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Nice beaches and not too crowded. Easy to get around. Many great places to eat and drink. Its a nice area to visit and seems to be a pretty safe city. If you go, Definitely check out the Ruby Slipper for breakfast/brunch. They have lots of delicious options. Fried green tomatoes anyone? Fresh off the boat was a yummy restaurant for really good seafood. Also try a Bushwhacker while you are in town. It's quite a yummy drink! We ate at Sea n Suds one night and the food was a bit disappointing. My shrimp was overcooked.

Lots of options for restaurants, shopping and other activities. A must eating place is Mikee's Seafood. Absolutely the best. Getting around Gulf Shores is easy and if you want to go to Florida it's just down the road about 10 miles or so. If you are there on a weekend be prepared for a lot of traffic and beach people. Highway 59 coming and going gets really busy. If you need supplies for your condo, go to Rouse's it has great selections of food, specialty cheese and a great selection of wine. Lots of beach items are also available.

Chrystal Towers is great. Our condo was spacious and had all the supplies we expected. However, the furniture was obviously old and very worn. The mattress on the bed in the master bedroom was wavy and lumpy, very uncomfortable. The cushions on the sofa and love seat were worn and sunk in so much it felt as if we were sitting on the floor. We actually took throw pillows from the bed and placed them on the cushions in order to be more comfortable. The toilet tissue holder was broken and missing in the master bath. One arm attached to the wall was all that was left. The commode in the hall bath constantly was running when we entered the condo and we finally got it to stop the second day. We did not use it because of this problem. I tried to iron my shirts and found that the iron did not work, it would not heat up. I recommend Chrystal Towers, but this owner needs to bring his furnishings up to Vacasa standards.

Since it was during Spring Break we did have to wait a long time at the restaurants we ate at but other than that it was perfect. There was plenty of restaurants to choose from and lots of shopping. Our favorite restaurants were The Shrimp Basket and GT's on the Bay. Both had great food!!

Great trip! Our stay was in Ft. Morgan but we drive to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach daily for sites, public beach, eats and shopping. And mini golf at Shrimpy's! It's a must there and their icecream is fresh and great!

Nice beaches. Plenty of oyster and shrimp restaurants, few if any fine dining establishments. We ate in Orange beach a few miles away, "Pier House" was excellent and brand new. Avoid spring break and the high hotel prices that go with it. It's their "cash cow" and everybody is milking it!