Everything you will need for a vaca to the beach

Welcome to the Mighty Marlin! Our recently updated, pet-friendly 2 bedroom 1 bath beach cottage is perfect for couples, small families, or a few friends. Feel at home in this super cute, beach themed cottage offering you the privacy of a detached home, but the amenities of a condo. Sit on your private deck with a peak a boo view of the gulf. Convenient to everything. Pack up your family and come visit the laid back friendly atmosphere of Gulf Shores. We have just about everything else you need.



Bedroom 1: Queen Bed

Bedroom 2: Queen Bed

Pullout Queen console in living room



The Master bedroom features a Queen bed with a brand new gel memory foam mattress, high-end pillows, linens, and a smart tv. The Second bedroom features a queen bed also with brand new gel memory foam mattresses, high end pillows, linens, and a smart tv. The bathroom has been newly remodeled with a beautiful tiled tub/shower combo with glass doors. We provide bath towels, body wash, shampoo/conditioner, lotion, and hand soap. 1 roll of toilet paper is including with your stay. Beach towels are also provided.



The Living Room offers a sofa, a love seat, a queen pullout console bed along with a large smart TV offering satellite.



The Kitchen is fully equipped with everything you would need to cook a full meal or just a snack. Includes a stove, microwave, refrigerator, crock pot, keurig and coffee maker. Also has a stackable washer and dryer including dryer sheets and laundry detergent. Dish soap is including along with 1 roll of paper towels.



The deck is furnished with 2 chairs and a side table. For the little ones or your furry family, the deck offers a gate that is able to be shut so they can enjoy sitting on the deck with you. Giving you piece of mind so they don’t escape down the stairs.



There is an association pool offering tables and lounge chairs, a picnic table, bike rack, and charcoal grill (towards the rear of the property). Also under the cottage are 2 private parking spots reserved just for your cottage.



As a local residents, we personally clean and maintain the unit and continually upgrade to make your trip one of affordable luxury.



THIS UNIT IS ON STILTS. THERE IS NO ELEVATOR. Please make sure that you are able to climb a flight of stairs before booking.



If needing more space for family, think about booking multiple units in the same complex. Check out listings 367, 397, & 1226.



~ $300 DEPOSIT (Refundable)

~ $100 per PET FEE REQUIRED if traveling with a pet

~ Photo ID required before check-in

~ Complex is ACROSS THE STREET from the beach.

~ Sorry, dogs are not allowed on Gulf Shores or Orange Beach beaches. Yeah, it's stupid law.

-Any refunds given on cancellations, will be minus the credit card fees.



**SNOWBIRDS: You may book November thru February only at a monthly rate



*PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH ME THROUGH THIS SITE. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SPAM CALLS, I DO NOT ANSWER UNKNOWN PHONE NUMBERS.*

Our preferred guests are responsible and quiet. We have worked hard to provide a very nice, clean place for vacationers to enjoy. In return, we ask guests to be respectful and take care of our home. If your mama raised you right, we will get along just fine! A full list of house rules is included in the lease below and will also be provided before your trip. If there are any issues with your unit, please inform your host within 24 hours of check-in. If cancellation occurs, the refund will be minus credit card processing fees.



OUR LEASE



TENANT hereby agrees to rent the premises situated in Baldwin County, Alabama and located at Sea & Sun Condominiums, 1138 West Beach Boulevard Unit #1, Gulf Shores AL 36542.



Tenant must provide to landlord full disclosure of tenant's physical home address, driver's license, home phone number, cell phone number and email address before tenant is provided access to the unit. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that booking this unit and/or payment of monies (security deposits, rental fees, etc.) constitute lawful execution of this rental agreement even though actual handwritten signatures may be absent.



1. Term: The term of this rental is for nights specified at time of booking. Check in shall be at 3:00 p.m. on the first day of said rental. Check out shall be at 10:00 a.m. on the last day of said rental.



2. Security Deposit: Upon execution of this rental agreement, tenant will deposit with landlord the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), which is to be held as collateral security and applied on any rent or any other charge that may remain due and owing at the expiration of this agreement, any extension thereof or holding over. Said deposit shall be applied on any damages to the premises caused by tenant, his family, invitees, employees, trades people or pets, or other expenses suffered by landlord as a result of a breach of any covenant of this rental agreement. Said monies will be refunded within ten days of guest check-out date if there are no physical damages to the unit or its contents or unit items missing. In the event that damage or missing items exceed the $300 security deposit, tenant agrees to compensate landlord for said sum within ten (10) days of notification by landlord of said damage.



