Crystal Shores West 1302

Crystal Shores West #1302 is an interior gulf-front 2 bedroom 2 bath condominium on the 13th floor overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. The unit is approximately 1083 sq ft with views of the gulf from the living room and gulf-side master bedroom as well as access to the balcony. The condo has a fully equipped kitchen with granite counters and a full-size washer and dryer. The gulf-side master has a king-size bed and en suite bathroom with a tub/shower combo. The 2nd bedroom features a king-size bed as well. The hallway bathroom has a tub/shower combo. King, King, Sofa sleeper. Sleeps 6.

Crystal Shores West is an 18-story building located approximately 1 mile west of Highway 59 in Gulf Shores. Crystal Shores West has a sun deck area with a swim-thru outdoor/indoor pool and hot tub. The property also has a sauna, exercise room, and game room. There is a 2-car limit.

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• Excellent stay!

  Stayed 5 days ending in July, 2023

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  Mike or Judy L from Tuscumbia, AL recommends this vacation rental

  Couldn’t have gone better! Excellent assistance with the tv (I believe it needed a hdmi cable-unsure. But they were very professional & came right away & wasn’t intrusive at all! Repaired the tv & left promptly! Thank you for a lovely stay in this beautiful condo! Thankful for you & the car parking pass!

  • Manager Responded on 8/3/2023

    Hello! Thank you for the great review. We are so happy to hear this guest enjoyed their stay with us. We would love to host them again, so we hope they call us for their next visit. Any maintenance and housekeeping issues will be passed along to that department to be corrected. At Gulf Shores Rentals, we are always looking to improve our properties to ensure an enjoyable stay for our guests. Thank you! -Gulf Shores Rentals

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• Amazing first trip to the Gulf Shores

  Stayed 4 days ending in March, 2023

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  Sarah C from Keller, TX recommends this vacation rental

  Rental was perfect, right on the beach, very clean and comfortable. We will definitely be back. One of our favorite rentals so far. My only suggestion is for them to upgrade the bathroom towels. The towels looked and felt like they came from a pay by the hour motel. Other than that, AWESOME!

  • Manager Responded on 4/10/2023

    Hello! Thank you for the great review. At Gulf Shores Rentals, we strive to make sure every guest is enjoying their vacation. We are so happy to hear this guest enjoyed their stay with us! We would love to host them again, so we hope they call us for their next visit. Thank you! -Gulf Shores Rentals

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• August Vacation

  Stayed 5 days ending in August, 2022

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  a guest from Thomasville, AL recommends this vacation rental

  We’ve stayed at this location before and both times had an elevator down. Very inconvenient when property is full.

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• Nice place to stay

  Stayed 4 days ending in August, 2022

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  Katrina C from Cave city, KY recommends this vacation rental

  Very beautiful location right on the beach! Condo needs a little updating it. Don't feel like a beach condo!

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• Would stay again!

  Stayed 4 days ending in June, 2022

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  Gatte T from Sunset, LA recommends this vacation rental

  Overall the stay was wonderful. The elevators could have been better they were super slow and always had a line. The entry door to our co do was super hard to open and close. The shower heads in both bathrooms sprayed so hard that if we we sunburned I don’t think we could have taken showers 😳

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• Fun trip

  Stayed 5 days ending in June, 2022

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  a guest from Ohatchee, AL recommends this vacation rental

  Everything was nice

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• Vick Stay

  Stayed 4 days ending in May, 2022

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  Tim V from Montgomery, AL recommends this vacation rental

  The accommodations were great. We had a very nice stay.

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• Great condo!

  Stayed 5 days ending in April, 2022

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  Julie C from Fort Wayne, IN recommends this vacation rental

  We really enjoyed staying here, have no complaints at all! Be sure you ask the management company for most updated pin for pool and ocean access, the condo HOA must change it periodically and our papers had the wrong code
  Clean, beautiful view, and super easy check in / check out

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• The best view.

  Stayed 4 days ending in March, 2022

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  Charles I from HOPKINSVILLE, KY recommends this vacation rental

  I stay at different condos 4 times a year. This one has the best view hands down. The condo is not unlike many others in design so it is nice to feel like coming home. HOWEVER! Inconvenience should not be experienced when a 4 night stay exceeds my monthly mortgage. Spring break and the beach was full this means this building has a lot of renters. We were down to one elevator so the wait to move between floors was unreal, one may have to ride down to go up because the wait was so long. Friday-NO ELEVATORS and rain so 13 flights to walk again. One lady slipped in the stairwell due to the dampness and broke her leg. Then back to one working elevator for the remainder. Many times having to pass the open elevator door due to over crowding including, An AC unit going up, A mini fridge and unknown furniture. The low stars are due to this issue not directed to the rental people nor the condo itself. I would recommend to a friend IF the rental agency warned of ongoing issues and fix dates. If I rented a car that wasn't in top shape, I would bring it back.

