shells West 3rd Floor Middle BR Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Shells West 3rd Floor North BR Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Shells West 3rd Floor South BR Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Shells West 4th Floor North BR Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Shells West 4th Floor South BR Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Dining area

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About the area

Gulf Shores

Located in Gulf Shores, this holiday home is near theme parks and by the sea. Shoppers can check out The Wharf, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Gulf Shores Beach and Gulf State Park. Tropic Falls at OWA and Shrimpy's Grill and Golf are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and snorkelling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking and ecotours.
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Gulf Shores, AL

What's nearby

  • Little Lagoon - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Lagoon Pass Park - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Gulf Shores Beach - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • West Beach - 1 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Fort Morgan Beach - 21 min drive - 28.6 km

Getting around

  • Gulf Shores, AL (GUF-Jack Edwards) - 10 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Hangout - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Sunliner Diner - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Pink Pony Pub - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Catch - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Waffle House - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Shells, West. 6BR beachview. Big pool. Large balconies! Great deal. Nice! Slps 20. have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

How much does it cost to stay at Shells, West. 6BR beachview. Big pool. Large balconies! Great deal. Nice! Slps 20.?

As of 28 October 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Shells, West. 6BR beachview. Big pool. Large balconies! Great deal. Nice! Slps 20. on 6 January 2027 start from NZ$4,883, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Shells, West. 6BR beachview. Big pool. Large balconies! Great deal. Nice! Slps 20. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Shells, West. 6BR beachview. Big pool. Large balconies! Great deal. Nice! Slps 20.?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Shells, West. 6BR beachview. Big pool. Large balconies! Great deal. Nice! Slps 20.?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Shells, West. 6BR beachview. Big pool. Large balconies! Great deal. Nice! Slps 20.?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Shells, West. 6BR beachview. Big pool. Large balconies! Great deal. Nice! Slps 20. located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Little Lagoon and Gulf Shores Beach. West Beach and Lagoon Pass Park are also within 15 minutes.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 75 out of 82 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 82 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 82 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 82 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 82 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was clean with all the necessary items to make it our home for a week. It was so perfect our family wanted to stay longer.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The home was well stocked, close proximity to the beach and perfect for our needs. Everything was clean and well in order when we arrived. Would definitely stay here again. We loved it!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was as described. Plenty of rooms and bathrooms for our large family. Close walk to the beach. It was also awesome to have a pool in the backyard. Lots of parking space for our cars. We had a great time!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 12 August 2026
🥳 Awesome, Carrie! So glad the west side of Shells was just as described and had plenty of rooms and bathrooms for the whole big family — that's exactly what she's built for! The backyard pool, the short beach walk, AND lots of parking? That's the full package for a group. So glad you had a great time! Thank you so much for the 5-star review! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Any suggestions for Shells? Or ready to gather the family for a return? I'd love to hear from you. Thanks so much for staying in our home! 🏖️
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great house, plenty of room for everyone! We loved the pool with a short walk to the beach!
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 2 May 2026
🤗Yay! Thanks Megan! Glad you and the gang had a fantastic time and that the west side unit of our wonderful Shells duplex worked so perfectly for you all! Great place, lots of space, pool, EASY beach access, and fantastic value! What's not to love?! Well, having to leave at the end of the stay perhaps. 🤔 😉 Thanks again! 🙏
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The communication was excellent. We enjoyed our stay with all the accommodations.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 5 May 2026
Awesome, Keril! 🙌 Sending a huge thank you for the 5-star love! We are so glad to hear our communication hit the mark for you—I know how much of a headache it can be to organize a big group, so we try to keep the 'host' side of things as smooth as possible. 📞✨ Shells West is a total gem for those late April getaways, and we’re thrilled you enjoyed the house and all the accommodations. Having that direct beach access and plenty of room to spread out makes all the difference! 🏖️🍹 We would absolutely love to have your crew back again next spring. Just a heads-up: these beachfront spots for late April and May tend to go fast, so start eyeing those 2027 dates early! 🐚🌊 See you back on the sand soon! ☀️
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

What a wonderful week! 😎

Great place and a great week. We appreciate you having us. Couple minor things during the stay, and your team handled them SO FAST! We loved the pool, all the space, the deck, and the quick beach access across the street--once we figured it out! 😉 We will definitly be back, and are recommending you all to all our friends!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We were in the area for a softball tournament. This house held 5 families (18 people) really well. Everyone commented on how spacious it was. I was a little nervous about it being a duplex, but the neighbors were so nice and it never felt like we were in each other’s way or anything. Beds and pillows were super comfy. AC was great. Easy beach access! This was something that was important to us because a few of us always stay beachfront. Access was directly across the road and was easy. There’s also a hose by the driveway to wash off sand and lots of room to store beach items. Loved the location. We were able to use a “bypass” road and avoid some of the traffic on the main part of gulf shores.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 12 August 2026
🥳 Awesome, Ashlea! 5 families, 18 people, in town for softball — and the west side of Shells held everyone comfortably with room to spare! I especially love that you came in a little nervous about the duplex and left saying it never felt cramped. That's exactly how a well-designed duplex should feel — your own space, friendly neighbors. And you found all the good stuff: comfy beds and pillows, great AC, easy beach access right across the road, the rinse hose, storage for beach gear, even the bypass road around the traffic! Sounds like you had it dialed in. Thank you so much for the 5-star review! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Any suggestions for Shells? Or ready to book the next tournament trip? I'd love to hear from you. Thanks so much for staying in our home! 🏖️
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Wonderful! 😊

