Island Tower 1903

Island Tower #1903 is a west corner gulf-front 3 bedroom 3 bath condominium located on the 19TH floor overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. The unit is approximately 1600 sq ft with 9-foot ceilings, 20-inch tile floors, floor-to-ceiling tinted windows, and sliding glass doors. The kitchen boasts stainless steel appliances with double ovens all set in granite countertops. The condo has 8-foot interior doors and high efficient air conditioning system. The master en suite bathroom has double vanities, jetted tub, and a separate shower. The two guest bathrooms have tub/shower combinations.

Island Tower is a 26-story building with 62 units (three on each floor) with covered garage parking (clearance 6' 8") located 0.5 miles West of Highway 59 in Gulf Shores. The property has an infinity outdoor pool and an infinity climate-controlled indoor pool. The exercise room offers a dry sauna and workout equipment overlooking the gulf. The property also has a picnic/grill area. King, King, Queen, Sofa sleeper. Sleeps 8. | Saturday to Saturday 7 night minimum in Spring and Summer seasons. Island Tower is a smoke-free facility.
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• Island Tower 1903

  Stayed 7 days ending in August, 2023

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  a guest from West Terre Haute, IN does not recommend this vacation rental.

  Location was nice but that’s about all this unit has going for it. Cleanliness was horrible (don't use the ice or water from refrigerator, there’s mold in there), furnishings are very worn and stained, and they failed to mention in the pre arrival email to bring basically everything you need to cook with (there wasn’t even a spatula but three keurigs!) Disappointed!

  • Manager Responded on 8/28/2023

    If a condo is not up to par, we can send housekeeping or maintenance out to address the issues. All maintenance and housekeeping issues will be passed along to that department to be corrected. All update suggestions will be sent to the appropriate party. 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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• Lots of little things

  Stayed 7 days ending in July, 2023

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  Michael F from Gurley, AL does not recommend this vacation rental.

  Parking is horrible at this building. The dryer had to run through multiple cycles to dry clothes. The AC struggled to maintain 72 degrees, the oven didn’t function properly when attempting to not use the convection feature, one the two elevators was down for a day and a half which cause 20+ minute waits.

  • Manager Responded on 8/3/2023

    Parking can be an issue in the busy season all over the island. If a condo is not up to par, we can send housekeeping or maintenance out to address the issues. All maintenance and housekeeping issues will be passed along to that department to be corrected. All update suggestions will be sent to the appropriate party. 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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• Green family beach vacation

  Stayed 5 days ending in July, 2023

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  Auston G from Cypress, TX recommends this vacation rental

  Excellent accommodations. Condo was beautiful. Only criticism I have is the elevators for the complex are very slow and somewhat unreliable. An upgrade in this area would be welcome.

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• Worn out & Dirty

  Stayed 10 days ending in April, 2023

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  Brent B from Alto, MI does not recommend this vacation rental.

  Nothing worse than traveling all night to get to your condo that rents for $500ish a night to walk into dirty nasty grim everywhere. Walls and trim destroyed with 3" of grim on the edge of tile. Light switches covered in grim. Dryer did not work well and they came to "fix" it. Didn't work as the pipes are full of lint. After going to Target to buy all new pillows and bed sheets we felt like we could sleep in the beds. All remotes were dead and the condo just lacked all amenities you'd expect like a spatula to flip an egg or hot sandwich. Furniture was worn out and needs to be replaced. We thought about what we would do if we own this until and we both said we'd replace everything.
  
  We were blessed with jackhammering above us on Sunday morning at 8AM. We didn't mind it later in the day as we were at the beach but they didn't wait and we couldn't hear ourselves talk

  • Manager Responded on 6/10/2023

    If a condo is not up to par, we can send housekeeping or maintenance out to address the issues. We cannot fix what we are not aware of. All maintenance and housekeeping issues will be passed along to that department to be corrected. All update suggestions will be sent to the appropriate party. 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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• Beautiful views and elegant taste but.....

