Sandy Castle 6 bedroom Huge Beach Gulf Front by Prickett Properties

Nice property and beach was great.

Sandy Castle is perfectly situated in Gulf Shores--close to the action but far away from the crowds. Our family loved the beach access and the open-concept kitchen/living room/dining area. The deck and balcony upstairs provided for some amazing sunsets and a perfect perch for eventing cocktails. The kitchen has ample cookware, plates and utensils. Sandy Castle is a lovely home, but there are obvious signs of water intrusion in the ceilings and the walls (water stains and paint bubbling with water inside). I would also recommend bringing your own clothes hangars because they were very sparse. Lastly, the washing machine did not clean our clothes at all, so it's best to pack for the entire length of stay and not rely on doing laundry in the house (or perhaps find a laundromat). Overall, the goods outweighed the bads and my family had a wonderful vacation for our first time in Gulf Shores.

We have stayed on this property 3 times. We love staying here. Always clean and plenty of room for our big family.

House is nice and the location is great. We lived that it was not crowded. We seen so many dolphins every morning from the deck. House does need some upgrades but overall nice place.

The view was great, the house needed some cleaning and repair work done while staying there and the bar stools were horrible and they were asked to take them out for safety reasons and the back stairs had to be repaired for safety. We also had to spray for ants and roaches underneath the sink. The rug underneath the table needs to be cleaned and we also had to have the benches to the table fixed before using them. There wasn’t enough towels in the bathrooms for the adults, other than that we still enjoyed the beach and the weather was perfect. Thank you,Peggy Bennett

Property needed a lot of TLC. Was not well maintained.

Location perfect! Overall could use updates, paint and minor repairs but did not take away from our enjoyment. One negative. Could use more towels . Only 2 per bathroom so we had to do laundry often

Location was perfect! Beach wasn’t crowded! House was lovely with plenty of space for our family to meet at the beach!

Location was Great and house was clean, bit of white pet hair. Ice maker in fridge does not work and water frozen in bottom of freezer. Freezer door broken and has to be pushed to ensure it is closed. Dryer runs but does not heat (element out). Washer does not spin correctly, clothes very wet when removed. unable to wash towels which were in short supply. Basically, all Appliances' need to be replaced. Cans and bottles outside, which we picked up. We purchased a new hose nozzle for the hose outside to wash feet before entering the house from the back stairs. A little TLC and this would be a great rental.

Great stay!! Loved the classy feel of the main living area and it's muted color scheme! Loved that there was plenty of comfy seating in the main living area and also for meals.Loved the decor and also the folding wall ironing board. Very spacious home, few steps to the beach, 2 decks.Well-equipped kitchen! Great bar counter top and adjustable stools for all ages and sizes!Loved the solid, sturdy, composite deck furniture!Loved that the outdoor light bulbs were soft and inviting, not glaring white.Although we were only about 15 minutes from town, beach traffic in front of the house was only about 10 people an hour during our May 31-Jun 7 stay, which we loved.We did see a few dolphins!Updates needed:Upgrade the landscaping and driveway to nicer brick and neat landscapingUpgrade the outdoor shower to have a sand-free walkway back to the stairs after you rinse off your feet, a way to hang the hose neatly and replace the rusted hose nozzle.Decking and hardware is aging and starting to rust, as per usual salt air issuesWifi was out and took a few days to fix.The dryer heat stopped working about halfway through our stay so that needs to be addressed.The lovely folding wall ironing board does need an upgrade-dangerous rusty nails coming through back, etc.A board walk up the small hill to the beach would be nice. 1-2 sliding doors needed workHooks needed! Place by doors for towels/hats/bags/jackets and in rooms for clothes/towels!

The house size is comfortable for large group. Just that the house needs to be cleaned. Not just swept and beds made. Some mold In showers, and very small hot water heaters. Door lock never worked. Back light out on back steps. Freezer door broken. Coffee pots need cleaning. Floors were filthy when we got there. The washer and dryer never worked properly, so we had a shortage of clean clothes and towels. Reached out to maintenance day after we arrived and no one came until the afternoon before we left. So pretty disappointed overall.

The house was perfect. We were having a small family wedding and everything about the house was perfect!!! Would definitely stay here again!!!

House shows wear and tear, but I would stay here again. We had a small problem with a fan that they fixed right away. Great location with not many people around on the beach which is nice as we got to spread out! Beds were extremely comfortable

Location was FABULOUS. It was very cold and we asked for some extra blankets and they were very quick to get those right out to us. Thank you for a wonderful stay.

We stay at several vrbo’s for vacation every Christmas. This home was the right size for 12 of us. Wasn’t as clean as it could have been and had several issues that needed fixed. Dryer quit working on us and the property maintenance was there immediately and had it fixed. No problems with the property management.