  • Manager Responded on 3/29/2022

    We hate to hear this guest had so many issues with the building elevator. Buildings and elevators can definitely get crowded due to so many visitors in the area throughout the year. If an elevator goes down in a property, we can only hope the building contacts the rental companies so we can contact our guests, but it just doesn't always happen that way. Gulf Shores Rentals tries to contact each guest regarding ongoing issues we are aware of. -Gulf Shores Rentals

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• Great week

  Stayed 8 days ending in October, 2021

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  a guest from Marion, AL recommends this vacation rental

  We had a wonderful week at Crystal Shores West. Very nice condo with a gorgeous view from the 13th floor.

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• Rental company is terrible

  Stayed 3 days ending in October, 2021

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  Joey S from Warrior, AL does not recommend this vacation rental.

  1st of all this condo is a wonderful condo. We stay at Crystal shores west 3 to 4 times a year and stay at different units. This unit I am reviewing is a very nice unit. However, the rental company is horrible. The lady at the front desk is the most rude human you will meet. Also when you rent from this company they automatically charge you for extra parking passes. I told them I did not need extra parking passes and they said just tell the lady when you pick up the keys and they will credit me. We arrived and told the lady whom said she could not credit me because she already wrote our room number on the piece of paper! I asked the lady what the code was to the pool and all she would say was everything is in the packet. The gate code was not in the packet but Robert the hotel attendant told us the code. Long story short the hotel in general is wonderful, but do not rent anything from this company. Also if you go to vrbo and rent from an individual then they email you a code to the door for entry. You do not have to go to a different location at a certain time and pick up keys and fool with a rental company, or get ripped off by a rental company.

  • Manager Responded on 10/12/2021

    We do charge for parking passes at properties that require it. We must purchase those initially from the housing associations and then the guest purchase them from us. Gulf Shores Rentals sends several pieces of correspondence from the moment of booking to even a few days after departure. One of the first e-mails we send states that guests have up until 48 hours to let us know how many passes they need. Once the pass is filled out with the guest information, there is no refund on the pass. No one at the company would ever tell this guest to just let us know when she picks up keys for a number of reasons: we do contactless check in and we do not refund parking passes once they are filled out. Unfortunately, this guest ripped her parking pass up in our front lobby and threw the pieces down so she was unable to utilize it if needed.

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• Clean. Nice. Would rent again.

  Stayed 4 days ending in August, 2021

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  John C from Houston, TX recommends this vacation rental

  Very nice unit! Very clean. Very easy to check in. Right on the beach. We rented two units. The other one had a storage unit with beach chairs, ice chest and lots of other beach toys. They also had simple things like coffee filters, sugar and cream packets. This unit had the bare minimum. It was a nice unit but it could be better with a $10 investment. Other than that it was a nice unit.

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• Crystal Shores West 1302

  Stayed 4 days ending in July, 2021

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  Sabrina W from Decatur, AL recommends this vacation rental

  Good except for elevators in building slow and/or broken causing long delays

  • Manager Responded on 8/10/2021

    Hello! Thank you for the great review. We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. Unfortunately, elevators do break down sometimes. We would love to host you again so be sure to call us for your next visit. Your suggestions will be passed along for consideration. Thank you! -Gulf Shores Rentals

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• Crystal Shores West 2021

  Stayed 6 days ending in July, 2021

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  Dana C from Portland, TN recommends this vacation rental

  I only wish there was monitoring of the pool area. People let in others who aren't staying at Crystal Shores West. Kids dive off hot tub into the pool. It gets chaotic. But otherwise I love it.

  • Manager Responded on 8/20/2021

    Hello! Thank you for the great review. At Gulf Shores Rentals, we strive to make sure every guest is enjoying their vacation. We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us! We would love to host you again so be sure to call us for your next visit! -Gulf Shores Rentals

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• Staycation!!!

  Stayed 5 days ending in April, 2021

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  Arthur N from Lawrenceburg, KY recommends this vacation rental

  Very nice, good area, clean room

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• Great place just steps from the water

  Stayed 3 days ending in March, 2021

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  Gay M from Monticello, MS recommends this vacation rental

  The apartment was great, clean, and everything worked. Absolutely loved the location right on the water with no longs walk across a boardwalk or hot sand. If the elevator was more convenient (only one was working and it was super slow) it would have been absolutely perfect.

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• Crystal Shores West stay

  Stayed 7 days ending in September, 2020

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  Bill C from Lafayette, LA recommends this vacation rental

  Stay was excellent except for having to leave 2 days early because of Sally 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

  • Manager Responded on 10/27/2020

    Thank you for taking the time to review us and our property and share your memories! Unfortunately, we have had a very active hurricane season and many of our guests had to depart early or cancel; we went above and beyond and refunded any nights our guests were not able to stay although there was actually no mandatory evacuation called. We hope to see you again soon!

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• Absolutely Beautiful!

  Stayed 4 days ending in June, 2020

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  Lowell Z from Winona, MS recommends this vacation rental

  Extremely relaxing and a beautiful view

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