Beach Front Town House ~ Ocean Reef 701 ~ Walk from your deck to the beach Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Beach Front Town House ~ Ocean Reef 701 ~ Walk from your deck to the beach pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Beach Front Town House ~ Ocean Reef 701 ~ Walk from your deck to the beach located?

Nestled on the beach, this Gulf Shores vacation home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Wade Ward Nature Park, Gulf Shores Beach, and Gulf State Park. Shrimpy's Mini Golf and Waterville USA are also within 1 mi (2 km).

10/10 Excellent

Katrina C.

Apr 1, 2025

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

Great Location!

Close to shops and restaurants. Steps away from the beach and beautiful views from the decks.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sherry G.

Sep 8, 2024

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

Great location!!

Family getaway, right on beach. Close to excellent restaurants and attractions.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stacey H.

Jul 14, 2023

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

Great Location

Great location, comfortable beds! Awesome beach view!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erica L.

Mar 29, 2024

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

Loved Gulf Shores!

This property was perfect for our group! The location was amazing, close to the Hangout and other restaurants, while also being right on the beach. Would love if the community pool could be heated during spring break, as the water was very cold! But overall we had a great stay and would definitely go back!

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Jun 7, 2023

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

Annual family vacation !!

We have stayed at this unit many times and never disappointed! The views and location is amazing . Walking distance to many restaurants and shops too. The townhouse was clean and prepped and loved the upgrade in the unit .

Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie H.

Jul 29, 2023

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

Perfect size, perfect location

Our three kids (ages 11-14) slept in the loft bedroom (3 beds), which was perfect. Some people don't like carpet (stairs and bedrooms) but I love it. We loved having the semi private deck with direct beach access. The only issue we had was that one of the tv remotes had a corroded battery compartment, so that TV was out of service (one of the bedrooms). But overall it was a wonderful stay!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn D.

Jul 24, 2023

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

Ocean Reef 701 Honest Review!

Overall a good stay! You share a porch with two other townhouses- The bedrooms are located on 2nd and 3rd floor. The house was clean with the exception of the fans! The bedroom on the 3rd floor was pretty warm so bring a fan, the rest of the house cooled really well! We enjoyed having a half bath on the main floor! Close range to everything- a nice townhouse on the beach front! Check in process was easy, check out process was easy. A little crowded beach area, but that’s what you get to be in the center of gulf shores! We loved having restaurants and souvenir shops across the street! Overall a good stay with all the amenities pretty close! It’s an overall great stay for the price!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Lacy O.

Apr 7, 2024

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Great location but unclean

We were happy with the location but not with the lack of cleanliness. It is clear in the photos that the unit is dated, which is fine, but to get there and have an excess of unclean areas was not fine. When i reached out to the property company about this, they said they realized it was dated, as if that was the cleanliness issue, but it wasnt. They sent housekeeping to come clean unannounced and people were showering and getting ready, so that was frustrating. I would not stay here again and could not recommend it to a friend. (Hair in floor/counters, plastic silverware up in bedroom floor, boogers wiped on wall, black mold in sink, shower, and washer, etc are just a few things that were not acceptable to us)

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Wendy D.

Mar 20, 2024

Liked: Location

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

GREAT Location but disappointing management and bad housekeeping.

This location is great - walking distance to restaurants and shops and the beachfront location is wonderful! If it were not for the issues we've had with this listing and the cleanliness, we would rent again next year. (1) Details are not all listed on this listing! We arrived on Sunday - listing says check in BEGINS at 4 - details provided after booking and mgmt said office closes AT 4pm and to avoid late check-in charges, we needed to arrive earlier than 4. We changed travel plans so we could arrive before 4pm. When we spoke with the management company about this, they seemed uncaring about the discrepancy - this detail was important because we reserved this at a point where no refund was offered after securing the booking! Management company seemed not to care about the discrepancy in the listing when we spoke on the phone. (2) Listing does not tell you that you pay for parking ($32) in CASH ONLY upon arrival even though it was already prepaid in the reservation. We were promptly refunded the amount when we checked out, but this added another errand when we arrived - finding an ATM. (3) Housekeeping done on this listing was NOT acceptable. it has the usual older worn amenities that are common to a beach rental and that isn't an issue, but the bedding was stained AND dirty. We washed the blankets and it removed some of the marks but not all - staining is evident. Found pans under the cabinet that had not been washed and caked with old grime. Cabinets were grease stained

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Leigh M.

Jul 17, 2023

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

Disliked: Communication

great location

loved this stay! Right on beach-literally walk out from porch and walk to chairs on the beach. White sand. It was optimal. We have four kids and we felt safe to allow the older ones to run back to the beach house for a bit without us. The condo was plenty big for our family of 6. Things to note: master bath was very small. Only one kitchen towel and one rag and nothing to scrub dishes with in the kitchen. We cook a lot bc of the size of our family and these things were disappointing to me. oh, and no measuring spoons. I always bring SO many things with us and have never had to bring those items before. Also, something odd was there were no comforters. After thinking about this, it is understandable—I cannot imagine washing all of that every week but It seems it should be noted. We would have brought more blankets/throws. The only other negative is that you do share a balcony. You have your own space but just not the same as having your own spot. There are chair/umbrella rentals available to on the beach out front, which is super handy, We have four kids ranging from 15-6 and have always stayed at a large condo w huge pool and we weren’t sure if they would like this as much bc of the amenities we usually have but they ALL said they much preferred the smaller condo RIGHT on the beach to the huge high rise condo on the beach. Just thought I would share that in case someone else is considering the same thing.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lauren P.

Sep 23, 2024

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

Gulf stay

We loved this location. It was so perfect for my family as we just welcomed a little baby into our family and we needed a stay where we could go back and forth to the vrbo and beach easily. We were a little nervous about sharing a porch with others because of our kids liking to run around but it wasn’t a problem at all. The vrbo is well stocked just make sure you bring hand soap.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Heather B.

Jul 21, 2024

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

Great location but….

It was an amazing location! The kids loved being able to walk to get ice cream and shop and do all things Pokémon! If you plan on spending any time on the deck know that privacy will be at a premium! You not only share a deck with 3 other units but you are on the end where people are also washing off from the beach and that’s where you car is, so beware of people walking by with all their beach supplies. You are also very close the next unit when on the deck (people from the unit over even propped a raft up to give a little privacy while we were all out on the deck together). Things are older but it was clean. The beds were comfortable and it had almost every kitchen supply we needed (no measuring cups but we managed). The 3rd level was VERY hot when we arrived. They ask all the fans to be off when you leave and you could feel the heat at the bottom of the steps. Once the ceiling fan ran it felt much better the next day but wish we would have brought a small fan. We did have an issue with the garbage disposal breaking and it was replaced quickly while we were out one day.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erika W.

Jul 17, 2024

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

Super nice!

The room was clean and looked just like the photos! Plenty of sleeping room for the whole family and right on the beach! Gorgeous views

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sirena G.

Dec 8, 2023

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

Great Experience

Love the view!

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

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