Elberta, Alabama
This home is only available for rental to families. It is a treasured family home located on eight acres of wooded property wandering up to a spectacular 300 feet of sandy beach on Arnica Bay. This is our second home and has been in the family for more than 40+ years. We are pleased to share it with other families. Families will enjoy quiet quality time spotting deer, dolphins, herons, pelicans, ospreys and bald eagles that live all around the property. Overhanging live oaks provide shade for chilling out on the beach. The 300 ft private beach has a clean sandy bottom with a gradual slope, perfect for swimmers of all ages. A large private dock provides the perfect location for boats (8 ft water) fishing, setting crab traps, tossing cast nets or just catching the breeze or enjoying magnificent sunsets.
Bring your boat and enjoy exploring the Gulf coast water front.
In 2023 we added a deck that runs the length of the house and provides a spectacular place for outside meals and lounging on new deck chairs. The deck also provides increased covered area under the deck for extra shade areas to play yard games like cornhole and yard darts.
The house sleeps 10. Three separate bedrooms. One twin bed room, one queen bedroom, one bedroom with two double beds, one nook with two twin beds (trundle) and 1 futon on the porch. There are 3 full size bathrooms one half bath and one outside shower.
The house has a fully equipped kitchen with new appliances, dishes, cookware. The inside living room and dining room flow together into one main room, but the main living occurs on the screened in porch that has spacious living and dining areas and spectacular views of the bay.
The ground floor has the washer and dryer, a second stove for cooking all the delicious crabs you might catch and a ton of outside games/toys: Bocce ball, croquet, horseshoes, bag toss, badminton, beach toys, cast nets, crab traps, one paddle board, two kayaks and one loved canoe. There is also a ground floor covered patio with sitting area, large dining table and grill.
Location and nearby attractions: The house is on Arnica Bay, just a few minutes to Perdido Pass Bridge and the Gulf of Mexico. Josephine boat launch is less than a mile down the road. Across the water from the launch is Pirates’ Cove home of the “Cheeseburger in Paradise”, live music on the weekends, dolphin watch cruises and sail boat excursions. Nearby marinas include: Orange Beach Marina, Sportsman’s Marina and Barber Marina.
Deep sea and sailboat charters are readily available. The house is very close to the Inter-coastal waterway which makes boat access to dining locations like The Warf, Tacky Jacks and Lulus a breeze. Other nearby attractions within 30 minutes: OWA Amusement Park, Tanger Outlet Center/Foley. Fresh fruit, vegetable stands, farmsteads cheese factory and a winery are all less than 20 minutes away.
Gulf Shores and Pensacola are both about 35 minutes away and Mobile is an hour’s drive.
We had a great time! We were allowed to check in early which was great because we were all coming from different states. Would definitely stay there again!!
Second vacation couldn't have been better. Relaxing and enjoyable.
Point of view is a great rental with an awesome view of the bay and private beach. Our 5 year old grandson loved playing in the water and on the beach, and seeing dolphins daily. The house is well stocked and very comfortable. The owner was very responsive to questions.
We had a wonderful family vacation. This was a perfect place for everyone in our group. Fom the 5 year old, teenagers, young adults, older (ahem) adults, all the way to great grandma. One of our best trips, thank you Leslie!
Great property! Loved our stay.
Really nice and quiet place. Location was good, not too far from places we wanted to see
We had a wonderful time at this property. This home is great vacation spot for families with kids. We had everything we needed and then some. The owner was kind and was available to answer questions. The neighborhood was safe and the neighbors were friendly and helpful. We loved it here and hope to come back next year.
So much fun to play on the beach out your back door. Would recommend to any family!
This is a beautiful location! Close enough for tourism offering a peacefully private getaway. The improvements from last year were a pleasant surprise! The new deck and kayaks are awesome. Thank you for another year of a relaxing, peaceful, fun-filled vacation!