My family and I had a wonderful stay your home was very comfortable. I would like to thank you for letting us stay four extra days. Going home to 30 inches of snow was not fun. I would definitely come back 😊 only wish it would be tomorrow.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great time at beach... pool
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 28 October 2025
Woohoo! 🎉 Thanks so much, Doug! We’re thrilled you had a great time int he west side unit of Shells. Renting one side gives you full access to the fantastic private pool, with no sharing beyond the two sides of the home — perfect for families who want their own space but to save too since its such a great value. 🏖️💦 With spacious bedrooms, en suite bathrooms, and large balconies, it’s ideal for relaxing and enjoying the beach, which is just steps away. 🌊 If you have any suggestions to make stays even better, we’d love to hear them. And when you’re ready to lock in that return trip, we’d be delighted to host you again — and for larger groups, both sides of Shells (East & West) are available for an even bigger getaway! 😎
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Shells (west unit) family vacay!

Our family enjoyed the house and convenience of the beach so much! The house was perfect for us.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice location and property

Easy beach access, comfortable property, great for families.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 9 December 2024
😎 Super! Thanks Chris! Glad you all had a wonderful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ time in our place! Shoot us a note anytime if you have suggestions, or when ready to rock a return! 🙏
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
This property worked well for our family get together. Location was great with an easy walk to the beach and pool was a nice addition for our little ones. Listing indicated they provided toilet paper, paper towels and trash bags. After you pay in full they send an e-mail saying they provide a “starter pack”. They provided 1 roll of toilet paper, 1 paper towels and 1 trash bag. For price you pay you would think they would provide toilet paper and especially trash bags. Not sure why they go on the cheap for this hotel basic. Other than that place was as advertised.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 16 July 2026
😎 Thanks Ronald! So glad the west side of Shells worked well for the family get-together — easy walk to the beach, and the pool's always a win with little ones! On the supplies: that's a fair question, though it is one addressed in the listing and in all our communications. The "starter pack" is the standard across pretty much every beach home in the area — mgmt companies stock enough to get you through that first night so you're not making a midnight run, then folks pick up what they need for the week. It's not a cost thing; it's just how vacation homes work versus hotels. A hotel restocks daily because someone's in your room daily — nobody's coming into your beach house while you're living in it! And trying to stock a really big vacay home with enough for a whole crew for a whole week (or more) isn't scalable. We do, though, call it out in the listing and a few times in the pre-trip info specifically so nobody's surprised, especially if, perhaps like you, they are used to staying in a hotel, and not in a big beach home. Glad the place was as advertised otherwise! Any other suggestions for Shells? Or ready to gather the family again? I'd love to hear from you. Thanks so much for staying in our home! 🏖️
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Spring Break Trip

Great location. Easy access to the beach. We would definitely stay again.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 27 March 2025
👍 Thanks Josh! Glad you all had a great time and that you will be back! Thank you for staying in the east side of our Shells duplex, and for taking a moment to share your ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ experience! 🙏
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Awesome family trip

Very easy to get to the beach and then relax in the pool later. Close to other activities and restaurants. We took the kids to the waterpark and loved it.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Wits End

Thank you for a lovely vacation! We had the best time.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family fun

The place was beautiful. It had all that we needed. Plenty of room and close to the main part of town.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 4 June 2025
Oh... super! Happy to hear you all had a fantastic time in the west side unit of our fun, big, Shells home on West Beach in Gulf Shores! If you have any suggestions for the home, communications, mgt, shoot us a note, and reach out when ready to return! 🙏
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Perfect!

Great time at Shells. No problems. Hope return!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This house was everything that it was advertised to be.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

We had an awesome week!

We went to the beach every day and also enjoyed the pool. We had plenty of space to spread out, but also enough space to be together when we wanted. I highly recommend this property!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Love this place

Love this place. Worked perfectly for us.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

vacation

Great place
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 16 February 2024
Thank you!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Family vacation

Enjoyed the house. Thanks!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This property was very clean and exactly as pictured. We had 8 adults and 6 kiddos aged 5,5,3,2,2, 6 months. It worked out perfectly for us. The pool was clean and separately gated which was nice and sharing with the family next door was no problem. The beach was a close walk across the street. Be prepared to walk through some loose sand before you get to a smoother location on the beach. A wagon did not work very well there. Although there was some poles for setting up tents, we found that nobody monitored that nor the size of the tent in this area so we were able to set our tent up closer to the water with no problem. Also, this section of the beach was not nearly as populated as other areas so that was nice too. We easily fit 3 minivans and a Tahoe on our side of the garage. They do line up in a row, so if someone needs out, it sometimes takes some juggling, but completely doable. My only suggestion would be to bring a baby gate for the top of the stairs. Our 2 year olds kept wanting to escape down the stairs. We also brought some orange fencing to hook up on the front deck to keep the kids on our side without bothering our neighbors.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 25 August 2026
🥳 Awesome! Thanks Joni. 8 adults and 6 little ones (with a 6-month-old in the mix!) — and the west side of Shells worked perfectly? That's a win! So glad the separately-gated pool was a hit and that sharing with the family next door was a breeze. And great tip on the loose sand before the smooth stretch — helpful for the next family to know! Thank you so much for the 5-star review! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Any suggestions for Shells? Or ready to gather the crew for a return? I'd love to hear from you. Thanks so much for staying in our home! 🏖️
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great stay with the grands

Very nice house. Lots of space for all of us. We had a great time with the grands!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Good Times!

The stay was great. We enjoyed the home very much. It was the perfect size for our party. It was a good time had by all!
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