3. Payment of Rent: Tenant agrees to pay 100% of the total due before check-in date.



4. Occupancy and Use: The premises are to be used only as a private residence for tenant (s). The premise shall be occupied by no more than 6 persons, including a max of 4 adults and/or 4 children. The premises shall not be used for any purpose other than a private residence without the prior written consent of landlord. Further, tenant agrees that said unit will be occupied by at least one adult at all times, and that said unit shall not be rented on behalf of minors and/or persons under the age of 21 years. Tenants discovered to be using the premises for house parties or other similarly described activities shall immediately forfeit their lease and all associated monies and must vacate immediately upon notification by Landlord.



5. Assignment of Agreement and Subletting: Tenant will not sublet the premises or any portion thereof, or assign this rental agreement without the prior written consent of Landlord.



6. Pet Fee: Tenant agrees that no pets will occupy condominium unit without prior permission of landlord. In the event tenant keeps a pet in the condominium unit, tenant agrees to pay a nonrefundable fee of $100.00. Further, tenant agrees to clean up any waste, excessive hair, or other messes left or caused by the pet in the condominium unit and/or the common grounds of the condominium complex. Pet fee does not cover damage to property caused by pet. Landlord is not responsible for infractions to other persons by pet (biting, aggression, damage to property, etc.) Tenant hereby agrees to hold landlord harmless from the same.



7. Cleaning Fee: Tenant agrees to pay the sum of $125.00 as a cleaning fee prior to the rental of this unit. Tenant is required to leave unit in reasonable order. Damages to unit or its contents are subject to the terms and conditions of paragraph three (3) (Security Deposit). A list of the check-out criteria is emailed to the tenant for tenant's review and is incorporated herein by reference. Observe the unit and make sure it is in reasonable order. Note that the total rental bill includes a charge to cover "normal" cleaning throughout the unit. While you are not expected to vacuum and mop, you are expected to leave kitchen appliances (i.e. oven and refrigerator), crockery, kitchen utensils, and bathroom appliances clean. If the unit is left in an unacceptable state, further monies may be retained from the Reservation/Damage Deposit.



a. Remove all trash and place inside the dumpster.

b. Wash and return dishes neatly to the cupboards where found.

c. DO NOT use metal utensils on the non-stick or ceramic cookware. Scratched cookware $25 minimum.

e. PLEASE NOTE - The stove top cooks very hot, and the cookware is designed for low temperature cooking. Use caution when cooking. Also, the blue melamine dinnerware is NOT microwaveable.

f. Leave the same linens that were here when you arrived. Do not leave wet towels on the bed or bedroom floor. Do not take towels, (except beach towels), sheets, blankets, or spreads to the beach. The parking lot pavement sealer leaves black stains on linens. DO NOT use any linens to remove the stains from your feet.

g. Remove NOTHING from the unit for any reason! The unit has been inventoried and photographed and is carefully checked after each departure. Break it or take it - you pay for its replacement.

h. Extra cleaning time due to cooking spills, food left in the refrigerator, spills or damage to the floors, furniture, etc.

i. This is a NO SMOKING unit. Any evidence of smoking will cost you the entire $300 deposit.

j. Enjoy the climate control, but on your way out, turn thermostat to 74 in warm months and 65 in cooler months. There is no need to have the air set to a colder temperature than outside. Push Nest thermostat to wake up, turn to choose temp, Push to set.

k. Make sure door is shut and locked everytime you leave. To lock door, press the bottom Ultratec button.



l. Parking: Tenant is authorized to the use the two reserved parking spaces underneath your cottage wherein said unit is located. Tenant acknowledges that other unit owners have priority use and availability of parking spaces located beneath their respective units.



m. Default/Breach By Tenant: In the event of any default hereunder on the part of the tenant, his family, servant, guests, invitees, or should tenant, his family, servant, guests, invitees occupy the subject premises in violation of any local, state or federal law and/or in violation of the regulation or ordinance issued or promulgated by landlord or Sea & Sun Condominium Owner's Association, said event shall be cons…