  Stayed 6 days ending in October, 2022

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  Erik B from Maryville, TN recommends this vacation rental

  This place is nice! 2 balconies, beautiful views of the ocean and bay plus its location is great!
  
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  Its a little pricey for the sq footage.
  NO BATHROOM DOOR of the main bedroom
  The shower head pressure in the guest and main bathroom was so hard that it hurt to shower.
  The dryer barely worked. Had to run 3 cycles to dry 4 towels.
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  If you drive anything the size of a SUV or larger plan to have a HARD or almost impossible time parking on the property. You can only park downstairs or across the street in Free Public Parking. If its peak season or during a event/concert its gonna suck. Gulf Shore Rentals asked me to "go eat somewhere and come back" after driving 9hrs to get there.

  • Manager Responded on 6/10/2023

    Island Tower is a wonderful place to stay! If a condo is not up to par, we can send housekeeping or maintenance out to address the issues. All maintenance and housekeeping issues will be passed along to that department to be corrected. All update suggestions will be sent to the appropriate party. 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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• Beautiful view

  Stayed 7 days ending in August, 2022

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  Danielle L from Yukon, OK recommends this vacation rental

  The condo itself was nice. The cleaning job, not so great. Immediately upon check-in, we noticed several things that were filthy. I'm not one to be petty, so I won't list all the things we found. Suffice it to say that for $4500/wk, I expect it to be spotless. Other than that, we had a great stay. The accommodations were nice. It needs a little more maintenance on little things. But we really liked how quiet the place was with only 3 units per floor. I'd sray here again, but the housekeeping needs to pay more attention to detail.

  • Manager Responded on 6/10/2023

    We are so glad this guest experienced 5 star experience Gulf Shores Rentals. If a condo is not up to par, we can send housekeeping or maintenance out to address the issues. All maintenance and housekeeping issues will be passed along to that department to be corrected. All update suggestions will be sent to the appropriate party. 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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• Nice corner condo

  Stayed 7 days ending in June, 2022

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  a guest from Palmetto, GA recommends this vacation rental

  We enjoyed staying in this condo. It was spacious and fit the 8 of us perfectly. I loved how there was a balcony from every bedroom. Beautiful view of the water. It was clean and kept up. It was nice to be right on the beach. There are 2 pools you can use, one outdoor and one indoor, both are nice. The beds were nice and comfortable.
  
  There is a washer and dryer available for use, but the dryer takes FOREVER. We wanted to wash our towels we had been using and it took several hours tor them to dry.
  There were a few things we didn’t care for, but it didn’t ruin our trip, by any means.
  The TV was not working in one of the rooms. There is no door separating the bathroom from the master bedroom. Which was such a strange thing. So showering and using the restroom was not very private. The handles of several of the doors were sticky, as if they just hadn’t been wiped down when it was cleaned. The water went out in the unit(and the entire building) one afternoon, but it was fixed fairly promptly.
  We did have issues with parking on site. The first day we were there we ended up having to park in public parking due to there not being any parking available on the ground level.
  My husband and myself have large vehicles and could not go up the ramp for the parking garage. It is stated in SEVERAL areas for smaller vehicles to park on the higher levels. There were compact cars parked on the ground level!! It was very inconsiderate of these people to not park on the higher levels. There’s a security guard that can ask them to move, but can’t make them. Therefore forcing people with larger vehicles to park offsite. Which is ridiculous. There were PLENTY of parking spots available on the upper levels. Something needs to change when it comes to that.
  Overall we had a great stay, we loved eating our breakfast and drinking our coffee on the balcony each day. Plenty of room for all 8 of us. We never felt like we were o

  • Manager Responded on 6/10/2023

    We are so glad this guest experienced 5 star experience Gulf Shores Rentals. If a condo is not up to par, we can send housekeeping or maintenance out to address the issues. All maintenance and housekeeping issues will be passed along to that department to be corrected. All update suggestions will be sent to the appropriate party. 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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• A Great View and Experience

  Stayed 4 days ending in May, 2022

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  Cecilia E from Cumming, GA recommends this vacation rental

  This rental was very nice; only complaint were dirty baseboards and some paint issues in the bathrooms; molded baseboards around the tub. Shower curtains were way too long for the tub, making for an awkward shower. Other than the bathroom issues, the condo was perfect for our family and offered a wonderful view.

