Most of your condos in the area have some age and wear and tear on them. Turquoise place is probably the nicest? Phoenix West II probably number 2? Maybe those could be flipped? Both of those are reasonably new and have good amenities. Probably 3rd is Caribe (I think? Just past the bridge in OB?). It's on the bay, but has good indoor and outdoor pools and a shuttle to take you to the beach. Can also walk. Go under the bridge so you don't have to cross the road. I've heard Phoenix on the Bay is nice if you don't care about doing beach front.Headed back to GS/OB area for summer vacation this year for first time in about a decade. Give me some recs for nice condos to check out. Need to get something booked soon and don't know which ones are newer and nice and which are pos. Looking for some pack wisdom! Thanks.
I'm not a fan of Orange Beach generally, but damned if 30A isn't the most overrated place south of Oxford.
One other option is Portofino at PCB. Price is in the same neighborhood as Turqoise and Phoenix West. You do have to cross the road to get to the beach, though.Headed back to GS/OB area for summer vacation this year for first time in about a decade. Give me some recs for nice condos to check out. Need to get something booked soon and don't know which ones are newer and nice and which are pos. Looking for some pack wisdom! Thanks.
The traffic in Destin makes it suck for me. I have some places on 30A that I can park, not get in my car for a week, and eat at a variety of very good places. It has become my goto after years of LA/Destin.
Traffic sucks every beach town as far as I can tell. In general, if I go to the beach in the busy season, my goal is to drive as little as possible and try not to drive after ~11am, so Destin is not the drawback to me that it is to a lot of people. I generally haven't had good experiences eating out at any beach places from Fort Morgan to 30A, so I am fine eating at the condo. Not worth it to deal with the crowds and traffic to eat at restaurants that aren't as good as we have at home. We'll do pick up, delivery, and cook, and what we cook is usually the best thing we eat. The pickup or delivery is just to let us be lazy and not cook.
Grayton is great. Old beach town vibe. If you come into fishwater money there's a nice $10MM house for sale there rn (https://www.thegraytonhouse.com/). Rosemary/Seacrest area is solid as well. I agree on Seaside/Watercolor/Seagrove, at least based on just driving through there. Never stayed and don't plan too. Seems super crowded compared to the other places I mentioned. The last few times I stayed in Destin it was 6 deep on the beach and side by side as far as you could see so that colors my opinion.
Destin it really matters what part you go to. None of it is going to be uncrowded, but it's way worse at the properties that are "deep" north to south and have a lot of units with access to one stretch of beach. Sandestin is probably the worst of these as it is basically a pie wedge, with a relatively narrow stretch of beach being utilized by property that extends all the way to the backbay and that gets wider the further away you get from the beach. They also have several towers throughout the property. Most of them have towers up front and then some low rises and/or single family behind them, and they aren't nearly as bad.
Jesse's Restaurant in Magnolia Springs is or has opened a 2nd location on Fort Morgan Rd. just past the Peninsula Golf Course about 5 miles out of from Gulf Shores.
One thing is certain. On any given day, I'd rather be sitting on any beach than working!
Jesse’s in Fort Morgan is not open yet. Don’t know what delay is. Original one in Magnolia Springs is still excellent.
Damn you stfu before a bunch of aholes start to orange beach my Pensacola. Keep going to Destin - you’ll love it
It's won't happen. All the federal land there will keep Pensacola trucking along just like it is.
