Cottage in the Pines

Front door still didn't lock, had to pile furniture in front of the door, unsafe rug in living room, leaking shower, ceiling fans horribly dirty, etc...

House itself was really great. Make sure you have the code to get in the door in your paper work took us about 20 min once we got there cause I didn't have it. The only reason I gave the conditions of the property not excellent the grass was not cut it really took away from the beauty of the place. But i would rent again the house was that nice.

As always the Cottage in the Pines was a pleasant stay on Dauphin Island. The five of us (including RouxBen, the Boston Terrier) had a wonderful, relaxing time while attending the bird banding. The house and furnishings are comfortable, the rules easy to follow and the stay pleasurable. We only wish we were told what day to put the garbage cans on the street for pick up. We hope the house is available again next year.

Coffee maker didn’t work. When I informed Shane he first said housekeeping would bring one the next time she came. I insisted he send one, said he would but didn’t. Couldn’t connect to WIFI, contacted Shane, he said to try again despite my already having done that. So no WIFI. No complementary soap, shampoo, not even salt in the kitchen! Shane tried to charge me 169 for pet fee despite ad saying it was 50 for a small dog. My dog is 27 lbs. Home reeked of dog smell

The house was spotless. The kitchen was equipped with everything we needed. They don’t have an icemaker— bring your ice. Beds were comfortable. Plenty of towels. Our dogs had plenty of room to go out both in the front yard and the back. My husband has mobility issues so the short walk from the car to the house was very good for him. We didn’t take pictures because the weather was foggy most of the time.

Highly recommend! We thoroughly enjoyed our week stay. Everyone was very nice, polite and friendly. Many things to do with family. The home was accommodating and we had no issues. Will definitely use them again in various locations. JJ

Second time staying at this house. Great central location, will stay again.

Pet friendly little house near the beaches. Quiet neighborhood.

The house was clean and well kept. They responded quickly to my issues. When I arrived, the key code didn’t work. They supplied 3 possible codes to try and asked me to let them know which one worked. The Internet never worked, even after a hard reset on the router. And the coffee pot didn’t work. It wasn’t ideal. But wasn’t horrible.

The master bath shower doesn't work for people who don't want to get their head wet. Hense, the wife used the bathtub shower which had a drain issue. Didn't know the coffee pot didn't take pods, so we improvised to make it work since there were no filters. The property for sale sign in the yard on our last day thru us a loop. But all in all, it suited our purpose.

We had a very good stay in this home. Plenty of room for us and our pup! Everything was clean. Central to anything on the Island.

This is the second year we four adults stayed here for the week of bird banding on the island.We love the screened porch on the back where we can bird watch while playing card/dice/board games. It is quite a convenient spot to all the activities on the island yet in a quiet setting.We love this little house and all its amenities, it fits our trips perfectly. The host is attentive but never intrusive. Thank you for letting us stay here.

We enjoyed our time at Cottage in the Pines. No steps, screened porch and dog friendly were pluses for us.

It allowed us to bring the dogs, the neighborhood was quiet, and centrally located. Beware that there were some free roaming dogs twice over a few days stay. The kitchen was stocked.Adequate linens.When I lifted the couch cushions to look for the remote...eww. I found a fork and food under them. I vacuumed the sofa and behind it. I don't think the cleaners actually mopped, I think they just ran a swiffer over the floors because I take my shoes off when I go inside and my socks were immediately dirty. So I mopped the house with a towel from my trunk.The foundation in the house is in need of repairs and the floors are spongy. All of the money was put into making the house cute not sturdy and it shows.Because of the blocked culvert in the driveway, water sat in the yard the entire time which contributed to mosquitoes. This has been like this for a long time. The screen on the back porch was torn, so sitting on the porch was a no-go.I can't imagine more than six people in the house. Would I return? Maybe, because there are few places that accept pets.We followed the posted rules to the T and would not rule out returning. After all, it is a beach house.

We had a great time staying in this home on Dauphin Island. There was plenty of space and it was easy to find. We also appreciated the kitchen had everything needed to cook at the house so we wouldn't need to eat out for every meal. If you have a bike, it's very close to a path that will take you directly to any beach (although there is not an easy way to walk to the beach directly). We even got to enjoy the firepit in the back! I would highly recommend this house as a nice place to stay on the island.

No one indicated the mosquitoes this time of year were horrible. It was almost impossible to go from car to the house without being attacked. Something should be done. Put a huge damper on our vacation.

The house size was fine. Lot of bugs and co lb webs around the ceiling and windows. Big gap in front door that let bugs into the house. Two large grass hoppers in the house that we had to get outside.

When we arrived on a Thursday we noticed very quickly the unit was not clean. There were dead bugs all over the kitchen table and in/on the dishes that were set up on the table (why?!?! Dust trap). Which meant we had to was the dishes before ever using them. There were cobwebs with dead bugs all along the ceiling and in the window seals. We started picking rooms and noticed we were missing a bed. An entire bed! We booked this unit for 9 people. It states it slept 9 people. We had 4 adults, 2 toddlers, and 3 teens. Listing showed 2 kings and a bunk with trundle. I called the property manager and she said yeah that broke. Someone will have to sleep on the couch and we will get to it tomorrow. Cool. At that point I said the place isn’t clean and we are literally short a bed we need some kind of refund. At 9 that night we went looking for extra bedding since someone was sleeping on the couch. Nothing! So at 9pm we had to go buy bedding. We didn’t bring any with us since bedding was provided. Forgot to mention I was told to only message so the team would know what was going on. Got a message Friday that a cleaning crew would be coming and a bed. A bed not a blow up mattress. I had also messaged about only have 7 towels for 9 people and the floor being so nasty the kids had black feet. Also, the listing has pictures of chairs around the fire pit. Those don’t exist. I had mentioned that as well. Unit is not what it appears. No more characters to continue review

Great location for birding spots

The house is in a very peaceful area. It is well stocked, however, it was a seek and find game to figure out where everything was located. I was a little confused at check out because the checkout directions on the refrigerator differed from the checkout directions emailed to me.

Nice, clean, pet friendly, quiet neighborhood

Great property and very clean