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Reviews of The Castaways

Gulf Shores, 36542, United States

#75 of 408 hotels in Gulf Shores

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 34 apartment reviews

7.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.7

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    8.5

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free Wifi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: September 11, 2024

    8.0
    Great place to stay with daughter and her family)
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Kitchen could use some more things (soup ladle, nylon serving spoons, hot pads, dish towels, etc). Could use some hooks on bathroom doors and another towel rack in bathroom. One of those curved shower curtain rods would be nice (plastic curtain kept sticking to me)

    it was really clean when we got there!

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: August 6, 2024

    8.0
    Besides the parking lot being too small and not getting one of my parking passes even after contacting vacasa, other tha
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The parking lot was too small

    Close walk to beach

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 29, 2024

    8.0
    We had a great stay, room was clean and comfortable!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    WiFi, and televisions did not work.

    Beach view, location of room, facilities of room and condominium.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 24, 2024

    8.0
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    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I would love to give this unit a perfect rating but these issues below wouldn't allow it. Parking is awful for bigger vehicles but we managed without any dings thankfully! The unit wasn't as clean as I had expected. Mainly just cosmetic, the walls in the bathroom ceiling/floor were peeling & you can see black mildew forming, (This is why I can't give a perfect rating).The sofa pull-out bed had food crumbs & dirty sheets on it. The unit /walls/balcony could use a good bleaching throughout. The unit didn't have a hot tub & I thought it did.

    The beachfront location was great, beautiful balcony view of the ocean! It was close to stores & food places & within walking distance to the hang out was awesome! The unit was furnished nicely & the full kitchen with stove & refrigerator was much needed for our family. We had plenty of seats to enjoy a family of 7 dinner! There was plenty of space to move around too. The trash shoot was awesome too! The beds didn't seem like a king size more like a queen but still was comfy. The washer/dryer in the unit was great too! Easy check-in & out. No major issues with anything. The pick a toy-leave a toy bin is a wonderful idea & so is the option to donate leftover food!!! Overall the unit was clean but did have some issues that might keep me from choosing to stay again.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 11, 2024

    9.0
    Overall, we had a great time and I would recommend the property.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The property was nice, but a little dated and could have been a little cleaner in terms of the walls, and there were dirty dishes that had been put away in the cabinets.

    Property location was wonderful… Right on the beach, and right on the strip with restaurants, souvenir, shops, etc.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: June 11, 2024

    8.0
    Great space for family to enjoy sun, surf and great restaurants not too far away.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The parking is too tight! The property overall was good but we could tell it was an older complex.

    There was a lot of space in this condo! Plenty of room for 6 people. Loved the washer/dryer at the end of the hall away from the main living area. Also loved the step up shower separate from the bathtub.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 7, 2024

    9.0
    We traveled with two other families and it was a perfect layout for groups.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Parking lot is very tight

    Location and amount of space was perfect!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: February 24, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The pool was closed for our entire stay, but we were not notified.

    The condo was spacious, comfortable, sufficiently stocked, great location view!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: November 3, 2023

    7.0
    Unit was nice for the price.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Parking was very small, especially for a large pickup truck. Furniture and bathrooms need upgrade, especially the shower and toilets. Pool was very small and not much in the way of lounge chairs or tables. One of the smallest pools I have seen at a condo on a beach.

    We did not eat a breakfast at the Castaways. The location was wonderful. Walking distance to the Hangout, Hooters, and other restaurants and a liquor store across the street! The unit was small but comfortable for 2-4 people. Great view of the ocean and beach from the deck.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: July 2, 2023

    7.0
    Enjoy
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bathroom

    Location

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 12, 2023

    9.0
    spend over $2500 on a place to stay it needs to be ready and interruptions
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights

    lets see only had 1 tag for the vehicle instead of 2 called and the brought me one with out me knowing they came in and never called me about it and set it on the table by the door and put the wrong date on the one they brought which was a day earlier from departure then the bug guy came over like normal places they would wait till the room is unoccupied which i was very unhappy about

    i liked the location close to shops and right on the beach

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: July 18, 2022

    8.0
    good overall liked being able to see kids at the beach from balcony
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    couches a boardwalk part of way to beach would have been great

    location

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: June 25, 2022

    9.0
    It was a great place to stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Maintenance was working before 8am.

    Great location!

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: June 11, 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Two Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The parking is beyond bad. Very small spaces and no room. F for parking

    Nice clean room and great location.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: August 6, 2024

    1.0
    Horrible
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Did not like that when we got there it was 75° and the condo. The air never went below 75° our whole trip. I text people about it and people about it. Someone came out. It never got fixed refrigerator never got enough to keep the food cold, then their suggestion for us to cool off to go by fans ourselves so we had a really bad stay. I’m waiting on the manager to get back with me to let me know if they’re gonna give me a full refund. If not, I have more to say.

    Location

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: July 3, 2024

    6.0
    Overall we enjoyed our stay, I wouldn’t recommend this condo for more than 6 people
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Parking lot is tight, blankets on beds are like sheets, the pull out sofas for the extra sleeping are only equipped with sheets. Absolutely no extras of anything. Basically bring everything you need.

    Location was great!

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: June 30, 2024

    5.0
    My grandkids enjoyed the beach. I was less than impressed with the condo!!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The very dated condo!!!

    The beach

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 2, 2024

    10
    This property was perfect for my family vacation.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Clean, close to the water and to the shops and restaurants.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: April 5, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything was good

    Great area

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: November 6, 2023

    10
    It was very roomy with a balcony.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Location was great to event attending at Hangout and beach was beautiful.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 2, 2023

    10
    Blessed, wonderful trip.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I would have liked more beds. Not the make out couch to a bed. I knew they were there. But was not comfortable for an adult at all.

    Close to center to walk and enjoy the area.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: September 18, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Well the tub stopers didn’t work but everything was extremely great

    It was very spacious. Loved it

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: August 22, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    there was a lot of work going on in and on the building and it was very loud. I just wish we were notified prior to arriving as we had a 6m old with us.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 11, 2022

    10
    Will stay again!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    needed more cooking pans

    clean, beds so comfy. right on the beach, big space.

    Stayed in May 2022

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