Gulf Shores Plantation - Gulf Shores, AL - southern hospitality at its finest

Gulf Shores Plantation is located at 805 Plantation Road in Gulf Shores, Alabama. There are thousands of feet of beach for guests to enjoy during their stay eight miles from Fort Morgan and on the Gulf of Mexico. There are number of amenities at the facility if its proximity to the beach isn't enough to convince you to stay.

The resort has one indoor and six outdoor pools where you can swim or just lounge around enjoying the scenery. There are seven lighted tennis courts and one unlighted tennis courts for the guests to enjoy. There are also lighted basketball and shuffleboard courts. Horseshoes and a putting green are available for those that prefer more relaxed activities.

The Gulf Shores Plantation Resort has a newly renovated exercise room for guests that want to keep up their exercise routines during their vacations. There is cable television with Disney and HBO available. The resort offers ATM and fax services for those that need to conduct business during their trip. The facility offers outdoor picnic areas with charcoal grills for those that prefer a picnic to eating in their rooms or at a local restaurant.

The resort has been in existence since 1983 and is operated by Mandoki Hospitality. Accommodations at the resort range from studio to three bedroom condos and cottages with three to five bedrooms. The condos come with full furnished kitchens that have blender, toaster, coffee maker and even dishes for guests to eat on. Some units have dishwashers while others have washers and dryers. There are also coin Laundromats at various locations on the property.

Units at the resort usually come with a private patio or balcony, DVD player and cable television. There are a range of seasonal packages available at the facility that includes monthly rentals during both the winter and the fall. There are some policies that those wishing to stay at the Gulf Shores Plantation should make themselves aware of prior to their stay.

The resort requires that a non refundable $35 reservation fee and deposit of $150 be paid for each condominium that is reserved. The deposits are not refunded if the reservation is cancelled within seven days of your scheduled arrival. There is a notice of at least fourteen days required to cancel multiple reservations. The reservation free for cottages is also $35 each although the deposit is $300. If the entire amount of rent is not paid thirty days before the scheduled arrival date the reservation is cancelled and the resort keeps the deposit. The entire payment is kept if the cottage is cancelled thirty days or less before the date of arrival.

The rates at the Gulf Shores Plantation are subject to a resort fee of five percent, a cleaning fee that varies by unit and a lodging tax of eight and a half percent. The resort fee includes the equipment for shuffleboard and horseshoes in addition to almost every other activity at the resort. Those wishing to obtain additional information should contact the Gulf Shores Plantation directly.