  • Manager Responded on 6/10/2023

    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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• Spring Break

  Stayed 7 days ending in April, 2022

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  Gary K from Brownsburg, IN recommends this vacation rental

  The property was in a great location and our family enjoyed being in this unit. It provided a beautiful view and there was very good dishes, pots and pans, etc. The living room rug looked dirty and could be replaced. The toilet tank in the front bedroom was full of mold and needs to be cleaned. Overall, we were very happy.

  • Manager Responded on 4/14/2022

    Hello! Thank you for the great review. Your maintenance issues will be sent to the proper departments for remediation. 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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• Great View

  Stayed 3 days ending in December, 2021

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  David S from Fairhope, AL recommends this vacation rental

  The views from this unit are amazing. Every bedroom has a view. You can see the beach as well as the bay. Very nicely furnished will stay here again.

  • Manager Responded on 2/24/2022

    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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• Beautiful place with beautiful views

  Stayed 4 days ending in November, 2021

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  Larry H from Shelby, AL recommends this vacation rental

  The unit was beautiful and perfect for our little vacation. You can’t beat the views from that high up!

  • Manager Responded on 6/10/2023

    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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• !!! CHANGE YOUR TIP IF STAYING AT ISLAND TOWER!!!

  Stayed 4 days ending in October, 2021

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  Melanie H from Manchester, TN does not recommend this vacation rental.

  Not good at all.

  • Manager Responded on 10/15/2021

    We are not sure why this particular guest had a bad experience so we cannot address anything specifically. We do know while this guest was here, the pool at Island Tower was closed and is projected to be back open 10-16-21.

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• 2021 vacation

  Stayed 7 days ending in June, 2021

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  a guest from Branson, MO recommends this vacation rental

  Easy to check in and out. Slow elevator but one was down so just had to be patient. Wonderful view location.

  • Manager Responded on 6/29/2021

    Hello! Thank you so much for the review. We love hearing our guests were pleased with their stay. Since the units are individually owned, we will send all suggestions to the owners. Come back and stay with us again soon! The beach is waiting… -Gulf Shores Rentals

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• Beautiful view and spacious

  Stayed 4 days ending in May, 2021

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  Stephanie C from Sapulpa, OK recommends this vacation rental

  We loved our stay. The condo was very clean and spacious. I would highly recommend this rental!

  • Manager Responded on 6/29/2021

    Hello! Thank you so much for the review. We love hearing our guests were pleased with their stay. Since the units are individually owned, we will send all suggestions to the owners. Come back and stay with us again soon! The beach is waiting… -Gulf Shores Rentals

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• Awesome place for a relaxing vacation

  Stayed 7 days ending in July, 2020

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  Jason Z from Lakewood ranch, FL recommends this vacation rental

  We had never heard of the area of Gulf Shores until the week before we booked. We got lucky and an available unit popped up out of the blue. To say we were thrilled with our stay at Island Tower would be an understatement.
  
  The unit had a giant balcony that had a million dollar view from the balcony. That in and of itself was worth the reasonable weekly cost. Being directly on the beach not only made going back and forth to the beach. Breeze with the kids, between the beach and having a pool you felt like you never had to leave the property. Good furnishings and well cared for by the property manager. Only negatives of the whole trip was the two elevators not always working the heat and the very narrow parking structure. Living in the south means nearly 90% of vehicles are trucks and the parking garage added an element of skill needed to fit on any level but the ground floor.
  
  My young children and my wife and I felt this was one of our most relaxing vacations ever and can’t wait to return in the future.

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