Our family had a wonderful vacation on Arnica Bay. We enjoyed playing lawn games, fishing, playing in the sand, swimming, crabbing, kayaking, and relaxing in the hammocks. To our surprise the owners built a deck connecting to the porch. We also enjoyed visiting with the neighbors. Thank you for allowing our family to stay for our first spring break vacation. We made great memories!
We had such a wonderful time as this beautiful home. Its location is perfect, and it is so quiet and peaceful. My children thought they were in heaven! Thank you so much.
We loved our stay at Point of View! This is a well-loved, well-stocked older family home with lots of charm. Can’t beat the porch, private beach, and dock as well as the abundance of beach toys and accessories available at the house for your use! Leisle was great to communicate with and even left us some delicious blueberry bread for us to enjoy! We would definitely consider staying here again.
We had the most awesome family bonding time at this property! The location is wonderful--very nice homes around the property. We rented a pontoon that we anchored right on the beach and enjoyed cruising to Pirates Cove for tasty cocktails and a fun atmosphere, and a sunset dinner at OSO. We also boated to the Orange Beach bay and dropped anchor in waters that felt like we were in the Carribbean. The house reminded me of my grandmother's home growing up--It was sweet, rustic, and provided all the supplies we needed for a shrimp boil and other meals we prepared. I would consider myself a hotel snob and while this is not the most updated home, it's charm outweighs modern luxuries. The house set up with perfect, with our 4 teens/early 20 somethings occupying that space. My husband and I slept in the first floor master and our boys, 11 and 13 slept in the twin bed room. The water pressure in the showers was GREAT. I would suggest bringing your own pillows from home, and the bath towels could use some upgrading but are fine. We could not have been happier with our experience here and will definitely be back! I can see our children wanting to bring their future families back to this house some day! Thank you for a wonderful week!
We had a wonderful time staying at this property, other than the forecast changing on us and it raining a couple of the days we were there. The private beach and dock were amazing. Our kids had a ton of fun jumping from the dock. I even won $50 from my 20 year old son on a bet that I wouldn't do a belly-flop! He'll learn someday not to bet his dad!? The only drawback that I wished would be publicized on VRBO is the owners have a small cabin on the property that they rent out to some locals and that makes the gazebo and beach in front of the gazebo off limits. They also have access to the basement of the main house to do laundry. We didn't find that out until after we booked the VRBO. If it's published, then I missed it and that's my fault. We never ran into the locals renting their cabin so in the end, it wasn't really that big of a deal. We just would have liked to have known that up front. Also, the owner of the VRBO is super responsive. Any time I needed clarification on something or advice she was always prompt to respond. I even got confused on what day we were supposed to check out and when she showed up to her home and we were still there she gave us the time to get packed up and hit the road. I'm sure that was a huge inconvenience for her but she was very polite about my mistake. If we return to the Gulf Shores area we will probably book this home again.
This was our third time staying at the Point of View (POV). As previous stays we were just as excited to be there and expectations were met. If I had a question owners responded back timely and very helpful. Quiet and very serene area. My family and I loved the house along with the amenities available along with the proximity to local attractions. This place is perfect for relaxing and enjoying life and time with family and friends.
The property is exactly as pictured! It is very peaceful and quiet at the house. Fully stocked kitchen and charcoal grill. Plenty of toys for young and old (beach toys, horseshoes, corn horn, paddle board, and much more). The water is just steps away from the house! I would highly recommend this property!
If you have a boat, this is a great location on the water. About a 2 minute boat ride to Pirates Cove and directly across from Bear Point Marina and Oso. Nicely stocked kitchen too. We had a great time.
This property met all of our expectations! We were looking for a bay area where the kids could play in the shallow water and this was perfect! The house is charming and they had all the toys, kayaks, and things we needed for fishing. The hosts and neighbors are wonderful!!
Family friends enjoyed relaxing on the beach and caught a big red fish off the dock the first night!
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